Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-20
DEEP SORROW FOR INSURGENTS
Praise for Democrats Who Are
Periodically Supporting Bill,
WORKS ALSO FAvoRs AGREEMENT
California Senator Says Nothing in it
that Will Hurt Farmers.
KENYON AND STONE ALSO SPEAK
Iowa senator Thinks bill Might Hurt
Agricultural interests, While
Missouri Man says IL L.
All Right.

WASHINGTON, July 1s.-Criticism OF his
! insurgent republican colleagues In the SEN
ate for opposing Canadian reciprocity, and
! praise Of the democratic party for having
| the moral courage and patriotism TO sup
! port and sustain a republican president
! characterized a speech today Of Senator
| Brown OF Nebraska, In favor Of the re-
! ciprocty measure.
Il want 10 express my grief my profound
grief" Senator Brown declared, because
the bill does not have the support Of some
OF my friends in this body whom l know
at heart are in favor of lower duties
! do not complain OF them. do not charge
! them with insncerity because know them
I to be sincere. But l simply cannot under
/ stand them.
Tries to he Consistent.
| TT is beyond my comprehension TO ap-
! preciate how in one session of congress
! could vote for lower duties, In the next
! session favor a revision OF the tariff
! schedule at a time and at third session
! be against this proposition, which, while u
| is not a revision OF single schedule Is
! a revision OF a few schedules, not with AL
the countries OF the world, but with one
country; a plan that believe marks the
beginning of the end OF extoruonate Varhl
! duties in this country"
!
President Taft. but a stubborn and To-
ouacious senate that is responsible Tor the
! extra session."
He defended the president from charges
that he was taking too much part In leg
isation.
suppOrts the President.
"I honor the day when any presoehI
asserts his legislative as we'll as his ex-
ecutive power" he said. Those presi-
dents were greatest who exercised to tho
fullest their legislative as we'll as
their executive power The reason for this
ia that the legislative branch OF the gov
ernment. for some reason or other, has
been a disappointment to the people who
own the government. The people hSTe de-
pended in every emergency, ana most
! urnes without disappointment, upon the
force character and Initiative Of thesex7
ecutive."
Senator Brown said that when he found
Edward Hines. whom he described as tho
head of the Lumber Trust and tho
manipulator Of legislatures" opposed 10
the measure, 'in the name OF ana Tor tne
sake of the farmers of this country.
began TO think that there must be some
thing in this bill which ought to com
mand the respect and support of every
honest man.
This bill" he concluded. '1s the corner
stone OF a new tariff system. which Will
put an end forever. I hope, to unneces-
sary and excessive duties"
works IL for Measure.
Senator Works Of California, insurgent
| republican, urged the passage OF the Cana
dian reciprocity bill in vigorous speech.
He expressed the belief that reciprocity
d would not inJure the farming interests OF
the nation except to cause some temporary
disturbance in border states, which would
soon adjust themselves.
Senator Works said he did not believe
President Taft had used undue influence to
secure the passage of the reciprocity Dill
through congress and that Mr.. Taft was
too good a lawyer TO overstep well recog-
nized bounds"
Attempts TO amend the bill were obvious
attempts to defeat reciprocity as whole,
said Mr. Works who defended the bill as
fair and just and of lasting benefit to the
country"
Kenyon Against Bill.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa, also classed as
an insurgent republican, spoke against
reciprocity He announced that while he
was not convinced the agreement would
work injury 20 the agricultural interests
there seemed TO be doubt on that question
and he deemed IL his duty to vote against
it. Senator Kenyon paid his respects to the
race for riches and vulgar display"
I'VE see some OF our representatives at
the coronation OF a king" he said, trying
TO outdo aristocracy, even to wearing knee
breeches, II necessary, to ape royalty
Turning again TO the tariff, he urged re-
duction OF the wool duties as more impor-
tant than the reciprocity bill.
Senator Kenyon also advocated the cut
ting off of some of the numerous govern
ment commissions which he said had pro-
vided soft berths for public men repu-
dated by their constituents"
Senator Stone OF Missouri, during the
afternoon gave the senate some informa-
ton as to why a democrat should support
the Canadian reciprocity BILL"
He said that the idea that the bill was
not entitled to democratic support because
a republican president proposed IT was "a
narrow and partisan view"
He had accepted the bill. he said. because
on investigation he had found 1t worthy
Of democratic support"
I'm its principles, he said, 'lt is an EN-
bodiment of an old democratic policy"