Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-07
They viii Support Unanimously
the Proposed Tariff Reduction
Agreement With Canada as
Urged by the President,
VOTE STANDS NINETY FOR;
TWENTY TWO AGAINST
Champ Clark Makes Motion to
Vote for Measure and ReSolu-
tons Are Adopted Setting
Forth Party Views,
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tBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wirel
Washington, Feb. 6.-Favorable ac-
ton of the house on the Canadian re-
ciprocity agreement was assured to-
night when the caucus of democratic
representatives formally pledged the
party to vote for the agreement
The resolution endorsing the Ca
madam agreement was carried ninety
to twenty-five. on motion of Mr..
Clark of Missouri the action of the
caucus WAS made unanimous.
The twenty-five who voted against
the resolution il was explained later,
were those who had voted for free
lumber. ETC., and their action in eau
Gus was to make their position con-
sistent. 1t was said they would vote
with the party
The resolution as adopted by the
caucus follows:
Whereas. the Canadian reciprocity
agreement negotiated by the recipro-
city commission of Canada and the
president of the United States while
not formulated in accordance with
democratic platform demands, Is a
reduction of some of the prohibitive
schedules in the Payne-Aldrich law,
will tend to expand, the trade of the
United States in Canada and Is in part
a recognition of the principles the
democratic party has contended for
in the congress and in its platforms.
Therefore be it,
Resolved, that this caucus indorse
tha rana1tan ,nctnrnoitv aoran,,, ant
and bind ourselves to vote for bill
carrying 1t into effect!'
The caucus unanimously adopted
resolution by Mr.. Cantrill of Ken
lucky declaring that the caucus be-
lieves that every American farmer
should have at'his disposal, "the in
formation of the production and
stocks on hand of agricultural prod
ucts and pledge ourselves to attempt
to bring about that end by explana-
tion."
The anti-reciprocit democrats We're
given free reign at tonght's caucus
of the house democrats at the capitol
Most of them opposed to the Canad-
ian agreement submitted by President
Taft expressed their views and sever
al dwelt upon the fact that the bill
Incorporating agreement should not
pass without amendment.
Amendments, of course, would in
validate the entire agreement.
Conspieuousy hung IN the lobby
back of the house tonight was a plac-
ard, bearing quotation from a speech
by Minority Leader Clark on June
7 last, having been placed there by Il
republican to call attention to Mr..
Clarks opposition to any amendment
of the reciprocity bill.
The plaeard read;
II do not know how long we shall
be here, but as long as | am here, |
intend to fight for the right to amend
every section OF every great bill which
comes into this house and do not
care straw whether the democrats
control the house or the republicans"
More than one hundred attended
the caucus. Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, the minority leader and Mr..
Underwood of Alabama, who will be
chairman of the ways and means
committee. led the movement to en-
dorse the reciprocity agreement, both
of them declaring for 1t unequivo-
cally.
Messrs. Hammond of Minnesota,
Brantley Of Georgia, Webb, of North
Carolina, Legare, South Carolina. and
Others spoke in opposition.
Mr.. Brantley urged postponing all
such legislation until, the next con-
gress rather than put on the statute
books measure that will be used by
the republicans as campaign material.
Mr.. Brantley also objected on the
broad ground of the disadvantage
such legislation would impose upon
the raw materials of the producer,
and expressed the belief that there
is no occasion to rush through such
plans. because the painstaking work
that soon will be undertaken by a
tariff making body of democratic
congress.
He suggested that reciprocity would
let American automobiles in Canada
cheaper but operate dlsadvantageous-
| ly on the American farmer. Mr..
Webb talked similarly Al to raw ma
terials. Mr.. Hammond pointed OUT
| that wheat today Is selling at Minne-
apois seven and eight cents higher
than at Winnipeg and that nearly
everything produced In his district
was injuriously affected by the pro-
visions of the agreement.
Mr.. Webb in an analysis speech,
announced he could not vote for
blow at raw materials These demo-
| lao Ao x.,l,t tal
exempts a man pom the binding ef-
fects of caucus action when he has
made a pledge to the contrary to
his constituents.
Webb of North Carolina; Pujo and
Broussard of Louisiana and Hammond
lof Minnesota. All had made pledges
Ito their constituents to vote for raw