The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-29
GAN MEAN NOTHING.
BUT ANNEXATION
Another Note Of Warn
ing Is Sounded to
Canadians.
ALARMIST is
REPUBLICAN
Prince, Of Illinois, Can See No
Other Result of Reciprocity
Between Two Countries.
House Hears Attack on
Post-O Office Department
as Political Machine.

Washington, D. C., April 2s.-An.
other declaration that annena ton Ia
the desired end of the Democrats in
pushing reciprocity; an attack on tho q
Post-Of1ce Department as the "great4fg
est political organization of this or
any other land" and q speech by a.
new member Of the House revealing
humors Of n tariff fight in Congress,sA
featured to-day's debate on the froe Z
list bill now pending before the House.
MIR. Prince, of Illinois, Republican,
attacking the Canadian reciprocity bill;.
sounded the annexation note. Presi-
dent Tafts speech in New York Thurs
day night furnished his text. He said
that the pouring OF Americans into tho
Canadian Northwest. and the altitude
of the controlling forces OF the Demo-
cratic party, could mean nothing else
than annexation. reciprocity and par.
tial free trade with Canada being the
first step toward that end. M
he Not Deceived.
let me say to our neighbors on
tho North. DO not deceived said Mr..
Prince. when We go into a country
and get control of 1t. we axe It. It
is our history, and 1t Is right that we
should take It if we want IT.. and you
might rs well understand 1t. The
Speaker has said so: the party baclS
- 'h'ih u ttt Y. dllNl I dctS U "
deny that that is It's desire"
Mr.. Prince declared that tho reci-
procity bill was the worst bargain even
driven by ono nation with another AMI
that the Democratic farmers free list
bill ought to be lrbelcd the farmers
fake bill.'" &
The rcnl climax of the session came
when Representative Kent, of Call
fornin, n new Republican member de-
ivered n semi-huinorous speech on tile
general tarlr question, arraigninE "a
revenue tariG upon necessities, He
said that with other noyices In tho
House, lie felt sure he had absorhed
speeches until he had learned much
that cannot possibly be true" and that
the Congressional Record was hlledt
With a mass of mathematics proving
what Is logically absurd"
81 am n Republican. or what used
to be a Republican," Mr.. Kent obsery-
ed. because / believe In tho protection
of Infant industries that stand some
eventual chance OF becoming self-susg
tanning. But many Industries. having
outgrown the cradle. have not been re-
CURED TO hustle for their livelihood.
but have been carried bodily to a ward
In the hospital where our ~standpat
friends advocate keeping them during
nil eternity, to be doctored, nurrsed and
nourishcd at the public expense" 5684
MT. Kent said that n protectlyc- tarifr
was an attempt to tax ourselves rich .
"The nation can acquire wealth, liz
not merit" he said, by unanimously
conscntinG to the reciprocal picking Of
pockets by all the people.
TO show tariff Inequalities, Mr.. Kent
SAID that Mr.. Rockefeller probably
pays less government revenue on tho
food he consumes thar does the aver
nge hod carrier. He would doubtless
like to pny MS much. but he can't WITH
out eating MS much.''
Circuit Political Machine.
The Post-omce Department IL ira
greatest political machine ever con4
structed in this or any other country!
and 1t Is openly administered as a poli-
teal organizations"
This was the charge made on the
floor of the House by Mr.. Cullop OF
Indiana, who referred to PostmasterS
General Hitchcock as being the creator
and presiding genius OF this orsanf-
Zation. 1gY
Too much time devoted by tho head
OF Tho Post-Ofnce Department tog,
political affairs and too little to h,,si
ness. were declared by Mr.. Culloo To
be responsible for the annual deficit
In tho operation of the department. He u
said that the people should know whe-
Their any of the 272,o 0o postmasters or
employees had been discharged or re-
duced In rank for failure to perrorny
political duties or contribute to cam.
patgn funds. and whether employees ara
regularly assessed for campaign pur-
poses. and are punished IL they do not
comply.
lie declared that the a~ppolntiya$
power lodged with the President Is
greater thar that enjoyed by any
foreign monarch.
THE power vested in the President
is almost unlimited" no said. mo man
Is wise enough. or good enough, or
great enough TO be %intrusted with such
power. It is tho experience OF the
world that mon clothed with such pow.
er become impatient of restraint,
MIR. Cullop advocated tho direct cleo
tion OF many of the Federal employees
such as United States marshals and
postmasters.