The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-12
POLITICAL
ADVICE To
THE SOUTH
Tail Pleads with Young Men
to Avoid PaIiIsanshIp and
SectIODa|iSn
(By Associated Press.l

Atlanta Ca, Mar II -lITesidenE
Taft in speech before the closing
session of the Southern Commercial
congress last night made plea to the
yohhg men OF the new south to take
up the political issues OF the day
from broad and liberal standpoint
and to eliminate from their consid-
GRAFTON all narrow partisanship and
sectionalism.
Come fully into our national com
munion,' said the president, with the
patriotic purpose Of stimulating the
progress OF our civilization In every
right direction, maintaining our coun-
try's prosperity and accommodating its
wealth, but always in subordination
to higher ethical standards and to
the promotion of righteousness and
Justice"
Praise for Recent Congress.
The president reviewed briefly the
accomplishments OF the SixtXfirst
congress declaring that In It's three
sessions II had enacted more helpful
legislation than any congress since
TIE Civil war. Mr.. raft asserted that
the greatest accomplishment OF the
short session ended March 4, was the
ratification OF the Japanese treaty.
The greatest disappointment he said,
was the failure OF congress TO ratify
the reciprocity agreement with Can
ada In this connection he referred
to his action In calling an extra So ).
session OF congress to convene on
April A. --,.
I my opinion is' said Mr.. Taft,
THAT majority of both houses, dis
regarding party lines. will secure so
great national opportunity and
promptly ratify the agreement before
proceeding to osAer bueiness.
Here the president paused for a
moment. Evidently he turned over in
his mind the Democratic statement
that several OF the tariff schedules
would be considered at the extra
session.
= 'If,' he added significantly, 1T be
deemed wise or necessary to proceed
to other business
Perhaps nnconsciously the presi-
dent uttered the hope that the Dem
ocrats of the new house might not
deem 1t necessary to go into other
matters than the ratification of the
Canadian agreement. How far his
influence in thai direction will carry
weight remains to be seen.
Would Avoid Tariff Legislation.
In the hope, perhaps, that tariff
legislation may be avoided at the ex-
ira session, the president today pledg
ed himself to furnish to the Demo.
cratic house at It's regular meeting in
December, representative from the
tariff committee on schedule "Kn on
the Payne-Aldrich act OF the woolens
SCHEDULE.
The president referred to his re-
cent action in appointing former Rep
resentative William II. Howard OF
Georgia and Professor Thomas w.
Page of the University of Virginia as
the Democratic members or the tenn.
porary tariff board. He said the sun.
dry civil bill carrying the appropria.
tion for the temporary tariff boarC.
provided that the board shonld devote
itself to the wool and woolens sched-
nle--a schedule that has not been
changed fc' "a years and make re.
port by December /.
1 Il have directed the tariff board"
said the president, TO make sim
liar Investigation of schedule "k' nd
4 hope TO be able to submit the re-
suits OF that investigation on the
date mentioned in the act"
Education Race Solution.
In speaking Of conditions in the
south he said
s"You have the race question In the
south; you have the question Of eli.
ficlent labor. Both are most serious
problems but believe strongly as
i can believe anything that the som-
ton Is to be found in system of
primary and industrial education. Of
Tered TO every youth, male and fe-
male, white or black"