The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-28
HOME FOR The WAR
Senators Curtis and Bristow
Are Back.
Both Give Out Statements OH
Political Situation.
THEY ARE FAR APART.
Curtis Defends President, Bris-
tow Attacks Him.
Evident Kansas Battle VIII Be
on This Line.
THEY ARE FAR APART.

senators Bristow and Curtis have
returned home to their constituanrv
rom the special session, each with a
olHerent message. one saws white "a
Oidck' and the other saws black IS
"ntte- Ineir views on the work OF
s.s SoisI ess ana the influence OF the
h41s.l hp4resloent are as far apart as the poles.
xNooH ana midnight represent the fif-
ference In their ideas If il is true
l, sllaS mouse divided against itself
shal 1all, then Kansas ought to ran
cI.-el me senate Senator Bristow de-
la @claI es that the standpat senators. an
under the domination OF the Interests
ueIe@tec all efforts to cut the fniotIi-
tous schedules Of the Aldrfch farfff
- -, senator Curtis points with pride
.oI - ne TACT mat sacred bill was left un-
toucned. Senator Bristow arrafrnz
PRESIDENT Taft for denouucinr Tbe
WOODEN schedule in his Winona speech
as indefensible" and then refofr,, t1,-
measure that cut those scbeS,,ia-
senator Curtis praises the president fo,.
MS veto and declares thai reviqioy,
ought to be made only with the aid
All the way down the line the two
s.l Kansas senators present opposite views
On national issues. Curtis Is for Taft
Ior PRESIDENT In 1912. Bristow is for
Ia rouette. Curtis is still a stand
patter- Bristow is still a progressive.
yurLis Is for the old order. Bristow Is
for the new. ."
Senator Bristow, in his first bor,a
interview, said in part.
am NOT Tor the denomination Of
nIesi9 ii gent TART. because I do not be-
HeVe IN the things he stands for. His
Iarim policy seems to be for free trade
1pr Ip tne farmer and high protection FOR
tne manufacturers. His recinrorifx,
DIlis tne pet measure OF his admins
s tat,oH' practically put every product
OF the american farm on the free list
ana When congress undertook to re
iieve the farmer from some of the bur
1ens OF tarlu taxation, by giving him
Iree lumber. free shoes. free harness
and free farming implements M 1,sft
vetoed the bill Ni'- A@'t
I'm his celebrated winona speech
When Mr. Taft declared the r3av1e-AI -
drich bill the best tariff law ever on
acted. ne made one exception and
mat was the woolen schedule He do
SIaI.e O-areo that tne duties in that schedule
were excessive and indefensible. AZ
the session just closed. congress re-
Vlsed that schedule reducinprr fbc
duties on woolen cloths and blankets
used oy the masses of the American
people, that were from SIS TO 15O nor
cent, to approximately so per cent al
valorem; yet President Taft vetoed tbc
plu, alleging that the revision was not
scientifically made. In my oDfnfon ff
does not require a scientist 10 6eter-
mine whether or not duty OF SO ner.
cent Is sufficient protection for an In
dustry that is controlled Nv q COW,
btnation, and that has beer sucra..
fully established in this country for a
century Mr.. Taft by his veto has nr,1-
nneu every EFFORT made by congress
TO reduce the duties on trust confroITod a
products, while the farnereF prod1cfa
the production of which never car, ba
controlled by trust have upon hts
In other words, Mr.. Taft stands Tor
free trade for the farmer, and e.rces-
sive protection for the rnanufarturer.
and I do not agree with that tarir
policy.
That Statehood Veto.
The presidents language in veto
ing the resolution admitting Arizona
and New Mexico into the union under
the constitution they had formed
clearly indicates that he and I diff
fer very widely in our view az 70 the
American people as a whole. I do not
believe that they constitute an ire
spors1ble mob that cannot be trusted
with political power Every argu-
ment he made against the recall of
judges could be made, and has been
made, with the same force AGAINST
the election Of Judges; and Il Is de-
monstrated beyond any question that
the elective judiciary of our country
Is superior to the federal judiciary.
which is appointive. think Il would
be a mighty good thing II q number
of federal judges could be recalled
In a state where judges are elected
for short terms, the recall is not I'm
portant, but the action of such feder-
al judges as Archibald in the wire
trust cases dem onEtrates that a mora
direct responsibility OF federal Judges
to the people is exceedingly desirable.
I do not believe that the people OF any
state or district. or any considerable
number of them. would recall a
judge because he had been an honest,
and fearless officer. In
stead of recalling him, in my opinion
they would re-elect him. That IS the
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