Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-12-04


tariff but the of living remains at altitudinous height
forcing many man tptoes order to reach alb
solue necessities.
Can it be democratic friends when they
arraigned republican tAriN - o' high prices?
Apparently they have quietly this conclusion for the
administration credited with involving the
holding of monope in food products responsible for the
high of living Indeed "Seven Sisters egisla
ton of the New Jersey brand is to be forced through Con-
this plea and this program will be begun before
rency discussion ended counerritant for long sf
fering and somewhat restless people.
Let first whether the free trade panacea for high
prices has actually failed taking of the articles made
absolutely free the democrats talk about tariff for
only to throw dust further the eyes Of
the great staples of life in country
well in England and assured the wiping out of
the wicked republican tariff this product would be boon
to the poor well the millionaire
The world has known for months that beef to be
the free list in the democratic tariff BILL and the has
been in force time Have you noted any marked
drop in the prices of beef fact of meat product
What does President Wilson's secretary of agriculture
himself about this matter indirectly, although carefully
refranng from anything that would lead the American
pie to indulge in unpleasant "reminiscences?
The department of agriculture has recently issued
warning for the benefit Of the meat-eatng section of
population to the effect there will be drop in the price of
meat for long time to if at ALL and that in all hui
probability there will be rise.
How this be when democratic friends assured the
voters in 1912 that the to lower prices to
of agriculture is attempting to to the of his chief
and his party by issuing bulletins describing various items of
diet which have less the food value meat
and which may be obtained at small cost.
We might cite instances further but do you know of
single product you buying cheaper to-day because has
been put the democratic free trade list in spite of the fact
that bringing meat from Argentina and Australia and
any quantity of things from Canada?
Speaking Of Canada reminds Of the plight in which
those good souls find themselves who thought reciprocity with
Canada would ruin the farming interests of Vermont and
the wicked republicans.
The annual report of J. A. Ruddick Canadian commits
soner of dairy cold storage tells Of the failure of dairy
production in Canada to keep with the demand Of the
home market In discussing :iuaon Commits
Ruddc says hat the price of food has during
the period in which cold industry has been developed
is undoubtedly true but is also true that prices have risen
much for articles that into cold storage On the
at close of the manufacturing of INSULT
Gent to meet dc
months. Some 100000 pounds of butter have been i'm
ported during the past five months to meet the shortage in
the Canadian supply The imports of butter during the last
fiscal year amounted to 798969 pounds valued at ST.
100000"
The Montreal Mail says "word from the country points
Ontario shows that receipts extremely small prices
advancing rapidly. The United from which
Canada has been importing increasingly large number
of year is also short at the present time And
with various other products.
Yet the farmers would not believe when showed
procty with Canada The democrats have given them
free trade without corresponding advantage in Canadian
markets such reciprocity assured farmers and they
see the difference between the two policies
Meanwhile democratic friends trying all sorts of
eXpedents and to pull down the cost Of living Re-
CARELESS of the experience of Canada stated by the
missioner Of dairy and cold storage products the democratic
attomeygen has announced his intention institute
investigation of the continued high cost Of living complete
confession of the failure of tariff smashing to bring about
the desired result.
The bureau of labor statistics has published figures
showing unquesonab that retail prices of various food
products higher than for twenty Although
the democrats have been about ten months and their
tariff bill has been in operation months relief
to be in sight.
In the meantime everybody is doing hand to mouth
business for fear of what happen under democratic rule
Very few advantages being instituted in the
whole and direct gain from the substitution of
democratic policies for republican policies has resulted the
people have thus far failed to detect it.
on
a civil period said THE