The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-29
Cummins Accuses President
Taft of Usurping Powers
of Congress in Making
Canadian Treaty.
BORAH PLEADS FOR
AMERICAN FARMER
Quotes Republican National
Platforms, Campaign Ar
guments and Documents
to Prove Charge.

TAT ASHINGTON, June 2S.-Be-
NM ginning with Senator Cum
WV Minis S attack today on the
reciprocity measure, as legis
lation unjust to the agricultural inter
csts of the country, and concluding
with Senator Borah's deuunclation as
Republican betrayal of the farming
interests. the senate debate was all an-
taeonistic 10 the agreement and crltl-
cal of the presiden. and his methods.
The senate gave but partial attention
to the speeches, although they were
among the most important that Will be
made against the bill. Several times
call of the senate was demanded.
Senator Wilson of Minnesota finally pro-
posed that as so little attention was
given to the subject the senate take a
recess until November or December.
Senator Cummins. who will continue
his speech tomorrow, attacked not only
the construction of the reciprocity
agreement itself, which he said put the
whole burden of free trade upon the
farmer without giving him any benefits
in the guise of reduction of duty on
manufactured products. but he also
criticised tine power exercised by the
president to negotiate it. and to bring
it to the point of definite agreement
between the two countries.
Attack on Taft.
In doing this. Senator Cummins said.
the president had usurped the powers |
of congress and bad exceeded the pow
er lodged in him, TO deal with foreign |!
nations upon revenue matters. If a
reciprocity agreement was to be made |
with Canada. he said. the original pro-
poss should have come from congress,
instead of through presidential ad-
vances. which had brought the agree
ment 70 point where congress was as
sured It could not be changed or
amended.
81 know that the day has come for
the farmer declared Senator Cum. |
Minis. $50 be excluded from the ben
efts OF the protective tariff. The de
cree has been written. it needs only
the official signature for the time TO
begin, to exclude him from the com
pany Of the manufacturers OF the
United States
on the record of thesRepublean party,
as the advocate of protection for the
farmer. He quoted from Republican
platforms, campaign documents, cam
paign arguments and definitions of
policy, TO show that the abolition of
the protection on farm products was a
reversal of all Republican policy,
Analysed by Borah.
Senator Borah said both political
parties were now striving for The vote
Of the cities and the support of the
press.
''Instead of saying both political
parties, you should say the Democratic
party and the administration, inter
lected Senator Bristow NI am not
willing to concede that President Taft
in the crusade in which he is now en-.
gagged for free trade in agricultural
products represents the Republican
party. He does not represent the ma
Jority of the Republican members of
the house or senate and / believe he
does not represent the sentiments of
majority of the Republicans of the
country. -
1.-The administration now in CON
troll said Senator Borah, "came into
power on pledge to protect the Amer
lean market for the American farmer.
The time was when the farmer was not
disputed within this chamber, that
such Legislation as this was destructive
OF his prosperity. Then every Repuh-
lean in the senate was his attorney.
Now. because he calls in a New York
attorney to present his case before the
finance committee he is accused Of be
ing the friend and companion of the
trusts and the big interests"
Alleges Brutal Betrayal.
Senator Borah said the establish
ment of free trade in agricultural
products was either denial of the
principles for which the Republican
party had heretofore stood, or a
'coarse and brutal betrayal of the