The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1911-04-28
SENSIBLE
ARGUMENT
Ex-senator Young Pune
lures Canadian Reciprocity
Our Relations With Canada
Should be Strictly on Bus
mess Basis.

opt the following strong interview In
st. Louis a few days ago:
The men who are constantly saying
that Canada reciprocity will benefit
the country are those who do not
produce anything affected by the trade
agreement. said he. This dn pursu-
ance of the rule that men talk tne
most about the htings they know the
least about. The FARMER when he talks
about reciprocity knows what he is
talking about He knows that his
prices have been going down every
week during the past ten months.
The hog producer knows that he is
selling hogs at So per 100 pounds less
than he was selling them a year ago.
He does not have to read speeches
in the Congressional Record to enligh
ten the reciprocity congressman at tn
next election.
THE farmer complains because the
loafers in the cities, who refuse to
help harvest his grain at SO per
day, board and railroad fare included
are disposed to meet with the multi
tude in the cities for the purpose OF
passing resolutions stating that the
farmers prices are too high. States
men are theand saying the same thing
but they are the statesman from the
cities who never see the farm ex-
cept when travelling on the eighteen
hour limited or in a seven-passsnger
automobile.
1t is little strange that when cot
ton goes UP everybody rejoices and
the congratulates the cotton grower.
but when corn, cattle and hogs go up
a great many millions complain. The
excuse is that the farmer produces a
necessity and therefore ought to work
for love. There is strife going
on in America among all classes, each
attempting to lower the prices of the
other while increasing the prices on
his own produce. Such people used
to be called hogs. Now htey are call
ed high+brow thinkers. Such conduct
used to be called selflshnsss-nOw it
passes for enlightened political
economy But there must be reck-
oning between the city man and the
farmer. One is the producer and the
other the consumer
RAILWAY LIKES LONG HAULS.
1T is related that some of the rail
way lines are much in favor of rscl-
procity. They want the haul on food
products. The stocks and bonds Of
the Canadian railroads have advanced
to the aggregate of millions since con
troversy began. A distinguished far
mer in Iowa, where | live, has made
figures to show that the reciprocity
talk has made a difference in the sell
ing value OF Iowa products now on
hand to +he aggregate of $125IO00,00O.
Our people are being educated. The
will not need a postgraduate course.
| blame the whole breed of tariff re-
formers for bringing about the pre-
sent conditions. After the Payne-Al-
drich bill was passed. certain insur-
gent Republicans, to keep themselves
in the public eye, had to continue
their talk OF tariff. They succeeded
SO well in bringing things to crisis
that now majority OF them are de-
voting their lives to finding reasons
for going back ON their own doctrines
They brought the poeple right up
to the wall, but now they are afraid
10 climb over But Trust these shifty
politicians. They have crawiad out
OF many small holes befone, and they
will crawl out again. After the fire
is over they will insist that they
helped 70 put out the conflagration.
Granting the tariff is selfish pro
position why has the food producer
not the right to take care of him
self? Why should the world be scare
cd for a competition for the producer
and the world he danied 10 those who
search for a competitor in manufactur-
ed products?
II the American soil products had
reached their limit. there might be
some excuse for snriohing Canada
with our trade, but there is none at
che present time II Canada Is to
be invited to furnish our food. why
spend hundreds of millions reclaim-
ing the arid lands OF the West, which
will. be too expensive TO cultivate u
food products are made lowY The arid
lands are being brought into the mar
ket 10 enrich the people. where food
products are high. The farmers OF
the Mississippi Valley ane taxpayers,
and their money has been used in
irrigation enterprises in the West,
Now the entipe programmes Is chang
I'd and no more irrigation dams are