Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-09-14
TARIFF IS
THE issue
Says Congressman Sulzer in
Excellent Speech at
Seattle.
HE FAVORS RECIPROCITY
Guest Of Honor at King Co.
Democratic Club
Banquet


William Sulzer admonished the King
County Democratic Club yesterday
that the issue in the next battle
would be the tariff, and that Demo
Gratis should brush up on that time
honored subject of debate. Mr. Sulzer
was the guest of honor at a lunch
con given yesterday at the Raths-
keller.
Says Taft Is Broadminded
In giving an account of the Demo-
cratic majority in the house of repre-
sentatives. Mr.. Sulzer said that his
party had made good, and that it's
representatives had neither run wild
nor had gone to Sleep" He said with
out Democratic help President Taft's
reciprocity policy would never have
been made into law
I'm glad to say that the president
of the United States is broadmind-
ed enough to give the Democrats cred.
it for what they did," said Mr.. Sui
ger. "I've always been in favor Of
reciprocity with Canada, and l have
also favored reciprocal trade relations
with Mexico and the South Ameri-
can republics"
Reciprocity Message Surprise
II would open wide the doors Of,
trade in the Western hemisphere, be.
cause believe that this trade is more
valuable to us than that of Europe
or of the Orient.
president Taft's reciprocity mes.
sage came like bolt from a clear
sky. No Republican knew of it be.
fore it reached the house. 1t was
agreed on in cabinet meeting, and
without notice was sent to congress.
ut was in line with Republican
policies, as we'll as Democratic, and
in voting for it we showed that we
as Democrats could rise above petty
partisanship.
Says Democrats Favor It.
There were some Democrats who
doubted the wisdom of supporting the
measure and who favored putting the
president in hole, but at the Demo.
cratic caucuses they did not prevail,
and when the time came they fell into
line. Nine-tenths of the Democrats
are in favor of reciprocity and about
one.half of them are in favor of free
trade.
eve passed the reciprocity agree
ment in the house and sent 1t over
to the senate, where they would have
nothing to do with 1t. Then con.
gress adjourned and the summons
came for an extraordinary session.
Maybe the agreement we passed is
not the best agreement, but it is q
step in the direction for which the
Democratic party has been fighting
for fifty years. The reciprocity trade
agreement is now a law in the Unit.
ed States, and I hope it soon will be
in Canada"
Tariff Leading Issue, He Says
Mr. Sulzer discussed the fight for
reduction in the tariff on wool,
and declared that this would be an
issue in the coming campaign. He
also spoke of the cotton bill, the state.
hood bills and the campaign expense
bill, and explained the Democratic po.
sition on those questions.
"The tariff is leading issue in
American politics." said he. "and will
continue to be until it is settled right.
We are not for free trade; we are
for tariff which will give sufficient
revenue to run the government eco.
nomically. We don't want any more
revenue than is necessary to pay ex.
penses, and in obtaining that we want
to see the tax put on the luxuries, and
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