The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-09-27
The manufacturers of Canada were

The manufacturers of Canada were
against the pact through self interest.
1t is no more fair to call it selfish in
terest than to attribute the opposition
in Iowa to selfshness. Self preserva-
ton is the first law of nature and the
Canadian manufacturers naturally
looked out for themselves.
The second element was the fear of
annexation. The British subjects are
Intensely loyal. They look with great
disfavor upon anything which even
hints at separation from the mother
country. We are convinced that an
nexation is bound to come. The in
terests Of the two countries are too
closely allied for the fictitious bonds
to hold for any great length of time
1t will come quickly as measured by
the lifetime of nations, but slowly as
measured by the lifetime of men.
Canada was not ready for it and the
|intemperate speech of Mr.. Champ
Clark was used with great effective
ness in the Canadian campaign.
The third determining factor and the
one which would have appealed to us,
had we had vote in the Canadian
ELECTION, is the fact that at present
there seems to be wave OF tariff re-
duction in the United States. Why
should not the thrifty Canadian wait
when there is promise that in the
course OF the next few years the Unit
ed States will grant all the concessions
contained in the reciprocity bill with
out asking anything in return? That
is what we should have done. We
should have said. the democrats and
the insurgents of the United States
are clamoring for tariff reductions, let
US wait, the chances are that we will
obtain all the benefits of reciprocity
without giving up any of the benefits
of our own protective tariff.
In urging reciprocity President Taft
has not lost in the eyes of the people.
He yielded to what seemed to be the
earnest demand of the people of the
west and OF the east. The first
apostle of reciprocity was A. B. Cum
have changed on account OF his per
sOnal hostility to the president, it can
not be denied that he was the first to
advocate the pact and that his earlier
speeches were in line with the treaty
as later presented. What possible
reciprocity could there be with Can
ada save that we lowered the rates
on their raw products in return for re-
auctions on manufactured articles?
The details might differ, but that had
of necessity, to be the essence of any
reciprocity pact. The people Of the
east understood this when they re-
ceived Mr. Cummins with such open
arms. He understood it when he fatty
denied that the tariff made any differ
ence in the price of farm products.
There was nothing else to it. No other
bargain could have been made. Mu-
tual lowering of the rates on manu-
featured products could have done
nothing but injure Canada, hence
such a suggestion would have been abb
surd under the head of RECIPROCITY"
means give and take. If
we gave the Canadians a market for
their raw materials they were to give
us a market for our manufactures.
Even this proposition has been re-
jected by the Canadians, but any child
could see that a proposition entirely
for the benefit of the United States
would have been rejected more en-
phatically.
The position of the insurgents was
absurd at all times. They wanted
reciprocity" but they did not wish
to reciprocate. President Taft carried
their campaign to it's logical outcome
and they were the first to balk.
With the veXed question of reciproc-
ity laid to rest by the action OF the
benefcaries bone of contention has
been taken from the republican ranks.
There is no good reason why all re-
publicans should not unite under the
banner of the only possible success
full leader, President Taft. Any 9th
er course at this time is treachery. Not
because there is anything sacred about
Mr.. Taft, but because he is the only
candidate with whom the republicans
can hope to win.
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