Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-06
Look AGAIN. Neiqhbor.

Wnaf the PfeSlQtHt says ABOUT lufIiUeF
and paper should draw out the kennebec
Journal The Journal should tell what II
knows about the distress of Maine ium-
be- ana paper and cumberland interests
how hard they find IL to get living, and
how they will have to go to the poor
farm if the Reciprocity Agreement Is
disqualification sun.
We fis.s nothing in the address of
President Taft to draw us out" fur
Their than we have been sticking out
all along. In fact If the administra-
ton sees in certain trusts" viola
ton of the law and a menace To the
rights of the people. IL is its business
to see that action is taken-attend to
it with the same amount of vigor that
is being put into the forcing upon the
country a treaty which millions of
people and their representatives
strongly oppose. AS matter of fact
TO the pages in the halls of Congress,
knew that the letters and kilograms
of opposition and appeal from farmers
began to shower on all who had, or
might be expected to have. a hand in
this proposed trade agreement the
moment 1t was made public. And
still the supporters of this unreeiproeal
fake OF the real thing continue their
dishonest declarations that the farm
ers have been fooled" and the
patrons have been educated TO their
stand "by the interests
That is proof positive to the farm
ers that the forces working for
reciprocity are selfish and unfair.
The farmers know who started the
opposition
The farmers know who started the |
lie that they were being "misled."
The farmers know who responded to
their appeals.
And the farmers will know on whom |
to infiict the weight of their wrath. |
To our witheringly sarcastic friend |
of the Sun we would say that we have |
heard about the same complaint from |
slur that We have heard from other |
legitimate businesses into which men |
have put money and brains-the |
printing and publishing business. for |
instance, or the building and operat-
ing of shoe shops and cotton mills, or |
the dealing in farms and real estate. |
The men who are in the numbering or |
the saw mill business with its various |
branches. or the men who have in
vested their savings in timber land |
and sell stumpage, seem to have the |
same rights and privileges under the |
law that other lines of business claim.
Ii the editor of the Sun had invested |!
his money in timber land or farm
property instead of publishing house F:
or If he had thrown his capital in
with that of others and had construct
ed one or more of those great nuln
and paper mills, we presume he woula
have wished to see his money protect.
ed and returning him a fair rate of
income.
IT there Is combination of certain
interests in restraint of trade. In de-
fiance of lawn the business referred
10 by the Sun. or in coalition of
newspaper interests--it is the bust
ness of the executive department to
set the wheels of the governments
legal machinery in motion, rather than
TO insinuate and undermine the indus
trial welfare OF any section or class.
Don't be ''misled," Neighbor, into
the belief that the farmer. and with
him millions who look directly 10 him
for a livelihood, are being emisled" by
anybody. They know on which side
their bread is buttered and If anyone
has been '.misled" IL is the people who
thought they could ride rough shod
over the farmer, tramp his interests
under foot for the benefit of others,
and buiidoze IL through in spite of APP
peal
Someone has been fooled badly, 1t