The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-24
KENNEDY SEES TROUBLE.
Canadian Reciprocity viii, He Fears,
Be the Opening Wedge in the De-
structon of Protection Policy.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: Congressman
c. \ Kennedy of the First Iowa dis
trict, was a visitor to Burlington yes
terday and occupied the time i'll coz
sulting number of his constituents.
He was prepared to go back to Wash
ington shortly, he said, when the ex-
ira session called by President Taft
will get busy on tariff matters He Is
convinced if the Canadian reciprocity
pact is taken up at once it will pass,
as there are sufficient Democrats and
Republicans favorable to it to accom-
plish that purpose. However, he is not
sure that the treaty will be taken up
at once by the Democrats. The fact is
there are indications that the extra
session may, instead, ignore the
treaty and begin active revision of
the tariff along Democratic lines.
! A Democratic revision of the tariff
would accomplish the same thing as
sought in the Canadian treaty and in
addition it would give the country the
Ifreer trade with other countries,
which has always been the Demo
cratic doctrine, and which the antag
onistic press and magazines have been
educating the people up to within the
past two years.
Congressman Kennedy is convinced
that the Canadian treaty is bad
move and that the farmers and others
in the country will know it in time.
There can be no question:, said Mr..
Kennedy, that the price of wheat in
this country will sink to the level of
the price of Canadian wheat, after the
bars are thrown down The worst
feature of it all is that it is the be-
ginning of a breaking down of the
magnificent protective policy of the
Republican party which has made
this country SO prosperous. When one
schedule on competitive article goes,
Others will follow, and the wreck will
be complete before we know it. The
proposition to revise the tariff. SEIZED.
Iule by schedule, viii accomplish the
destruction of the protective principle
quicker than anything else. It will be
impossible TO make a revision i'll such
a manner without involving many 9th
er schedules. and gripping the Re
publican policy of protecting Ameri-
can industries and wages.
Congressman Kennedy expects a
long, hard session this summer, and
believes that there will be many di-
verting things in the proceedings.
With C'ba,,oy !, ~, rly l., tho obo;r.,~d :,
lot of Democratic insurgents after
him, the session will be full of inter
est, especially when Uncle Joe and
his keen Republican allies get after
the new speaker on parliamentary
points.
Speaking of the boom of Champ
Clark for President Congressman
Kennedy said Champ Clark would
have better chance for the presi-
dency among the Democrats were it
not for the fact that he will be speak
er of the national house But his eX-
perience as speaker viii entirely re-
move him from among the presiden-
.tial possibilities. Champ is splendid
fellow and in debate where humor
and clever repartee count, he is
among the strongest of the congress
men. But as parliamentarian he is
not so strong. There are dozens of
men in his party in congress who are
his superiors. When Uncle Joe Can
non and other clever masters of par
lIamentary procedure take it into
their hands to run things Champ will
have his hands full
Congressman Kennedy is looking
well, and says that he never felt bet
ter.