Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-08
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
(Continued from Page Five.)
Tie motion was agreed to.
Orders of the Day.


Today assigned: Resolution in ia
ror of reciprocity with Canada.
Mr. Hogan of Portland moved that
the minority report in favor of the
resolution in new draft be accepted
Mr.. EERSEY of Houlton: Mr.. Speak
er.
=, The SPEAKER: The bill is not in
the possession of the House. The
Clerk informs the Chair that it has
not been returned from the printer
p There are two reports, a majority and
minority. and the papers are not in
the actual physical possession of the
House. I will state that to the House
and if il is the desire of the House to
go on with the discussion until the
papers are returned from the printer
we will SO proceed. House Document
No. 1863 contains the monirity report.
ought to pass, and the majority report
Is ought not to pass.
A division was had and AZ voting in
favor of proceeding with discussion
and "a voting against the motion to
=. proceed with discussion at this time
was declared carried
Mr.. HERSEY of Houlton: Mr. Speak
.Jer / do not rise at this time for the
purpose of discussing the tariff, and
neither do I wish for one moment to
present this matter from any partisan
or political standpoint ! think it is
the most important question which
will. be. before this Legislature, and
think il should be approached from no
partisan standpoint The manner in
which the committee approached it
could not have been partisan Mr..
Sueaiter for the majority of that com
Iiittee said that they were opposed to
this resolution while the minority pre-
SSnted report which is a modiica-
ton of the original resolve which in
uorseS tie doctrine of reciprocity with
=, Canada of which | suppose there is no
objection IN any quarter: but the OBJ
Ject of this resolution, Mr.. Speaker,
II passed By this Legislature must in
tend to say to the President of the
United states and to the incoming
Congress in special session that this
Legislature of Maine indorses the re-
solve or treaty for reciprocity with
Canada.
That treaty comes before our Con-
gress under peculiar circumstances Il
came fcw weeks ago like thunder il
q clear sky, it startled the nation. i
came from a Republican President. i
came without consultation with Con
gress, it came without consultation
with the leaders of his own party a
the leaders of any other party, it cam
without notice, without an eXamina
tion, it came at time when it wa
popular to speak OF reciprocity as ;
great benefit to our nation. and fo
80 i,rcf Il Ft III,
niept the people Of this nation thought
that the President had taken a posi-
fipn that would bring to the people o.
THIS nation more prosperity and hat
afiaagurated something for the benefi
OF the whole people; but as time Wcn
pn--and. time settles these matters al
Eght--it was found that such meas
ure did not meet the ideas of Con.
gfesS. either Democratic or Republi
e4n. il did not meet the desires of the
p3ople Of America, and it certainly die
bot meet the desires or wishes of thai
great class, the agriculturalists, III,
farmers, the tillers of the soil. because
ttfe, have learned something Of what
itscultains and OF its effects upon thi.
EOur.ry of ours.
II wish to ask the patience Of tli
Mouse while I bring before you SOM
Sacts to demonstrate that this treat.
0aeft not to be approved by Congress
nd ought not to be approved by thi
Stxtature. 1t is class legislation, un
enaesa4ics un-Itepublican and un.
american. Between us and Canada
ese sS1H rbSEder Line of 400. miles
veaehlng from the Atlantic TO the Pa