Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1911-03-02
CANADIAN RECIPROCITY.

just when supplemented preparing to demonstrate to
the presidents tariff commission that protection the
Of the difference the production onehun
dear land Of the wheat belt of the compared with that grown
on twenty dollar land in Canada Of cattle the compared with
cattle on the Canadian and Of the belt compared
corn grown the step Of Argentina the president flop
and treaty. providing
for free trade in all natural products
All exactly we expected what we have been TELLING o
readers for which disposed
take oe Neither the standas progresves in Washington
know just what they There wholesome sides that
the farmer will gradually possibly make an u rent IN
the whole tariff system
We going question what extent the
farmer will be injured by this reciprocity treaty. discussing
from purely selfish standpoint from which this
question has been discussed for forty lust
what effect the proposed would prices farm products Of
the central west Rather wish this question our
readers DO the farmers the manufacturing vg9 That
we DO has been quietly assumed for forty The doctrine
Washington Clay Webster and Lincoln farmer and in
fact the whole people, owed infant industries struggling pro
lection against the well established Woodland gave
For the last forty has been ay the people
owe INFANT industries this sort protection but that they
assumption underes all attemp at reform
that have been made The republican party convention adyo
ted tariff equal the difference production plus reasonable
profit The presidents tariff commission acting precisely the same
assumption Every proposition congress for reform of the evils the
tariff proceeds the basis.
Now this ase Does the loboe owe the
manufacturer vn At they the advance
tariffs manufactured products people re
last November have until they reach on whore
more than half manufactured products in competitive
fraction of the prices at which thew are cold a. h
perfectly that should and by wnno out
every vestge OF tariff on natural products lumber
oud up these manufacturing by the
lowest possible
lhs the direction which have been years We see
stated that about half imports for manufacturers and
of them free We the extent of ninetvnne nor
cent on raw material on which they duty example, med
transit tor export shipped from into corn n
ducts tor export tin shipped in from Wales cans
The step which the president has taken logical one on the
assumption that we owe the manufacturer living The logical step
will be the admission of cattle free from Mexco wheat and free
from Argentina The senate has passed ship looking to this
end sentor Cmmins voted Young was haired for
and this vote rather pair sufficient the bill Bv the time
'h accomplished the
y please with the farmers who will stand mhe eat out of their
hahd They will then do now
tears oil many students of political that America will
be owned by great landlords and med peasany will then be
fair be realized.
The fundamental quest which farmer must now consider
owes the manufacturer the transporter merchant or anvv M
under the shn living This question settled the rest will be asv He
Will then be IN position Free hides Shoes free wool free