The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-04-05

this country free OF charge, the farm
ers would not oppose it,
TO Protect Trusts.
Mr.. Chamberlain asked why q re-
ciprocal agreement with Canada
should be entered into, stating that
1t was not because American labor
needed protection against pauper la
Dor but rather that 1t was "propo-
sition to protect the trusts Of the
country at the expense of the farm
er." ~
This is one time in my life that I
am not ashamed Of being Democrat.
For two years the markets of this
country have been abnormal and that
is the reason for this treaty.
In closing just want to say that
/ am glad to hear these many talks,
glad to see the enthusiasm. am GO
ing back to South Dakota to see IL
can't do something-there are many
factions in that state and every fac
tton is waiting to zee what the others
will do and then they will be against
It.
j. ". Devine
II am glad the chairman said I
was from Minot, Imperial Ward coun-
ty, where we light very frequently,
get licked sometimes. and then turn
in, shake hands. and go right down
the line on tho problems and condi-
t1ons that confront the people Of this
state and other states.
Il want to say that we have been
many years building up this coun-
try, state after state, beginning with
the New England states and the
southern states gradually year by year
we have developed It by struggle and
by hardship. by toll and self sacrifice,
by sweat Of body and the blood of
our best sons, until today We see this
country magnifed in it's splendid pro-
portions. Big from any standpoint
that you may wish to look at it.
Splendid along az lines that, go to
make up great country-education
enterprise, business, philanthropy,
everything that goes to make MP a
great land. Now, 1t happens that for
a hundred years In order to build
up the east 1t waa necessary to plan
for the protection of the manufactur-
er's products Of that section. Years
went along. BY spd by, but twenty
years ago, after much labor, after
much argument, after much spresure
the thirty cents on wheat went on,
that twenty-five cents on barley went
on, and twenty-five cents on flax went
on, just twenty years ago, and the
bAte4et for the past twelve years in
this country within the Republican
party-I am still a protectionist--l
still believe In the srlendor Of this
great market that LIN Republican
party has made IN this, land under
the shadow Of protection. But l do
not believe. in inequality. / do not
believe in its injustice. There is a
serious debate today as to what it
should be on-on what it shall be re-
duced. The east in many things is
overprotected, and for twelve or If
teen years we have been battling in
state after state, in4tdebate after de-
bate, in the halls Of congress to re-
duce that protection on wool, on steel,
on iron, on sugar and cotton goods,
and We have not succeeded yet. But
suddenly with binding swiftness
and enchantment-the last thing that
went OF and on which there never
has been any complaint anywhere in
this country is to be removed and
that excessive protection of the east
still stays on. The great farming in
terests constituting 100000 to 20.-
100000 Of this country are to see the
possibilities of their toll suddenly
destroyed while the great east, in the
factories and consolidated section
holds the helm and say it must 60.
III we were to have reciprocity, then
the farmers of the border states,
especially, and the farmers of the en-
tire country must bow their necks to
the yoke. That this agreement. Gap
plause.-
You hear great deal said about
that Blaine was for reciprocity, and
Mckinley was for reciprocity, and
Garfield was for reciprocity. and
therefore we-its all right-for We
in this generation-and for Mr.. Taft
to be for reciprocity. Yes, I believe
in reciprocity, but l want to say to
you that you can never have reci-
procity, because reciprocity pre-sup-
poses fair trade--a just bargain as
regards the people as whole. We
did and Blaine did preach, and Gar
field did preach. and Mckinley did