Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-08-17
FAIRNESS OF TARIFF.
Farmers Should Look Into Free
Trade Question Thoroughly.

SOlIle Iildy tnlHk we pldCt TOO lIluCli
stress upon the late attempt of those
in authority in this government to
force upon the American people free
trade with Canada in farm products,
the so-callcd reciprocity proposition.
but we do not think we do A more
unfair and unjust measure was never
attempted in this country, or one that
would have resulted in greater injury
to the farmers of the United States.
AS early as March Fl, 1911, The
American Protective League resolved
that the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment is gross violation of the policy
of protection, in that it unfairly sacri-
fees the interests of American agri-
uclture, and the manufactures cannot
hope to retain protection for his COM
modities when like protection is not
extended to the farmer"
This is the keynote of our position
on that question We are not worrying
over the tariff one way or the other,
but we know there is no more import
ant industry in this country than that
represented by its agriculture, and it
any industry is protected by the gov
crnment none deserves it more than
the farming industry, hence if protec-
ton is taken from farm products we
say take it from the proudcts of the
manufacturers also The Canadian
agreement took all protection from
farm products. but retained more or
less of it on all other commodities.
And this question is an important
one in the present Presidential con
test 1t may be ignored by the poll
ticians, and considered dead issue
by the voters, but it is not. Its re-
lection by Canada saved our farmers
from the effects of it, but it is still
alive, especially in this country. 1t
stands as an act adopted by the
American Congress and signed by din
American President In spite of its
rejection by ote OF the Canadian
people its acceptance under any pre-
text, by act of the Canadian govern
ment could make it binding upon the
United States. Any vote, therefore,
that i'll any way endorsed the present
national administration would be a
ment to have free trade in farm pro-
ducts, but in nothing else, and such
inducemcnt might lead to its prompt
acceptance by a reconsideration in
Canada
1t is, therefore, live issue in spite
of platforms or campaign speeches;
and it must be remembered also that
it extends even beyond the present
national administration. Speaker
Champ Clark leader in the House OF
Representatives, led the majority in
the House to support and adopt the
measure What we plead for is that
such information be. given the Ameri-
can people as will enable them to act
intelligently and vote so as to secure
our people, farmers as well as others.
This is made all the more signifi
cant by the fact that only a very few
weeks ago the House Committee on
Ways and Means refused to allow the
consideration of the repeal of the act
by the American Congress. This
makes it sure that this ones sided, un-
just, ruinous free trade measure is
live one in the Congress that adopted
it, and that it is still the purpose of
our rulers to force it on the American
farmers. The masses of our people,
especially the farmers, must be mind
full of their interests. If they vote to
endorse such a measure as that they
may expect to suffer the conse-
uences.-Up to-Date Farming, In
dianapolis.