Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-15
President Receives Stacks of
letters Endorsing the Pact
With Canada.
USES THEM AS AN ARGUMENT
Opponents Of the Agreement Retort
by Citing Appeals From the
Small Manufacturers-Bill to
Recrganize Consular Serv.
ice Approved.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

Washington.-Uncl Sans mall
carriers WHO have the White House
on their rHute are heavily burdened
these days with letters of endorse
ment of the Administrations position
on Canadian reciprocity. Mr.. Taft
is directing the attention of senators
and representatives who call to the
piles of appeals from ultimate con-
sumers," and is telling his visitors that
the sight of them ought TO be better
than any argument he can make to
secure legislative sanction of the
agreement with Canada.
Some of the visitors retort by tell
ing the president that they are get
ting just as many letters unfolding
the other side of the question. Then
the president retorts In kind by say
ing that his letters come from the con-
sumner while the other letters come
from the producer, and that the pro-
Queer has had all the best of protec-
ton and that now it is time to give
the consumer a chance
The retorts do not stop here, for
the members tell the chief executive
1t is the small producers from whom
they are hearing, not the men who
are allied with the great interests"
but the ones who are trying to make
livings for themselves and who wouid
not know a trust" II they saw It
across a country road.
Reciprocity with Canada still hangs
in the balance. No one knows what
its fate will be in the senate. even If
II should succeed in getting through
the house. Each side has a complete
battery and magazine full of ammu-
milton to use in defense of its cause.
The president is hopeful and so are
the men who have opposed the presi-
dents views. Today 1t is anybody's
battle
Escorts Grandson to Senate.
A day or two ago Senator Davis
Elkins Of West Virginia, who was ap-
pointed to succeed his father, the late
Stephen B. Elkins, came on to the
floor of the senate arm In arm with
former Senator Henry Gassaway
Davis. for whom the present senator
is named Mr.. Davis is Senator FL
kin's grandfather and he had come
to the senate as he jocularly ex-
pressed 1t, to see how his grandson
was getting along, but he added: Il
know that he will not vote TO suit me
on any question, for he is a dyed-in-
the-wool Republican and am a
rock-ribbed Democrat
1t seems probable that N. p. Bryan
will be the new United States senator
from the state of Florida. Mr.. Bryan
is a brother of former United States
senator from Florida, who died in Oh
fee, William Bryan. When the broth
er took the oath of office he was the
youngest man In the senate chamber.
a fine looking. alert man whose phys
ical strength seemed able to resist
an attack of any disease, and We.
within a few short weeks of his ap-
pearance on the floor 0f the senate
death claimed him.
The elder senators took with ex-
traordinary kindness to their young
colleague. His was an appealing
personality, and Notwithstanding the
short time which he served and the
consequent shortness of his acquaint-
ance with his colleagues, his death
came to them as a shock. Many an
aged senator, knowing that his time
of worlds service was rapidly draw
ing to a close, must have looked at
young Bryan with something like
envy, and yet his death was the first
which occurred among the senate
membership during the long session
of the year in which the young man
entered office.
Consular Bill Likely to Pass.
A bill for the reorganization of the
consular service of the United States
has been approved by Secretary Knox
and is likely to pass the house at the
present session. When the ad-
ministration has it's way the con-
sular service will be lifted en-
tireIy out of politics. and 1t may be
that senators and representatives, al
though they have looked to the serv-
ice for places for political favorites,
will hail the day when civil service
rules in the foreign offices of the gov
eminent
When Senate" Root was secretary
of state he established certain regula-
tions to provide for merit promotion
in the consular service. He could not
give the force of law to his regula-