The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1911-07-08
BURTON DEFENDS
THE PRESIDENT
oHIoAN SPEAKS IN SUPPORT AND
EXPLANATION OF THE
CANADIAN PACT.
WELL WITHIN TREATY RlGHSS
Defends Presidents Course In "Stump
Speaking" for BiIl.-Senate Agrees
to Sit Daily Here
after.

Washington. July 6.-The right OF
President Taft to negotiate the Cana.
dian reciprocity agreement, to send it
in completed form To congress for en-.
actment, and to defend and advocate it
In stump speeches" throughout the
country, was asserted in the senate by
Senator Burton CT Ohio at the con-
clusion Of an important speech in sup
port and explanation of the reciprocity
bill.
The senate agreed at the conclusion
Of the session to sit daily at II o'clock.
and 1t is expected that the sessions
will continue until o'clock Chair.
man Penrose of the finance committee
advocated daily sessions at 10 O'Clock,
but the Democrats who favor the reel.
procity bill feared this would be TAX
en- as a move to force hasty action
and would result III bitter feeling.
The opponents OF the measure, who
gents and many Republican regulars,
will endeavor to force the advocates of
the bill to take the floor in the longer
days of debate that are to follow Thus
far the speeches CT Senator Root and
Senator Burton have been the main
arguments made in favor of the meas.
ure.
Senator Burton's speech followed
criticism by Senator Cummins of Iowa,
Republican insurgent, earlier in the
day, of the speech made by President
Taft at Indianapolis. Senator Cum.
minis said he believed it was better for
the president to try to mould public
opinion by appealing to the people in
speeches than for him to use the pow.
err of the president through congress;
but he criticized the indianapolis
speech in which the president said the
Canadian agreement would probably
not reduce the cost of living.
UphoIds President.
Some degree of censure has been
/ visited on the administration for send
ing in this agreement 1t is the clear
right Of the president under the con.
stitution," Senator Burton said ito
make communications and recommen
dations to congress. It is his right
also to express on the stump in what
ever terms he may choose his adco
cacy of certain line of policy
mot only President Taft bnt his
! predecessor and other presidents have
made free to advocate, with no uncer
tain sound, national policies recon-
mended by them in messages. Other
wise the president would neither be
the leader of his party nor occupy that
place In the public attention which the
public demands of him.
"Of course, it is for the senate OF
the house to accept, reject or amend
any proposition that he may send to
congress. | think, however, that we
overlook numerous instances in which
bills or completed laws have been sent
TO congress by the president or mem.
bers Of his cabinet and passed practi.
cally without change. Secretary Chase,
In special session called July 1, 1861,
sent in complete tariff law, which
was accepted almost verbatim by con.
gress and became a law. without de-.
lay"
Senator Burton urged that the agree.
ment. notwithstanding tho power OF
congress to change 1t, be passed with.
out amendment. He said undoubtedly
It did not please everybody, that prob.
ably it had satisfied neither President
when it was completed.
But 1t is here" he said, land
strongly urge that 1t be adopted with.
out change. 1t is different from other
legislation. Consultations must be had
at long range. Any modification makes
a situation. now delicate, more intri.
cate and liable of failure"
Mr. Burton emphasized that those
that based their objections to the
agreement on the ground that the
farmer would suffer injury virtually
were fighting for higher duties for the
farmer. He said no injury to the
farmer could follow the removal OF
duties on farm products, except in
certain localities along the border
To keep the duties at the present fig
ure, he said, would be to place the con-
sumer at the mercy of a short market
and rising prices when the time ar
rives that American production does
not equal American consumption.
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