The Sentinel=record., 1911-07-06
DEFENDS THE
 pREeIDENT \ nLUIUkiVI
SENATOR BURTON SAYS HE HAS A RIGHT TO MAKE STUMP
 SPEECHES AT WILL.
uphods Taft's Action in Talking to the Public of National Policies Censures Senator cummins
 Address.

Washington, July 5-. The right of President Taft to negotiate the Can adian reciprocity agreement, to send it in completed form to Congress for enactment, and to defend and advo- cate it in stump speeches" through out the country was asserted in the senate today by Senator Burton of Ohio, at the conclusion of speech in support and explanation of reel procity.
 Thus far the speech of Senator Root and Senator Burton have been the main arguments in favor of the meas ure.
 Senator Burton's speech followed criticism by Senator Cummins, of Iowa, republican insurgent, earlier in the day, of the speech made by Pres ident Taft yesterday at Indianapolis. Senator Cummins said he believed it was better for the president to try to mould public opinion by appealing to the people in speeches than foc him to use the power of the presi- dents office to pass the bill through Congress, but he criticized vigorous ly the Indianapolis speech, in which nA agreement probably would not reduce the cost of living.
 Some degree of censure has been visited on the administration for sending in this agreement" said Sen ator Burton. Tt is the clearly right of the president under the constitu- tion to make recommendations and communications to Congress. It is his right also to express on the stump in what ever terms he may choose his advocacy of certain line of policy.
 Not only President Taft, but his predecessors and other presidents have made free to advocate national policies recommended by them in messages. Otherwise, the president would neither be the leader of his party nor occupy that place in the public attention which the public de- mands of him.
 'lt is for the senate or the house s.a accept. reject or amend ay propo- sition that he may send Congress. think, however, that we overlook the numerous instances in which bills or completed laws have been sent to Congress by the president or mem berg of his cabinet and passed practi- cally without change. Secretary Chase, in a special session called on July 4, 1861, sent in compete tariff law which was accepted almost yer batim by Congress and became a law without delay"
 Senator Burton urged that the agreement, notwithstanding the pow CT of Congress be passed without an amendment.
 T strongly urge that it be adopt ed without change" said Senator Bur ton" It is different from other leg islation. Consultations must be he'd at long range. Any modification ren- ders a situation now delicate. more intricate and liable Of failure.
 Mir. Burton emphasized that those who based their objections to the agreement on the or~.-- that the farmer would suffer injury, we're vir- tually fighting for higher duties for the farmer. He said no injury to the farmer could follow the removal Of duties on farm products except in certain localities along the border. To keep the duties at the present fig ure, he said, would be to place tho consumer at the mercy of short market and rising prices when the time arrived when American produce ton does not equal American con sumption.