Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-05
PROGRAM
WILL GO ANRY
DEMOCRATS IN HOUSE TO RE.
FUSE TO FOLLOW PREsI-
DENTS SUGGESTIONS.
CAMPAIGN THUNDER FIRST
OBJECT OF MAJORITY
Reciprocity Ratification, for Which Elk.
ira Session Was Called, Must Wait
On Revision and Popular Election Of
Ssnators-Farmers to West to Be
Plaeated.
Especial Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
Washington, April 5.-President Taft
will have little cause for congratula-
ton over the legislative program which
has been tentatively agreed upon by
the democratic leaders for their guild
ance during the extra session Of the
Sixty-second congress The presi-
dents sole object in calling the con-
gress together in extraordinary session
was to obtain the ratification of the
Canadian reciprocity treaty. The dem
ocrats in the house who will shape the
policy of their party are prepared 10
give the president and the country the
reciprocity treaty but it will be only
as part of the legislative program
which. it is confidently predicted, Will
go thru the house with comparatively
slight opposition on the majority sue
If President Taft expects to have the
democrats first concern themselves
with the reciprocity treaty he VIII De
sorely disappointed. The concfusaoh
has been reached that for the der"o-
Gratis to give the president the Eec
nrocity bill at the very beginning o.
the extra session would be to give niiAi
an advantage which the oen'oct a..
leaders believe should be retained ny
the party in control OF the mouse. :.
ia a certainty, therefore. that neiofe
rec,nrocity Hesitation is initiated the
senate will be called upon TO pass aA1
+be president to sign some legislation
of great Importance.
Popular Elections First.
II the republicans are expeo'tious
in the matter Of making the m'no1i.y
committee assignments the maooa7S
leaders win lose little or no tlnse IA
setting the legislative machinery
motion. Within forty-eAgnt noute
tor the organization OF the houso .o
been completed q resolution cau'nx ~.
the popular election OF Un'eo
senator's will be introduced ano
before the house until II has pos
There IN no question that eucn
lntion will 70 thru tho house WIN
little opposition as have seSe'A s'
lar measures in the past .s
Following this resolution
failed of passage in the senate IN ~. ~
closing days Of the last session =. -.
sixty-tirst congress oecau
t-t,therIsx,d amendment, Will come -.
democrats win begin ht 6nn ri s.1S ~. =.
legislation, and the prediction can
safely be made now that the tariff pro-
gram will prove to be q source Of sur
prise not only to the president and the
s~nate but also to the country.
A Sop to the Farmers.
Instead of starting the tariff pro-
gram off with the Canadian reciprocity
treaty the ways and means committee
will in all probability begin their work |
BY taking care OF the farmers thruout |
tho country, and especially in the mid |
ole west who are protesting that reci-
procity with Canada deprives them Of +
their protection and compels them to
submit to the protective policy in the
'ase OF the manufacturers and all 9TH /
IT'S with whom they buy their clothing,
etc.
There will be series Of bills putting
n the free list many Of the protected
rticles bought by the farmers. Axri- ,
ultural implements Of all kinds are to .
ONE into the country duty free IL the (.
ouse democrats are to have their way. 4
oHowinS this will be tariff legislation a
Tor the farmer It will nut :.
the free list lumber, flour, meat. of =,
kinds. cereals and many other pro- ~
cted articles which the farmer de- 4,
ares should be free. In other words ~
ways and means committee Is ready a.
concede that the Canadian reciproc-
tarh3 bill az drawn up by President
IT and the Canadian REPRESENTATIVE
- one-sided affair which dfacrimj.
yes against the farmer No effor+ 7"
II oe made TO amend the bill in the mi
use, because the democrats believe exc
't Dy the time they get thru with the ms
list with which they propos. to CO..
npensate the farmer the opposition e1e
reciprocity will have largely die.
'eared.
NOT IN Accord With Program. \
no reciprocity and free list nroor.n fisl
aneo above Is not in accord With sch
suggested by Senator Cumrn,n. MAJ
an amendment to the recinroc,t,, shi,
because the articles to be placad ~, Kle
i'ee hst, by the democrats are mot non
~ so numerous as the list s,,p. vote
90 oy the Iowa senator. II 4. hs The
q, however, that tho list will nrove a ty
en1iy satisfactory to either cow plac
the support OF the fnsursent ran. al
; opposed to reciprocity in II. nre.. who
orm or place them in the en,h.r- the .
r rs poeio71 ii endeavoril1s 10 XII; It e
rocity altogether. M othe,
r'aeatins the Farmer. start
- .,a ener evidence Of the demo. comb
e. 20 p,acate the farmer and to rat. win. -
ne demands Of the country vii,
ma In the revision OF the woo,an
zion schedules. The farmer AMI
ouhtry generally wants rev,.;ns Del
YARD on the finished produce ~ OF tn
. and wool and the democr,t. me y
y 20 enact such legislation int .oo
'iore the extra session adiourns close
resent plan contemplates -. nibitit
.ct,on OF the cotton sc,eanis 9orttie
o be followed bv RI. .e Bml
&c. At the bottom Of the ,i.t from
posram outlined by the demo" RADIO
comes reciprocity. The dr. umn
ssi perfectly confident that ~. City .
cnHdules they send over 10 - mount.
vi vi meet with the bitterest k;nS mount
'sltfon and 1t Is because ~ 80 mayor
10 Snde they ara a,ofn. bleaA