The Washington herald., 1911-07-05

above the white glare Of the heat for
over an hour.
While the parade was passing the
Presidents stand a spent bullet struck
Mrs. Harry D. Tutewiler. wife OF the
chairman of the parade committee, who
was sitting in a stand adjoining that
OF the President. Mrs. Tutewiler
was struck in the leg and painfully, but
not seriously, hurt. The velocity OF the
bullet had been expended and Mrs. Tute-
wiler pluckily remained in the stand
| throughout the parade. Few people
knew of the incident and 1t caused no
excitement.
From the parade Mr.. Taft went to the
Marion Club and shook hands as the
people streamed by him, his collar melt
ing, but his smile rising, and Maj Butt
kept at his work calling out the names
of the people as seriously and energeti-
cally as though he were stocking a fur
mace.
The afternoon was a bit less strenuous.
An automobile ride was inserted in the
programme as a rest for Mr.. Taft, and
it rained just a little while he was out,
which cooled things off some His ad-
J.,
he referred to railroad union men as the
best element of union labor, which was
oil they seemed to want, and they cheer
ed him loudly. In his reciprocity speech
he answered the charge that his Cana
dian reciprocity bill does not represent
the true Republican idea OF reciprocity.
He promised his speech with the state
ment that 'the Republican policy of pro-
lection has suffered material modifica-
tion since it was first adopted as a plank
OF the party's platform
In this connection he said:
Hid Behind Tariff Wall.
Extreme protectionists insisted that II
made no difference how high duties were
on articles, products, or merchandise
that would compete with those of our
own country, provided they were high
enough to prevent competition altogether.
The argument was that by competition
between our own people there would be
found a sufficient stimulus for the re-
duction Of the cost of production and
the reduction of the price, so that be-
hind the tariff wall we would enjoy low
prices. need not comment on the JUS
tice of this argument. for the reason
petition was not allowed full play, and
the temptation Of excessive duties led
to combinations to control prices, which
prevented their reduction, so that excess
Of duties had tendency to promote ex-
cessiye prices. This the Republican
party recognized, and in their last ma
tional platform declared in favor Of
tariff duties which would measure only
the difference in the cost of production
Of articles here and of articles abroad
I'm other words, the sound Republican
doctrine has become the imposition Of
duties only where the conditions are
naturally unequal, and where duties are !
necessary In order to enable our manu- |
facturers and other producers to meet |
on a level the competition of foreign
producers. The inequality In condition
is generally in the cost OF labor. The |
present doctrine of protection, therefore, |
does not require or call for duties in |
excess of those which will secure equal |
fly OF conditions. The Canadian reci- |
procity agreement which has been made |
squares exactly with this doctrine"
Reciprocity I'm the Past.
He then instanced the efforts OF Blaine |
anu nuChlul6y 10 ScCuio TcClpTOClIY IN
articles in which foreign manufacturers
would compete with Americans In this |
market. He continued:
Another answer to the objection Of |
Republican friends who denounce Cana
dian reciprocity as a heresy is that the /
amount of competition which Is to take /
place in our markets between Canadian
products and those OF the United States
under this agreement is very much less
than they would by their general state
ments have you believe. 1t is stated
that this Canadian reciprocity agreement |
Is made wholly at expense OF the farm
ers. and only in the interest Of those
who would have farm products at less
price. to wit, the wage earners OF the
large cities. It Is my own judgment that
the reciprocity agreement win not greatly |
reduce the cost Of living. II at all II |
viii, however, steady prices by eniarg-
ing the reservoir OF supplies for these
things that are raised in both countries.
and It win make more remote the pos
sibiilty Of cornerirg commodities and ex-
tortins excessive prices for them from
the public |