The Washington herald., 1911-06-25

myself. have Just built one of the
most modern mills in the United States.
Therefore, 1 speak from the book. We
supply Europe with raw cotton. Only
small fraction of the cotton we raise
is manufactured in this country. There
are more splndles in a single county of
England than there are in the whole OF
America. Mills in England can be built
90 per cent less than similar mills would
cost here. Manifestly there is some
thing wrong with our cotton business.
High protection, unreasonable protection,
does not extend our trade nor increase
the industry at home; that is evident.
American Money UpbuiIding Canada.
Americans have invested hundreds of
millions of dollars in Canadian cotton
mills and other manufactures. They have
gone over the border and are earning
dividends on their money. but Canadian
workingmen are drawing the wages. Reel
procity would have stopped that outflow
of capital and given employment to our
own labor
While 1 am a protectionist I realize
that we must have new markets. the
only way to obtain new markets is by
means of reciprocity agreements, not alone
with Canada, but with Great Britain.
y,
free trade finally with Canada, South
Americ. Centrl America, and Mexico We
need the dyes and potash of Germany.
Every country can sell us things more
cheaply than we can grow them or make
them ourselves. Let US exchange the
products we have for those We lack, or
can't produce economically. We shall
grow richer and so shall our neighbors.
reciprocity is not political question. 1t
is qpestion of business, and Is as log
ical as any trade principle that was ever
established"
You think that incomes ought to be
taxed?" 1 said.
= II do. Our men of business should be
Jr Il as patriotic as the business men of
other countries. The people think that
taxes are unfairly imposed. They are. /
have taken up the question of taxation
and hope to help change the laws OF
Massachusetts,. The mechanic who earns
S or "a day does not buy bonds or
stocks. His savings are invested in a
home and the home is taxed to the limit
The man who owns bonds and shares
escapes taxation usually and the me-
chanic is fully aware of the fact Good
feeling does not result; good citizen
ship is not increased"
I'm what other questions are you in
terested?'
Principally in compensating men in
jured at work-in meeting the honest
debt that society owes to those who
supply II with the means and necessi-
ties of daily life. Then I shall employ
all the influence I have to destroy the
political boss. Consequently. 1 favor the
nomination of public officers at party
primaries and the recall of such officers
II, after election, they are faithless or
incompetent. The initiative and referen-
dunn are wholesome largely because they
may be employed by the people to pun
ish dishonesty or incapacity, and thus
they are equivalent to a sort of a police
regulation in matters OF legislation Any
way, they put the lobbyist out Of busi-
ness
His Father Was Carpenter.
Recurring TO Canada" I remarked.
you were born in Vermont, two miles
from the frontier?''
Yes; on q small farm. Ny father
however. was carpenter by trade and
q builder. We were not poor, but
dollar seemed as large to me as a load
Of hay. The Baptist minister was paid
In potatoes and rutabagas. Once year
he was given donation. Oysters came