The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-02-08
FOLLOW BACONS LEAD
GEORGIA SENATOR WANTS CON
GRESS TO WAR ON HIGH
COST OF LIVING.
HE EXERTS A BIG INFLUENCE

President Taft's Reciprocity Plan
Has Put the Insurgent Republicans
in Hole, and Others Are High
ID a Tree" They Do Not Hanker
fer Tariff Reform After All.
Special Dispatch to Atlanta Journal.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Senator
Bacon today declared that he has
not formed any definite opinion in
regard to the Canadian reciprocity
negotiations President Taft has ne
g1rated with Canada. However, he
asserted his interest in a reduction
of the duty on the necessaries of
life He favors anything that will
remove or ameliorate the present
cost Of living, which he thinks is a
tremendous burden to the people.
The senator dictated the following
interview:
AS a general proposition I am
i'm favor of anything that will reduce
the tariff, and more particularly and
especially the tariff on the necessa-
rfes Of life. l think the present cost
of living is a tremendous evil which
should be removed, or ameliorated,
as far as possible. At the same time
| have not been able to give the
schedules transmitted to congress by
1he president such careful examina-
ton as would enable me to express
any definite opinion in regard to the
advisability of the proposed legisla-
ton affecting specific articles further
than the point already stated that I
am generally in favor of reductions
in the tariff. The schedules submit
ted by the president are very volum-
nous, covering 60 closely printed
pages of matter and figures.
ITO carefully examine and digest
the same would require considerable
time The legislation proposed must
originate in the house of representa-
tiyes and cannot originate in the SEN
ate under the constitution"
Reviews Tariff Talk.
Aside from putting the insurgent
republicans in hole" it is not be-
lieved here that the proposed Cana
dian reciprocity amounts to anything
more than Tevival of academic dis
cussion of the tariff. There is small
chance that the negotiations will be
approved by the senate and not much
more hope for the remedial legisla-
ton in the house at this session of
4 congress. The western and north
western republicans are up in arms
over the proposal of the president.
Senator Bristow Of Kansas, a lead
ing insurgent, is quoted as declaring
that he would be more willing to ac-
cept free trade on all products than
TO accept the presidents reciprocity
agreement with its many discrimina-
tons against the middle western far
mers.
They Are Up a Tree.
Senator LafOllette and others of
MS stripe in the senate are literally
up tree" in the matter. and the
regular republicans are in high glee
as result. They believe that the
y aJuJude OF the Westerners concern
ing reciprocity with Canada on nee
essaTies OF life and raw materials
VIII. eliminate the hypocrisy Of their
positions on the tariff question.
To Vote For Free Lumber.
Senator Bacon today indicated his
purpose to vote for free lumber in
,ue tariff bill to be framed by the
democrats of the sixty-second con-
slesa' II such a bill is incorporated
~ me Dill by the house. Inasmuch
r. the ways and means committee
.aS been packed" with a view to
rec lumber the senator's statement
rg@ns that he will yield his position
] WIN VI, reference to this schedule
al "neh the Payne-Aldrich bill was
u me senate last year Senator Ba-
OD joined with others in voting for