The Daily Missoulian., 1911-07-14
LA TOILETTE OPPOSES
RECIPROCITY MEASURE
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TAFT In unsparing terms and declared
that the contest involved was the
flight between the plain people and
confederated privilege"
Considered as measure OF reci-
procity," said Senator La Toilette OF
II Canadian agreement. 1T violates
every tariff principle OF reciprocity
heretofore expressed In the platform
declarations of the republican party
and recommended by former republic
can presidents Considered as tar
iff BILL II violates every tariff princi-
pie and platform promise upon which
William II. Taft was elected presi-
dent.
A Legislative Wrong.
I'm the beginning It was heralded
as a blessing to the consumers. So
was the tariff bill OF 1909. 1t prom
ises to reduce duties for the benefit
of the people; II reduces no duties,
the effects of which can ever reach
these people, but II does reduce duties
for the mllers. the packers. Stand
ard oil. the brew ers. the coal COM
bines. and in some measure for the
already grossly protected Interests. 1t
is nothing that II pretends to be and
processes to be nothing that 1t Is.
II is little brother 20 the Payne
Aldrich bill. the greatest legislative
wrong inflicted upon the American
people In half a century"
hA lnt "a
legislation based on the Canadian pact
was so related to the strange course
OF Mr.. Taft on the tariff question and
the policies which he was elected to
maintain" that the real stable worth
Of his recommendation could not be
fairly judged without reviewing the
more important acts of his adminis-
tratlon.
Continuing his criticism of Mr..
Taft's administration. Senator La Fol-
lette said
Roosevelt Forgotten.
Throughout the first pages of his
first general message he found no
space to say word for the great
measures that had made the name of
his predecessor revered and loved ev-
erywhere In the United states, Is II
to be wondered at. that the republican
voter In 1910 felt that he had sew
eral scores to settle? A president
whom he lad elected, believed to be
tho custodian of tile Roosevelt poll
icles had dismissed the Roosevelt
cabinet and appointed in their places
men. In the main. of known hostility
to those policies.
In all the record of this admins
trntion. no more glaring example Is
presented of the complete surrender
to special interests and tie complete
reversal of Rooseyelrs progressive
policies than that shown In dealing
with the amendments to the interstate
commerce act. IT would have been
difficult to have framed piece of
legislation affecting Interstate COM
merce more harmful to the public In
terests than that drafted by the at
torney general, and recommended to
congress by President Taft"
After reviewing the declaration Of
the republican platform of 1905 on
conservation, Mr.. La Toilette went into
the record of the Balinger- Pinchot
controversy and the general admins
tration of the interior department
down to the recent dismissal of the
Cunningham claims.
Ballinser.
"The congressional investigation of
the Alaskan coal scandal" said he.
confirmed the public opinion which
had early reached the stage of con-
victon that Ballinger was using His
official power to aid the Morgan -Gug-
genheim interests In wrongfully ac-
curing control of the Alaskan coal
fields. The subsequent history of the
Alaskan coal lands scandal simply
confirm the bad faith and betrayal
established
Heir to the Roosevelt policies, as a
presidential candidate. Mr. Taft was
pronounced progressive and the
leading and most enthusiastic Roose-
welt champion from the first to the
last of the campaign. Three months !
after he was inausurated he seemed !
to have forgotten that there ever had
been any well-known Roosevelt pol. /
icies. He had no sooner taken his |
oath OF office than he sacrificed the
progressive cause for the support of
Aldrich and Cannon and their reac- |
tionary program.
A Catckword.
Reciprocity is popular catchword !
The president seized upon it. He
made an executive compact the basis. |
not of reciprocity treaty. but of n |
tariff bill, Upon this false base he