The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1912-04-04
ROOSEVELT FOR
RECIPROCITY PACT
'nfee Times Endorsed Canadian
agreement In Public Speeches.
SQUARt DEAL DUE TAFT,
~. o"0'0s as Between Candidates e.,
'S'oency on This Issue-Roos.v.,.
Also Declared Payne Tariff s
Yet Passed by Congress

s' declared Payne Tariff Law b..
Yet Passed by Congress.
Aheouore Roosevelt is m roo,
.nree umes In public speeches nc g.,
uorslng the Canadian reciproci+v ~
ICY OF President Taft. This isSra pG -
n ~" uead through the failure of Can.
aua 70 rat1fy the trade agreement ~
.ne sround that the United statas
"ouiu derive the greatest benafit fron,
as provisions The fact remains hou
e'er' mat the farmers of tho oo,,,..
are nnot generally aware that NJ
" "oosevelt so thoroughly approved ~
Hanaoian reciprocity when II was =
1--WE issue. Canadian reciprocity was
Voteo Tor by Republicans and Domn
e'als alke when 1t was before c.
gress, and as between Mr. poo,.
ana Mr. Taft in the present camnoian
Ior the Republican nomination ter
president there is no choice on tbis :.
sue. vi tnls Is
IN connection with his nuhl;o =.
20" nIes on the tariff Mr.. Roosevelt
uas aiso joined President Taft in saw.
ing that the Payne tariff law whiIo
Wy no means perfect. is neverthaIoss
the oest tariff law yet passed nv con
sress under the old system Of martnn
such laws. OF course Presidan+ IT,.
ana MI. Roosevelt are both now com
united TO the tariff commission nlan 90
revising the tariff, and Mr. Roosevelt
mas gwen President Taft credit for ad.
socaIhg this commission plan from tha
beginning" '-' 'ne
Uphold the Hands of Taft.r
Mr' Roosevelt's Endorsements of O..
naolan reciprocity were as follows.
In speech at Grand Ronids Nth
reD. IL. 1911. he said:
here, friends in Michigan. right IN
the northern frontier, | have the nacnI-
lar right to say word Of congra t,Ia
tlon TO you and to all of us upon tho
Likelihood that we shall soon have
closer reciprocal tariff and trade re,a.
uohs with the great nation to the
north or us. lApplause.l And feel
30 Pleased primarily because l wish to
see tue TWO peoples. the Canadian and
the American peoples, drawn together
by the closest ties on footing of com.
piete equality Of interest and mutual
respect Applause. feel that II
snouid 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.l
In a speech before the Republican
club Of New York city, delivered at
the Lincoln day dinner at the Waldorf
hotel on Feb Is. 1911, he said:
Il want to say how glad | am at the
way In which the members of the club
here tonight responded to the two an
)eals made to them to uphold the
hands of President Taft. both in his
Effort to secure reciprocity with Can
ida and in his effort to secure the for
OF the Panama canal.
And in addition to what has been
aid about reciprocity with Canada l
would like to make this point: 1t
hould always be a cardinal point in
'ur foreign policy to establish the clos
st and most friendly relations Of equal
aspect and advantage with our great
leighbor on the north. And | hail the
eciprocity arrangement because it rep
esents an effort to bring about clos
r. more intimate. a more friendly
of mutual advantage on
quail terms between Canada and the
United States
Gives President Credit.
At Sioux City, Ia. ON Sept. 3. 1910,
fr. Roosevelt said:
81 was particularly pleased with
THAT the president (Taft said in his :
,tter on the subject of the tariff com
Mission A number of senators and
ongressmen have for some years adj
coated this as the proper method OF
ealing with the tariff, and | am glad
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