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Show I! j: WILSON FEARFUL IF DEMDGRnS GDWTROL ' !' Praises New Tariff Law and j , jj, Holds Disaster Would Follow j, ''il' Political Change. ! ' if; i 'By Associated Press. KENTON, O., Sept. 17. Secretary of ' AErculture Wilson, at the Republican jj 1 , ' campaign opening here today, in a 1, '! v speech In defense of Republican policies. I t declared that past experience justified 'j apprehension as to what would be done I i j !. If the Democratic party should obtain ii1' l 1 , " control of the government. This ob- j ' ' serration followed a glowing review of I j the new tariff law. "We have good times now." Secretary I , wilson said, "and have had such since ' McKlnley became the 'advance agent of i . , prosperity." The revision of the tariff i has lost no man his Job, no panic has j followed. The new schedules average 1 i' lower than the Dingley law. A further "I ' reduction of tariffs generally would hit I , tho working people first Europe has n . lower wages than the United States and 1 iw would promptly take advantage of lower 1 ! duties. The farmer would lose hlB cus- ' . .tomcrs and prices for both factory and l farm goods would come down." ; .,, President Taft, the secretary contln- f I tied, had Insisted upon keeping In good ; ' faith the Republican platform promises. ; i' k' and congress had met platform requlre- J roents. ,!( L Discontent Inevitable. f "No tariff bill pleases everybody. It , 1 H! 1b universally conceded that all the facts t ' jt .necessary for intelligent legislation were , M not at the disposal of the two houses ' jj of congress when they were acting upon i ' W the tariff. Steps have been taken to - : i remedy this In the future. IV Ml' "A very important feature of railway , " Iw legiDlation is still under consideration. f1 il That is with regard to the issue of i K A 6tocks and bonds by interstate railways. '4 I "We got a poBtal savings bank bill 1 vr enacted. It will promote economy among J'tO 1 people who are just beginning to lay by 5,, In a little money for a rainy day. il'Pn "Food is cheap no longer. Population ;, 'J m has increased faster than production from JijJt hf the soil. The government's policy of hi giving farms to the people has exhausted , J m the supply In the regions where rainfall !,i w M usually assures good crops. High prices H S. of fresh meats and of their products M6 03 cause much concern Much mora pro- tU &- m ductlve of costliness to tho retail dis- p V $1 trlbutlon of meat is the overdoing of the fi'j'. m retail business. The multiplication of X K? &! small shops Is a burden to consumers and t J zh fil no source of riches to the small shop- ! A !w (If keepers." i''Vi5 if- t" secretary declared that high prices i Jrti wi encourage better production and cul- V'-reV Wi tlvatlon, and that these will enable the I'rl ri at farmer to meet the demands of lncreas- llni! m lr'5 population. |