The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-07-21
LONG TRIMMED Hin
Kansas Congressman Corners
a Colorado Senator
W0RSTS TOM PATTERSON
In a Debate on the Beet Sugar
Question.

Cripple Creek. Col, July 2o.-Kansas is
always at the front This is TO better
illustrated than in the sessions OF the
trans Mississippi Commercial congress,
which concluded here today. A Kansas
man won new laurels and renown. and
st was the representative In congress OF
the Seventh Kansas Observation-Disclosures /.
Long
BIr. Lang IS not considered necessarily
as an aggressive man, but be is quick
in action always and never lets 90 by
chance to make a point. IL is due 70 this
insight and cleyerness that The repr asen-
tative from The Seventh Kansas has az
tracted more attention in the late sessions
than any other of the odd thousand men
who were connected Herewith as speak
ers or delegates.
The sessions Of the ns-3Lississippi
Commercial congress are supposed 10 pre-
Iude the discussion of. or aggressive pre-
sentation OF political subjects Some
times. however il is impossible 70 ger
away from IT, and this is the case in the
present session That politics crept in was
not Mr. Longs fault and that when it
did he took advantage Of it 70 make
point, is not TO be laid Up against him
Thomas NJ. Patterson is the junior Unit
ed States senator from Colorado. He
was elected by the last legislature 70 sue
coed Senator Edward @. Wolcott. He has
been everything political under the sun
but just now IS posing rs Democrat
1t was a no less distinguished gentleman
than Senator Patterson with whom MI
Long had brush and came off victor
ious.
on the opening day Of The congress.
after the delivery of the address on vel
come bv the mayors OF Cripple Creek ard
Victor and the governor Of Colorado
Senator Patterson was spied in the au-
dience and called 70 the platform ne
welcomed the delegates TO Colorado, and
then launched into a political TRADE
AGAINST the sugar trust. Be Il known that
I'm Colorado the sugar beet industry is
no small one. Much pride is taken in the
culture of this industry. Senator Patter-
son vigorously declared that the policy Of
the sugar trust was to compel the next
congress 10 take or the duties now lying
on SUGAR From Porto Rico into the Unit
Cd states He did not want the coolies
and poems. he said. To come into the
United states and compete with American
labor. Neither did he wish the sugar ana
other products of our iusuiar possessions
10 come into competition with American
sugar and products. more especially the
s4lgar beet industry of Colorado and the
west
The senator was very vigorous and Dit
Ter i- his denuncfation OF the sugar trust
and its alleged desires. He wished the
sugar Industry of this country protected
TIE concluded by the introduction NJ
resofution covering partly the ground M
lad gone over IN his speech.
Following the address OF welcome, Gov
rrn0r Stanley OF Kansas. was on the pro
eram 10 respond on the part If his state
Tie was absent unavoidably The Kansas
delegation insisted that Representative
Long take his pace ana make the adj
dress. Ma Long finally was prevailed
to -ake the platform After his responsive
1treranees on behalf If the Sor-oNer
state he Immediately waded into se1a-
Tor Patterson and cleaned him up. to the
great delight Of a large majority OF the
congress.
7rr. Long recite5 q little recent political
history He told how it YVES I'M th2 l4st
congress. when the majority was tr}ins
~ rass the Porto Rican tariff biz, t1At
-aa Marty ~ watch the eminent senator
frar Colorado belonged had taken GER
-7f7 stand. The administration and ma
sorftv party IN congress decided tn-L me
frsrirar possessions were not under tl'
,avenue clause Of the constitution. tf-I
-bev were not nart of the United Statesi
that thei- native Inhabitants We're not
forthwith citizens of this country taat
they ard their products did not come into
oo-ne+ition re-force with American labor
ana nroducts. In other words, congress
could make such needfui rules and resula-
,fo,s respactinc the territory "belon eing
~ fhe United States as il saw III; that
,s~i4f Duties on products Of our irsu.ar
possessions could he laid that free trade
and citizenship did not follow their actual
rossession by this country Dir. Long re-
cf-sa how the party % which the cola
RADIO senator belonged. and the al2resa'i
senator's uarer. the Rocky Ao----lA
News had vigorously claimed THAI Jne
moment was acquired these possessions.
+be constitution vent over then IN llii
force ana effect. that their inhabitants
became citizens If the United states, that
their products should Dee admitted free in-
n, norris az entry of this country. and that
no tariT duties could lie
In view If the Colorado senator viEor-
ors plea for protection 10 ar article " lieh
his oruosition party had protected from
foreign rornpetition ard which DIE hirn-
esrf has fought. AIr Long said be- wished
~ congratulate the senator ana the state
Of Colorado for the chanse ia opinion en-
ria rart ~ AIr Patterson. ie Ropes lnat
-r,a senator r-euld rausfer with che sfne