Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-11
YOUNG BACKING Up
I1Aa NOT PERMITTED HIS CAM
adam RECIPROCITY REsoLu-
TIoN TO COME TO VOTE.
FARMERS OF LEGISLATURE
NOT SUPPORTING YOUNG
Only Five Of His Followers Are Asri-
euiturists-RuraI Mem bsrs Not Ready
to Declare Themselves Until Treaty
Has Been Studed-van Law Makes
Effective Speech.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 11.-There is some
mystery as to why Senator Young has
not permitted his anti-Tatt resolution
on the Canadian reciprocity bill TO
come to a vote in the senate. 1t has
been before the senate more than a
week and could be acted upon any
time If passed it would put the Iowa
legislature squarely in opposition to
the national administration on a mat
ter which is being made a party ques-
ton. Those who do not believe this
should be done have been ready every
minute to meet the issue. They will
argue that here is q matter wholly
within the province of congress and
the president, matter about which
the legislature Of Iowa can know very
little because it can not have before
it the facts on which the president act
led, and that to thus condemn Oft hand
and without a hearing the republican
national administration would place
the legislature in bad light. If
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subsidy the situation would be differ
ent for that is something with which
the people have been familiar q long
time and are reasonably well prepared
to act
It transpires that an effort has been
made to induce the farmers organiza-
ton Of the legislature with it's seven
ty-five or more members to take UP
and pass Judgment on the bill to open
the markets of Canada It also is dis
closed that after a canvass of the sit
uation 1t has been found that this body
Of farmers is not ready for action. In
fact the farm organization is not unit
ed on anything. least of all in con-
demning the Taft administration for
it's tariff policy.
For one," said prominent stand
pat member OF that organization, Il
am not at all afraid Of the reciprocity
proposals. I am a farmer and I have
farmed and lived under reciprocity
with Canada and I am not going to be
scared about such thing. There may
be few farmer members of the legis-
lature who are scared on this ques-
ton but not all of them can be lined
up to oppose it
The fact has not been overlooked
that of the thirty-five men who have
been voting for Young only five are
listed in the books as farmers. Some
are "bankers and farmers but only
five are just plain farmers who farm.
There are fourteen of the Young group
who are lawyers, six have banking in
terests, three are doctors and seven
are engaged in lines of business not
connected with farming.
Senator Chase received a telegram
from friends in Webster City stating
the people extend to him hearty com
mendation for his position on the SEN
atorship. No man has ever been more
in earnest in what he is doing than
the senator from Hamilton county.
Following his TRADE OF last Thursday,
in which he so belabored Senator Cum
Minis and the republican party of Iowa,
Senator Gillflland was unable to be at
the senate on Friday Senator's Proud :
foot. Ham mill and Adams ably repre-
scented the staunch standpat side in
the discussion on how to elect SEN
.ators. The speech Of Adams was as
vitriolc as anything that Gillilland has
ever done.
When Senator Proudfoot made a plea
to the senate for his amendment to
the Oregon plan bill which he said
was for the purpose of maintaining
party integrity and pledging legislators
to party regularity, Senator Smith had
sharp retort to the effect that such
suggestion seemed queer coming
from source which is steadfastly re-
fusing to recognize the party or to
enter the party councils or to recognize
the will of the majority.
Senator Van Law made a spirited
and effective defense of the bill to Sc
cure direct election OF senators by the
people. He said it was a bill to place
the matter in the hands of the people
and to relieve the legislature of just
such embarrassment as il is now flav-
ing and is q plain fuliilment of the
party platform. In reply to a series OF
questions by Proudfoot he declared that
he il in favor of leaving the whole mat
ter of selection Of senators to the peo-
pie at ell times and whenever 1t can
be done without Interference in Wholly
unnecessary manner with the business
OF the legislature. The governor has,
in the present instance exercised his
right to designate senator and has
asked the legislature to complete the
filing out Of the term by temporary
selection ana this can be done without
interfering with the right OF the peo-
pie to choose their favorite for per-
manent occupancy OF the place.
There Is demand on the part OF
business organizations that the legis-
lature take steps to strengthen the laws
Of the state in regard to anti trust
matters along the lines suggested by
the report Of Attorney General Byers
who has pointed out the impossibility
OF enforcing the laws as they now
stand. Whether or not this will be
taken up remains for individual mem
bers Of the legislature. 1t is certain
that the laws against combinations and
against unfair competition will not en-
force themselves.
Senator Clarkson, Of Monroe, will
take charge OF the bill desired by the
miners and m1ne inspectors for a gen
eral revision OF the laws relating tc
mine inspection. IIeS1 ..Ss-T -ss ::-:SsS S.a-
pared many years ago and have beer
pAtcAed mp repeatedly. until now theJ
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