Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1901 — Congressman Landis Talks. [ARTICLE]

Congressman Landis Talks.

Indianapolis Journal: Representative Landis, of the Ninth district, says he believes the coming session of Congress will be exceedingly busy one. Mr. Landis does not look for much legislation relating to the Philippine islands. He said: “I believe in letting the President, the secretary of war and the army manage the Philippines until the last Fillipino has laid down his arms. Then Congress will give the people of the island as good legislation as we have here, or at least as much legislation as they require. Continuing Mr. Landis said: “I believe there will be some important legislation looking to reciprocal trade relations with other countries along the line of suggestions made by President McKinley in his speech at Buffalo. The Democratic contention that this would be a surrender of the principle of protection is ridiculous. They are contending that reciprocity is free trade. If reciprocity is free trade it seems strange that the Democracy was in such a hurry in 1893 to reapeal all the reciprocal agreements and treaties made in accordance Jwith the provisions of the McKinley law. Unrestricted reciprocity might be said to be free trade just as the unrestricted and unlimited coinage of silver is free silver. But restricted and lindjpfl reciprocity is in as thorough harmony with the doctrine and limited coinage of silver is in harmony with the gold standard. It was the recognition of the truth of this that led the President to advocate reciprocity as he did in his Buffalo speech.”