The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-02-24
PACT IS TAFT AIM
RECIPROCITY WILL BENEFIT FAe.
MER. MANUFACTURERS AND
mloDLEmAN. HE DECLARES.
GOOD WILL GREATEST AIM
President at Corn Show in columbus
Urges Extension OF Aorieutura
Resources by LeveIing Of the use.
less Tariff Wall"

less Tariff Wall"
Columbus. O.. Feb. -Reciprorffr
with Canada will benefit the entire
United States-farmer. manufactursr
railroad company. middleman. vara
houseman. This was the declaraflo-
OF President Taft in an address here
az the National Corn exposition.
While his speech was devoted a.,
pecially 20 showing that the farmer
had nothing 20 fear. but much 20 gain
he attempted TO prove also that ll
the other interests OF the couut-g
would be'benefited.
we have with pioneer onera
pushed on 10 the Pacific" the nro
dent said. and taken up all the 70
land. We are spending millions -o
reclaim the arid and semi-arid Lands
or the great western desert Should
We not by taking down a useless and
unnecessary tariff wall bring within
our agricultural resources the ers.-
plains OF the northwest when they csr
bring TO US what We need. and thar
without hurting any OF our own roo-
pie?"
Defends Pact Against Critics
The president expressed the opinion
that in addressing corn exhibition
audience 1t would be especially az.
propriate for him 10 answer the
criticism which had been made OF tie
agreement. "as an attack upon Tie
farmer by depriying him OF protec-
ton"
1T is said 70 be a manufacturers
agreement" he said that IS IN the
interest OF the manufacturing classes
and adverse 20 the farmer.
i am a Republican. and The Re
publican party has always advocated
and pursued a policy OF prote ton for
American products and manufactures.
For a long time the policy lad li-tle
or no limitation. II was thought thar
tariffs on protected products could
not be too high. that IL all forogn
products were excluded competition
would stimulate production and TO-
duce its cost and its price The temp
tation 10 destroy competition by com
~+A'"-N+NA4" t'AttAAAf ~ ElttNs AUAfN
that the party in IT'S platform modified
Us policy aud imposed the Limitation
that the tariff should be limited f1
purposes Of protection 10 the dlre
snce between the cost q, producticn
n this country and tho cost OF pro.
iuction abroad with an allowance for
reasonable profit 70 the American
PRODUCER
The principle o; production thus
'tafed takes away the justification for
my tariff whatever by way OF protec-
ion on articles imported from a coun
~ where the condltio. as 20 labor
nd other circumstances are the same
IS in ours and thus make the cost 90
production substantially the same"
Corn Will Remain King.
How IS the farmer 10 be hurt r"
he president asked. Then he toot
ip the effect Il would have on corn
nd wheat prices. on the value ~
arm lands in this country and on the
nited States milling industry Tie
eclared that in respect 10 corn The
american farmer is king and viii re-
1890 80 ~ AAN VI UO ItflfINN'|
" As 10 wheat he said the domes
Ic price is governed BY the world
rice. and that "the sending OF any
art or Canada's surplus through orr
ountry instead OF through Canada 70
Q milled or 10 be exported without
Killing win not perceptibly or mate
ally affect the price OF wheat for
UT farmers"
The value OF farm lands. Mr.. Taft
lid. is affected by the proximity 10
Iarket more than by any other e'e-
'ent. and he maintained that fhe
merican farmer still would have THO
iyaniage in this respect. He also
reelected n great increase In Amer
m milling as n result Of the agree
ent
Must Not lnjure the Farmer
II is mere truism." declared tho
TO say that the farmers
a country constitute the creates
ealth producing class and that II IS
the greatest Importance to cor.
rye their welfare. When we have
d good crops the wheels OF all in-
lstries have moved and wealth has
'en stored. Any one. therefore who
ould Initiate n policy TO injure the
rmer has much 20 answer for al TIE
II Of public opinion.
The greatest reason for adopting
Is agreement Is the fact that n s
ing 70 unite two countries witt
ndrei people and lying together
ross a wide continent. in CONNER
Il and social union. to the great ad
ntage OF both"