Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-02-15

,sr product than if lumber was not
mentioned in the treaty. The agree
nent places cattle and sheep upon
the free list, hut leaves dressed meals
of all kinds upon the dutiable list
for the benefit of the meat packers
trust.
The. democrats are in a position to |
support the agreement with more
consistency than are the republicans.
The democratic member Of Congress
votes for the measure ON the ground
that while the reciprocity is not the
brand he would prefer, 1T is never
theless a step in the right direc-
ton, and he will vote for supple
mental bill placing lumber and meat
| importations, not only from Canada,
but from all countries, on the free
hist.
The republican member votes for
The agreement with no intention OF
ever voting to place lumber and
iressed meats on the free list, hut
With the intention of permitting the
agreement to remain in effect with
the lumber and dressed meat jokers
Il intact.
among certain proportion of the
s2rmers lest a reduction or remov-
OF the tariff barrier will at once
he followed by an influx of Canadian
farm products that will make profit
! able tilling of the soil an impossible
'ty. This fallacy has been fostered
II 5y the arguments made by politicians
!, that the salvation of the farmer lies
IN high protection.
VI 1t is also argued by some that with
: I.he free entrance of Canadian food
stuffs the entire surplus of that
: country would be thrown into our
markets; and yet Canada's export
/ Of grain shows about one-fiftieth OF
vi the value of the cereal crop Of this
J country. Canada's exports OF barley
in 1910, regarded as serious men
e ace to the producers of the 100000
j, 900 bushels on our side, were only
10000 bushels. As to corn, Presi
lent Taft himself struck the keynote
s when he declared at Columbus, o.
/ that in respect to corn the Ameri
= can farmer is king, and will remain
SO, reciprocity or nor reciprocity..
t As to wheat, the president in the
l. same speech said the domestic price
is governed by the world price, ant
/ that 1.-THE sending of any part o.
e Canadas surplus through our coun
# try instead of through Canada to bs
milled or to be exported without mill
e ing, will not perceptibly or MATERIAL.
e effect the price of wheat for oul
farmers"
$ 1t may ultimately prove that ths
b free listing of farm products was
l. the best thing that could have hap
l. pened, because there is no longe
e any suspicion of a reason why tht
3 farmers should not get busy and de
h mand revenue tariff on manufactur
If ed articles.
The Taft administration and Wal
street are making an assault upol
e the independent magazines of tn
p country. The two movements ma.
be independent of each other, ans
= fhnu no 1,,,h ne
n powerful influences are operating a
l. the same time.
:, The administration is about t
i. strike the magazine industry pow
erful blow by increasing the postag
on the advertising sections of maya
zines from to cents pound.
J. j. Pierpont Morgan has bought sey
h eral independent magazines, only las
week having acquired the America,
/: magazine, on the staff of which ar
s-,ch Independent writer's as Ida M.
Tarbell, Lincoln steffens, Ray Stan
d nard Baker and William Allen White
1t Apparently, Morgan has started GU
o, to put every undertaking magazin
out of business. He wants no mor
h exposure of national evils; no NOR
criticism CT his railroads; no NOR
p criticism of the banking system re
l. commended by his man Aldrich; n,
e more attacks ON the tariff or cap
tains Of industry.
a The New York Press, which wa
8 the first to learn of Morgans de
l. signs upon the Independent maya
S zines, declares that the Morgan
e crowd of financiers are also trying
to get control of the American New,
e company. the great channel by which
e periodicals are sent out to 10000
II dealers throughout the United States
s If Morgan gets control of this con
it sern he could prevent the starting
D of Independent magazines except un
l. der great difficulties and cripple mag
n azines that already have a grea
d vogue. The current edition OF Hamp
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