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Show BEGINNING OF END Of HIGH TARIFFSYSTEM Senator Brown so Characterizes Charac-terizes Canadian Treaty; Lauds Taft's Efforts. WASHINGTON, Jnly 19. Criticism of his insurgent Republican colleagues in ths sonata for opposing .Canadian reciprocity and praise of the Democratic party for "having the moral courage and patriotism to support and sustain a Republican president,'' characterised a speech today of Senator Brown of Ne- braska,ln fvoT" of ' thoTlproeity measure. "I want to expreaa my grief, my profound pro-found grief," Senator Brown declared, "because the bill does not have the support of some of my friends in this liody whom I know at heart ara in favor of lower duties. I. do not complain com-plain of them. I do not charge them with Insincerity, because I know there to be aioeero. But I simply cannot understand un-derstand them. Marks End of Bxtortlonatc Duties. "It is beyond my comprehension to appreciate how ia ona ssssieo of congress con-gress I could vote for lower duties, in the next session favor a revision of the tariff a schedule at a time, and at a third session be against this proposition, which, while it is not a revision of a single schedule, ia a revision of a few schedules, not with all the countries of the world, but with one country; n plaa that I believe marks the beginning of the end of extortionate tariff duties in this country." The speaker declared that It was not President Taft "but a stubborn and loquacious senate that was responsible for the extra session." He defended the president from charges that ho was taking too much part in legislation. "I honor the day when any president asserts his legislative as well aa his executive ex-ecutive powet," he said. "Those presidents pres-idents were greatest who exercised to the fullest their legislative as well at their executive power. Ths reason for this is that the legislative branch of ths government, for some reason or other, has been a disappointment' to ths people peo-ple who own the government. The people peo-ple have depended in every emergency, and' most times without disappoiat-menta, disappoiat-menta, noon the fores, character nd in. ttiative of ths executive. " toast for Bines. Senator Brows said that when he found Edward Hinst, whom he described de-scribed as ths "hesd of ths lumber trust and the manipulator of legislatures," legisla-tures," opposing the measure "in the name of and for the sake or the far-mere far-mere of this eouattry, I begin to think that there must be something in this bill which ought to command ths respect re-spect and support of every honest man in this country." "This bill' ha concluded, "is ths corner stons of a now tariff system which will put an end forever, I hope, to unnecessary and excessive duties." |