The evening times., 1900-03-20
POLITICAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.
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The BeveridEe Amend dment.-It an.
J pears quite evident that if the Beveridge
amendment to the Porto Riean Tariff bill
F! was approved or. inspired by the White
! House there will be lively row over it
Chairman Cannon, of the Appropriations
Committee, made speech in the House
! yesterday which showed plainly that the
House members are convinced that their
only hope of salvation lies in a resolute
adherence 10 every feature of Porto Rica:i
legislation initiated by them. IT, there
fore, the President should be able to bend
Beveridge free trade amendment it is not
improbable that the House will revolt
when the bill in its amended form is re-
turned to the south end of the Capitol.
But there is no certainty either that Mr..
Mckinley wrote or approved the Beveridse
amendment or that even if he did, the Sen
ate can be brought around to IL. 1t is
known that Senator Plat of Connecticut,
acting for the tobacco interests of his
State, was quite as potent in forcing the
tariff policy upon his party as was Henry
beet sugar industry to serve the Sugar
Trust of which he was once an officer and
is still large stockholder. Senator Platt
is now in Cuba, as chairman of a special
committee and today is looking into the
condition and prospects of the tobacco in
dustTy in the Province of Pinar del Rio
The Senate caucus is not at all liable 10
adept any definite course of action until
Senator Platt returns, despite the fact that
he iS n 10 or
deavcring to bring about an understanding
between the Northwest free traders and
the New England tariff advocates. IL is
thought that of course the peace commit
tee will find ample excuse for postponine
action until Senator Platt gets back. If
they should proceed without his consent
and adopt the Beveridge free trade amend
ment there would be trouble all down the
line for the Administration. On the whole.
there is good reason TO believe. therefore.
that Senator Beveridge's amendment is not
an Administrator measure. and that the
Indianan introduced it in the hope Of quiet
ing the storm that has been raging furl-
ously in his State ever since the Oxnard
bill was passed by the House.
DON'T Want Intcrference.-Chair
Barnett, of the Republican State Commit
tee. Internal Revenue Collector Sapp. OF
Louisville and X. J. Hampton. a prominent
Republican leader of Winchester, KY, have
been very busy since their arrival in
Washington yesterday. They claim to have
come here solely for the purpose of con-
sulting the party managers in regard to the
time for holding the State convention for
the election of delegates to Philadelphia.
ay &c n,,Ir fer oh
under the code of political ethics. politi-
clans always are to be excused. 1t Is known
that the object of their visit is TO enlist
the active aid of their party sympathiZ
ers in Washington in the troubles now be
setting the usurper Taylor at Frankfort,
and also to add materially to the defence
fund being raised by popular subscription
for the prisoners now in Jail charged with
participation in the wretched conspiracy to
assassinate Goebel Mr.. Hampton who is
on particularly close terms with Taylor
declares with considerable warmth that
the Republicans do not want the Federal
authorities to interfere in any way in Ken
tucky The time was" said Mr.. Hamp-
ton. when we needed and asked for Fed
eral interference. But that time has
passed All we want now is for the Fed
eral Government to let us severely alone
and permit us TO fight out our difficulties
as we may see fit. For the life of me |
can't see how a bloody conflict between
the organized forces of the Republicans and
Democrats is to be syerted. Governor Tay-
lor is not going to submit TO the decision OF
the partisan court of appeals, which, to my
knowledge already has its opinion written
in the contest case thus far in advance of
the litigation reaching that tribunal. When
the Democrats try TO enforce the decision
of the court Of appeals ousting Governor
Taylor the clash will come. Then we shall
ask all outsiders to stand aside and allow
us free hand 10 fight our battle in our
own way. The Republicans of their State
do not propose to have their State Missis-
sippized 1t seems certain that We shall
have to fight and die for our liberties. and
this we have made up our minds to do
Cable Is HarmIess.-A great deal of
unnecessary noise appears TO have been
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