Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1911-07-13
|LAFOLLETTE
ATTACKS TAFT
Says Canadian Reciprocity Is
Scheme to Help emily the
interests
FIGHT BETWEEN PEOPLE
AND THE PRIVILEGES
BY The United Press.


WASHINGTON. July 13.-Caustic
criticism Of President Taft for mot
keeping his promises" adding be-
trayal to betrayal" during his admin
istration, and sacrificing progressive
policies to Aldrichism and the reac-
tionaries, with a bitter denunciation
OF the Canadian reciprocity agree
ment, was made to the Senate today
by Senator LaFollette (Rep. Wis.,
The speech was notable ono. even
for LaFollette. Il bristled with in
vective and acidulous satire.
Canadian reciprocity. he asserted,
violated every principle of reciprocity
heretofore expressed in Republican
platforms and violated every tariff
pledge in the platform upon which
Taft was elected President
II promises to reduce duties for
the benefit of the people he said
It reduces no duties, the effect OF
which can ever reach the people, but
il does reduce them for the millers,
the packers, Standard OIL the brewers,
the coal companies and IN some meas
ure for the already grossly over
protected interests.
II Is nothing that h pretends to
EANA[ENIn
II d. II Is a little brother to the
Payne-Aldrich bill. the greatest leg
islative wrong inflicted upon the
American people in half a century
As a basis and Justification for his
views, LaFollette gave history Of
the tariff situation for the past ten
years, asserting that the trust Gre
afor.' the Dingley bill, which inoreas-
ed the cost Of living from 40 TO go. /
10 and so per cent. created an in
evitable demand for tariff revision. In |
bis campaign. LaFollette said Taft |
promised downward revision
'it Is an interesting study in DO |
litical psychology. he commented at |
this point. Fto observe tho campaign /
devotion of Mr.. Taft 10 Roosevelt and /
the Roosevelt policies.
Tho people elected Taft in the be-
lief that he would hold fast 20 all
that Roosevelt had gained for the pub
lie. revoke no orders and reverse no
action"
After Taft's election. however, La
Toilette asserted that the tariff was re-
yised upward IN the Payne-Aldrich
bill-and Notwithstanding this Taft
proclaimed the monstrosity to be the
best tariff bill ever enacted by the
Republican party"
Worked With Aldrich.
The President. the Wisconsin Pro-
gressive charged. worked with Aldrich
and other stand-patters to kill the in
come tax feature of the tariff bill.
offered by Progressives. by an al
legged tax on corporations.
Those stand-pat Senators knew
6nutrihlaicfan the President knew"
- a., tinued that every corporation |
would add the corporation tax TO the |
fixed charges of the business and ex-
act from the public through increased |
rates and prices every dollar paid as
a tax to tho Government.
The corporations tax amendment
was a it amendment to come from
the Senator from Rhode Island (Ald- /
richl. but what .Sil be said for the
President of the United States. who
in the campaign had given voters of
this country TO understand that he
would favor an income tax? II har-
monized with the whole plan of the
payne-Aldrich bill. II increased the
burdens of the people. II added be.
trayal 20 betrayal"
Summing up his indictment against
the President. LaFollette asserted the
executive had attempted to secure
enactment OF an interstate commerce
law favorable to the railroads; had
thrown open Controller Bay, Alaska,
key to the coal fields, to corporation
interests; removed honest and eff
cient James r.. Garfield" from the
head OF the Interior Department and
replaced him with Balllngor. to whom
the Senator paid his respects in force
full language; and that his course
has been yacillating and without
definite policy because apparently
there has been throughout his ad-
ministration no real conviction other
than the hour makes it appear ex-
pcdlent"
"Rebuked at the polls In the cleo
ton Of 1910" LaFollette continued
the President foolishly tried to buy
back with postOffice appointments tho |.
support of Progressives in Congress
which he had lost when he abandoned |
Progressive policies.
Bill Cruelty Unjust.
This bill" he said, lis cruelty un-
just to 33,000,0O0 people engaged in /
and dependent upon agriculture. They /
are fighting for simple justice. and !
with their backs TO the wall. In such |
warfare they are entitled to employ /
every legitimate weapon. Joined with |
s the executive to force this bill through /
Congress are the newspapers, frankly /
admitting their selfish interest |
amounting to many millions of dol
larss the railroads, the overprotected |
manufacturers and practically every |
trust and combination, backed by Nor
gan and Morgan influences.
Il have reviewed the record Of this |
administration 10 no good purpose. II I
have not made it plain that the great |
issue. for which Roosevelt appealed /
TO the public conscience, for which |
the Progressives have been lighting for
years, is not the tariff. not railway
regulation, not conservation. It is all |
these. but oh, sir. It is more than all |
these combined. 1t is for justice, eter-
nal and everlasting justice for every
human being against organized selfish
ness and power
IT Is the fight between the plain |
people and the confederated priv |
leges.
6ILVERBR0OK WANTS A GAME.
The eilverbrook baseball team. Of
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