Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-02-22
President Receives Stacks of
Letters Endorsing the Pact
With Canada.
USES THEM AS AN ARGUMENT
Opponents Of the Agreement Retort
by Citing Appeals From the
Small Manufseturers-6lH to
Rsorganize Consular serv-
ice Approves.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

w dSnlDE IOQ.--GQCAS sam HaiA
carriers who have the White House
on their route are heavily burdened
these days with letters Of endorse
ment Of tlse ADMINISTRATORS position
on Canadian reciprocity. Mr.. Taft
is directing the attention Of senators
and representatives who call to the
piles Of appeals from ultimate con-
sumers." and is telling his visitors that
the sight of them ought 10 be better
than any argument he can make TO
secure legislative sanction of the
agreement with Canada
Some of the visitors retort by tell
Ing the president that they are get
ting just as many letters upholding
the other side of the question Then
the president retorts in kind by say
ing that his letters come from the con.
sumner while the other letters come
from the producer. and that the pro
Queer has had all the best of protec-
the consumer a chance.
The retorts do not stop here. for
the members tell the chief executive
1t is the small producers from whom
they are hearing, not the men who
are allied with the great interests"
but the ones who are trying to make
livings for themselves and who would
not know a trust" If they saw it
across a country road
Reciprocity with Canada stiu hangs
in the balance. No one knows what
its fate will be in the senate. even II
1t should succeed in getting through
the house. Each side has a complete
battery and magazine full Of ammu-
milton to use in defense OF its cause.
The president is hopeful and SO are
the men who have opposed the presi-
dents views. Today 1t is anybody's
| battle.
Escorts Grandson to Senate.
A day or two ago Senator Davis
Elkins of West Virginia, who was APP
| pointed to succeed his father. the late
Stephen b. Elkins. came on to the
| floor OF the senate arm in arm with
former Senator Henry Gassaway
Davis, for whom the present fenator
Is named. Mr. Davis is Senator FL
kin's grandfather and he had come
to the senate as he jocularly ex-
pressed II, to see how his grandson
was getting along, but he added: 81
know that he will not vote to suit me
on any question, for he is a dyed-in-
the-wool Republican and am a
rock-ribbed Democrat"
1t seems probable that N. p. Bryan
will be the new United States senator
from the state of Florida. Mr. Bryan
is brother Of former United States
senator from Florida, who died In Of
fee, William Bryan. When the broth
er took the oath of Office he was the
youngest man In the senate chamber,
fine locking. alert man whose phys.
zeal strength seemed able to resist
an attack of any disease, and yet
within a few short weeks OF his ap-
pearance on the floor of the senate
death claimed nit
The elder senators took with ex-
traordinary kindness to their young
colleague. His was an appealing
personality, and Notwithstanding the
short time which he served and the
consequent shortness Of his acquaint-
ance with hts colleagues, his death
came to them as a shock. Many an
aged senator, knowing that his time
Of worlds service was rapidly draw
ing to a close. must have looked at
young Bryan with something like
envy. and yet his death was the first
which occurred among the senate
membership during the long session
Of the year in which the young man
entered Office
Consular Bill Likely TO Pass.
A bill for the reorganization Of the
consular service of the United States
has been approved by Secretary Knox
and is likely to pass the house at the
present session When the ad.
ministration has its way the con.
sular service win be lifted en-.
tirely out of politics. and It may be
that senators and representatives. al
though they have looked to the serv-
ice for places for political favorites,
will hail the day when civil service
rules in the foreign offices Of the gov
eminent
When Senator Root was secretary
of state he established certain regula-
tons to provide for merit promotion
IN the consular service. He could not
give the force Of law to his regula-
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