Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-04-07
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER.


| washington, u ", April y, 1911.
True to promise. the Democratic House of
Representatives will pass the Canadian
reciprocity measure.
But we don't like the particular brand
OF reciprocity advocated by Mr.. Taft" a
few of the farmers are still saying. THE
measure in question reduces the tariff on
raw products, without a corresponding
downward revision on manufactured arti-
cles"
The comparative few who take this view,
however, overlook one very important fact.
The Democratic house will not pass the
reciprocity bill as being in itself fulfill
ment of prediction promises to revise the
tariff downward, but merely as step in
that direction. Other objects of reciprocity
are the promoting of closer friendship with
canada and the keeping of faith with
PRESIDENT Taft, who was assured that if he
called an extra session the Democratic
mousse would pass the reciprocity bill.
those who opposed the passage Of the reci-
procity bill by Republican administration
on the ground that manufactured articles
were not treated the same as raw products
are obviously not justified in opposing the
passage Of the measure by the Democrats.
With the Republicans reciprocity was to
have been the beginning and end of tariff
reform. With the Democrats it is but a
beginning.
Mark the difference
Reciprocity under a Republican house
meant the Mccall bill with the 1876 per
cent. Payne-Aldrich duty on wooden blank
cts, the ll6 per cent. Payne-Aldrich tax
on WOODEN underwear. and many other SINH
lar outrages remaining intact.
reciprocity under Democratic house
will mean the Mccall bill with only its
good features remaining in force, and with
It's most Objectionable features made null
and void by the passage of separate bills
reducing the tax on w0olens and placing
lumber and other necessaries of life on the
free list. These separate bills refer not
only to imports from Canada, but to the
imports OF all nations of the earth.
WHITE HOUSE To WALL STREET Or VICE VERSA.
Charles d. Norton is closing up his bust
ness as secretary to President Taft pre-
paratory to becoming one of the vice-presi
dents of Morgan's First National Bank of
New York. As in the case of Leslie Nj.
Shaw. Frank A. Vanderlip, George b. Cor
telyou, the late Paul Morton, and Comp
trollers Eckels. Dawes and Ridgely, Mr..
Nortons special fitness for high finance
was not discovered until he took govern
ment position.
What is there about service with the
government which so peculiarly fits man
for Wall street, Do Morgan and Rockefeller
give out these high-salaried positions to
government employees for services rendered
by them while they are in the government
service, or is 1t because of realization
that men like a secretary to the President
a RI Kk0Iu N houn xfol.aohla l.: HI,
may be useful for speculative purposes2
Going or coming, the path between Wall
street and President Taft's immediate cir
Gle is short and much travelled. Attorney
General Wickersham. it will be recalled,
was formerly a sugar trust attorney the
Presidents brother, Henry p Taft, is on
record as a sugur trust attorney: ex-Sec-
rotary Of the Interior Ballinger was form
erly adviser for interests having designs
upon Alaska coal lands Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Nagel was formerly at
torney for the Waters-Pierce (Standard)
Oil Company, and Secretary of War Dick
inson was personal attorney for the late
Hartman and general counsel for the ILL
nois Central Railroad.
BIC LAME Ducks.
That President Taft should create soft
berths on the National Monetary Commits
sion for Senators Aldrich, Hale, Burrows
Money, Flint and Taliaferro. when the mem
bers Of the finance committee could per-
form the work for nothing, is not nearly so
serious as to have them remain about the
Senate. Consciously or unconsciously they
are bound to lobby for the viewpoints from
which they look at things viewpoints
which the people voted down last Novem-
Der. II was the voters intention to return
these men to private life, not award them
private graft.
A CHANGE SUGGESTED.
The Democrats may decide to add a
clause TO the reciprocity agreement author
izing the President. by executive act, to
reduce the tariff of this country. on any
item. whether included in the Canadian
agreement or not, whenever Canada is
willing TO put them on her free list This
would not interfere with the pending pact,
but ii would be an invitation on the part
of our government to Canada to unite with
us in ultimate free trade. There Is Grow
Ing conviction that there is no more reason
for a tariff wall between the United States
and Canada than there would Oe for one
between Indiana and Illinois. or any other
two of our States.
PRESIDENT In No HURRY.
President Taft doesn't want the Demo-
cratic house to do anything in extra session
but pass the reciprocity bill. Schedule *,
he feels. should remain as II is until revis-
ion can be based on the results Of an in
vestigation by men appointed by himself
The President has apparently forgotten
that the people have said they want the
tariff revised this time from the Democratic,
not the Republican. viewpoint.
SCHEDULE TX" Has Cor To Go
Chairman Underwood of the new Ways
and Means committee, upon hearing that
the wooden interests are preparing to march
upon Washington in force, declared that
while they would be treated fairly. the
wooden interests might just as well make
an assault upon Gibraltar as upon the
House.
In other words Schedule *" taxing
womens clothing 1855 per cent. stockings
78 per cent. and blankets 1855 per cent.
has got TO fall.
The mere thought of 1t is enough to make
any man with red blood in his veins feel
like jumping in the air and giving an im-
tation Indian waT-hoop.
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