The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-08-31
CANADA AS A COMMERCIAL COMPETITOR

Experts from Canada to the United States during
year 1916 than for 1915 and 20 cent
greater during past fiscal under the Republican tariff
law 1913 Notwithstanding the fact that Canada exports to Great
Britain during the Canadian fiscal 19l5l6 than dou
BILE those of the two previous fiscal years.
For the IL months ended last June the Dominion of Canada got in
1904 100000 worth of her products the rate
$17000OOO monthly For the period 1915 imported
goods and for 1913 $l2570O00
The Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce reports
that the total exports Canada Great Britain for the Canadian
fiscal year 1876 valued $452O00O compared with $751;
100000 year before In addition all this Canada has contrib
uted generous expenses European the
upkeep her fighting machine battling for England Had it
the that would have prevented her from exporting
still her products the United States with the
kind assistance of the Democratic nearfree trade tariff awY
Eight states bordering the Dominion to elect United
Republican party confident
will elect Charles Evans Hughes the Presidency and gain control
the House by handsome majority One of the first looking
preparedness is the revision that weched
msft legislation the Underwood tariff That law acknow
edged failure producer Its sole defenders the
its being 1t Canada with splendid handicap
domestic market without securing Oa of preference
Canadian market In 1913 Fiscal exports Canada
otaled 415OO0OOOpeace products all them In 1915 they had
dropped $3OOOOOOOO 1916 they 467OOOOOO
because Canada leaning heavily for her supplies of
featured munitions.
imperative Republicans
year. if tariff revision. The Democratic
platform of 1916 mquafdey dose the Underwood Simmons
if law and the only platform kept by the Democratic
party the promise of the American market foreign
pettOrs Democrats do keep the promises they make
people This that the Democratic party with Woodrow
Wilson ring in its proposes continue the Underwood tariff
law the party continued Aferwar conditions don
bother them. They are from the South.
But the products which import from Canada in such volume
under the tariff law those the production of which
border states most particularly interested While these
greatly increased mporon from Canada have injurious effect
the whole country these border especially
disastrous Our farmers and scrase not have appreciated
this during the past years because the abnormal
for their products consequent high prices they
ceved have distracted their attention from the real of affairs
But the umbemen thoroughly alive the situation We
not exporting oodu to Europe the present for
When the Europe will raise share of
food We be lucky back to normal trade in food
sus with Europe because the purchasing power peoples
will be curaed But Canada her hold
with little effort, under Democratic law.
Therefore regardless of consideration of the administration
foreign policies the Mexican ogg the delightful personality
of particular Democratic candidate for Senate
orwardlookng farmer in these eight States his vote
for the Senator who stands for the American protective policy
American First. and that is a Democrat.
These the days. osooth when pot be political