As a boy T remember I used to} stay up half the night in a little jeountry town in the West of Eng-and, waiting for election results. That same enthusiasm, which spends itself ax men grow older, is much in evidence in the United States at the resent moment in connexion with the great event in November. So far as Califoynia is concerned, there little doubt that it will "plump" for Coolidge. The agricultural interests of this State remember only too well the competition that they were forced to fight under the free trader of the Democrats.
Dill went into effect, this country, your China exporters will know well enough, was importing millions of eggs annually from China and the {California poultry industry was had vay because of the low prizes. prevailing. Now this industry claimed to be protected by the Republican tariff and the chicken men here are making money.
In addition to this cla Senator! up the Darvier against the "Spanish. products. "Lock at the simon market to-day and see Our dustry. enjoying "great prosperity Ihecause it in mot int direct compet. ton "with foreign feait 'The "wage scale in Europe is 0, low that' the {ott of production' stounis to very "We cannot. compete' with sue cost of labour. an But Ame home say that America is not free any: more—there ave too many laws and orders, and there is a danger of their defeating their own end, as is often seen with such matters ax prohibition, T remember motoring American friend of mine and several other in the large car ious to ear from an El who had Just arrived in the country what Re Bought generally of American lite.) He had little to say, but soon we] passed a huge sign on the roadway, when the Englishman asked if the ear might be stopped—whereuy-an he Pointed to this big sign and read the words "Free Air." There you ar2, tions plan Ponition Sind already Cab these for a enture 16 ay" that within the next she weeks every pound of. carry-over dried Fruits "have. been' 30 at a big pont Lu' Follette voted against every' aril vote increase for California products, "Mr. Shortridge declares, and "invites the farmers of this state to keep this fact in mind as the workers in our factories, should remember that La Follette proposed the repeal of the tari in effect and that protects them against the cheap labour of Europe."
There is more than one point of view in "this matter. however, and:
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