Show OP PROTECTIVE POLICY lOUCY Secretary of Agriculture James Jamee VII Wil Wilson n son in a Sf speech at Rome N X Y makes mak a powerful argument for con continuation of Republican policies in the i nation Tama Jim has never been beena I a politician but he is an export expert bust busi flees l man and farmer and and no one is III ismore Ismore more qualified qua lifted to tell the people what the effect of Republican policies upon this thill country has been Mr Wilson ii probably the most popular public man manin manIn manIn in the United States when it comes to the consideration of the farming com corn communities His word has weight with the people One Ono would not do well in hi any attempt to make the rural population lation atlon believe that Secretary Wilson is anything else than absolutely on the square Among other things in his speech at Rome Mr Wilson said Wh When hen n the Republican party was or th there re were no home mar markets markets markets for tor the products of or the tho farm tarm because a II large percent percentage age of the people were engaged in agriculture it became evi evident evIdent dent that industries should bo be diversified It cost too much to take our products to foreign countries and left but a small margin for tor the producer The Republican party urged the building of or factories and shops so 80 that we ire could have hava markets market nearby The theory was that the manufacturer and his working people should have protection to the extent of difference in the cost of ot production at home and abroad This has always been beon the policy polley of the Republican party Mr Wilson went on to show how even the business of the farmer had been increased He showed that the sugar industry had been encouraged by Republican policies and that the advent adent of a Democratic Congress and the removal of ot the duty from sugar augar would strike a blow at the industry that would practically lly ruin It The secretary of ot agriculture made the statement that cars of ot otI I citrus fruits had been sold to the pea peo people pIe of or the tho country last year earby by the thai fruit growers of ot California He ex cx explained explained that there was an ample duty on these fruits fruita and that those workIngmen workIngmen work workingmen ingmen who gain their livelihood from that Industry In California Call Cornia received ample protection front from the Republican party part The Tho removal of that tariff would throw open the ports of or tho Uto United States to that sort of fruit lt from rom the tho Mediterranean countries where the fruit is i 8 handled more cheaply than can be done in the United State State and aJ the result would be the absolute ruin of the tho fruit Industry of California Secretary Wilson might have gone further and said mid a few tew words on the wool bulu industry Uy and aRd the mining raining indus industry Industry Industry try Of course in New ew York they do donot donot donot not take much mJ h interest in the pros prosperity perky of or Utah and aad would not take any grave interest in knowing that the Payne tariff bill amply protected the industries of oC Utah The people of ot New Xe York are consumers of wool not producers and they would not care to know that by b the work of the Utah delegation in Congress the wool In was wu handled in la such sueh a way as ae aeto asto to conserve eon e e the Interests interacts of ot the Utah I wool man If Secretary Wilson V son had known of the famous telegram teJe m which Uncle Jee Knight and his son SOli J Wilt Will Knight had sent to the finance corn com committee mItte mitt of or the United States Senate in 1909 when that body was considering the lead schedule of or the Payne tariff bill bUl he could have made some Mme inter eating remarks concerning it It Here Mere is the telegram Just as Uncle Jesse sent it to the chairman of the Senate finance committee Any further reduction of ot the tariff en on lead would close many mines and smelters and cause general genera panle panic in the tile west Secretary Wilson is an expert farm farmer er or and ia 1 chiefly y interested In promoting promoting ing the thEl Interests of the farmer He does not know as much about the min mining minIng mm ing business as Uncle Jeese Jesse but he would probably acquiesce In Uncle Jesses Jemes views that any further re reduction reduction reduction of ot the tariff on lead tood would close clo e many mines and smelters sm and cause general panic in Inthe the west Mr Wilson knows what he is talk talking talkIng ing lag about when he ha discusses the wel welfare welfare welfare fare of ot the farmer and those who make their living JIving from the products of at atthe the farm and Uncle Jesse knows what he is talking about when he discusses ses the mining business and pleads for tor the welfare of the mine owner tho the miner and all who ho make their livelihood from the mining business 1 |