Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-25
PRESIDENT IS PLEASED.
Gives Credit For Reeiproc.
itY to Democrats.

Beverly, Mass, July 22.-That his
long, hard campaign in behalf of the
Canadian reciprocity bill would have
proved unavailing IL the Democrats
had not helped him, was the declara-
tion of President Taft today following
his arrival here at the new summer
white house 'Parramatta" at eight
o'clock this morning from Washing
ton. Without the aid Of the Demo-
Gratis, said the president, In the first
statement he has made since the reet-,
procity bill passed the senate yester-
day, reciprocity would have been i'm
possible. THE Democrats did not
play politics in the colloquial sense In
which those words are used" said the
president, "but they followed the die
tate Of higher policy"
For Secretary Of State Knox and
his assistants who conducted the ne
gotiations and framed the pact, the
president said more than q word Of
praise. 'Those Republicans" he
said, who fought for reciprocity,
and some Of whose votes were neces-
sary TO the passage OF the bill may
properly enjoy mutual felicitations on
a work well DONE"
In his own judgment, the president
declared, the agreement would mark
an epoch in the relations between the
United States and Canada and those
who opposed the bill in congress
would find their prophecies disproved
and their fears allayed by its actual
operation. Its passage by the Cana
dian parliament, the last step before
1t becomes a bond between the two
countries, he hoped and believed
would be forthcoming. '"The satisfac-
tion that the actual experience in its
working will give" he said, I'VE can
confidently hope will secure its per-
manence. In a decade it's benefits
will contribute much to a greater
United States and greater Canada.
On the way from Washington, the
president had time for long chat
with Senator Penrose, who led the
fight for reciprocity with Secretary Of
the Treasury McVeagh and Secretary
Hilles. Mr.. Penrose left him at Phila-
delphia, Secretary Hilles at Newark,
n. j., and Mr.. MacVeagh deserted the
party at Boston. The president had
been thinking about a statement,
however and after sleeping over It,"
as he put 1t today, decided that 1t
should be written and that credit
should be given where credit was
due.
In his statement the president re-
sorted to the use Of the first person,
unusual In statements from the White
House, in order that 1t might appear
more truly his own.
The statement follows:
THAT / am very much pleased with
the passage of the Canadian reciproci-
ty bill through both houses Of con-
gress goes without saying. / believe
and hope 1t will be followed by SINH
lar action by the dominion parliament
In my judgment, the going into effect
of the agreement will mark q new
epoch in the relations between the
United States and Canada and II will
tend to a marked increase in the trade
between the two countries, which will
be in every way beneficial to both.
II hope the credit that belongs to
Secretary Knox and his special assist
ants Of the state department in the
negotiating and framing of the pact
and their lucid explanation and de-
fense Of its terms, will not be with
held.
I'm a sense, the bill passed was q
non partisan measure, though the Re-
publicans who voted for 1t, probably
did so on one economic theory and
the Democrats who voted for II on
another.
II should be wanting in straight
forward speaking, however, II did
not freely acknowledge the credit that
belongs to the Democratic majority
In the house and the Democratic mi
nority in the senate for their consis-
tent support OF the measure, In an
earnest and sincere desire to secure
Its passage. Without this reciprocity
would have been impossible. II would
not have been difficult for them to
fasten upon the bill amendments at
fecting the tariff generally in such a
way as to embarrass the executive and
to make II doubtful whether he could
sign the bill, and yet to claim popular
approval for their support of reciproc-
ity in its defeat. In other words. the
Democrats did not play politics In the
colloquial sense I'm which those words
are used, but they followed the die
tates Of higher policy
I'VE Republicans who have earnest
ly sought reciprocity and some Of
whose votes were necessary to the
passage Of the bill may properly en-
JOY mutual felicitations on a work
well done. To those who opposed the
bill, on the ground that II will do
harm to the farmers, we can only say
that we who have supported the pas
sage Of the bill look forward to the
test Of the actual operation Of the re-
ciprocity agreement to disprove their
prophecies and to allay their fears.
The satisfaction that actual experience
In It's working will give, we confident
ly hope, will secure its permanence.
In a decade its benefits will contribute
much 10 a greater United States and
greater Canada"