Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
sesentfuI Because Taft Did Not
Ask Their Advice About
Reciprocity.
CORRESPONDENT EXCLUDED
rr;s, 10 Thrash Representative Who
Had MaIfgned Hlm-Lobbyine for
Location Of Next Presidential
Conventions Started BY
Several Cities.
Nv GEORGE CLINTON.

Nv GEORGE CLINTON.
washington = President Taft has
A..n told seriously that one Of the
r..sons why there Is objection In the
.enate on the part of many OF the
,.mbers to give consideration to re-
r,orocity at this session. is that he
hsa declined to call any Of the party
leaders into conference when, under
his direction, the American commits
sinners were arranging the terms OF
tbe trade agreement with the Cana
dams.
There are a great many old men
1, the senate, men old In years and
IA IN the service. Those Of them who
have been Republicans all their lives
and who have been in the senate as
representatives of that party for SO
many years that they have forgotten
vaen they came to Washington. have
nct denied that they think Re
pubIican administration ought to have
consulted them on reciprocity, and
neither do they make { nial OF feel
inr Of resentment
The president in his efforts to get
hig reciprocity legislation through has
not neglected any conciliatory means.
he told Senators Crane and Carter
end some others who were trying to
Get his Canadian, agreement through
the senate that they must impress
On the injured" senator's the fact
ttat he was bound to keep the terms
Of the Canadian agreement secret un-
II II was time to make It public. 1t
a known that the Canadian commits
xioners informed the American ad-
mlnistration that premature. publica-
tion Of the details would cause trouble
N Canada.
Republicans Deny Party Split.
So far as the house vote on reci-
procity is concerned. It was shown
that the Republicans were pretty
nearly evenly divided on the edvisa-
bIl:ty Of adopting the compact. This
Division Of thought and action has led
10 repeated statement that the party
d irretrieyably split o. the subject
Of tariff legislation. The Republicans
say that this is untrue and that on
9 plan for general tariff legislation
proposed by the Democrats the Re-
publicans will be found to be virtually
9 unit IN opposition.
President Taft has said that he paid
no attention to parties In arranging
the Canadian compact. He says he
thought only Of the general good of
the country and that he considered 1t
matter which was above party. The
Democrats see hope for themselves in
the Republican division on reciprocity
and Republican administration sees
hope for its party on the general
support which It seems to believe the
country has given the measure, and
upon its belief that when reciprocity
has been working for six months. II
Il gets chance to work, IL will be
found to be beneficial to all classes OF
people. including agriculturists. On
this proposition OF benefit to the farm
ing industry. however, there is wide
diversity Of opinion In Washington,
and II reciprocity becomes law there
win be months OF waiting before II
is proved which Of the schools Of
opinion Is right in its present thought
on the subject.
Why La Toilette 10 Silent.
Senator La Toilette has made few
speeches during the present session.
This fact has been commented on con-
sloerably in Official and in party cir
cies In Washington. II is perfectly
ure that at all former sessions the
Wisconsin senator has had much to
say. but his silence this year, It is
generally believed, is to be put down
% the fact that his physicians ad-
used him to take 1t fairly easy this
winter. Mr.. La Toilette seemingly is
N the best Of health, but he under
vent an operation some time ago
which 1t seems made it imperative
enst ne should rest for while. II is
ssia that he is now virtually cured of
MS old ailment.
some Of the Washington gossips
say That In the Wisconsin mans al
snce there is desire not to commit
himself Just at present upon any OF
.ne great subjects before congress be
o<use he has presidential ambitions
mo ne wants to avoid any danger of
putting his foot In It." This word
"a 'ne situation is discounted by the
senator's friends. II is generally con-
Seced in Washington that Mr. Ia
ollette viii be candidate at the
neu Republican national convention
ss'nst Mr.. Taft for high nomination
nonors. There is a great deal Of IN.
eres' in the position he win take
"a reciprocity. for on this subject the
"~ break his winters silence.
Correspondent Resents Abuse.
necently the house OF repre.
ssntatives adopted a resolution er.
s'uoing one Of the Washington news.
rper correspondents from the priv.
ses ss.: OF the house for ten days. This
lion lion was taken because after a rem.
ssn'ative making privileged speech
om the nocE. had called the CORE.
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