The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-06-08

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se -ole-s OF America cheaper lool
and lumber. The prospect Of cAlal-
cr lood was at least ca'culated 20
muster d dominant sentiment in "a
gor o. reciprocity 10 the indusriai
can. .ers. although there s. rot an .n-
tallizeut writer on economic r-lO be-
uefes that any such result would fol-
low. in view o. Canada's slight SUP
plJs production and 'ae cod storage
combinations IN the United States
uhth take over the produce. sore j.
and regulate what supply the uarke-
shall have and the price That mus
be paid.
The real motive back of the de-
mand for Canadian reciprocity. so
FAR a. the press IS concerned, is
cheaper wood pulp and print paper
10 great uea.y.1rrs Ike the Herald
o. -8e World or ,ae American IT.
rolld mean many hundreds 0t tho1s
ands OF dollars per an1um. j. would
mean much 20 fhe Post.
Brf what would it mean % The Deo-
ele OF rae United statase Not so
The readers would not get
.hel- ua1ers cheaper nor would ad-
ra.t..lng rates come down. lt would
mean greater profits for already pros
porous DaDer- neither gain nor loss
for their patrons, and loss Of rev
euue 20 the United States treasury.
So earnest have been the efforts 70
ge. free pulp and free print paper
that SIR. Ridder went 70 Lincoln in
zoos and converted Mr.. Bryan 20
The idea and 10 went into the demo
cratic platform, not because it Ta.
ri4dt. .It presumably because !.
uoud gain impQr rant newspaper sup-
port FOR democratic ticket That failed
however. The next move was 10
capturc Sir Taft. That has succeed
cd and now the f.gh. IS on for reci-
proclty with most of the newspaper,
regardless Of their partisan bent, fey
crIshly supporting the measure and
merc.lcssly flaying every man Of
prominence who seems TO stand in
the way.
Senator Bailey has declared that
ho knows Of no rca2on why the grea.
publishers should not bear their por-
ton Of the public burden, and neither
do We. as mach as We should like to
enjoy the advantages that free pulp
and free print paper might bring.
Such an advantage on the part Of the
press unquestionably mems addi-
tional burdens for other people.
These good things do not come with
out somebody having TO suffer for
them
II the newspapers are held up by
the paper trust, then the paper trust
ought to be prosecuted, for we are
sure that even reciprocity would not
result in dssolying that concern. II
would only broaden the scope Of the
trusts activities and the oppression
would have TO be fought from another
angle. At least that Is the way II
appears to us.
It IS n formidable foe that has ar
rayed itself against the Texas scna-
tor 10 compel him TO yield his con
yictions. with destruction as the al
tentative. but Texans viii not heed
their commands. estimates. analyses
or dctractions by which TO Judge their
senator. They know him pretty we'll.
have tested him thoroughly and win
scarcely yield their judgments TO the
m7levolent attacks inspired by such
selfishnc5s In the end. Mr. Blythe
will ascertain that he has prostituted
his talents and the Saturday Evening
Post will find that II has stained it's
once honorable career to no purpose.
Senator Bailey has survived the time
when such dlsreputable warfare could
iniure him. and the literary pygmics
who attac khim mill learn IN the
course Of their slowly evolving in
telIigence how ridiculous and how
impolDnt they really are.-IIouston
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