Show GOV CUMMINGS ON RECIPROCITY The remarks of Governor Cummlugs of Iowa before the National Reciprocity convention In Detroit yesterday show much earnestness and thought The loading Idea that the tariff must not be considered us a stereotyped plate to be forever held without change Is nil right But to insist on changes merely to make thtm Is not Republican nor good business sense and while Governor Gover-nor Cummings does not say C hat yuch Is his meaning one might infer It 0 without much wresting of language Neither Is It well to urge reciprocity merely for the sake of reciprocal trade we should In establishing reciprocity reci-procity be sure that we get advantage ad-vantage out of It and not establish It to that some other people muy reap the benefits Trade Is not sentiment It Is business and no man goes into trade with the expectation or hope of losing money Neither ehould the Nation Na-tion Indulge In senllmeKt on the tariff question It In not sufficient to hay that we have hadl given Item In the larlf schedule a long while und It iH i about time to be changing Hi we should be iCtlsontfbly sure that we shall get tome advantage by the change otherwise other-wise wo should letIt alone It Is admitted ad-mitted that the present Carlff Just as It standu has done a marvelous work Jn upbuilding1 our industries and jn uugurallng and tnalnlalnlng i the prosperity of the people Under it our foreign trade has thriven as It nover did before and while It may be that reciprocity In some cases might help even the enormous exports we should never lose sight of the fact that general gen-eral reciprocity means free trade But 0 we cannot afford for a moment to t1 think of sacrificing our protective policy Jlcclproclly should be made on special account here agreed to at all and It should be made the handmaid and helper of protection not Its enemy and destroyer Governor Cumnilngs refers 1 rather slightingly to the Idea that we should he careful not to Injure sonic home producer but ili I fostering care of the home producer Is the essence of protection and this Nation cannot afford af-ford tij Ignore him nOr lo l relax Us J care and vigilance In his behalf |