The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-13
Results Of Flying Reel
procity Campaign In.
still Fresh Hope.
GREAT CROWDS
CT Y E GREETING
At Every Station Where Train
Bearing President Back to
Washington Stops, People
Gather to See Hin1-Mar-
tin Littleton Pays Him
Remarkable Tribute.

littspurE. Pa, February 1a-Prcsi-
dent Taft, much pleased with the re-
suits OF his flying reciprocity campaign
in Ohio and Illinois. passed through
here tonight on his way back to
sshinEton. During the day he re-
ceived number OF congratuiatory
messages from different parts of the
country, There was cheering news
from Washington. too. and the Prcsl-
| don't is III happy frame of mind
With his return TO Washington to-
| morrow. the President will push the
nght for the Canadian reciprocal
agreement with renewed viGor. He has
planned a number Of important con-
fererccs during the week and vii
uation in the Senate. Mr.. Taft feels
that the House problem was solved
with the reporting out of the Mccall
| bill yesterday. That the House will
pass this bill without serious amend
mentor any amendment at all that
would nullifN the negotiations of the
past six months-the President takes
as q foregone conclusion.
Very Cheerful.
The President was particularly
cheerful to- day over ~ report from
| Washington that the proba bility OF a
tilibuster against reciprocity in the
Senate is lesseninE daily. Mr.. Taft is
confident that If vote is reached In
the Senate the agreement will be en-
acted into law.
In the furtherance of his reciprocity
campaign President Taft VIII send sew
eral Of his Cabinet officers out into
the field during this week.
The President is as sanSune that
reciprocity with Canada will prove q
success as lie: was that practically free
dom and It's worth within year. and
! is anxious that It should be placed on
| trial ats5theS earliest possible date
lie believes 1t would prove its Wis
dom and It's worth Within year. and
| Is anxious that 1t should be placed on
! trial at the earliest possible time
That the Presidents reciprocity tour
into the Middle West has attracted
unusual interest was evidenced to-
day BY the fact that at every station
where tho train stopped great crowds
| were gathered at the stations. lie ap
peared on the rear platform at several
| OF the larger cities. but made no
| speeches The President is nursing
| quite a bad cold, and was pretty we'll
tired out at the conclusion OF his siren
nous day In Illinois yesterday. The
long rest on the rain to-day did him
world Of good.
| a Democratic Tribute.
! Elect Martin w. Lit
Teton, OF the oyster Bay District In
| Congress. following the President at
| the Lincoln BANQUET in Springfield, de-
f! parted from his speech to pay dis
! tinct tribute to the President from a
broadly Democratic or nonpartisan
point OF view for his stand on recipro-
! city. He said:
my pnrtisanship has never sunk so
| low. my obligation to my friends has
never been so incorrigiblc and so UNI
aiterable. my control OF my own politi-
cal career has never been guided by
such a motive, that ] could not give
my support to Republican President
who ! believed was periodically en-
deavorlng to discharge his duty
when the day of ordinary criticism
| has passed away, when partisan poll
tics has ceased TO dictate to yon and
10 me what we shall do, when the
papers have written their nnal screcd
upon tho subject, and When men have
finally delivered themselves OF their
Judgment. I believe that our present
President will so down in history az
one OF the greatest men Of America.
| because of the recent thing which lie
p, did, and that was 10 institute recipro-
city between Canada and the United
States"