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Show EDITORIAL I I how the farmer BJjIlfll ges it 4ui Tlio farmer feeds tho nation. Tho IIJ I Democrats promibo to lower tho cost K of living. They said living Is high jjjllj hecauso tho Republican protective ft III tariff gives to tliQ American f armor n'j tho oxcluslvo right to feed tho Unit- i ud States. Strike down tho farmer's f protection and let cheap produco tho If world over como In to feed the na.- jjjjjl Hon. So they said, and f. they bar I tcred tho American farmer pros- IN perlty In their plan to make living 1 cheaper. I Tho high cent of living Is a ser- I' , problem In every American homo. Tho Republican party, In J its platform, attempts to cscapo from responsibility for present con' j ditions by denying that they are ,j . due to !i protective tariff. Wo talte ' issuo with them ou this subject and chargo that oxcesslvo prices result In a largo measure from the it high tariff laws enacted and main K tallied by tho Republican party. I Upon assuming control of tho gov- JE crnmimt thoy hurried to remove the 'jj furmur's protection. Thoy did It with U '1 u engeanco. About every product of i 9 the farm was placed on tho free lfst if' ! that is, about ovory product of n t northern farm and tho American J farmer at onco saw Canadian wheat, f Argcntino corn, Chinese eggs, Aus jj i ' tralliin butter, Canadian bay, nnd I ll Germnn potatoes bought In American f j markets in place of his own products. l Tho Department of Commerco has v furnished figures showing Just what i tho Democratic tariff is doing to the IAmurlcan farmor. During tho first 1 four months tho present Democratic i free trade in farmers products tariff law was In operation wo find tho fol-I fol-I lotting: '' Importations of Corn 1 Bushels Dining four months ending January 31, 1914 7,031,159 Importations sfimo period j previous year 2G0,000 'j Importations of Oats During four mouths ending ! January 31, 1911 10,191,115 ! Importations same period j previous year 23.5S0 i Importations of Potatoes i During four months ending ' January 31, 1911 3,201,000 Importations satno period i provlous year 79,000 Importations of Butter During four months ending January 31', 1'Jll 4,573,079 Importations satno peiiod 1. v.Iou3 yoar 470,000 Importations of Eggs During four mouths ending I January 31, 1914 2,8S5,5C1 m Importations samo period m jM-ovlnuB year rsono i And so wo might go on down thru tho wholo llRt of farmers' products. This Democratic tariff law, this free trade in farmers' products law, proved prov-ed a success In ono thing, It opened tho American market to tho cheapest cheap-est farm products ot the world, and (j! tho resulting Increaso ot Importations j I ' was tremendous. Then, too, this In- j crcaso In Importations Is progressive I : ' it grows with tho passago of tlmo i Abovo aro given tho figures for the I first four months. Tho present. In- ! crenso Is greiftor. Tho first ruBh of ; waters was Quito a flood, but a del Mf ugo Is on tho way. Thovu aro somo 27 products of tho 8M farm from which tho tariff was olth- "m or entirely removed or greatly re- M 5 tii..i Thcro has been a tremendous lncrcnse In Importation o all these products. During tho first ten mouths of tho operation of this free trado In farmers products law there woro Imported Into tho United States $143,700,311 worth of these products. Just' that much was lost to American f armors. Tho progressive Increase In Importations of farmers products, Is shown by tho fact that during the first four months It was 140 per cent during tho first eight months, 149 per cent; and during tho first ten months, 1C8 per cent. , |