Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-24

DEMOCRATS GIVEN FULL
CREDIT FOR GOOD WORK
President Confident Dominion
Government viii Promptly
Accept and That Benefits
VIII Accrue Right Speedily.
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my Morning Journal speciai Lensed wIreI
Beverly, Mass, July 23.-In the
first statement he has made since thu
passage of the reciprocity bill by the
senate. President TAFT. at the sum.
mer white house tonight, freely ac-
knowledged that his long hard cam
Taign In behalf of that measure
would have proved unavalllng II the
democrats had not helped him.
The democrats did not play poll
ties In the colloquial sense In which
those words were used" said the
president, "but they followed tho
dictate of higher policy"
For secretary Knox and his as
sistanee in the state department who
conducted negotiations and framed
the pact; the president said more
than "a word of praise. Those repub-
licans, he said, who fought for roci-
procity and some of those votes were
necessary to the passage of the bill
properly may enjoy mutual felicita-
tions on work wen done.
In his own judgment, the president
said the agreement would mark an
epoch In the relations between the
United states ana Canada and those
who opposed the bill in congress
would find their propheaios disproved
and their fears allaNed by It's actuaA
operation. Its passage by the Canad-
ian parliament the last step before II
becomes a bond between the two
countries. he believes, win be forth
coming.
THE satisfaction that actual ex-
perience in its working win give" he
said, I'VE confidently hope viii Sc
-ure its permanence. In "A decade its
benefits VIII contribute much to a
greater United States and greater
Canada. "
The president arrived at PARA
malta" the new TAFT cottage, shortly
after o'clock this morning motor
ing out from Boston in an hour.
Mrs TAFT, Miss Helen Taft and
Charlie were waiting and he had
breakfast with his family for the first
time since he left Beverly for the
west July 9,
ON the way from Washington the
president had time for long chat
with Senator Penrose, who led the
fight Tor reciprocity and with Seere-
tary of the Treasury MaeVengh and
Secretary Iilles, Mr.. Penroso left
him at Philadelphia Secretary Hilles
At Newark, y. 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 it should be written
and credit be given whore credit was
due
with Mrs. Tan and children and
Ia D.,
20 Lynn to hear Rev. Dr Robert coll
Ser of New York. preach at the First
Unitarian church. Lunch over, a
steno9rapher was called ia and the
statement dictated. the president re-
storing TO the first person unusual in
statements from the White House,
that ii might appear more truly his
own.
The statement reads as follows:
"Ihat | am very much pleased
with the passage of the Canadian re-
ciprocity bill through both houses OF
congress goes without saying. | be-
lieve and hope II viii be followed by
similar action by the Dominion par
lament
In my judgment, tho going into
effect of the agreement Will make
new epoch IN the relations between
the United States and Canada, and
viii tend to II marked increase In tho
trade between the two countries
which VIII be in every way beneficial
to both.
"l hope the credit that belongs to
Secretary Knox and his special assist
ants in the state department In the
negotiations ana framing of the pact,
and their lucid explanation and de-
fense of its terms, will not be with
held.
In sense. the bill passed was a
non partisan measure, though the re-
publcans who voted for II probably
did 80 on one economic theory and tho
democrats VINO voted for it on an
other. II should be wanting in
straightforward speaking, however, II
did not freely acknowledge the
credit that belongs to the democratic
majority In the house and the demo-
cratic minority In the senate for their
consistent support of the measure, in
an earnest and sincere desire TO So
cure It's passage.
"Without this reciprocity would
have been impossible II would not
have been difficult for them to fast
en- upon the bill amendments effect
ing the tariff generally in such a way
as to ombarrass the executive and to
make It doubtful whether he could
sign the bin and yet to claim popular
approval of their support Of reciproc-
ity in its defeat
In other words, the democrats did
not play politics In the colloquial
sense in which these words are used,
bat they followed the dictates 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 felicitatlons on u work