New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-04-11

Those representatives who voted
against the tariff provision ID the Porto
Rican bill says, the Minneapolis journal,
are puzzled to devise . practical method
for handling the question in their com
ing campaigns. Most Of them fear that
the bill as it lassed the senate will be-
come law and they wish to present the
matter in 9 way which will mot injure
their party and will at the same time
not stulify themselves. To Represents
tives Litchfeld and Mccall the subject
has few embarrassing features, certainly
not so far as their own political fortunes
are concerned. But in the case of west-
ern members, the situation is different.
The democrats Of their districts are al
ready preparing. to use the issue. One
of the representatives discussing the af-
fair said to your correspondent this
morning: s=<.. 49, r<.7.. W. . s
MY district is normally democratic
and I always have had hard fight on
my hands. I have been in the habit of
taking the people into my confidence in
all great questions, assuring them that
the republican party is always right.
Now, however much I may wish to ig-
more 1t, this question is bound to come
up. Some fellow on one of the back
seats Is sure to interrupt me in the midst
OF my talk on prosperity and the bene-
tit of republican rule to call out, "But
how about Porto Rico9" Interruptions
have always been my strong point, for
l usually succeed in turning them to my
advantage. Now what reply shall
make2 I had it all figured out few
weeks ago when the bill was in the
house an6 felt that it would pass. I
was going to tell the questioner that the
president was still in favor of free trade
with Porto Rico but found that the lead
ers of the party had been committed to
tariff and that he could not in a brief
space of time bring them around to his
views. He felt it was better to give the
Porto Rlcans q Is per cent Tariff than
to leave them under the burdensone
Dingley rates for at least another year,
as fight between the president and the
members of his own party would result.
would then appeal to them to support
the president in his contention, assuring
them that by the time cong ress convened
he would be still more strongly of that
opinion and would be able if re-electe d
to bring the party leader around to his
view and thus secure the repeal of the
tariff provisions, did not intend to 90
into the constitutional phases of tie
subject, but make the presidents wish
for free trade the main support of my
position. Then, all my ingenious scheme
was completely spoiled when Tawney
came out in long statement declaring
that the president had changed his mind
on the subject and approved heartily of
the tariff. That LETT me without a peg
to hang on, and l shall have to devise
some other scheme. I have been study
ing out an alternative plan for month
but | don't seem to be any nearer the
solution of the puzzle than before. As a
matter of principle think the party has
made great mistake, and, politically, I
can see no relief except in the hope that,
as some good judges seem to think, the
affair will die out and the main things
before the country will be sound money,
prosperity and expansion in which T
know my people will stand with me-" :
G. A. Firgau will deliver lecture in
the German language at Turner Hall
Sunday evening. ...r ~.