The tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1900-1902, 1902-02-13


Mckinley. IN company with Sena
tor Hanna, a short iime before the
Presidents death, he has e%oaceis
ed q plan which he believes will
rebound to the credi, Of his party
and which will obSlRte the loss 10
the opposition Of any considerable
number Of those luke-watm pafti
sans who are prone to change their
party allegiance whenever they
become dissatisfied. Reciprocity
treaties, in place Of tariff revision
is the keynote Of the Senator's
policy. He hopes to place the
party in Congress on record in
such a wayas to make possible the
adoption Of the slogan OF "reci-
proeity" in the national campaign.
This he is confident will ~iorestsll
all possible danger OF a democratic
Landslide based on democratic
promises Of tariff revision and will
secure the installation Of a policy
which, in the judgment, no, only
OF the Senator himself, but that OF
the President, sugers for the Re-
publican party as great a success
IN its administration Of tie hnan-
cial and manufacturing interests
in the future as it has had in the
past.
Conceived BY perhaps. the btain-
lest leader the republican party
has had since Lincoln, Jas. O..
Blaine, espoused by as gteag a
man as Mckinley, endorsed ty
President Roosevelt as 'the hanc-
maiden Of protection and favored
by some OF the ablest leadcrs *
the party today, reciprocity is nc
gsrded by Senator Cullom End bis
eo-laborers as the "open sesame"
OF an era OF unparalleled prospect
~ which will mark the advent OF
the United States into the arena
OF the nations as a world power.
Numerous conferences between
the President and Speaker Hen
derson and the Ways and Means
committee have marked the in-
creasing sentiment in favor OF rcei-
procal relations with Cuba. Mr..
Roosevelt has stood firm in his
contention that this country is IN
homer bound TO make such eonces-
sions as will secure Cuban pros
perity and he is said to have en-
phatically rejected the proposition
Of the beet sugar men that coun-
ter-vailing duty be imposed upon
foreign sugars sufficient q amount
70 the IS per cent reduction lie
asks for the Cuban product. The
proposition, the President believes
would operate TO enhance the price
to tie onsume and would prob
ably result in tand wars with for
eign countries which would prove
gravely detrimental to our foreign
trade.
II now seems probable that the
Ways aud Means committee will
report some in accordance
with the Presidents wishes. II is
said, however, that should a sul.
feieht number Of the representa-
tives to secure its defeat feel COM
PEELED by home interests TO yote
against the bill the senate will be
relied upon to restore il and the
conference committee will be n-
structed TO accept the SenaJe's
amendments and at the same time
relieve the members Of the House
OF the blame which their eonstitg-
ents would place upon them were
they TO vote for reciprocity in the
FIRST instance.
Anxious as the President Is 20
secure these concessions, be is sc.
riously annoyed at the course Of
General Wood, Military Governor
OF Havana, in addressing in his Of.
6eiaI capacity, = letter 10 the SEN
aiors on the subject. The Presi,
dent and Secretary Root have had
a conference on the subject and
there is little doubt that the Gen
eral will receive a sharp rcprooi
for the purse he has taken. Ia
the course Of the discussion
brought about by General Woods
action il has transpired tina, Presi
dent Mckinley. a, a d.oner al
which he entertained the Cuban
delegates, promised, on condition
that the Cubans adopt without