The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-22
SOME HOT TALK
Division 90 Reciprocity Nay Cause Splis
:. in Republican Party.
REVOLT BECOMES OPEN

Republican Senators From the North.
western States Declare that the
Reciprocity Bill Is Blow at the
Keystope of Protection and I'm
fair to the Farmers.
Republican opposition to the Cam
adian reciprocity bill in the senate
reached the stage of open revolt Mon
day. Led by Senator DiXon of Mon
tana, who again failed in his demand
| for an explanation or speech in
favor of the bill from some of the
Republican leaders who champion the
measure, the Republican opponents
declared that if the bill passed, many
Republicans would join the Demo,
Gratis in an attempt to lower the du-
ties on all unmanufactured products.
when the cornerstone is pulled
out of the system Of protective tar
it," said Senator Dixson, when the
farmers products are thrown into a
free. market while his purchases con-
..rue to be protected, there are many
good protectionists in the Republican
ranks here who will vote TO have the
duties pulled down on iron and
steel, chemicals, cotton and many
other things"
Other Northwestern Republicans
signaled their approval fthe Mon
tana senator's words that the pas
sage of the reciprocity bill, which
it is admitted will have majority
Of the votes in the senate, will be
attended with fight that threatens
to throw open the whole tariff sub
ject
I'VE want to make one killing"
declared Senator Crawford Of South
Dakota. I'VE find the senator's from
Pennsylvania, New York, Connecti-
cut, Massachusetts and Maine, States
that have always reaped the greatest
harvest of protection, advocating this
free list every single article raised
in the Northwest. I want to push
this matter in its entirety. If Penn
sylvania, mississippi and Massachu-
setts have joined hands in a new
political propaganda, it is time for
the rest of the country to- strike out
on a new tack"
,'If You can get enough. senator's ON
that side with you," returned Sena-
tor Bailey, of Texas, I'VE will take
one of these bills now coming over
from the house and make a whole
new tariff law out Of it,
Senator Bailey declared there
would be no adjournment until the
senate had acted upon. the free list
bill.
Reciprocity came before the senate
with the Root amendment, affecting
the importation of pulp wood and
paper from Canada, as the matter
for Immediate consideration. This
amendment was again laid aside be-
cause of Senator Roots absence.
Later he came into the chamber, but
said he would not be ready to discuss
the amendment until Wednesday.
Opponents of the bill, including
Messrs. Bailey, Dixon, Cummins and
Smith of Michigan, then demanded
an explanation or speech from soRie
one in favor of the measure. Several
senators said they would not SPEAK
against the bill until they had heara
some word in its support.
Senator Root made brief expla"
nation of the reason for offering his
amendment, which requires Canadian
provinces to remove export restric-
tions before pulp wood and paper are
admitted free.
References to President Taft's
speeches in favor of reciprocity and
his criticism Of the Root amendment
were met by Senator Root with the
statement that he would not discuss
newspaper quotations..
Senator Bailey declared he pro-
nosed to discuss them; that if the
president could criticise legislation
and attempt to influence the senate
II. open speeches, the senate should
feel free to discuss and criticise the
president.
Senator Williams Of Mississippi IN
sisted that President Taft rs not open
to criticism for his efforts to secure
the massage of the Canadian recipro-
city bill.
In a direct attack upon the Root
!, amendment Senator Williams con-
tended that if it were adopted no
. Canadian paper and wool pulp wouio
: come into the United State free OF
duty until all Canadian provinces had
removed their export restrictions and
that the influence of the paper
trust" would result in preventing 1ts
. ever coming in free.
"Those who would continue the
nresent grin of the international Pa
, per company will vote for the amend
ment," he said vita much intensity
while those who wish to remove that
strangling hold will vote against IT,.