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THE OKLAHOMA
FARMER AND LABORER
VOL. 3—NO. 12
"Organization Is X5he True Spirit of T5he Age"
SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1911.
$1.00 PK1{ YEAH
CRITICISES
THE SENATE
"May Sit in Silent, If Not
Sullen Subjection to
Higher Power."
Washington, June 28—Senator Cum-
mins, of Iowa, offered several amend-
ments to the reciprocity measure Wed-
nesday in the senate. These amend-
ments relate to additional concessions
by Canada with respect to importations
of logs; timber and coal.
"I understand perfectly well." said
Senator Cummins, "that this is not an
inspiring atmosphere in which to speak.
There are a great number of senators
who seem to sit in silent, if not sullen,
subjection to higher power, who are not
interested in this subject.
"There are a certain number who
seem to me to be peering through the
mist of future in order to satisfy them-
selves with respect to the vote of the
people next year.
"It seems to be conceded that a ma-
jority of republican senators, most of
wh„m have heretofore advocated the
high and in many respects indefensible
duties of the tariff, and a large major-
ity of the democrats who profess declar-
ing for revenue only want to pass this
bill, the chief char cteristics of which
are t" admit free all the agricultural
products of Canada and wood pulp and
print paper.
"Will this alliance be maintained
after the passage of this bill?" Senator
Cummins asked. He did not think it
would. Republicans would not join with
the democrats in passing the wool re-
vision bill. On the other hand the dem-
ocrats are anticipating that certain oid
republicans \ ho have stood against high
duties would join with them in passing
these bills and sending them to the pres-
ident in the hope that he would veto
them and thus make the issues for the
campaign of 1912.
Senator Cummins denied that he was
offering his amendments for the pur-
pose of defeating the reciprocity bill as
it passed the house and was approved
by the president.
',1 present them," he said, "in the
hope that by their adoption the people
of the country can be made to believe
that it is the puipose of congress to
deal fairly with all the people and not
neglect one class for the others. These
amendments do not touch the general
tariff and only relate to our tariff with
Canada."
NEW SHIPMENT OF SHOES
Those pretty shoes that were bought
at a great reduction have at last arriv-
ed from New York. Positively the
swellest line ever shown in the city.
The shipment includes an attractive and
pretty assortment of misses and child-
ren's pumps. Prices way down.
Harlow Mer. Co.,
21 South Main.
TAFT MAY
WILL NOT
USE VETO
President Said to Favor TS'o
Further Tariff Kevision-
N ow
Washington, June 26—A program on
reciprocity legislation is to be arrangee
by senate democratic leaders in a few
days. It is certain that democrats will
vote to pass the reciprocity agreement
without change. Informal conferences
Saturday developed the fact that the
great majority of them will risk all tar-
iff legislation on later action in the sen-
ate.
Information was received Saturday
that President Taft had determined to
veto any tariff measure passed at this
session of congress. Senate democratic
leaders are not perturbed and will not
change their plans to press the Under-
wood tariff revision bill. It will be act-
ed on a separate measure.
"I think that it is generally under-
stood now that the reciprocity bill will
be passed without any amendment,"
said Sanator Gore, who led the tight
which forced the finance committee to
report the wool and farmers' free list
bills.
"But the question whether the presi-
dent will veto a bill should have no bear-
ing with the action of the senate. We
do not need any report from the tariff
board or anyone else to show that the
wool tariff needs revision downward.
The president himself has said that
'schedule K' is indefensible.
"I have in my possession now woolen
goods which were bought in Canada for
just half the price charged in this coun-
try for the identical goods. The presi-
dent in reference to his reciprocity
agreement has repeatedly said that the
price of labor and the cost of production
in Canada is the same as in the United
States. We know that to be a fact.
Then the high tariff is the only objec-
tion of this difference in prices.
"If we pass the wool bill this summer
it will reduce the cost of clothes to all
the people ot the United States next
fall and winter.
"If we wait for a report from the
tariff board another year will have pass-
ed with the same extortionate and ex-
cusable prices being taxed to the peo-
ple.
"The facts in the case of wool are
simple to anyone who wishes to see
them."
Speaker Clark holds that the present
position if correctly stated will react on
the president and on the republican
party. "The tariff ought to be revised
from top to bottom," he declared em-
phatically. "The people of the land so
decided last November. That is their
latest mandate. The house decided that
it is best to revise it by schedule. We
have made a good start on that plan.
We will continue as we have begun.
The country endorses what the house is
Washington, June 28—Samuel Gomp-
ers, president of the American Federa-
tion of Labor, will not apologize to the
supreme court of the District of Colum-
bia, when he appears in company with
Secretary Frank Morrison and Vice
President John Mitchell July 17 to show
cause why they should not be held in
contempt. The case grew out of the
recent litigation betweeu the federation
and the Bucks Stove and Range com-
pany of St. Louis. It was suggested by
a committee of attorneys who recom-
mended a reopening of the contempt
proceedings, that an apology from the
labor leaders might be accepted as com-
plete reparation. Mr. Gompers and
Mr. Morrison departed Tuesday night
for Indianapolis to consult with labor
leaders there over the alleged kidnaping
of McNamara and his removal to Los
Angeles in connection with the dynamit-
ing of the Los Angeles Times plant.
doing. If the republican senate beats
our bills or President Taft vetoes them,
we will appeal to the country and it
will sustain us. We believe we are
right. We are not afraid of a contest.
"Senator Stone said today that the
reciprocity bill must be passed without
the crossing of a "t" or the dotting of
an "i". Most of our side feel that way
about it. After that is done we can
turn our attention to other tariff mat
ters."
He added that what was done in the
way of revision depended on whether
the insurgent republicans would co-op-
erate
Senator Cummins, who with Senator
LaFollette, will lead in the effort to get
the reciprocity agreement amended with
general tariff revision, admitted that as
it stands now, most of the democrats
will oppose amendment of the recip-
rocity agreement,
Senator Penrose, chairman of the fi-
nance committee, has advised republi-
cans to wait until the regular session
before doing anything with the tariff
further than to pass reciprocity. He
has vouchsafed the interesting informa-
tion that President Taft intends to send
in a message, probably special, at the
opening of the next congress, urging
revision of the wool schedule along the
lines that will at that time be raised by
the tariff board.
Senator Penrose has indicated that he
will be willing to undertake revision of
the ool schedule then and perhaps gen-
eral revision.
Insurgents and democrats, however,
do not trust to a Penrose revision of the
wool schedule and would like to take
that off his hands.'
GOOD SHOES
Good shoes at wholesale prices.
Harlow Mc . Co.
BETTER
APOLOGIZE
THAN LAST
Receipts Were Greater, Ex-
penditures Smaller Than
the Estimates
Washington, June 29—The United
States treasury will have a surplus of
approximately $25,000,000 when the fi-
nance year on 1911 ends on Saturday.
The finance year of 1910 closed with a
surplus of $15,000,040. This year's
showing will be the best since 1907,
when a surplus seldom equalled — $111,-
000,000—was shown. Both 1908 and
1909 showed deficits of $20,000,(100 and
$58,000,000 respectfuly.
Treasury officials believe final figures
will show the government during the
year just closing has received more than
it estimated and spent just a little less
than it planned. '
Total receiets from all sources are ex:
pected to total approximately $687,000,-
000. They are estimated at $678,000,000.
Total expenses, not including the Pan-
ama canal, will be about $660,000,000.
The treasury expected tb expend $662,-
000,000.
The year's work on the canal will cost
approximately $40,000,000. All of this
was advanced out of the government's
ready cash and will be replaced from
the proceeds of the $50,000,000 bond sale
which will begin to flow into the treas-
ury about July 15.
Corporation tax receipts which were
being depended upon to contribute large
ly to a surplus, probably will not be re-
ceived as promptly as was expected.
SHOE BARGAINS
Prices stamped on the sole.
$5.00 shoes at $3.48
4.00 shoes at 2.98
3.50 shoes at 2.75
2.50 shoes at 1.75
2.00 shoes at 1.48
Harlow Mercantile Co.
The bankrupt store, across from St.
James Hotel.
Subscribe for the Farmer and Labor,
er, $1 per year.
Weather Hold Buyers Out
The movement of stockers and feed-
ers in the past 10 days has been com-
paratively small, but prices have touch-
ed new low levels for the year, and the
demand has been in a waiting mood
There are plenty of farmers who would
need cattle to pastiire if they were sure
of rains soon, and others are waiting
because they expect prices to get low-
er. General rains would stimulate the
market from all angles.
"NUF SED"
Nobody sells for less than cost. Har-
low Mercantile Company buys good
merchandise at 50c on the dollar. "Nuf
sed."
East St. Louis. Ill, carpenters secur-
ed 5 cents per hour increase.
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