The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1912-04-05
ROOSEVELT FOR
RECIPROCITY PACT
Three Times Endorsed Canadian
Agreement m Public Speeches,
SQUARE DEAL DUE TAFT
No Choice as Between Candidates Fol-
Presidency on This lssue-Roossvel
Also Declared Payne Tariff Law Bes
Yet Passed by Congress.

Presidency on This lssue-Roosevec
Also Declared Payne Tariff Law Bes
Yet Passed by Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt is on record
three times in public speeches as in,
dorsing the Canadian reciprocity pol
icy Of President Taft. This issue Is
now dead through the failure Of Can.
ada to ratify the trade agreement on
the ground that the United States
would derive the greatest benefit from
its provisions. The fact remains, how
ever, that the farmers Of the country
are not generally aware that Mr..
Roosevelt so thoroughly approved of
Canadian reciprocity when 1t was a
live issue. Canadian reciprocity was
voted for by Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike when it was before Con-
gress, and as between Mr.. Roosevelt
and Mr. Taft in the present campaign
for the Republican nomination for
president there is no choice on this is
sue.
In connection with his public ut
terances on the tariff Mr. Roosevelt
has also joined President Taft In say
ing that the Payne tariff law, while
by no means perfect, is nevertheless
"the best tariff law yet passed by con-
gress" under the old system of making
such laws. OF course President Taft
and Mr.. Roosevelt are both now COM
mitted to the tariff commission plan of
revising the tariff. and Mr.. Roosevelt
has given President Taft credit for adj
vocating this commission plan from the
beginning"
"Uphold the Hands Of Taft"
Mr.. Roosevelt's Endorsements of Ca.
madam reciprocity were as follows:
In a speech at Grand Rapids. Mich.
Feb. II, 1911, he said:
"Here, friends in Michigan, right on
the northern frontier. have the pecul-
lar right to say word of congratula-
ton to you and to all of us upon the
likelihood that we shall soon have
closer reciprocal tariff and trade rela-
tons with the great nation to the
north Of U.S. [Applause.l And feel
so pleased primarily because l wish to
see the two peoples. the Canadian and
the American peoples, drawn together
by the closest ties on footing of com.
plete equality Of interest and mutual
respect. [Applause.1 feel that it
should be one of the cardinal policies
of this republic to establish the very
closest relations of good will and
friendship with the Dominion of Can
ada" [Applause.1
In speech before the Republican
club of New York city. delivered at
the Lincoln day dinner at the Waldorf
hotel on Feb. 10, 1911, he said:
II want to say how glad I am at the
way in which the members of the club
here tonight responded to the two ap-
peaJs made to, them to uphold the
hands of President Taft. both in his
effort to secure reciprocity with Can
ada and in his effort to secure the for
LITIGATION Of the Panama canal.
"And in addition to what has been
said about reciprocity with Canada !
would like to make this point: II
should always be cardinal point III
our foreign policy to establish the clos
est and most friendly relations of equal
respect and advantage with our great
neighbor on the north. And ! hail III"
reciprocity arrangement because 1t rep
resents an effort to bring about clos
er, a more intimate, more friendly
relationship of mutual advantage on
equal terms between Canada and the
United States"
Gives President Credit.
At Sioux City, Ia, on Sept. 3. 1910.
Mr.. Roosevelt said:
II was particularly pleased with
what the president Taft said in hi
letter on the subject Of the tariff com
mission. A number of senator's and
congressman have for some years nd
vocated this as the proper method Of
dealing with the tariff. and am glad
that the country now seems awakened
to the idea that tariff commission Of
fers the only solution Of the problem
which is both rational and insures the
absence Of jobbery. The president
Taft, from the beginning advocated
this commission
"There IL another feature Of the tar
iff law and it points our course in the
right direction. the maximum and min
imum provision. and here again ! wish
to point out that the value of the pro
vision has depended largely upon the
excellent work done by the admins
tration In the negotiations with tn"
Dominion Of Canada. which were III,
most difficult Ut AL and yet IN ms
eyes the NEST important because | ~
teen II of vicai consequence that ~
should atwavs be IN relations OF thu
hicheet friendship and good VIII witt
orr great ana growing ncighbor IN h
north
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