The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-20
Mr.. Young said:

lJOlnC resolution would seem TO be
reasonable one. 1t has the appearance
of fairness. 1t seeks to prohibit tn
offering of an amendment to an,
pending tariff schedule which ma.
he under consideration, provided th'
amendment has anything to do will
any other schedule. i fear my col
League has not given it due considera
ton The chances are that the frs
schedule is offered, it will undouhted
will be that which fixes the protective
duties on farm products. If such &
schedule is offered 1T will undoubted
ly seek to remove all duties on farm
products. To such schedule my col
! league and myself will desire to OBJ
/ ject We will want to do more than
that. We will want to vigorously OPP
pose putting farm products on the
free list We represent farmers.
The principal public complaint is
that farm products are too costly.
Many parts of the country desire
cheaper food products which they
hope free farm products would bring
them. If the rule offered by my col
league should be adopted, we as the
friends of the farmer would be help
less. We could not offer some other
schedule as an amendment or a sub
stitute. Our hands would be tied.
The weapons OF offense and defense
in legislation are the right of amend.
ment and the privilege of offering
substitutes. My colleague would by
the adoption of his rule take from
himself and myself the opportunity of
offering the steel schedule as sub
the agricultural schedule, which we
might we'll fear would put agricultur-
al products on the free list II the
proposed rule should be adopted by
the two houses, We would be denied
the privilege of fighting for our
states interests by the arraignment
and attack upon the interests of 9th
er states.
Nearly every man when .he pays
80 cents a pound for beefsteak is
told by the butcher that the tariff is
responsible for the high cost, and
when he buys butter and eggs at high
prices he is told the high prace is
caused by the tariff. Therefore, near
~ every man has been caused to ar
ray himself against the agricultural
schedule and the products of the peo-
pie / have the honor, in part, to rep
ersent
object to the proposed rule he
cause it takes away from US the light
and heavy artillery OF combat in de-
bate. / allsde TO the privilege of offer
ing amendments and substitutes In
der this rule, if bill should be
brought in conformabIe TO what is
on the free list, where would we find
friends; where would we find those
who would rally TO the standard of
those who raise agricultural products?
The New England States, being the
seat of our principal manufacturing
industries are raising their voices for
cheaper food products. They are look
ing loDgingir TO Canada for the prod
ucts that they have been buying from
Iowa and Illinois The South, not pro-
ducing what she consumes, might
join with New England in depriying
US of protection. They might be sup
plemented by the Mountain States
which do aot produce their own food
supply. Then, unless we could nave
the solid support of every man inter-
ested in agriculture, our agricultural
schedule might perish at the hands of
selfishness.
The tariff is selfish proposition.
First, it is designed TO furnish revenue
to the government. That is selfish.
Second, it is TO furnish to the Ameri-
can market for his own product.
That is selfish. And when this selfish
ness is unequally divided, it will ali
90 down.
When I consider the propositions
pending on this tariff issue-with ey-
cry man who manufactures demand.
ing free raw materials and protected
and with even the Ma
eicAoA vi
that ought to stand solidly for every
thing that will preserve the American
markets for their products, aligning
itself with the free food and free
raw material States-I am reminded
that trade Is selfish and mean, and
that the indianapolis philosopher. Abe
Martin, said
i don't believe that it is ever go
ing 10 be necessary to double track
the straight and narrow path
When we Of Iowa have lost our
part in the great enterprise of pre-
serving American products. and the
American system OF protection is de-
stroyed, you of New England will lose
your part: and when you organize our
country on that basis there will arise
a new band of insurgents which will
make the present gallant band OF in
surgents look like boy scouts. laugh
teri
Mr. President, have you read the
returns from the election in Massa-
chusetts? OF course you have, and
have also read the returns from al
most every other mari of tha country