The citizen., 1912-04-04
Three Times Indorsed Canadian
Agreement in Public Speeches.
SQUARE DEAL is DUE TAFT
No Choice as Between Candidates for
Presidency on This lssue-Roose-
veIt Also Declared Payne Tar.
lff Law Best Vet.

the ground that the United States
would derive the greatest benefit from
IT'S 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 II was
live issue. Canadian reciprocity was
voted for by Republicans and Demo
Gratis alike when IL 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
issue.
In connection with his public utter
anoes on the tariff Mr.. Roosevelt has
also Joined President Taft in saying
that the Payne tariff law, while by no
means perfect. is. nevertheless. the
best tariff law yet passed by congress
under the old system of making such
laws. OF course President Taft and
Mr.. Roosevelt are both now commit
ted to the tariff commission plan OF
revising the tariff and Mr.. Roosevelt
has given President Taft credit for ad-
vocating this commission plan from
the beginning.
Mr.. Roosevelt's public Endorsements
Of Canadian reciprocity were as fol-
lows:
In a speech at Grand Rapids, Mich,
Feb. II. 1911. he said:
Here. friends in Michigan, right on
the northern frontier, have the pc
culiar right to say a word of congratu-
lation to you and to all of us upon the
likelihood that we shall soon have
closer reciprocal tariff and trade re-
lations with the great nation TO the
north Of us. (Applause) And feel
so pleased primarily because | wish
To see the two peoples, the Canadian
and the American peoples. drawn to-
gether by the closest ties on footing
Of complete equality Of interest and
mutual respect. (Applause) | 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
Canada" (Applause)
In speech before the Republican
Club Of New York city. delivered at
the Lincoln Day dinner at the Waldorf
Hotel on Feb. 13. 1911. he said:
81 want to say how glad l am at the
way in which the members OF the club
here tonight responded to the two ap-
peals made 10 them TO uphold the
hands of President Taft. both in his
effort 10 secure reciprocity with Can
ada, and in his effort to secure the
fortification of the Panama Canal.
And in addition to what has been
said about reciprocity with Canada |
would like to make this point: 1t
should always be a cardinal point in
our foreign policy to establish the
closest and most friendly relations Of
equal respect and advantage with our
great neighbor on the north And
hail the reciprocity arrangement be
cause II represents an effort TO bring
about a closer. a more intimate. a
more friendly relationship OF mutual
advantage on equal terms between
Canada and the United States"
At Sioux City. Iowa, on September
;, 1910. Mr.. Roosevelt said:
II was particularly pleased with
what the president (Taftl said in his
etter on the subject of the tariff COM
mission. A number OF senator's and
have for some years ad-
gocated this as the proper method Of
iealing with the tariff. and l am glad
hat the country now seems awak-
med TO the idea that a tariff commits
'ion offers the only solution of the
which is both rational and
nsures the absence OF jobbery. The
PRESIDENT (Taft) from the beginning
Idvocated this commission.
There is another feature OF the
ariff law and points our course in the
light direction, the maximum and
minimum provision. and here again
wish TO point out that the value of the
'rovision has depended largely upon
he excellent work done by the ad-
in the negotiations with
he Dominion of Canada, which were
he most difficult OF all, and yet in
ny eyes the most important, because
esteem ii Of vital consequence that
70 should always be ON relations OF
be highest friendship and good will
'ith our great and growing neighbor
q the north"
At Sioux Falls. South Dakota. on
be same day. Mr.. Roosevelt discussed
be tariff question In general, after
aving gone over his speech carefully |
nth Senator Dolliver OF Iowa, and in |
be course OF his remarks he said;
II think that the present tariff |
Payne law) is better than the last |
Dingiey law). and considerably bet.
sr than the one before the last INC |
inbey law); but IL has certainly fail
70 give general satisfaction"
From these quotations from Mr.
oosevelt's speeches IL is, therefore,
pparent that there can be no choice
5 between President Taft and Mr..
oosevelt OF these issues.