The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1901-06-13

relations and their defense. allowing us
10 help ourselves to coaling stations on
their coast, and recognizing our right
to intervene in their affairs for the
maintenance of order.
After all that the President cannot
show the CubanS the door when tlpy
ask for trade privileges here. He is
morally bound to offer them some re-
turn for the concessions they grant us.
Just now our government is framing
Il new Cuban tariff and American bust
ness men are swarming to Washington
demanding such arrangements as. will
promote their interests. At the same
time they are said TO be unwilling to
grant the CubanS any favors whatever.
This selfish greed cannot be made an
American national policy. We must
give Cuba half way decent treatment.
We deprived her of the advantages in
European markets that she enjoyed
under Spanish rule, and we must not
make liberation another name for
starvation.
The fanatical protect;onists here are
already announcing that Cuba shall
have no favors here-that a reciprocity
arrangement with her cannot even be
discussed They talked the same way
about Porto Rico, but they were beaten
there and they can be beaten now.
But the President must have n little
more courage than he displayed when
he weakened in the matter of our
plain duty.'-Chicago American.
False Hope. o. Reform.
The Washington Post agrees with
the Constitution that circumstances
are paramounting the tariff question
in way to benefit the party which
stands for reform. but processes TO see
indications that the Republican party
will steal Democratic campaign thun-
der by itself entering upon q career of
tariff cutting.
1.-The Presidential campaign is three
years ahead" argues the Post. There
is a new Republican Congress. elected
last year. that will have two sessions
at least between December. 1901, and
March, 1903. And long before this Con-
gress ends another one will have been
elected. What IL the Republican ma
jority in this Congress. a majority rep
resenting the party and principle Of
protection. should decide to cut the
ground under the opposition? Hereto
fore" continues the Post. ''the Repub-
lican party has been able to agree as
to revisions of tariff and to put its
plans into execution"
As against this record, the Post
holds up the tariff bill made by the
Democrats in 1892, and asks:
Looking at the tariff records of both
parties, does 1t seem probable that the
Republican party will decide to cele-
brate the complete and overwhelming
victory of protection and condemna-
ton of free trade-a victory and con-
demnation alike unparalleled in the
history of American politics-by re-
fusing to make the reforms which the
interests of the country and logical
fidelity to protection imperatively de-
mand?
1t is not only possible, but probable
that the Republican party in Con-
gress will refuse to make the reforms
which the interests of the country i'm
demand" and for reasons
which we have already pointed out.
The Posts predictions sound well. but
he who sees any indications of Repub-
lican action either on the lines set
forth by Representative Babcock or as
outlined by Senator Beveridge in his
Grant day speech. must be verdant in
deed If the Post will take its cue
from Senator Hanna, who pictures the
Dingley law as the most perfect work
Of human ingenuity" or the New
York Sun. which declares that Mr..
Babcock must be spanked for his
agitation of the tariff question, it will
be in better position to predict con-
cerning the future policy of the party
now in power.
1t is to be expected, of course. that
the Republican managers will permit
some sort of bluff to be put up. for
must be done to fool
the country, and something must
be done. il possible. to kill OF
the Republican party. But the Post
believe that the interests
which control the Republican party are
going to allow any material changes
from the prohibitive rates of the Ding
ley law. which has enabled them to
grow from infant Industries to trusts
IF immeasurable magnitude. These in
terests are safely intrenched in the
and they will make the tariff
bills so long as the Republican party |
retains control of the government !
The only possibility of reform lies in |
egislation.-Atlanta Con-
;titution.
G. q. +. Doomed.
Republicans are becoming dimly |
lware that the supremacy of their par
y is endangered, and their party Or
yans and leaders are giving all sorts |
If reasons for 1t, except the right one.
Many of them attempt to belittle the |
LANCER by saying 1t will not be strange |
f they lose control of the lower house |
If Congress at the next election, be-
'ause it will be an off year, and ON off |
,ears the disaffected element of the
,arty in power is in the habit of exer-
Using its right of freedom of opinion
md action, by voting against the party
nominees or not voting at all. This
$ true to some extent. and does very
veil to prepare the loyal element for
hOck next year.
Others go further and say that all the
.reat cities of the country, except Phil
delphia. are Democratic, and that the
Increase in population. according TO the
ate census. was in the cities rather
han in the country districts, and, con-
while the cities have gained
which will be Demo
ratio. the country outside of them.