Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1911-05-11

NO MlNCING or WORDS
BY TAFT TO FARMERS
President Says He Doesn't Care
If Reciprocity Does Cost
Him Their Votes.

~ t&biat"itE ~ % members Of the
national Grauga that he does not in
tend ~ play politics with the Canadian
reciprocity agreement even Il tho en-
actn@Hl u thar measure by congress
cost hirn Tho farmers vote.
no president told the visitors blunt
~ that he was sorry u hear that re-
publican farmers would desert the
party u the agreement goes through
D1i year fCr EB"h descTtiOu would not
change his conviction as r. the wisdom
Of such legislation He said hc be-
u@Fs1 reciprocity L. b. the best thing
Tor rhr whole country and that he did
iot intend to argue It,
n. =. Holt spokesman for the farm
'rE, minated strongly that the farmer
Toes not Ike reciprocity and that re-
publican votes are likely 70 be lost IL
It IS passed.
IF reciprocity goes through" said
he. 1T means We must take less for
our wheat and less for our products
and that means a halt IN che improve
ment NJ our homes and IN the education
Or our children Take the states along
tn line. Michigan. Maine. Wisconsin,
New Hampshire and Vermont. In the
past tho farmers of these states have
been the backbone Of republican pro-
tRcti0n. You could count on these peo-
PIE every time
TT this measure goes through &c will
discriminate against our markets and
Canada win get tn benefit. il win
make il harder for us 10 get a dollar.
- president ever commanded the faith
of thu farm people 81 times past more
than you, and I ask you whether you do
not think we will suffer If We are Dut
on a free trade basis"
Some Plain Speaking.
Certainly" SAID the president. Il
have no disposition to interfere with
those who make up the bone and sinew
Of our populatiOn-the farmers-and
! am convinced l am in no way inter
fering with IT, If / am-if we carry
through this treaty and II turns out
that 1t does produce the injury you an
ttcipate, 1t can be repealed by a single
congress.
IT does not last longer thar either
side desires il to last I am convinced
that after ii has been given one years
trial neither side will think 0f revising
it. That is my conviction. l cannot
go into an argument.
You say the republican farmers are
going to desert US If we put that
through. / am very sorry If that is to
be the case. because I have personal
liking for the republican farmers. just
a little mite stronger than for the
democratic farmers, although they are
all citizens of the United States, whose
welfare 1 must hold equally In my
care.
Not Personal Matter.
But my conviction with respect TO
the advantage of this treaty is very
deep. So far as the effect on my per-
sonal political fortunes, it ought not TO
influence me, and does not influence
me, in the slightest.
81 believe this treat to be the best
thing for the whole country. including
farmers, merchants, laboring men and
ALL because l believe it is contrary to
nature, il is flying in the face Of prov
idence, to put an artificial wall like
that between this country and Canada
and not get the benefit that viii inure
to the peoples of the same traditions
the same language and practically with
the same character of labor
IF we take down that wall we will
benefit by it, for we shall sell more ag-
riculturaI products to Canada than she
will sell to us We do now and we shall
sell her even more after the treaty goes
into effect That is my judgment
am not arguing am merely stating
my conclusions.
IF l did not believe this / should not
have taken the responsibility Of doing
what ! have done to put this reCtpro-
city treaty through. l am willing to
abide the Judgment Of history-the
Judgment that will come after the
event. When you gentlemen come to
see the result / believe you, as fair
minded men, will admit that you have
been wrong in your fears and that
have been right"
Free List Bill Passed.
Nine hours of continuous pounding at
the hands OF the republican minority Of
the House of Representatives failed TO
make a change in the first democratic
tariff bill, that placing on the free list
agricultural implements, meats and
many other articles.
The bill passed the house last night
by a vote Of 236 to 109. the democrats
voting solidly and mastering "a repub-
licans with them. This came after the
democrats had voted down or ruled out
of order more than 100 amendments,
and had demonstrated again that the
democratic majority was a compact
and smoothly working machine for the
enactment Of legislation.
Washington, May 1o.-Statehood for
New Mexico and Arizona held the at
tention of the House today. Reports
were received from committees on res
olutions Of inquiry and the committee
on territories, which n1ek, early in the
day and approved the sub committee
report, recommending statehood for
both territories after they shall have
voted on certain constitutional amend
ments
Arizona is asked to resubnit the call
provision of its constitution, voting an
an amendment which eliminates the
judiciary New Mexico is asked to
vote on an amendment making it's con-
stitution more easily amendable. The
Joint resolution reported by Chairman
Flood, of the committee on territories,
will be called up later in the week.
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washington, May 10-That President
Taft is holding back the South Dakota
4rIdpesh.p appointment to force votes
for Canadian reciprocity is the intima-
ton given out here among some Of the
members Of South Dakota delegation
One of them declared today he could
see no reason for holding ii UP unless
ii related to matters pending before
the Senate.
Representative Burke returned today
from attending the funeral of Senator
Kfttredge He was accompanied by
Judge ]. w. Jones, of Sioux Fails
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