Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-20

~-nnon and their rcactionary program.
reciprocity IL popular catchword.
The President seized upon 1t. He made
en- executive compact the basis, not of
reciprocity treaty, but Of n tariff bill.
Upon this false basis, he ecclis to force
IT through Congress without amend
ment or change. As treaty 1t
should have como to the Senate for
ratification,
VIOLATES PLEDGE, HE SAYS.
In letter and spirit this measure vio-
lates every principle and every promise OF
tho republican platform, expressed or
implied. and every printed or spoken word
and inducement employed TO secure the
votes necessary to elect William II. Taft.
This bill and the Canadian pact are cruel
~ unjust TO S3,O)Oo00 people engaged In
- dependent upon agriculture. Since
tho Presidents admission at 1ndanap-
oils July 4 that the bill promises nothing
for the consumer. tho real parties to profit
arc beginning to be a little more clearly
dlstinguishable
Joined with the executive to force this
bill through Congress are tho newspapers.
frankly admitting their selfish interest
amounting to many millions OF dollars.
the railroads. the ever-protected manu-
:acturcs and practically every trust and
combination backed by Morgan and Nor
gan influences"
BR1STOW DENOUNCES ALLIANCE
In a general speech in support q his
| amendment to the Canadian reciprocity
bill, providing for reduction OF the duty
on sugar, Senator Brstow of Kansas.
4 republican insurgcnt, to-day denounced
| what he characterized as an alliance of
certain stand-pat republican senators
with the democrats to pass the measure
and "pcrmit tho Inequalities Of the tariff
| to remain"
lie referred to the bearing OK his
| legislation OF the coming national cleo
tions. in,ima:ing .he democrats might use
their record in tho House on this issuc
to urge Speaker Champ Clark for the
| presidency.
"lf this had been IN honest effort to
| relieve the American people from the
! burdens of excessive tariff taxa lion the
high Guties on trust-controllcd products
would have lecn first attacked" he said
"Bu: the sugar trust. the American
| Woolo0 company, the steel trust the
smcltcr trust, the rubber trust and all Of
|
oii2cd the American market and used
| high protective duties to charge excessive
prices to the American people are left
! untouched. while the President cf the
| United states and the democratic ma jority
| IN both branches Of Congress have Joined
in an attack on the duties Of the agri-
| cultural Schedule duties that have never
! been burden to the American people be-
cause they have never materially increased
tho price of the products upon which
! they were imposed.
| DEMOCRATS Stun OPPORTUNITY.
Democratic leaders have for half a
century made violent attacks on the duties
! that protect the manufacturing barons"
| of the East, but now when they have an
| opportunity to relieve the people of the
turdens of which they have so bitterly
complained, they refuse to do 1t.
The combination on this floor between
| certain stand-pat republicans. represent
ing great manufacturing States, and a
majority of the democrats. has, we are
| told, decided that no amendment shall be
attached to this Canadian reciprocity BILL
and that, soon after it is passed. Congress
is to adjourn. This combination is to visit
| its wrath on the farmer and give the
| trusts a chance to escape any immediate
| disturbance. If the plan succeeds, the
| Stand-patters save their high duties on
manufactured articles; the President gets
even with the insurGent farmer of the
| West and makes friends with the news
Tapcrs, a friendship which he has sorely
! needed during the last two years; and
! the democrats are given an issue for the
campaign next year. which is the thing
they most desired They will point with
lride to the record which the House has
made and incidentally, this proud record
e the House may call favorable attention
to the qualifications Of its speaker for the
Presidency"
Mr.. Bristow declared the President had
said he would veto the reciprocity bill
with a tariff rider and he thought
Mr. Taft should he put to the test. He
said, however. that lie realized that the
lecprocty bill would pass unamended.