The Iola register., 1902-04-04
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Washington, March 19.-The agree
ment on the part ofIthe Republican
members of the HouseIof Representa-
tives by vote of 7Sito Sc to support
the Cuban reciprocity proposition,
terminated a remarkable and most
notable party contest.lsThe struggle
began six weeks iago in the room of
the Ways and Means committee when,
after listening for nearly.two months
to expert testimony on both sides of
the question, the Republican members
of that committee, began the consid-
GRAFTON of the problem which that tes-
timony presented. For the first two
or three days the discussion was gen.
eral and served little purpose except
to develop the existence of very wide
differences of opinion. The first con-
crete proposition was presented by
Long, of Kansas, who suggested rec
iprocity arrangement whereby this
government would admit Cuban
products under reduced duty in re-
turn for similar concessions to Amer
lean products entering Cuban markets.
Tawney, of Minnesota, proposed as a
substitute that a sum of money, equal
to 20 per cent of the duty collected on
Cuban products brought into the
United States, should be appropriated
out of our treasury and paid,
through the Cuban government TO the
Cuban producers of the goods i'm
ported. Perhaps a majority of the
members of the committee were in the
beginning opposed to doing anything
Certain it is that at first Mr.. Longs
proposition had but two supporters
beside himself. For ten days or more
the committee threshed the matter
over, earnestly seeking for common
ground upon which they could all
stand. BY the end of that time they
had reached a, unanimous agreement
on but one point, and that was that
something would have to be done.
Eight had been brought to the con-
clusion that Mr.. Longs plan was the
neys proposition. Being unable to
come any nearer than this to an
agreement it was decided to submit
the whole question to the Republican
conference, which was accordingly
done. For five nights, extending over
q period of four weeks, the contest
was waged. And it has been bat
tie royal Men who have spent most of
their lives in Congress say that they
can recall no parallel in the history
of either part either in length OF
time consumed in debate or in the
earnestness and ability shown in the
discussion. On each of the five nights,
from $50 until midnight, the debate
has proceeded, with perfect courtesy,
with the widest charity for opposing
views, without single word of per-
sonal unkindness, but with tremendous
earnestness, and with splendid ability.
The question willdouotless be discuss
ed in thousand newspapers and on
many thousand platforms between this
time ana LLe n6NJ eleCJlOus Duu ~ VIII
never be debated anywhere with SO
much earnestness and power, such
fairness and candor, as 1t has beer
during these five evenings of Republic
can conference. To me it was a splen
did and inspiring exhibition, not o.
ability only, but of the courage, the
observation-disclosures the honesty anc
the good breeding of the men who re
present the Republican party in the
Fifty-seventh Congress. And | an
sure that if the constituents of thesC
men could ALL by some necromancy
have seen and heard the proceedings
OF these conferences, could have noted
how earnestly and honestly they wer'
seeking to determine what was the bes
thing to be done for the whole country
they would no d them in higher respec
now than ever before. / can say thes
things without immodesty, for | too
no part in the debates except as
listener; and | say them because
think it is due to the hundred men c
as high an average of ability, charaC
tier and conduct as l ever knew,
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A the debate proceeded it was YER
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