The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-24
RECIPROCITY UILL HELP FRRJMER3

RECIPROCITY WILL HELP F/zNWENS
In reply to petition constituents Congressman
Padget lengthy letter which, in order
that all his position he has given the
press such general interest and the Tennessee
congressman able exposition of his subject that The News
repoduces letter. long it is thinking possibly 1t may throw n o
some dark places in Mr. Padgts dis
rict disposed Reciprocity local ISSUE to be decided
and theirs only just as there's are some
lumber dealers upon touches lumber local
ISSUE view of the Reciprocity meas
lis follows:
Dear s am receipt of your enclosing
asking to work and vote against the passage
O the pending Canadian reciprocity legislation
always glad to have an expression from
all of my of pending legislation and always
give careful realize the high character
petition and that many of them are my warm per
sonal
wish to observe that am interested
farming everything that you
will appreciate every interested in the
prosperity that desire to do all can
promote their interests and However, my
consideration that and they are unn
results this legislation and VIII give
which to pursue the course which o
impossible for to write personally to each OF the gnes
petition the liberty of publishing this letter to you as my
each of them
First: During of
gave legislation and by overwhelming
adopted Democratic During the present
the newly elected Congress another caucus was hed ana the
again overwhelming made and de
Democratic may add that has the support ana
endorsement of all the Democratic leaders OF the country now
the bill would not in the least change the result or
any would by doing subject myself
participation
position of political align
that should be placed in this position
declared that
advantage to the farm
ers the of farm products
uniformly declared that this country was
large exporter products which market competition
price this country controlled
surplus sold abroad This funda
will not be cOno
throughout district and In %
States have advocated this political
doctrine political principles and policies tarH
legislation able they have always
cordial and enthusiastic support and endorsement the
of repeatedly decaand
levied for the purpose OF
attempting justify excessively high duties other
price the tariff Now asked to re-
tariff products
prices endorse the po
teachings confident that upon reflector
will not be asked or expected call attention
the fact that during years abroad 1922
addition 449554S barrels of -four Or cal
your attention to the during so
abroad billion hundred seventyeight million, TIVE
and twenty-five dollars WORT
Of breadstuns made products you reaiz
not only the vast magnitude the
prices these abroad fixes absoutel
prices OF farm products at home
especially with Canada During the last nv
years ending goods of all kinds:
$s417S76; Canada sold to u.s. s3sSsSofS III
ference in ourf favor, $4s25O37O3.
These figures show that country trade will
Any than sells to us good coun
trade and such country
4172o76 Canada sold to sSS4s2O
$11,622s74
Canada 57S179 Canada sold to u.s. sisSs
rrerence in our favor $3s4SSS.
We sold in Canada s17o1l0l7; Canada sold TO
sso41sl. favor. $161o6S2e -
Canada s15s655e Canada sold to u.s. 500"
1884, favor, s2fs1s672 80,
Canada, $2lo572 Canada sold to u.s. So0
difference IN ourf 2eso,222
wheat: We sold in Canada s442so7 sold e25
Difference n favor $s,67eo5S
trade with Canada Tor the last nve
That she 4 pretty good of the United Stat
ana whose trade the farmers should cultivate
has be shown wheat American whe
makes higher and better grade better price
he markets Of made from either alone canae