The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-22
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1912
Forrest Goodwin's Position
on Reciprocity---Taft-
Roosevelt

During the meeting at SearSpoft
last Friday evening. when the Repub-
Ricans held "a very large rally, and
while Mr. Goodwin was discussing
the Tariff issue. a gentleman arose in
the audience and asked, IF he might
ask a question:" Mr. Goodwin re-
piled, Certainly" do you stand for
Reciprocity with Canada as proposed
by President Taft" AS quick as a
fash Mr. Goodwin replied, Il do not
stand for it, believe it is a great dan
ger to the State of Maine. ZAP
plause.)
Mr.. Taft is not entirely responsible,
Every Democratic Congressman from
Maine voted for it, and the two Re
publican Congressman, Mr.. Kinds and
mr. Guernsey, voted against it. My
opponent, Mr.. Gould, voted for it. 1t
is now written upon our Statute
Books, it is still a burning issue in
Canada, and while the Canadians re-
jected it last year at their election,
the two provincial elections held this
year, have been carried by the Llber-
ais upon this issue. If the Liberals
should return to power at any time,
and accept this agreement-there is
very great possibility that they will
and that too at once-Reciprocity
would go into effect at once. 1t
would diminish the value of every
farm in the State of Maine. 1t is a
dark shadow over our Maine homes.
IL is a menace to the agricultural in
dhstry. 1t is a mortgage upon every
farm
CONGRESSMAN Gould and Senator
Gardner have been down here in
Waldo County during the last week
They have not said a word about
Reciprocity. While they were here,
two attempts have been made in Con-
gress to repeal Reciprocity. They
were defeated by the Democratic
House. Congressman Gould was pair
cd In favor of Reciprocity; Senator
ing In Washington looking after the
interests of their constituents, they
are down here trying to explain to
you the Free Trade Doctrine of Demo-
eracy, and why they, being in favor
Of Prohibition, are running on a Rum
Platform. Let them define their atti-
tude on Reciprocity to the farmers
OF Maine. say to you, if | am elected
Il shall vote and work against it to
the best of my ability. (Applause)
This leads me to another PROPOSE |
tion. Senator Hanson, Editor of the
Waldo County Herald, in yesterdays |
paper had an editorial in which he
states in substance that next week |
ne should publish an article showing
that there was a grave possibility that
there may be no election of President |
by the people in this campaign and
showing how the constitution pro
xides for such an eXigency. He states |
that the present House of Represent |
atives, of which Mr.. Gould is mem
her. may be exactly tied, inasmuch |
as the vote is cast by States, and the
matter would go to the Senate, but
that the Vice-President of the Senate
would act as President only until |
such time as Congress might be able
10 fill the vacancy, and therefore
there might be a possibility of the |
election of President coming into the |
sixty-third Congress, and that mas
much as Mr.. Goodwin was likely to be
a member of that Congress. he ought
DO inform the people whether he |
would vote for Taft or Roosevelt If |
the question should come up to him
as member of that Congress. |