REPUBLICAN MEWS ITEM CHARLES L. WINS, Editor. Published Every Thursday Afternoon j By The Sullivan Publishing Co. At the County Beat of Sullivan County. LAPOHTE, PA. \V c. MASON, Pi-esiden. TIUIS. .1. INGHAM, Set y 4 Treas. Entered at th<- Post t Mice at I.aporte, &s second-clan mail matter. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. For Supreme Court Justice. .loll.N I'. EI,KIN, of Indiana County. For Presidential Electors. Electors at Large—Robert Pitcairn. Allegheny; l.eviti. McCallev, Chester. REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET. For President Judge. HON. K. M. DUNHAM, of Laporte. For Member of Assembly. Dli. M. E. HEIiEMANN, For Sheriff. FRANK W. RUCK. FARMING INTERESTS. DETRIMENTAL EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE WITH CANADA. V. iiy New England Ascrlcultarliits Would I'rotent Axulnat Competition With tlie Product* o( Cheaper Land and ( bt'aiier Labor. A great deal is heard from those who advocate reciprocal trade rela tions with Canada of the slight disad vantage which it is said would follow the admission of natural products into Now England. It Is felt that since the industries of New England have changed somewhat in character in the process of time, so that no longer. In Massachusetts at least, is farming the thief business, the Introduction of such articles of domestic production as would naturally be sent to these mar kets for disposal by Canadians would be in no way detrimental to our com mercial welfare and prosperity. Aside from the viciousness of a pol icy which abandons one section of the country in its effort to build up an other, let us see If it is a fact, as claimed, that the farming interests of New England can be antagonized with impunity. First of all It should be remembered that farming is easily the largest sin gle industry in the country. It enlists $20,000,000,000 of capital, embraces one-tliird of all the industrial workers, and its followers constitute the great er bulk of the middle class of the com munity. In short, financially as well i;s politically, the farmers hold the bal ance of power. As the general conditions of the coun try have improved, as educational fa cilities have become more easily avail able in the rural districts, the equip ment for industrial efforts improved and Letter means of communication es tablished, a healthy reaction has come to pass in favor of agricultural pur suits of all kititls. Scientific investiga tion and research have also tended to place farming upon a more solid basis, anil it is being more eagerly approach ed from a business standpoint than at any previous time in the history of the country. In spite of all this there are ill thousands of acres of unreclaimed la ml only waiting the touch of the plowshare to spring into fertility, and there are still other thousands of acres which have been neglected for the fac tory and the mill. So it would seem that, taken alto gether, the industry of farming is not one to be lightly ignored or neglected. But it is not the purpose of this paper to urge a broader or national treat ment of the question of reciprocity with Canada. It will be sufficient if we have called attention to the im portance of this industry, both singly and in relation to many others, all of which contribute alike to the welfare of the country. We would like, however, to show that farming is today by no means a negli gible factor in the commercial life of New England. It Is true that the shop aid the factory have received the greatest impetus from the general prosperity which has set ill since the United States adopted the policy of protecting its own. Throughout New England can be seen on every hand evidences of the gradual shift of indus try from the field to the workshop, but statistics will happily show the re claiming of the soil in these states In the same gradual way which, us v. e have already noted, has become eo: : moil in the history of the country at la rge. Moreover, as is easily proved by a comparison of the figures taken fror.i reports concerning New England and scute other corresponding territory in the west, say the state of Michigan or lowa, we find 'that New England, with a total land area of ti'J.UIHJ square miles against 57.000 for Michigan at: ! 05.tH.i0 for lowa, has still nearly 20'.- oiit) farms to 203,000 for Michigan an l 2_9,<J00 for lowa. On these farm.!, which are worth approximately $040,- 000,000 in Massachusetts, $090,000,000 ir: Michigan and .$1,835,000,000 in lowa, 2!>,000 persons are employed in Massa chusetts, 312,000 in Michigan and 372,- 000 in lowa. Are not these figures interesting against the assurances we have been receiving that farming in New England is an antedated industryV Anil to strengthen the claim that is rightly made by those who have the best In terests of New England at heart that she is not yet in a position to establish an open door for the natural products of any other country we shall find, if we delve a little further into statis tics, that the value produced per acre on these same New England farms is S2O against .sl2 per acre for Michi gan and sl2 for lowa. A:< UNENDING FIGHT TARIFF NOT A SETTLED QUESTION | IN THIS COUNTRY. Enemle* of Protection Manic Their ' by DeinuudliiK Loner Duties • and Adoption of u S>*ten» of Reci procity In Competitive Products. Is the tariff a settled question in the j United States? Alfred Moseiy, tii.; ] English student of industrial, economic | mid social conditions, after several vis its devoted to careful observation, an swers the question in tlie affirmative. • While it is very natural that such a view should be held by the foreigue.- who notes and comprehends the tre mendous results of protection as ex hibited in the material progress achiev ed in this country, while the permanent retention of a tiscal system productive of these magnificent achievements should be considered a matter of course, we think Mr. Mosely has reach ed a mistaken conclusion when he ex presses the conviction that the protec tive tariff is so generally accepted by the people of the United States that it Is here to stay by unanimous consent. Far from it. The tariff was never more fiercely antagonized in all our history than it is at this moment. A great political party, polling more than three-sevenths of all the votes cast at the last two presidential elections, re mains the inveterate enemy of protec tion. True, the doctrine of absolute free trade Is not preached as widely or as openly as in former times. Prop er regard for political expediency has prompted a modification of the radical demands for the abolition of all custom houses. But the hatred of protection as a principle and a policy is as ram pant now In the Democratic party as it ever was. This year's Democratic national platform will declare hostility to protection by calling for heavy tariff reductions and for the entering of the free trade wedge in the shape of trea ties with any and all nations providing for reciprocity in competitive products. It is a foregone conclusion that such will be the attitude of the Democratic party in the campaign of 1904. In addition to the regular Democrat ic party organization, our friends of the Tariff Ileform club are preparing for their regular quadrennial assault upon the bulwarks of protection. Wit ness the following circular soliciting funds for the free trade propaganda: New York. March 14. 1904. Dear Sir—ln the approaching presiden tial campaign the Democratic party wilt undoubtedly advocate a radical revision of the existing customs tariff, especially in respect to those commodities which tend to create trusts and enable them to mo nopolize the domestic market. The tariff committee desires to take an active part In the work of the campaign so far as It proceeds on tariff lines. In addition to continuing the work which this committee has efficiently done here tofore—viz, supplying large numbers of newspapers throughout the country with tariff reform matter In general, including opposition to the proposed ship subsidy legislation—the committee especially de sires to undertake a careful investigation of the prices at which many heavily pro tec-ted subjects of domestic manufacture are sold In foreign countries. Protected from foreign competition by the enormous tariff upon imported com petitive goods, our industrial monopolies maintain excessive prices in the home market, while they sell their products in foreign countries for any price that will dispose of their merchandise. The injus tice of this to the American consumer Is not that the foreigner gets American com modities at low prices, but that these prices are made at the expense of the American consumer, who Is severely taxed to recoup the American manufacturer for ids losses or diminished profits on foreign sales. If enabled to make this Investigation the committee will prepare and publish com parisons of the prices which American consumers are compelled to pay in many lines of domestic commodities entering largely Into consumption with the prices at which the same commodities are sold In foreign countries by our protected do mestic manufacturers. The committee proposes also to make a speciul investigation and exposure of the great harshness and injustice attending the administration of the customs revenue laws. The tariff reform committee Is probably better fitted than any other similar or ganization to do this and other contem plated work, but its success necessarily depends very largely on the amount of funds which those Interested in tariff re form are willing to contribute to the cause. To do effective work the commit tee needs several thousand dollars. Cheques may be drawn to the order of the chairman of the tariff reform commit tee and addressed to him at the Reform •Sub, 2 East Thirty-fifth street. TARIFF REFORM COMMITTEE. Wallace McFnrlane, Chairman The plan of campaign is a big one and involves the expenditure of a large sum of money. "Cheques"—note Worthy Mirster Ilorton of the Michi gan state grange has withdrawn from the legislative committee on account of his prospective candidacy for gov error. ™ Won't Help l'nrUer. Some of the Parker boomers have dis covered that the judge wrote part of the New York state Democratic plat form In 1883. That platform indorsed the Cleveland administration, then in uttlce over a year, and its tariff reform policy. This discovery is not likely to help the Judge or his boom among those who recall what happened when the Democratic plan of tariff reform wna I put into effect.—Troy Times. A ("linnee For Dill. ! The populists are going to hold a na tional convention. If they will only ! wait until alter the Democrats have met at St. Louis, perhaps Mr. \V. J. H. , will return to bis tirst love.—Tacoma Ledger. Fad a. 'Twas once the fad Of Hearst to boast, "My circulation Ib the most." I But now he brags And loudly prates About his bunch Of delegates. —Cleveland Leader John D. Reeser's Big Store, Lank Block, Dushcre, Perm a, j !!»<» W". IKHWI ,MJTl»—o—l |i Cgcg—.--.r"- S3T "- " ' ' !rtie(ireatestDomesticand LinenSarfjctinseverftnownj The biggest mmifacturers and wholesalers in Amercin ui-;n close t''»uch with the accomplishm in < -i \ ordirnarv sale briefly told these :«re ■ bargains here'for >. u 10 day We oiler to you bargains in ! :»ncr?v*- r r ''n ghams Bates SeehuckerS Fancy Prints Tonelmgs etc. Nov*'is the time to come and buy because thev .ire ina-keij below cost. Linen and Pique bkiits are belling tor jnst hah. \ splendid oppertunity for you. J REMNANTS AND MILLINERY. Remnants of gingham selling at 7 cts offered to von; were ' _ . i, . „ 4 i i I Havoa fine line of Trunks, Suit C ases and ! elesco pes. jusi m>w a;.i. fc Bargains in Remnants are almost given away to you as they are mark F ~ , " . . . . . »;|' vo.i intend to take a vocation and in need of tliem now is a, good itmei ed regardless of cost or anything else. Millinery, great-cut given you in- , . I , . w . • • XI -i'-" x 11 „,vo select, as we have a very fine assortment of them. ( arpets. Lineolni: J Millinery and now is agood time for you to buy as.it is cut legardlesao,3 ■ 112 r , !•« , . . , lUugs. Oilcloth and etc. Have a very nice assortment and ki.ou \v< cost and real bargains, for y.oir It makes no'difference on what jot • choose as the*price has been cut. I ' 1 " P ,as< >""• Cail your attention to the groceries as we handle the b" c -t that can be bought for the money and it will p.]) yoi. to come in and see foryo lrsjli what we are offering you in groceries. Complete linesin Dry goods, Shoes, Milliner/*, Umbrellas, Cuitains, CroCKt-ry and eic. John D. Reeser's Big Store> Bank block 7 - J ITU b'HOB H3 • WRITE FOR PRICES Cict the Habit" of sending to us or better still o! coming to our store unci buy > our supplies. (I)e 3ell E,ver^tf)iiig. You can't ask us for anything we don't keep or know where to get QUICK. The Price is Right. The Goods Right. We don't have a large store, but always tilled with good bright, clean Merchandise—Not old stock. 1 hat's why we are always busy. We are car load buyers and car load sellers. Try us, you will come again as others do. A. P. WIELAND-CO. General Merchants, PROP G R R\ST°MILL TEAM ZEST Oix IP.A.. Carpets, Carpets, We have the largest line of Carpets shown in Suili van County; at any price you want, any color, any patern, any grade, at any price, in any quantity you want Aattings Aattings Some of the greatest bargains in Mattings you ever saw shown in this or any other town. All grades and all prices. Don't forget that we also carry the largest stock of FURNITURE in this section of country. ttolcombecfLfKkT, Furniture 6" Undertaking DUSHORE, PA. TELEPHONE. FIRST NATIONAL BANK X-iIE, CAPITAL STOCK, SSO 000 BODINE, President a WILLIAM WODDROP, Vice Pres. W. C. FBONTZ, Cashier. SURPLUS AND NET PROFITS, DIRECTORS: $50,000 ~ ~ ' DeWitt Bodine, C. Wm. Woddrop, Poter Reeder, Transacts a General ' _ ~ ' Jeremiah Kelloy, William Frontz, W. C. Frontz, BonKinj Bvsiness. j .-.. .. James K. Boak, John C. Laird, E.P. Brenholtz, Accounts ol lndivid- iPeter Frontz, John P. Lake, Daniel H.Poust. uals and Firms Soiic j * John Bull. >ed. | BANNER 8A LYE Itun't Tolmero Spit mid KuoLo Tour l.tlc An,it. the most haaling «slva In tha world. To quit tobacco easily nn<l forever, ho ma« netle. full of l ile. nerve 'inJ vigor, tuko No To Ct/Vf flPiffc 111 "' t'ie wonder-worker, Hint makes wenit raea nlU.l 1 lllni I*.TAWI>| rtU (Irupxists, SOc or #l. C'lrepuaran Cum* CnlHci Pnwont* Pneumonia leM Booklet una sample free. 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