Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-07-25
BROWN TALKS
RECIPROCITY
Nebraska Senator Supports the Ca.
madam Pact and Presents
Strong Plea in its
Favor,
SPRINGS DEADLY PARALLEL"
Holds to the Opinion That Farm
Products Need no Direct
Tariff Protection.
SPRINGS DEADLY PARELLEL"

Last week the Freeman-Tribun'
published statement by Senator
Cummins, giving his reasons for op
posing the reciprocity agreemel
with Canada, and today We Civ
portions of an address by Senator
Norris Brown of Nebraska, settirs
forth some of his reasons for sup
porting the pact:
But, Mr.. President, l am not com
PEELED to rely on the logic of thes4
facts alone to sustain the conclu
sion that the price of wheat is mo-
affected by the duty on wheat.
purpose to sustain the conclusion bj
distinguished and illustrious prece
dent and authority, I shall quote ne
authority but that Of the highes'
character; and l challenge my re
publican colleagues on the floor who
differ with me about the merits Of
this bill to point to single public
utterance ever made by republica1
president, or declaration of the
republican party ever made In ma
tional convention, or any statement
ever made during the last forty
years up to two years ago by re-
publican statesman wherein 1T is
claimed or limited that a duty III
any agricultural product of which
America has an annual surplus Was
ever protective in the slightest de-
gree. The farmer of this country
has never entertained the notion,
and does not now entertain the nc
ton, that a duty on the commodities
which he produces and which ars
produced in excess of the demands
of our people, and are thereby fore
ed to foreign market to compete
with the products of the world. is
protective or has anything to do
with fixing the price of his commod-
ity at the elevator where he sells
and delivers his grain.
Let me read you the testimony
and the Judgment of experts on the
question as to whether or not the
duty on wheat and agricultural pro-
ducts generally affects the price If
those products.
| read first from the COMPRESSION
al Record of the SiXty-first congress,
first session, page 1886. This Is q
record of the proceedings of the
on the 22d day of June, 1908,
In the course of the debate on that
day on the tariff bill, among other
things, the distinguished senator
from North Dakota (Mr. McCum-
ber) said:
"The wheat acreage today is pro
iucing a surplus of wheat which
must be thrown into the worlds.
market, thereby keeping down the
price of the home product. tariff or
10 tariff"
In the same record l find dis
,ussion between the senior senator
rom Idaho and the present senior
senator from Iowa. The senator
rom Idaho addressed the following
question to the senator from Iowa
Mr.. Cummins):
he duty on wheat affects the price
# wheat?"
The answer of the senator from
owa was clear and distinct and was
given in the three words:
II do not not"
Further along in the debate the
distinguished Senator from Iowa
endered the following observation:
1--WE are as firmly welded to the
doctrine of protection as is the SEN
tor from Idaho. We believe that
he system Of protection does have a
,reat deal to do with the price of
sold in this country, but
re do not believe that the duty on |
aeon and ham has anything to do
With the price Of hogs, because we
Il am speaking now of Iowa-are
he largest exporters Of the products
4 hogs of any state of the union.
therefore, I want to know whether
he senator. down in his heart, be-
leves that this duty on bacon and
am has affected or can affect In
ny way the market value Of hogs,
ecause / am sure the farmers of
ny state have never been deluded
y any such notion"
On the 18th day of June, 1909,
he distinguished witness. whom l
ow have on the stand, expressed
imself again on the subject. He
aid:
81 do not believe that we in Iowa