The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-27
IOWA INTERESTS THREATENED.

t0VH IN t-tN16s
Senator Lafayette Young, upon his
arrival in Des Moines from Washing
ton for the holiday vacation, renewed
his request for a special primary to
determine who shall succeed Senator
Dolliver for the short term in the
United Stases senate. He believes
the voters of Iowa are anxious to ex-
press themselves on the subject, and
in published card addressed to them
says:
Il am candidate for election TO
the office of United States senator
and expect TO make an honorable Ell
fort TO be elected. If continued in
the senate, as | have said before, i
intend TO take up the Dolliyer educa-
tional bill which proposes to aid every
agricultural college in the Union: also
to establish feeders or helpers to
such institutions: also TO educate me-
chanics and 10 teach girls domestic
economy.
Il respectfully ask the Republican
party in pursuance of its later policy
TO order special primary for the
purpose of naming 1.-THE successor to
the late Senator Dolliver. I believe
the masses of the party are anxious
to have an opportunity to express
themselves. Such opportunities should
be given TO them. 7 can see no rea-
son why a primary should not be or
dered .
In the same connection, in an in
teresting interview, Senator Young
narpr +ha far,pnr- of .n,ro thot fharp
is a tremendous agitation in the east
for the removal of the tariff Oh farm
products Tillers of the soil in the
radius covered by The Gate City
viii thank US for reproducing what
he says OF the danger that threatens
them:
The farmers of the vest scarcely
realize the determined feeling in New
England in behalf OF the removal oi
the pro sective duties from all the pro
ducts OF the farm. Massachusetts
elected governor last November By
( 90, 900 majority. He had no other IL
sue than the removal of import duties
( from the products OF the farm. He
promised the workingmen OF New
England cheaper farm products. Hence
/ he got The votes of the workingmen
+ of Massachusetts, Removing a duty
( from farm products would be placing
Canada ahead Of our own country
Canada mas a lower rate of taxation,
lower scale OF wages and Canada
has not spent millions Of dollars in
improving harbors and lakes. The
removal Of the tariff duty would be
presenting 10 the Canadian farmer al
the privileges OF the great American
market without a cent Of competition
This sentiment is so strong in New
England that no Republican senator
has raised his voice against il.
Vermont II not go intense upon the
subject as the other New England
states. II can readily be seen thai
the issue of high wages 10 the factors
: employe and cheap food products IL
one hard 10 meet in New England
The only defense against this is IL
refuse to consider immediate revision
of the tariff
II there shall be another revision
the farmer will be the one to be pun
ished. This is an Iowa issue. 1t Il
an Iowa farm issue. So far as I ar
: concerned. | intend 10 stand by the
Iowa farmer in this battle II would
. make no difference gha. reason
might be given for the renewed re
vision. the result would be piacin,
the agricultural schedule before con
gress Duties on agricultural pro
ducts when standing alone. assaulte,
by New England, the south and In
moutain states, will perish
THE reneal of the tariff on foo,