THE PRESIDENT'S DEFENSE
The President's Defense FROM THE KANSAS CITY TIMES fcfc-m M^Y FELLOW REPUBLICANS of the old Bay /M State," the President said in effect in his speech I I at Hamilton, Mass., Saturday, "I come to...
...New England manufacturers need not be afraid, however...
...But the manufacturers may be assured that I will permit no other kind to become law...
...Loud applause from the assembled woolen and cotton manufacturers, with cries of, "The Aldrich Law is good enough for us...
...it was playing politics...
...Also look what I saved you'from getting when I vetoed the Wool Bill, the Cotton Bill and the Farmers' Free List Bill—-that loosely drawn free list bill, with its free lumber and free shoes, framed with odious sectionalism to favor the Western farmer...
...President, don't let those Western revisionists bluff you...
...Better stick to the Payne-Aldrich Act than accept relief from Democrats and progressive Republicans...
...Of course there will be ill natured persons who will insist that with a Democratic House and a Republican Senate only compromise measures of that sort could possibly pass...
...It must De scientific revision...
...It remains for me to point out that the revision measures were compromises between avowed free-traders and avowed protectionists...
...The only difference between the two bills is that those who voted for the Payne-Aldrich Bill were actuated by lofty and patriotic motives, while those who voted for the Wool Bill were playing politics, because they revised downward...
...And heaven knows whether such revision can get through a divided Congress...
...Have I not made it clear that Ihis administration is New England's friend...
...Does not New England see that it needs my administration, supported by such stalwart Republican tariff revisionists as Senator Penrose, Senator Lodge and Senator Crane, to take care that its interests are safeguarded...
...That they were playing politics is evidenced by this fact: When I convoked the special session I wanted only the Reciprocity Bill passed...
...Take the Wool Bill, for instance...
...The men who supported these wretched bills professed to be actuated by a desire to give a measure of relief to the country...
...Look what you New Englanders got in reciprocity...
...The President's Defense FROM THE KANSAS CITY TIMES fcfc-m M^Y FELLOW REPUBLICANS of the old Bay /M State," the President said in effect in his speech I I at Hamilton, Mass., Saturday, "I come to de-|T M nounce to you the perfidy of the Democrats and the progressive Republicans, and to point out that only the standpat Republicans can be trusted with the government...
...We will-not discuss that side of the question...
...But everything else passed by Congress was worthless, or worse than worthless...
...But those treacherous Democrats actually had the audacity to take advantage of the situation and introduce bills revising the tariff downward...
...measures conceived in an unnatural alliance...
...The Wool Bill was thoroughly vicious...
...I am going to urge revision based on the tariff commission's report at the next session...
...At the rate it is progressing the investigation will end at about the same time the Senator's term expires...
...Horrible...
...And you must bear in mind that playing politics is a crime— when done by Democrats...
...THE LORIMER INVESTIGATION goes over until October...
...The Reciprocity Bill—which I must admit was framed with only partial information from the tariff board—was a statesmanlike measure...
...Don't worry, if you can't get scientific revision through Congress, we're deing pretty well as it is," and such...
...And I believe the New England manufacturers, who we*e so well taken care of by the Payne-Aldrich Law, will heartily agree with me...
...measures the product of log rolling for the purpose of obtaining their passage...
...Why, it was framed in the same way that the Payne-Aldrich Bill was made...
...Nine-tenths of the people believe his seat was secured illegally, and we don't think it will be so easy to "put one over" again, investigation or no investigation.—Bayfield (Wis...
...Progress...
...I can hardly find words to express my reprobation of their, conduct...
...they to do that...
...What business had...
...Hypocrites...
...Good for you, Mr...
Vol. 3 • September 1911 • No. 36
