Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1911-04-05
SPECIAL WASHINGTON CORES.
PONDENcE.
BY CLYDE II. Tayenner.

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" few of the farmers are still
saying. THE measure in question
reduces the tariff on raw products,
without a corresponding downward re
vision on manufactured articles"
| The comparative few who take this
view, however, overlook one very i'm
portant fact. The Democratic house
will not pass the reciprocity bill as
being in itself a fulfillment of pre-
election promises to revise the tar
iff downward, but merely DIS a 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 IL he
called an extra session the Democrat
ic house would pass the reciprocity
bill.
Those who opposed the passage of
the reciprocity bill by republican
administration on the ground that
manufactured articles were not
treated the same as raw products, are
obviously not justified in opposing ths
passage OF the measure by the Dem
ocrats.
With the Republicans reciprocity
was to have been the beginning and
end of tariff reform. With the dem.
ocrats 1t is but a beginning.
Mark this difference:
Reciprocity under republican
house meant the Mccall bill with
the 1876 per cent Payne Aldrich duty
on wooden blankets, the 116 per cent
Payne-Aldrich tax on wooden under
wear, and many other similar out.
RACES, remaining intact.
| Reciprocity under a Democratic
House will mean the Mccall bill
with only its good features remaining
in force, and with its most objection.
able features made null and void by
the passage Of separate bills re.
ducing the tax on woolens and plac-
ing lumber and other necessarios Of
life on the free list. These separ-
ate bills refer not only to imports
from Canada, but to the imports Of
all nations OF the earth.
white House to Wall Street, and
4 Vice Versa.
Charles D. Norton is closing ur
his business as secretary to Presi
dent Taft, preparatory to becoming
one of the vice-presidents OF Nor
|gan's First National Bank of New
York. AS in the case OF Leslie M
Shaw, Frank A. Vanderlip. George
| 3. Cortelyou, the late Paul Morton
and Comptrollers Eckels, Dawes
and Ridgely, Mr.. Norton's specia
i fitness for high finance was not dis
covered until he took government
position.
I What is there about service witt
the government which so peculiarl!
lifts man for Wall street? Do Nor
Igan and Rockefeller give out thes.
high-salaries positions to government
employees for services rendered b,
them while they are in the govern
ment service, CT is at because of |
realization that men like secretar.
to the President are likely to have
valuable secrets which may be use
full for speculative purposes?
Going or coming, the Path be
tween Wall street and Presiden
i Taft's immediate circle is short ana
much travelled. Attorney Genera
4 Wickersham, 1t will be recalled. wa
formerly a sugar trust attorney
the Presidents brother, Henry P
Taft, is on record as a sugar trus
attorney; ex-Secretary OF the Inter
Tor Ballinger was formerly adviser
for interests having designs upol
4 Alaska coal lands; Secretary o
Commerce and Labor Nagel was for
merly attorney for the Waters-Pierc'
(Standard) Oil company, and Score
tary Of War Dickinson was persona
attorney for the late Hartman ant
general counsel for the Illinois Cen
trail railroad.
Big Lame Ducks.
That President Taft should GREAT
soft berths on the National Monetar.
commission for Senators Aldrich
Hale, Burrows, Money, Flint and Tai
iaferro, when the members of the Fl
nance committee could perform tn
work for nothing is not nearly 81
, serious as to have them remain abou
the Senate. Consciously or uncon
sciously they are bound to lobby TO
the viewpoints from which they loo
at things-viewpoints which the pee
pie voted down, last November. 1t wa
the voters intention to return thes
men to private life, not award then
a private graft.
l A Change Suggested.
9 The Democrats may decide to add
. clause to the reciprocity agreemen
. authorizing the President, by execr
a tive oft fo radn,oa tho for;PS dat ia
r Of this country, on any item, whett
er included in the Canadian agree
ment or not, whenever Canada /
e willing to put them on her free lis
! This would not interfere with tn
i pending pact, but 1t would be an inv
e tation on the part of our goyernmen
n to Canada to unite with us in nlt
S mate free trade. There is CROWN