Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-03
A Democratic Dissent.

OMAHA. April ALTO the Editor OF The
Bee: Wonderful, when one watches the
reports from Washington, what cleverness
in playing politics is displayed by some
Of the republicans especially by the former
speaker Joe Cannon" and the house
leader for the minority Mr. Mann" in
conjunction with the present president Of
this nation.
am fully convinced in my mind that
Cannon, Mann and several others of the
party that apparently oppose the reciprocity
treaty want this treaty to pass as much as
President Taft, and the interests of Wall
street, but they will not want to shoulder
the responsibility on the republican party
as they are fully aware of the fact that
a tremendous howl will go from all the
farmers Of the country as will fully realize
that this reciprocity treaty is made at the
expense OF the farmers and laboring peo-
pie, that will find less demand for work
in factories where such things are made
which are used on farms, as a great many
farmers will leave the states to go to
Canada where they can procure three farms
for the one they now rent or own in this
country the farm implements Crust made),
they will procure for less money as they
are to enter Canada free of duty, also
manufactured iron Crust made), will enter
free into Canada, besides a number of
other trust made things will find an out
let into Canada, to the benefit of the
trusts
In return for these privileges. given to
the big interests of Wall street, Canada de-
mands OF our government CWall street,
to send their, thrifty farmers Of the United
States over to Canada to cultivate the vast
Ia ~. NuaA 1,
similar to what was done in the United
States by that very farmer
Canada being fully aware Of the fact
that reciprocity is a forced deal by Wal
street, therefore named lot of conditions
quite unreasonable. but mostly all granted
which were to the benefit OF Canada and
detrimental to our American farmers
Patrioticm and loyalty to America is not
recognized by the greed that exists on
Wall street and here we go.
It's self preservation we have to look for
in all deals we make; that is the only cor
rect principle for us to stick to, as our aim
is to control the finances of the world; we
are cosmopolitans; we will only talk
American patriotism when we need the
assistance in Cuba, the Philippines and
Mexico, since business has been so fear
fully dull on Wall street the last ten
months. The manipulators of stocks and
bonds find it quite difficulty to pay divI-
dends since they were not permitted to
raise freight rates, etc. and they invented
the scheme with Canada, which, as they
know, would give them temporary relief:
after that the Mexicans opportunities will
be ripe-maybe-if the other nations will
not step in to stop the extreme boIdness OF
these few pirates that do things on Wall
street.
The stalwart republicans that ! named
in the beginning are certainly playing good
politics when they put it up TO the demo-
Gratis to do the dirty work. II the democrats
will go into the trap that Joe Cannon and
others have set up for the democratic
party They would not need to look for
any new planks for the next republican
platform; the above would be enough to
defeat the democrats.
w. F, STOECKER