The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30
THE rREslpENrvs SPEECH.


4 equally profound impression upon the
# thoughtful and really sincere people
OF the country. 1t was the speech of
s the statesman. soiicitotis OF his coun-
4 try's welfare. not The speech Of the
politician seeking votes for office; Il
powerful plea for :. reasonable degree
of commercial and Industrial freedom
between two countries close OF kin in
laws and customs and history and
touching each other along thirty-seven
hundred miles OF border, so that there
shall be between these "two great
nations of people OF the same Ian
Euage. Of similar character. tradition,
business habits and moral aspirations
1 tina, natural flow Of trade which would
re for the benefit of both. The tenn
per OF the Presidents discourse was
most excellent and his delivery was
particularly eHective. The speech has
been printed IN This Times -Dispatch.
but We shali Reproduce some OF the,
telling POINTS n il tor the reiiec;ioa OF
TIE Intelligent reader. ana especially
fo- the consideration Of The United
States Senator'S from Virginia ana
from othsr soutaern states who ought
SO h vitality interested IN securing this
frst step towards that freedom in coz,
uss.c:ai sazl-s te- whioii Trey are
sur2essa to have STOOD all thsss lean
1asfft- v-tary ysz.<:
~ objection can he rlada 10 the
- 4 - &.
Glass derived less oenetit from i; than
ether CLASSES then il is the manu-
faciursE ~ ihe country who ought 10
eoiect- because Ike treaty III It's nature
win not enlarge his market as much
SIS 81 VIII ;hat OF the farmer.
There * one way--and that con-
elusive ,-ay-of demonstrating The fai-
lacy and unfounded character OF their
fears to the farmers, or any other
class that believes itself to be unjustly
effectvd by this treaty, and that is Ia
Try ii on.
There is no obligation. on either
zHsau6n 10 continue Tie reciprocity ar
4 rangement any longer than ii desires.
and If II be found by actual practice
that there Is an injury and Il per-
manent Injury. to the farmers OF TINS
country, everybody knows that they
can sufficiently control Legislation to
bring about q change and "A return 10
The old conditions.
M Those of US who are responsible for
the Canadian treaty are willing ana
anxious TO subject it TO that kind of a
test. and we have no doubt that when
* Is put in operation the ghosts which
nave been exhibited 10 frighten the
agricultural classes will be laid for
ever.
f Another. and a very conclusive. rea
son for closing the contract is The or
portunity which it gives us 10 increase
q inc SUPPLY OF our natural resources
which, with wastefulncss Of children.
We nave wantoniy exhausted"
Then, as We. have said there arc
the relations %hich.should obtain be-
tween the people Of the two countries
because OF their territorial proximity
ard their close relationship in all the
elements which should make them
friends The President characterized
f the talk Of annexation as .'bosh'' ,hat
should be treated as one Of the iok cs
OF the platform. and should not enter
into the consideration of serious men
engaged in solving a serious problem, /"
me President expressed his high ap-
probation OF the manner In which the
Democrats III the House have treated
this eslon. and for taxing q states
maniike course instead Of playing nol
tiles. We are very sorry that he
n could not extend his felicitations n
the Democrats in the Senate. some OF
# whom at least appear 10 he inclined 10
play poiitics' Of a very sorry sort
With the idea that they are guarding
the interests OF the country by irrcle.
var, and utterly misleading amend
!. lnents TO the bill hut who are only
playing into the hands OF the chear
statesmen Of the insurgent liepubli.
can class who are trying to get even
with the President
We arc in favor Of the Free lis,
/, which has been agreed upon by Under.
wood and his associates in The House
and we would 80 even farther an,
take down all the tariff walls: hui, a,
X the President said. because Canada i.
%f reluctant ito go as far as We woult
wish to have her so. the fact that il
does not 80 far enough is the poores
Z reason for not going as far as we can.
We iagree. further. with the Prcs,ncn
that in our natural desire 10 reduce tn,
( tariff generally the passage OF III,
& present agreement SHOULD no, he on
3 dangered by making its passage con
n ditioned on the passage Of tarih revi
sion or other legislation having no rea
b relevancy to the contract"
There are demagogues, short sish,c,
o. statesmen candidates for Office in boz
a8i countries, and they are busy all III
q time looking out for themselves. a
President Nick Butler. OF the univer
f city o. Columbia said in his speech /,
4 Il 4 the newspaper men THURSDAY night
j54 "the plain people" are getting t;rc
Il OF this sort oflthjng. The reciprocit