The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-04-17

with a pleasant smile on, look over the
border into the United States, and with
delight say to each other, "We can now be
employed full time and have no fear Of
finding a market over there for the fruits
of our toll"
Loss on Corn Crop $3.50 100000.
Mr.. McLaughlin-poes the gentleman
know of the testimony of a very promi-
ment witness before the Committee on
Rules the other day, telling of the effect
of the immense importations of corn from
Argentina, when he said that the loss to
the American farmer on account of that
importation was $65,000,000?
Mr.. Fordney-Yes, my friend; and at six
cents a bushel OH the amount of corn pro-
duced in this country last years 125, ,O00,-
600 bushels-it is $1s0OO0O00. And that is
what the price of corn reached
Mr.. Borland-Will the gentleman yield
Mr.. Fordney-I have not the time TO
yield now. / will a little later. Our i'm
portations of breadstuffs for the four
months l have referred to under the old
law were S5,364 523, and under the new law,
for the corresponding four months, they
were $1S,534966. Do you think the Iowa
farmer likes that? l would ask the gentle
man the name Of farmer who has re-
quested him to make the statements which
he has made-that they are satisfed-or if
he knows of any northern farmer who has
asked any Democrat to do these things 7?
If so, the poor unfortunate farmer does
not know anything about the importation
of agricultural products now coming into
this country from abroad in direct com
petition with his products, the product Of
the sweat of his brow.
| Now to get down to eggs: There were
no importations at all under the old law
| given in the report, against $612,00O worth
under this law.
Take 10 agricultural products, 10 items
produced on the farm, and the value of
those products imported under the old law
was 14,503, 900, as against $54, 600 under
this law. Do you think the Iowa farmer
likes to hear that? Do you like to hear it ?
Can't Hoodwink Iowa Farmers.
When do you think you can hoodwink
| the Iowa farmer and make him believe that
the Democratic Tariff law has been enacted
for his benefit especially? You did not do
it in your last election. Your city vote
alone saved you.
L
would lead us to believe that the farmers
of Iowa are well pleased with existing CON
ditions and prices on agricultural products
under this new Democratic Tariff law.
| Perhaps IL would be worth his considera-
tion and the consideration of other gentle
men of the House to note the change Of
expression Of the people at the polls in the
congressional district in Iowa which this
i gentleman has the honor to represent. In
1910 the Democratic candidate received
1885 votes, the Republican candidate 16.-
OIL; In 1912 Mr.. Pepper, the Democratic
candidate, had no opposition and received
"a ,796 votes; and at the special election in
| 1914 Mr.. Vollmer received 1865 votes
while the Republican candidate received
10,7SS, and the Progressive candidate re.
ceived $3.50 votes. 1t is. of much interest
also, to know that all this special election
for the first time in many years, the Re
publicans carried SIS per cent. of the pre-
cincts I'm the farming districts.
l would ask the gentleman from Iowa
does he believe this comparison of votes
cast I'm his district is any evidence of ap-
proval on the part of the farmers in that
district of this new Tariff law? No one
will deny that both Republican and Pro.
gressive votes cast in 1914 were cast by
Protectionists, favoring duties on farm
products and registering disapproval OF
the new Tariff law. The combined Repub.
lican and Progressive vote just given shows
majority against him Of the votes cast
amounting to 1858.
The gentlemans speech will be under
stood as a yelled rebuke to the farmers who
did not vote for him, and his special plead.
ing for consumers in the cities will further
enlighten his farmer constituents as tc
where his sympathies lie.
No New Industry Established.
| ask you, my friends, can you point tc
single industry in this country that has
taken on an added impulse? Can you
point to a single industry that has been
established since the Sd day Of October
last by any encouragement given them In
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