Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-18
Maine and the Democratic Policy.

Maine and the Democratic Policy.
The Journal claims that the people
of Maine know on which side their
| bread is buttered But the butter has
Il protective tariff tax of % per cent
Will the Journal tell how the people
of Maine are benefited by that tax?
And include in your explanation the
sale of American butter in the English
| market. Tell how it is good for the
peopl" of Maine to be prevented from
buying butter in Canada in order to
give the American butter makers
higher prices in America, while Amer
| lean butter is sold in England in COM
petition with eau adian buttcr?--Lewis-
ton Sun.
1t can at least be said to the credit
| of the sun that it is honest. It makes
no attempt to deceive the voters Of
Maine us to the real purposes of De-
| mocracy. 1t frankly advocates the
free admission OF Canadian butter in
| order that we may have cheaper but
| ter in this country.
How does that proposition strike
| our Maine farmers?
We do not know about American
| butter being sold in England, but we
| 10 know that Maine farmers are find
| ing an excellent market for their but
ter right here at home and at top
notch prices. We do not apprehend
that any of them will enthuse over
the Democratic program-so frankly
stated by the Sun-of admitting Cana
dian butter to this market in order to
bring down the price to IS or 20 cents
a pound. But the fact must not be
overlooked that the Democratic policy
so clearly and frankly stated by the
Sun, does not stop with butter. 1t
includes the free admission of Cana
dian hay, and pototoes, and eggs and
cheese and vegetables, and apples
| everything that the Canadian farmer
raises-in order that all these things
| may be cheaper in our market
This Is absolutely the Democratic
| free trade policy. and the Sun-one of
| the leading Democratic newspapers in
Maine-is to be thanked for stating
| it SO clearly and so frankly
We do hot think that the Sun will
claim that any part of the money we
| should send to Canada for farm prod
| ucts, if the Democratic program
We're to be carried out, would go into
| the pockets of our Maine farmers or
that it would be paid to Maine mer-
chants in purchase of the products of
our Maine mills and factories No in
deed it would go out of circulation.
| We cheerfully concede that it would
| be Il good thing for Canada; but we
| confess that we fail to perceive In
what po"sible way it would build up
the prosperity of our Maine farmers,
who are well satisfied and with good
| reason, with the splendid home market
and good prices they have enjoyed UNI
| der the Dingley tariff
| But the Sun does not stop at agri-
| cultural products. 1t favors the free
| admission of Canadian manufactures
rs we'll. To be sure it will not deny
that the money sent to Canada for
| the products Of it's mills and factorfe.
would NOT go into the pockets of Amer
| lean workers, and that it would doubt
less. involve reduction in the wages
paid on this side of the boundary line;
but it feels that our workers should
| feel amply recompensed in being able
| to buy Canadian hay, and potatoes.
and butter, and eggs, and cheese, and
apples, etc, at cheaper prices than
| they are now paying our Maine farm
ers for them. For these reasons it
| earnestly advocates the repeal of the
Dingley tariff law.
We confess that we cannot look at
this matter as the Sun does. We are
glad that the farmers of Maine are
| getting vastly better prices for their
| than they did under the Wilson tariff
law. We hope they will continue to
get their. and we believe they will do
their part towards maintaining them
by voting the Republican ticket in
September.
We are glad that the workingmen of
Maine are getting better wages under
the Dingley tariff law than they got
unGer the Wilson tariff law. We want
to see good wages continue. We hope
to see them go up instead of down,
| and we believe that the defeat of Will
liam j. Bryan in this election will
bring about that result
The better prices our farmers get
for their products, and the better
wages our workingmen get for their
labor. the more money is in circula-
ton, the more homes are built