The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-02-11
SAID PRESIDENT IN ADDRESS AT
CORN EXPOSITION IN OHIO
YESTERDAY. ~
j. 5. FARMER CORN KING
Price Of His Product viii Not Be
Affected BY Canada's Product
Benefited by Reductions
in Tariff,

proclty with Canada will benefit the
entire United States, farmer, manu-
facturer, railroad company, middle
man, warehouse man. This was the
declaration made by President Tai
in an address here today at the Ma
tional Corn Exposition.
All will be the gainer," he said.
While his speech was devoted es
pecially to showing that the farmer
had nothing to fear, but much tc
gain, he attempted to prove also that
all the other interests of the country
would be benefited by the proposes
reciprocity.
The president expressed the opin
ion that in addressing a corn EXPO
sition audience it would be particu
larly appropriate for him to answer
the criticism which had been made
of the agreement, 'as an attack upon
the farmer by depriving him of pro
lection"
ut is said to be manufacturers
agreement" he continued, that is
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 to
American products and manufactures
For long time, the policy had lit
that tariffs on protected products
that tariffs on protected produces
could be too high, that If all for
eign products were excluded, compe
tition would stimulate production and
reduce its cost, and It's price.
The temptation to destroy com
petition by combinations became so
great. however, that the party in Its
platform meAifod its policy and i'm
posed the limitation that he tariff
should be limied for purposes of pro
lection TO the difference between the
cost Of production in this country and
the cost of production abroad WIN
an allowance as a reasonable profit
to the American producer.
"The principle OF production thus
stated takes away the justification
for any tariff whatever by way OF
protection, on articles imported from
country where the conditions as tc
labor and other circumstances are
the same as in ours ad thus makes
the cost of production substantially
the same.
'fHow is the farmer to be hurt!
he asked. He then took up the ef
feet It would have on corn and wheat
prices, on the value of farm lands
in this country and on the milling
industry in this country
He declared that "in respect tc
corn the American farmer is king
and will remain 50, reciprocity or ne
reciprocity"
AS to wheat, he said the domestic
prices is governed by the world
price and that "the sending of any
part of Canada's surplus through our
country instead of through Canada to
be milled or to be exported without
milling will not perceptibly or ma
terially effect the price of wheat fcl
our farmers"
The value of farm lands, he said
Is affected by the proximity to mar
ket more than by any other element
and he maintained the American far
mer would still have the ADVANTAGE
In this respect. He also predicted Q
great increase in American milling
as result of the agreement.
Taking up first the effect Of the
agreement on corn, he said:
"The total production Of corn In
the United States in 1910 was over
3,000,000,000 bushels, of which we ey
ported 44,072,209 and used the rest II
domestic consumption, chiefly in riis.
ing cattle and hogs,f of which in live
cattle and packing house products we
exported in value s135,9S5,212. The
Canadian product Of corn was 1926,
900 bushels, or six tenths of one pc
cent of the total production of the
United States. We exported 6 NIL
r~lion bushels to Canada.
Certainly in respect Of corn the
American farmer is king and will re
main so, reciprocity or no reciprocity
Indeed the change will greatly help
by increasing his supply Of young and
thin cattle, now very scarce, for feed
ing with his corn and making good
beef.
Open mp the market of Minnea,c.
lis and Chicago, give the warehous
ing facilities Of our northwest AMI
the Canadian farmer will get for his
wheat practically what the American
farmer gets, less the higher freight
charges due to greater distance from
market.