The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-02-26
Cong srr>smnn Niiiisms on the Pucrt.
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W"~hi'.st"r. Frh. - nu.Ilg rE. .-l.aj.
"u TIL Puerto Ricau tariu ,a~t..r,ia, !:-r.
'.'s"atatiy, William +. Williams ni Plrt,-
/ H'id. i!!.. delivered - Sirr,t VII - caused
! very iuN"r.ihl,. comment lie ,,id. Ia rart-
As Un'' rStJut tie. h'=trr, ~ tti~ biil
au original hill i"r free trade with l'u..'tu
Rico w"~ Introduced 10y the -tm- I.-,jl,-
man MY Pa2 v.-. 2. IrHia~ 'u.. s4ge,-r ions
4.l r., nis.:u-r.Irii"H 81 fh. Jr,s'I ...-. U..:
row. urS',II ui tn1i. "a ,-'lIug,. 80 front .s-
been iuiulr.i 'rH I"i- Substitute hes !.,-..!
. f";.rri.'I som gentlemen htv. :uu. far
enough L. sIy that jh' President has like
WE UHrrr'u his m1uG- hui" tina, tn-
P;c-i'!,l' "i ta,. l'ui,.d S'a'-.. y nom w.
al! respect o.. F'->i,i.uf. Il do ... r..-
~u-r' Hi- puii'i.~ ha- ,uuI@I bIsi,i. fi.. ami
'UiraI- =" 'iHnd b.. MS l' iI''Tsf" COR
yicriuUS which H.. rciHIt,.4 - h.u T.. Trans
mittcI niS annual m.-SaE.: .r t'uugr,.s-
r:ud loT-. Thar J.. VIII not =. infi..-'I,.i
10y -" tobacco and S.igHT Trusts tp rr.1E.
Irnu' 80 his tIni.. and - with IA" ma
1"ritI 81 his party up"u 3D." other -i'- -
tue H"uS" I'm fh..'r efforts see '.H,il ili.fr
tnnS" iu'"T"-ts f"r m" p..rIu>'. and benefit
"f rh"ir party ia 'h" coming el'';i"n.
Thor 49," -" reasons whf tlis narc"
"f front has been mad UuHi''~'.'ra that
9'-fi li"5'tt- - M sugar ana i"u.i'''
'GlISt- fr"rI ali over th. ,ur!ufrA have. t.ay-
"r'-i a'U'Ini tn committee CO. W. .'J.d
:l"a'7 t"r several weeks past. IttEiug UUt,.t
5Brrn That in-iT luf"r"rtS mus; h. pGp-
i"~''1 .,r jE'. 'NG''.HS" &c; -" helpless rl'r-
z'ns = lU-rln Ilir". AMI frr fh- purpose.
t-u rt'rS'r.sin''. Tee n'-..a'.. DS '-.is.iiisftuE
tHvS'. IHf'r'.-is s-.d i'ri 1Gi.- rr tur assist
-'r" "f tf- Republican I-triN y na'f' VI ih..v
may S"" Hr O." "uutr!hI'" 10 tr'. campaign
'TrH "i tra' nEr1y. 1h"N have change.
Font ami "nU. lr herr. with tn" iT.-E 90
'r..-. that Conditions have changed. wlthru.
stating wherein they has- hanged. ~
g'"w ,""S &" imp..s'' e tariff i:I'- uTuu rh"<"
I' "ri'' in violation "f pledges I.i'd". du.;
'h''. too. IN il- fac 81 the rcC0u um'Uda-
rI"uS mad" 10y thu S'"-etary of War and !hs
President
i hcl."v'. ;hou-h. that tha stronger and
perhaps ia" better reason Tor the cha AZ
u hi I:"rti' ;G' % naVt. gnaulg'7i Mas JiaIUtv
stated snd admitted ur"n al" n'"r - in.
F.rj.s.' last Thursday by 'ur gent. intrl
from PENNSYLVANIA NY baiZetlr. when. -
his desperate appeal fcI unity "f action
rro1 that side ~ th.. iiurI-... ~, sail. II
Tins hi,l j. defeated IN" Republican paTiy <
iIt =. {" h"l" aud -'V"Tv "a' uf Va goes i'l
The hnl" with it, YES. Nr chairman. [ h..-
l"v- th1j the Espubli, .,u p;,rtv - IN ~,
hole. h"!i"v" that IL will stay ira thc hul"
AMI believe thai when the election comes
! in November the h"l" will bo clos! behind
il.
In order :" feet what j. atremr,a,l
here. III" Republican party has to GUu ..foul
ln' only "f the Constitution Of 81" United
states. but II must NiUla'" rhs ni"iE,. maa'
ny IN" rH'nnaHrinC general dnd ignore.
not onl. the r"yomnlsnlatio tion If the S...-
retary cf W.r hut III" recommendation 20;
IN" President of tn. United States I a4l
glad =" kn1v-and vet IL is with a sense AMI
.:"Srt'. oi :hhm"-thHt the President of IN.
| nifei States himself h3~s changed from -
well as the "Jhc- members Of his party ana
to-day seeks this inipuity api l. willing -
z" I" III" country a. this question. and y
h' docs. I"i m" rrc'lict that when III" "!"'-
tirr comes. ari th.. result iS announce in
November. rhcr" will Eo hu. one policy r.-
manning. and that Will u, anti-imperialisrn
ana i"i'h'oi adherence Z" the Con- itu'i"u.