The daily news., 1900-03-16

Trade with Porto RicO-Thc Brit
ish Empire - Senators NicInnmed.
Stories of PhiIetus sawyer.
WA>HiS0ruN. March l6. II Special. -
Ia anything like a controversy between
the president and congress. it is gen
orally found that the press ani people
OF the country side with the president
The latest Illustration is thu way the
proposed tariff on Porto Rican prod
uctS has been treated. The president
recommended free trade with the is
land. and when the ways and means
} committee reported tariff bill the
suppOsiton throughout the country
was that the members of the house
were in opposition to the president,
and for the most part the press and
people took sides against congress. Sen
atOrS and representatives discussing
the intense feeling that has been
aroused upon the subject thus account
for the wave of public sentiment that
swept over the country in favor of free
trade with Porto Rico. 1t was the same
way during Mr.. Clcvrlaud's admins
tratiOu. Whenever there was anything
like Il serious disagreement between
the president and congress. the press
and people seemed To take sides with
the president. Vt the time Of the sill
yer repeal and the controversy over
the Wilson tariff It Will hc remembered
the press. especially in President
ClcvclHnd'S party. generally supported
him, as President Mckinley was sup
ported when il WIS supposed congress
was opposing his views.
VIII Consolidate the Empire
Senator Bcycridgr of Indiana is
man who has the courage OF his conviC-
tions ana is not afraid to express his
opinion. Although many citizrnS Of
the state of Indiana gave him iuStru"-
tionS aS 10 how he should vote Oh the
Porto Eicau b,ll. il is known that his
mind WAS mad" Up long before the
state became agitated and that he was
not SWcrvcd 10y the wave which was
sweeping over the Indiana plains. He
also has some ideas regarding the sit
uation in South Africa. He declares
that Great Britain is ccmrntlng the .
empire in this war The people from !
every part Of the empire" says IN"
senator. are fighting side by side to .
establish Great Rritaiu's power in .
South Africa. Englishmcn, Scotch |
men. Wolshm"u. Irishmen and the colo .
mails from Canada, Australia. New
Zealand and other places where the .
English flag waves are fighting side by |
side for the English government. Moth ,
ing will so cement the bonds Of unity .
among these people as the fact that /,
men from all the colonies of the moth I
cr country have fought and died I'm !
common cause"
They Were MIscnIIed.
Some years ago two United States .
senator's had applied to th,m titles |,
which did not really belong To them. |
but which were given by some of their /
constituents who opposed them in de /
rision. Senator Squire Of Washington /
had sent to some Of the lakes Of his ;
state a large quantity Of black bass J
fry, 50 Is 90 stOCk the lakes with this /
tOothsonc fish. tn" opposition papers /
called him for many years after that /
THE black bass statesman" But the 4
bass just the same.
Senator IIansbrou=h. who is still q
senator from North Dakota. was dur
ing his first term known aS the cana
da thistle statesman" IN some Of the
papers of th" stat'. This is because
he had introduced and pushed with
great dral "f yi2or a bin p,utIdiu. for
Tn, .i"-'r;.c'tnu uf tnn C1uHI1 thistle.
which had gained ,or-.G.rabl. head
way iu t." Daho'a~. THE bill ur,pr
passed. AMI jus, what L"caIur OF t'.
r5>'Ic> +, i.ot How known. although it
is thought they have ceased tv troull"
c.'hcr the politicians or rAo people Of
the stat.
Our Wisconsin Uncle.
Uncle Thu.tu~ Sawyer of Wisconsin,
is here an! his appearance Las result
cd iu recalling number Of good $50.
rir> He served long IN the lou~. anil
then cam" to 'hr senate. where Dee had q
very honorable career. Year, az" b."
was chairman Of the house commerce
cummittr" when it dealt with Tho river
and harhor bill After tho conference.
rhc bill came back and Sawyer moved
its adoption. Fifty men interested Were
Oh their feet g">ticulatinE
and demanding recognition 10 ask
about the particular items for THEN J
districts. Sawyer never was q tinker. :
couldn't make a speech but ne finally