Willmar tribune., 1900-10-20
What Republican, Newspapers
Had to Say Abont the Iniq-
uitonS Porto Rican Bill.
WHAT WILL YOU DO ABOUT IT?

WHAT WILL Y0|
Il cohnna ard a half OF republicans
In tho Mankato Free Press say they
arc in favor of free trade with Porto
EsiEe. That is republican dooanias. =.
WGadoaa Reporter. 49,. ~. ~,
Ia this matter Of a,Porso Ricaa tar
A ths HepAh Stan believes the pee-
Rss are right ana the repnhlicaa. CON
srsss naea: are wrong, - Oraonxs2sale
Herald STAR. ~. -.
Il Ithe Por+a Rico, tariff bafH is q
zaeasure which, III passed, the repab.
2scasa party would find, it. pretty diaB
eoas to dfsaend before the people In fhs
next fall's. campaign -- ST. Cloud
Journal Prssss~ 1{}
Erery repablicsn meznnen who. votes
against free trade between Porto, Rsco
and the rest et tha tsrribanN al the
Un7tea States will vote against the
express wish of President Mckinley,
saa will thnow himself open to The
suspicion Of being closely associated
with the tobacco and sugar trusts
Re1~ee1> Gsszesses- ~
It lthe Porto Rico voteI lis u pooa
record made in a. had causa. antlwAish
aa@ republican parity lhe this stase. VIII
axss hessiitahe to repufaiate at the frs,
0Rfssroz1nity ST. Peter Free Press.
But, waivinsy the constitutional ar-
Rament aetogesher, and even coneea.
ng~ that it is within the power Of con-
Iress TO pass tha law approved by tAa
house On Wednesday,, the measure is
aahinsScaMN unjust and unwlse. IT
is Rdxf FAIR, HUMANE, OR PO.
L1TIS;ALLY EXPEDIEsNE to enact
ID a platform Of commercial. alsaua-
tien Tor the island that, came, to oa
with smiling face and ,opsa hands will
he u sorry neRuhliean'cna in aka com
ing eampaign.-W1hona Republicun.
The measure is said to have sufa.
ssent support in the senate to pass It,
an1 tae president, whose course nas
been xh.t Of faithful party man
R:other than a statesman of conviction
=aska decision, will sign it.---.A art Lea
sset.~ =. f.:
/ ft is possible, of COURSE, tflas good
mem may vote for the Porto Ric1n
sasiff hill from honest motives, bat
tho appearances are against the sup
porters OF the hill! NHE. RENEFI-
1ARfES OF TT ARE THE. TO,
4aAE<D TRUST AND THE; SUGAR
TRt5S ST, and there are n2,o&har, hene-
fsesasass- Neither the tssbacco saust oz
aaaR sugar trust' are infant industries,
mlsd taex neither need or deserve the
ksnssats' Of > discriminating tariff.
Congress has NO moro moral rieh4 te
discriminate against Porto Rieo than
= hsas 10 discriminate against Arizon,
ae Indian Tersitefy, and is this bin
ePsr becomes q law the ales. who naAae
s SO wall have more explaining to ao
fAAn vail ha comtortabA f<x thszna = :
1f1nesson Onion. II sssss ~s 4 s..sss
Repmblicans from tl., s,,hve.,xa .f,1,.
assc. who were il town Yesterday 80,
aa~t Eady,s vote on. the E,n.te' R;;,.,
asasa meant the loss o5 the dissrScA "a
aR republicans by 4,0o1 malpr1Ay
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