The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-03-07
By the Many Accounts Of Disaffection
Especially In Indiana.
LlITLEFltLD AND LORIMEP PRAISED
For the Stand They Took, While Other
congressman Are Being Roasted.
THE SENATE LIKELY TO PASS THE BILL
The influence of the white House Is
Greater Than that of the People,
Who Arc Now Talking.
Especial TO The Post.)

| Especial TO The Post.)
Washington. March 6.-rhere is much
doing IN republican circles just now over
the Puerto Rioan tariff bill. President
| Mckinley has turned deaf ear to pro-
tests and now the Western republicans
are going after congressman and senators.
telling the former they have made fools
! of themselves and warning the latter not
TO do so. AS result. the republican lead
ers who are In touch with the growing
sentiment OF the Middle Western States.
not to mention New England, are becom-
ing alarmed. Political generals from all
parts of the country are heading this
way, and few have already arrived on
the scene to sec the SHOW from front
seat" They say that tify can not imag-
inc what has struck the republican rep
| resentatives who forcdh the obnoxious
tariff bill through the house; they are in
a quandary and are terrified at the hub
bub and stew being Kicked up by the
constituents of republican congressman
who are about TO go before the people for
reelection
! One of the stanch adhSrents Of the Nc
Kinley administration through thick ana
thin heretofore has been Editor Kohlsaat
OF the Chicago Times Herald, but he
can't stomach this bill. There was much
comment here on the double-leaded edl-
| torial in the Times Herald headed. The
Presidents Momentous Mistake" The
lat-footed stand taken by the Times
Herald has in reality thrown many Vest
D - 49, s. hut
misgiving. Not few OF them declared
that they would hurry hame to lock- after
their fences at-onoe- Indiana congress-
men have done this One is mentioned as
having left his constituents after throwing
up the sponge and announcing that he
will not be a candidate FOR re-eleetion'
Walter Wellman, the Times Herald's
staff correspondent here, has wired his
paper.
"of all the States In the Middle West
from which the most startling news comes,
Indiana now occupies the center OF the
stage Charles s. Hernley OF Newcastle,
chairman of the republican state COM
mittee Of the Hooser state, has just
reached the capital on trip of inyesuSa-
tcn and inquiry. MIR. Ysrnley is aston
ished at the commissions now rolling over
Indiana, and Is fearful for results next
November. He is so thoroughly scared
that he refused to say word referring
TO Puerto Rico or tariff duty on Puerts
Ricsn goods.
"Mr. Hernloy is telling to eager ears
the story Of She absolute dissatisfaction
rampant among the republicans of Indiana,
and on dropping this hint leaves the con
grossman or senator, as the case may be,
to his own serious thoughts.
.'As for the Indiana republican con-
gressmGn they are in state of solicituda
that would be humorous II II did not mean
so much to the party in general They
are pulling hair among themselves and
trying to convince each other that She
way / voted was right ard your way Is
wrong Judge Crumpaoker ~ apparently
the most serene hoosier statesman in
town. He is listening TO the savos OF
praise and hearing the faint echoes OF this
commentator that trickles this way from
his home State
"The same may be said OF Charles e.
Littlefeld Of Maine. Republicans and
democrats tho country over are sending
him congratulations His homo State, he
said. is with him. I have felt from the
beginning of this controversy that the re-
publicans who favored discrimination
against Puerto Rico were making a mis-
take. AS look the field over today | feel
more than ever that It was a tremendous
political blunder. can not say what
the senate will do with the bill, but any
way to beat it will. of course, please
me-"
Mr.. Littefeld has Just heard that the
Portland chamber OF commerce has
passed resolution commencing him for
his courageous course and for attempt
ing to defeat by an open and above
board policy the ways and means COM
mittee's bill Portland Is the represent
alive city OF Maine and moreover lies
in the heart OF the district from which
Representative Allen comes This is one
OF the suggestive incidents of the pres
ent camor against the measure. While
few republican congressman are being
openly condemned bv commercial bodies
or other societies, the feeling OF such
bodies Is shown by their approval OF the
course OF the so-called recaleitrant re-
publicans who held out against the meas
ure
Mr. Lorimer or Illinois. who worked
night and day against the bill. is also
In receipt OF hundreds OF letters and tele-
grams. Mr.. Lorimer does not want to
forecast at this moment what effect TIVE
Puerto Rf-an legislation viii have on IIll-
nois but ia firmly grounded In his opin-
ion that the course taken by the house
majority was most unfortunate.
Yet In the face Of popular Will. as re-
flected in the CITY and country press az
the middle Western and New England
states, there is no we'll defined rian or
foot 10 defeat the tariff bill In the sem
ate. Such party leaders as Payne Of New
York. Hopkins Of Illinois. Dalzell ~
pennsylyHnia. and in the senate Hanna
Foraker. spooner Dsvir ana others a-e
claiming "safa maiori'v' for The rs
per cent tarif schemein the upper house.
Those close 70 President Mckinley sav
that be personally desires the bill TO re-
fceiye q Epcd majority in the senate. They