The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1911-03-30
Protection Helps The Farmers.


80. 5000 farmers in the United
Gates. and they have been, as Repre-
..ntatiye McMorran, of Michigan, say:
g. tremendous source of strength to the
pepublican party since its organizat'
inn !. But they are the men who are
70 be alienated from the Republican
marty by the so-called reciprocal agree
rent with Canada, if it becomes law.
President Taft says that the agree
ment will not reduce prices of farm
,roducts. Mr.. McMonan laughs at
that statement, and says it is true. what
is the object of the agreement? That
ouestion has been asked by others with
out obtaining a satisfactory reply, as
none can be given. Carried into effect,
nices on farm products will go down
inst as they have gone down in an
tcipation of that result.
A Western Republican Progressive
Senator remarked in a speech the other
dav that there was no difference in
urices in the United States and in
Canada. That kind of statement is
made in the face of market quotations
and the testimony of numerous wit
nesses to the contrary. But should the
agreement be carried into effect the
farmers would soon be made to feel
still more than they have felt, that there
is difference, though it is not so great
now as formerly.
Upon the prosperity of the farmers
depends to a very large extent the
prosperity Of all other classes. The re-
suits of the agricultural census, so far
as made public, show conclusively how
the farmers have been benefited under
the Dingley and the existing Tariff laws.
Kansas, where insurgency" has
been conspicuous, may well illustrate
the effect of the Tariff. There was
only an increase of per cent in the
farm acreage between 1900 1910, but
the value of the land increased 1873 per
cent, and the average value per acre
increased 178 per cent, while build
ings and everything else increased in
proportion.
{ In Massachusetts,, not an agricultur-
al state, the improved acreage decreas-
10 per cent in the ten years, but the
average value per acre of land alone
increased 80 per cent, and the value
Of implements and machinery increased
50 per cent and per acre of land and
buildings SO per cent. These things
took place Notwithstanding an increase
OF 81 per cent paid for farm labor.
Idaho is another good illustration, be-
cause not counted desirable agricul- |
tural state. The total farm acreage in |
creased "a per cent. the value of land
slS per cent, of buildings 267 per cent,
aud Of implements and machinery 217 |
per cent, while the average value per
acre CT land alone increased ITO per
cent, Notwithstanding an increase of
lSi per cent paid for labor. That is
now the farmers of Idaho prosper un-
DER the Tariff and why they oppose this
socalled reciprocity with Canada.
Montana, where they oppose recipro-
city, tells the same story. Increased
acreage, 81 per cent; increased value
Of land, 394 per cent; increase in the
value per acre of land alone, 205 per
cent, while the increase in the pay
ment Tor labor was ia per cent.
Missouri, the home of Champ Clark,
another illustration. The total farm
acreage increased only per cent but
'ae value of the farm land increased 1O7 |
pei cent, and of farm buildings 81 per
seas, OF implements and machinery 78 |
PCT cent, while the average value per
asfe OF land alone increased 1O4 per
'en1' and the payment for labor 80 per
per cent.
NeW Jersey is manufacturing state
'nefe the farm average decreased 10 |
per cent, but the average value per
sie OF land alone increased IS per
s.a1' and OF buildings 81 per cent, |
'1iie the expenditure for labor in
creased 81 per cent.
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