The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-07-22
INSURCENT IS
SORE ON PRESS
La Toilette Closes Speech
Against Reciprocity.
HAKES ATTACK ON TAFT

Declares That President Has Taken
Up subject Of Free Trade Win
Canada as Popular Chord With
Which to Restore Administration
to Popular Favor--Lauehs OF sue-
gestlon Of vetoIns Measure lfWooI
Schedule 10 Added to It.
Washington, July 22.Sfn his final
speech in opposition to Canadian
reciprocity, Senator LaFollctte of
Wisconsin made bitter attack on
the newspapers Of the country. He
charged that the newspapers which
advocated the passage OF the Cana
dian reciprocity bill were Influenced
by their desire to obtain free print
paper.
II believe. Mr.. President, that the
attitude OF the pressof this country
upon this reciprocity measure will
ultimately tend in very consider
able and marked degree to Lessen the
influence Of the press.
81 am inclined to say that the
press OF the country has failed with
regard to this measure in It's duty TO
the public. believe that the press
OF the country will suffer very great
ly in the public estimation as re-
suit of the attitude which II has
taken upon a piece Of legislation in
which II has a direct money interest
From my own experience have seen
the influence Of the press very Sc
verely tested.
Recalls Wisconsin Campaign.
ct recall one campaign in the state
which | have the honor in part to
represent upon this floor in which
the great body OF the Republican
press OF the state sold its editorial
columns. The Republican press OF
the state OF Wisconsin in the cam.
paign Of 1902 very largely. almost en-.
tirely. sir. sold its editorial columns
TO great interests, particularly the
railroad interests. A bureau was or
eanized and under cover these papers
were edited by that bureau. say
IT TO YOU and am entirely within
bounds when | say II. that there were
scarcely half a hundred country
newspapers in the state that didn't
surrender to them the great infu.
ence in that trying time. What was
the result? In order TO lay before
the people OF that state the facts
with respect TO the failure OF legisla-
tion and to the records OF legislators
who had betrayed their constituents
It neeessitated the publishing Of q
campaign textbook. You could not
get them into the papers that should
have been open to the publication OF
matter which was OF interest to their
constituents"
Makes Attack on Taft.
Mr. LaFollette concluded with an
attack upon President Taft. Address
ing the Democrats, he said. you
know that the president has become
onamored OF this so-called Canadian
reciprocity. He Is led to believe that
he has struck at last. after running
the entire gauntlet. a popular chord
du0 II 10 lHt Out lnlnk VII MhlNh ht
relies to, in some measure. restore
his administration to favor llC
counts on this bill being accepted IN
place OF the reduction OF duties which
was promised in the platform oi
1908. Nothing could tempt him tC
abandon reciprocity. II has been ac
cepted by the public as signfying the
tariff reductions and II Is expected
that 1t will serve long enough TO tide
over the elections. Talk about his
vetong the reciprocity bill with ;
vision CT the wooden schedule, added
to It as an amendment Is preposter
ous. You might as well expect {
drowning man to relinquish his hole
on a life preserver"
The senate will vote on the reel
procity bill and the amendments be
fore the close Of today's business.