The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-17
PACT IS TAFT AIM
RECIPROCITY WILL BENEFIT FAR.
MER. MANUFACTURER AND
mIooLEMAN. HE DECLARES.
GOOD WILL GREATEST AIM
President at Corn Show in coIumbus
Urges Extension Of Agriculture
Resources by LeveIlns OF the use.
less Tariff Wall"


less Tariff Wall"
Columbus. o.. Feb. 1l.-Reciprocitv
With Canada viii benefit the entire
United States-farmer. manufacture
railroad company. middleman. ware
houseman. This was the declaration
OF President Taft in an address here
at tie National Corn exposition.
While his speech was devoted as.
pecially 10 showing that the farmer
had nothing TO fear. but much TO gain
he attempted to prove also that am
the other interests OF the country
would be benefited.
We have with pioneer enerrg
pushed on TO the Pacific" the presi
dent said. land taken up all the good
land. We are spending millions 10
reclaim the arid and semi-arid lands
or the great western desert. Should
we not b. taking down a useless and
unnecessary tariff wall bring within
our agricultural resources the great
plains OF the northwest when they can
bring to us what We need. and that
without hurting any OF our own PEG
pie?"
Defends Pact Against Critics.
The president expressed the opinion
that In addressing a corn exhibition
audience IL would be especially an.
pTopriate for him to answer the
criticism which had been made OF the
agreement. "as an attack upon the
farmer by depriving him OF protec-
ton
1T is said 10 be a manufacturers
agreement" he said: that is. in the
interest OF the manufacturing classes
and adverse TO the farmer.
Il am a Republican. and the Re
publican party has always advocated
and pursued policy OF protection for
american products and manufactures.
For a long time the policy had little
or no limitation. II was thought that
tariffs on protected products could
not be too high. that II all foreign
products we're excluded competition
would stimulate production and re-
duce its cost and its price. The temp
iation TO destroy competition by com
olnations became so great. however
nat the party In fits platform modified
rs policy and imposed the Limitation
hat the tariff should be limited fo-
purposes OF protection 10 the differ
nee between the cost e. production
n this country and the cost OF pro
Iuction abroad. with an allowance for
reasonable profit to the American
The principle OF production thus
tated takes away the Justification for
ny tariff whatever by way OF protec-
ion on articles imported from a coun-
ry where the conditio. as 10 labor
nd other circumstances are the same
$ In ours and thus make the cost OF
reduction substantially the same"
Corn Will Remain kinq.
How is the farmer 70 be hurt -"
ne president asked Then he took
p the effect II would have on corn
nd wheat prices. on the value OF
lrm lands in this country and on the
nited States milling industry He
eclared that ''in respect TO corn the
merican farmer is king and will re-
ain so, reciprocity or no reciproc-
:. AS 10 wheat. he said the domes
price is governed by the world
Ice. and that 'the sending OF anv
'rt OF Canada's surplus through our
untrv instead OF through Canada 10
milled or TO be exported without
Ming VIII not perceptibly or mate
ally affect the price OF wheat for
r farmers"
The value OF farm lands. Mr.. Taft
Ia. is affected by the proximity 10
lrket more than by any other Gle
mt. and he maintained that tho
nerican farmer still would have the
vantage in this respect. He also
edicted a great increase I'm Ameri.
milling as a result OF the agree
mt
Must Not iniure the Farmer.
II IS mere truism." declared the
'sident ''to say that the farmers
country constitute the greatest
alth producing class and that II IS
the greatest Importance TO con
We their welfare. When we have
good crops the wheels OF all in
tries have moved and wealth has
N stored. Any one therefore who
uid initiate a policy 10 injure the
mer has much 10 answer for at the
OF public opinion.
The greatest reason for adopting
agreement is the fact that II IS
ne TO unite two countries with
dred people and lying together
oss wide continent. in a CONNER
and social union. to the great adj
tage of both"