Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-09
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tIUISLQe rom OF views
President Tatt'S propose! reciprocity
treaty with Caraia ct this writing
seems 10 be one az, ther viii cause his
administration 10 he long remembered.
While he is or,y adopting Pras.ae-.
Mckirley's expressed sentiments in his
last sqeech at Buffalo. yet considering
the political environ rle-t at Washing
tor at the present tire :. displays
more political courage more back
bore" than p-esiaen. Tai. has been
credited as possessing. Again i, places
Taft al once with -he p-og-assives Oar
oIyr? Senator C,;1.,nli-s once sent
:, essage 70 ne Iowa legislature, ard
mildly suggested some reciprocity With
Canada. ard from that DAY 10 this
Cu-7-ni.7s ard MS words have beer the
targe, FOR every S:arSpat speaker in
the co-n---. R,i; Tat goes Cun1Inins
ore better and leaves oIt eli butts
and its, always provided we obtain real
reciprocity
Once more this proposed reciprocal
trade treaty with Canada knocks into
sni-hereens q large par. Of the late
tariff bill the one Taft assured Us was
The best ever President Tat. ard thu
tariff makers, Of course. can say = we
Will have from Canada free wood pulp
and free lumber. We compel Canada
to admit free our manufactured a-ti-
cles. We get something in return.
True. but il also admits the argument
we need many things from Canada Re-
ciprocity is form OF free trade with
protective proclvit,es
Another effect OF this treaty al this
time. is 10 steal some democratic thun-
der. Altho leading democrats admit
now they will vote for this treaty. and
j. may need their votes TO make il an
act OF Taft's adm in ist-ation. sti!l this
treaty will always be known as a re-
publican measure. And this treaty is
also going TO bring out the last expir-
ing groans ard death chant of the
stanapat wi7g of the republican party
The courage of Roosevelt striving 70
hold the vote of New York A lost
cause" and its champion Senator Young
Will be the historical comment
And this treaty is a big bid for the
wage ea-ners' vote for the national
campaign now rear az hand. 1t vir-
tually saws II the high cost of living
can he placed on the protective policy
of the republican party. we now offer
20 a chance to see What free trade in
many things YOU have TO buy will do
for Your case We Offer you now the
entire production Of the millions Of
square miles Of Canadian soil at ex-
actly the price paid in Canada. Of
course. with freight added ON and at
ter this date the mechanic in Detroit
Will pay no more for family supplies
than his brother N nchanic living in To-
ronto. Said mechanic may find the
shoe pincfes in another Mace if too
many Canadians come across the line
to get higher wages and the cost Of
living the same
Now the Iowa farmer and every far
rre- for that matter. in the northern
states from Maine to California is be-
ginning TO s!t up and take notice II
he has kent posted he is aware that
outside Of butter and eggs there IS very
few things at p less price to the con-
sinner in Canada. this generally speak
ing saw fifty miles north Of the line.
that are chea per in Canada than here.
on the contrary. nearly AL Of our emil
grating Iowa farmers take to Canada
carloads Of implements. livestock,
household goods. and provisions be-
! cause they are worth enough more in
canada to pay the freight on them
firm Iowa
Canada has for the past twenty five
years made great advance in the way
| OF manufactured articles Many manu-
| featuring concerns from this country
have established branch plants in Cam
ada, so they covld reach the consumer
/ and save the duty. The tendency from
/ now on will be to enlarge our manu-
IA cturers to increase their outnut. to
hire more men. to increase their pay
roll. and inevitably increase the de-
mand for soil products near these
1 manufactures. And this true state OF
future conditions vii! probably aver
age the loss Of our farmers coming In
contact with competition with the pro-
ducts of the farmers of Canada nea.
/ the lire between the two countries.
| All these things are easy to say and
write, but by no means cover the en-
tire problem. 1t Is big one. It ha.
got to be worked out. solved, and the
answer found. One thing is sure, n
the words Of Mckinley and quoted by
Taft: We can not forever continue q
sell unless we buy. To trade two per.
sons must exchange two products. I,
we sell surplu. we must buy one.
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