Arizona republican., 1914-07-15
If man has nothing to reproach himself with, he can bear anything.
 Phillips Brooks.
A Beneficiary of the U. S. Tariff

The new tariff law, except as to the sugar schedule. the most inquitous feature of the meas ure has been in operation for nearly ten months A part of the evil effect of the sugar schedule has been postponed until May 1, 1916. Notwithstanding all that promised and predicted not the slight advantage to American consumers and pro- ducers has resulted but the producers in many lines have complained of serious disadvantages.
 When the tariff bill pending it lacking in defenders but for months few demo- cratic newspapers have had the hardihood to de- clare that it was beneficent measure. It is gen. orally tabooed subject. The few who yet defend defend it's future rather than its past present operation.
 It must, therefore be gratifying to the admin istration learn from any that the opera ton of the law has been beneficial. Those who interested in keeping the president in a pleasant frame of mind should send him marked copies of the Toronto Globe of July g, that he may know that the labors of himself and the democratic sress have not been in vain.
 The Globe, commenting the report of United States Consul Dreher commercial and economic conditions in the province of Ontario says
 The changes in the tariff of the United States under which live animals, forest products paper, and minerals given either free favor able terms of entry than formerly, have resulted m very great increase or our export trade. 1t IS not too much to say that the depression in this province during the past year would been much serious than it has been had the Dngley tariff been in force fer the entire period In the few months of the fiscal year 1913 after the Underwood tariff into force last fall Ontario agricultural products shipped across the border they had not been during any season for than thirty years. The following figures from MT Dreher's port indicate how great the increase of K ports in some departments
 Cattle and calves ............ $559265 $4,S99771 Oats and huls ............. SS5,3S3 369 Wheat ............e..... 860,019 1,012, ,739
 Mir Dreher's figures prove the absurdity of the assertion made during the reciprocity campaign that the American market of little importance to the people of Ontario and that all agricultural pro- duce could be absorbed by the home market. The farms of Ontario could be used profitaby to raise and fatten double the number of beef cattle upon them and a good market for the entire plus could be found across the border
 It is something to have averted lessened the depression this Canadian province if it could have been done without inviting it upon the producers of this country. But, where the Canadians have profted under the United States tariff law, our competing producers have been depressed. We could contemplate with equanimity the hardshps of our producers if there some com pensating benefit for consumers. But in sequence of the increased imports from the prov ince of Ontario. prices lower than they
 Not alone has the province of Ontario been the gainer from tariff law Every Canadian province has been similarly benefited and, in a still greater measure have all the manufacturing coun tries of Europe profited at the expense of manu lecturers and also at the expense of our laborers. Our farmers have been the chief sufferers from Canadian competition. Labor has been only slightly affected. But British, French, German and Italian competition strikes American labor well at every American productive industry.