The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1911-05-11
Farmers Protest Against Reci-
procity and Democratic
Free Trade List.
SHALL THEY REAP WHAT
THEY SOW I?

Republicans Say it is the Patriotic
Duty Of the Senate to Save the
Country From the Disasters and
Folly Of the Democratic House
The Serious Situation I'm Mexico.
Especial to The Caucasian.)
Washington, d. c.. May 8, 1911.-|
On yesterday, the Democratic House
passed what they have proclaimed to
be the Farmers Free List BILL
Judging from the number of repre-
sentatives of the various farmer or
ganizations who are here protesting
against this bill. and also against the
reciprocity bill which the Democratic
House recently passed, it would seem
that these bills are considered by the
farmers as more hostile than friendly.
The Tangle Over Free Wool.
AS stated in The Caucasian last
week, there was such a protest among
the farmers and cattle-men in the
wool growing States against free wool
that Speaker Clark and Leader Un-|
derwood, Chairman of the House
Committee on Ways and Means, had
started a canvass among the Demo-
Gratis in the House not to put wool
on the free list, but to give it sub
stantial protection. They insisted
that if the duty should be reduced at
all, it should not be reduced more
than so per cent, Speaker Clark, who
was candidate for the Presidency,
taking the position that if wool was
put on the free list that the Republ-
cans could probably control the wool
States and make it impossible for the
Democrats to carry the next Presi-'
Dental election.
1t was thought at that time that
Speaker Clark and Leader Under
wood would be able to control the
situation, but the rank free traders in
and ran away with the situation, re-
fusing to give any heed to the warn!
ings and pleadings of Speaker Clark
and Mr.. Underwood.
A Formidable Protest From Farmers
A large delegation of representa-
tive farmers appeared yesterday be-
fore the Senate Committee on FL
nance, and also went in body to the
White House to protest against the
reciprocity treaty and certain feat
ures of the so-called farmers free
list bill. The President is reported
to have said to the delegation that he
believed they were wrong in their
fears; that while reciprocity might
lower the prices on some of the prod
ucts of farmers, that yet he consider
ed on the whole it would be for the
benefit of the country, taking into
consideration farmers, laborers, mer-
chants, manufacturers, and all class
es of people.
When Mr.. Gardner, the head of the
Massachusetts State Grange, was
making his protest before the Senate
Committee ON Finance on behalf of
the farmers, he was asked by a num-
ber of the committee if they did not
vote to elect Mr. Foss, the Democratic |
candidate for Governor in that State
at the last election, and if Mr.. Foss
did not make his campaign on de-
nouncing the Republican tariff as be-
ing the cause of high prices, and if
he, Mr.. Foss, did not promise the
people that they would be able to
live cheaper if he was elected and a |
Congress in sympathy with him, and |
they were to lower duties on the nee
essaries of life, etc. He replied that |
Mr.. Foss did make his campaign, US
ing these as some of his issues Mr.. |
Gardner was then asked why it was
that the farmers now came down to /
Congress to protest against Congress |
doing what the farmers had voted in |
favor of, and that his reply seemed to
create the impression that the farm
ers had been mistaken.
The Farmers Representatives Here. |
Among the grange officials who
were in the party were N. J. Bache-
lor, former Governor of New Hamp-
shire and master OF the National |
Grange; w. p. Hull. master OF the
Michigan State Grange and President
of National Dairymen's Association:
w. n. Giles. Secretary of the New
York State Grange: J. w. Hutchins,
Secretary Of the Michigan State
Grange; f. N. Godfrey, Master of the
New York State Grange and Chair
man of the Executive Committee of
the National Grange; III. S. Messick, |