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III Great Britain, as provided by their agriculture
al statistics, and that the entire value oi the pro-
ducts employing British navigation III the world
over, was rot equal to the grass grown in Great
Britain. su h is the importance Of agriculture
10 every nation.


Over this vast American interest the Tariff of
'sl1 has thrown It's shield, first in direct pr rrcc.
ton gwen to It's products. For cotton, wuul,
hemp, beef and polk, hams and bacon, cheese,
butter, lard, potatoes, flour and wheat, d,r,n
"rt'ri,s, we llud an average protection of A5 per
cent, which is higher than the average prutcc-
tlon gwen TO manufactures. But, secondly,
protection Of manufactures Is IA protection of az
riculhra capital and open such a market for
agricultural products as has been shown IN an
other place. The importance of protection 10
agriculture will further appear from the fact,
tina, the annual average tf imports of the above
na'ncd agricultural products, for the fire yra,S
proceeding lNl2, were ~1,3ll 600, and that the
potatoes imported into Boston in onc year ano,,ii-
ted TO sll 900. 1t will be seen by statement
page I, that oar imports OF agricultural products
ior the ahuNc-namcd five years, wcro greater
than our agricultural exports, other than cotton,
tu Great III itain.


BENEFIT OF THE TARIFF TO LABOR.


1t has been estimated by political economists,
that the industry of a country is equal TO one
~ercnM or one righh of It's entire wealth. II
might he said, that all the essential wealth Of a
nation consists Ill ITS capacity for labor, as nc
nation could subaist without it. American labor,
by the rGvuSi"n of 1910, was seen to be
sinking rapidly nto the gripping first of European
d"SpotSm, 10y the approximation of its prices to
The European standard, till the tariff of 1912
rescued IT, and Is fast establishing it or the true
American basis, with the prospect Of Il fair re-
ward"


10 Tins tariff tile locoIocos are opposed, nc
uat'@rwhat they may say to the contrary. Re
collect reader, that at all times when they say
they are i'll favor of it they arc atton p,ing to de-
celvc you. They show their opposition TO il
whenever an opportunity offers. They arc try
ing t" effect It's destruction now in Congress.


We speak knowingly upon this subject; we
latcy y circulated a petition asking that the Tar
III be allowed to remain as it is, and we could
get but two locoiocos o sign it, and they we lce
ASSURED will next fall come out for "CLAY AMI
THE TANrF.n


Here Is Il letter from Mr. Van Bu:on on the
subIrct-wonder if any locoloco will say Mr.
Van Bur,n is Tariff man


"ALHANy: Feb. %, 1913.


"NIy Dcm Si,.-l thank you very kindly fol
your friendly letter. IhaUc al no lime nor an,
Thcrc h'Saed 10 cypress my decided Misrepresentation
n M' 1"J0 .ict n the last Session, as ,rrH in res,
pcc' to hc F"cPh upon whjch ii Is founa,d, Us I.
ITS dct"'S In good time you will have my views
IN respect to THAT and other subjects before the
public. In the mean time believe mo 10 be,


Very sincerely,


lUur friend and ob't servant.


NJ. VAN BUREN,