Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1908-10-22
Timely Talk to Farmers.

In this speech, Mr.. Lands, among
other things. said:
"In the Democratic national plat
form adopted at Denver we find no in
timation even for incidental protec-
ton. but sweeping declaration for
such reductions in the various sched-
1les as to restore the tariff to q reve-
nue. basis. This, of course, means the
revenue basis of the last Democratic
tariff law; the Wilson law of 1894,
which was not only a destroyer c. m
dustry, nightmare to capital end an
enemy to labor, but q most humiliating
failure even as q producer Of reve-
nue..
'The Republican party has upheld
and defended the industrial policy of
protection since its BIRTH more than
lalf century ago, because 1t favored
The fostering and encouraging Of en-
!erprises and industries through which
profitable employment would be given
10 American labor.
"This magnificent system of a pro-
iective tariff has been made as nearly
perfect as we And 1t today, through q
varied experience Of more than a cen
Jury. The enactors of every protective
tariff law placed upon the statute
books of the United States, from the
tariff of 1889, during the administra-
tion of George Washington, to the
Dingley tariff Of 1897. during the ad-
ministration of William Mckinley,
were rewarded by having periods of
prosperity enjoyed by all the people,
following their legislative labors.
III we, as nation, are to be healthy
and strong. our people must be well
fed, we'll clothed, we'll housed and be
enabled to enjoy at least the comforts
Of life. II our citizenship, the source
Of all political power in FREQ repub-
lie like ours, is to be pure and unim-
paired by unhealthful conditions as 1t
should be, the heads of families must
have an opportunity to earn enough
above the actual expenses of living to
enable them to educate their children
and to properly prepare them for the
| duties Of American citizenship.
Peril In Canadian Situation.
Comparatively few of our people
are acquainted with the agricultural
situation as 1t exists today. They do
not know Of the vast region Of country
lying to the northwest of us, which is
most favorably adapted to the growth
Of American cereals not only, but to
the successful growing Of fruit. dairy
and orchard products as well.
THE vast provinces Of Manitoba,
Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Co
lumbia have q sufficiently large area
OF rich and fertile soil to feed the
| world II need be. 1t reaches over 800
| miles to the northwest Of Winnipeg,
and contains over 200 ,00o, 900 of acres.
The soil has depth Of from eighteen
inches to two feet of black loan of
marvellous fertility, which will grow
bountiful crops for at least twenty,
possibly thirty years, without the ex-
penditure of dollar for fertilizers.
This vast region Of territory is ia
vored not only by It's natural richness
in fertility, but by most delightful
climate. Within its limit will some
day be grown over 100000 900 bush
els of wheat and other cereals.
'The prevailing impression abroad
is that the further north you 60 the
colder and more severe a climate you
must contend with. This is a mistake.
You can 60 $50 miles northwest Of
Winnipeg and see a country whose
climate. soil and natural productive
ness will produce most of the farm
products grown in Pennsylvania. This
may seem startling, but an exanina-
ton into the facts as they are will
find this statement correct. 1t is true
that spring seeding in this region can
not be completed before May, AMI
therefore the shortness of the season
would seem to operate unfavorably
toward the growing and maturing o.
the crop, but such Is not the fact The
one factor which operates strongly in
favor of the growing of cereals and
other crops Is the length of the days
Gain q Day q Wee%.
"In the United States we have only
about sixteen hours Of daylight dur
ing the summer, while the region Of
which l speak has about nineteen
hours. Eight hours of darkness has
much more Of check upon the growth
Of plant life than FIVE hours. There Is
a gain of about day of sunshine in
their favor every week during the
summer months.
Railroads are being extended into
all sections of this region. The compe-
tition among these, which is practi-
cally guaranteed under existing laws
in the Dominion of Canada, will in all
likelihood secure and continue rea.
sonable transportation rates.
Grain elevators and warehouses are
springing up all over western Canada.
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