The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-27
LEADERS FRAME POLICIES.
PsssideaA Reeseveif sn6 senate
Chiefs Declsre Themselves In
Full Harmony.


Full Harmony.
At the conference between President
Roosevelt and Ave of the leading re-
publican senator's at Oyster Bay, Tues
day, September 10, the party policy
for the coming campaign was devel-
oped and the fact demonstrated that
there is no serious division in the re-
publican party in regard to the ex-
ecution of that policy.
Those present at that conference
were Senator's Allison, of Iowa, chair
man of the appropriations committee
and dean of the senate; Aldrich, OF
Rhode Island. chairman OF the finance
committee, to which all tariffs are re-
ferred; Hanna, of Ohio. chairman OF
the republican national committee;
Spooner, OF Wisconsin, the republican
leader in all debates on the floor, and
Lodge, Of Massachusetts,. the presf-
dents personal friend and represents
tive. Henry c. Payne, of Wisconsin,,
The postmaster general and the best
politician in the cabinet, also was pres
emit at the conference.
The conference did not actually agree
upon anything at nll, because II was
simply an exchange of views; but at
the same time there was substantial
agreement of sentiment between tho
president and his senatorial advisers
on the following cardinal principles:
1. The position of the president ON
the trusts has the hearty support OF
his party, at least outside Of New
York city-and the policy previously
declared by him will be continued and
emphasized,in his speeches during the
rest of the campaign.
2. Special attention OF the people II
to be called to the fact the govern
ment has already instituted proceed
ings against the beef trust and tho
Northern Pacific railroad combine.
The people will be asked to bear In
mind the fact that the decision OF the
court in these cases will demonstrate
whether a constitutional amendment
is necessary, whether congress can
legislate further, or whether the pres
emit laws are sufficient to give the pep-.
pie relief from the expressions of the
trusts.
3. The president will stand on HIS
record In this regard, and will not be
led away into any theory of regulating
the trusts by hostile action through
the tariff.
4. The principle Of Cuban recipro-
,ity is to be reaffirmed and urged dur
ing the presidents western trip. So
far as can be done he will outline his
belief that reciprocity can be accom-
plished and the Cuban matter tempo
rarily settled during the coming short
session of congress. This result, Il II
hoped, may be accomplished by the ne
gotiation and ratification of a reef
procity treaty with Cuba to be subse
quently ratified by the house of rep
resentatives.
5. In regard to the tariff, the presi-
dent and campaign speakers generally
will plant themselves firmly upon tho
paragraph in the republican national
platform of 1896, which declares
strongly for the principles Of protec-
ton to American workmen, but which
at the same time declares that tho
republican party Is not committed by
any schedules and that the question OF
rates is a detail to be settled from
time to time, but by congress.
On this basis the president and cam
paign speakers will quite generally de-
clare in favor of revision of the tar
if wherever the cost Of production
has been lowered by changed condf-
tions so that protection is no longer
necessary.
1t Is agreed by all that there will be
no adherence to the theory that tho
tariff can be or should be reduced
merely because certain articles were
produced by trusts or monopolies.
The effort will be made at all tines
to keep the tariff and the trusts as
separate questions to be dealt with ON
their merits. There will be no abate-
ment of loyalty to the general princf-
pie Of protection, but there will be an
admission that certain articles arc
now receiving more protection than
is desirable. The plea will be made
and insisted upon that any revision or
readjustment of the tariff should be
made by the friends Of protection, and
not by free traders, and the country
will be appealed 10 not to jeopardize
existing prosperity by turning the tar
in over to its enemies.
Various other subjects were dis
cussed at the conference, which lasted
for nearly ten hours, but which was
broken up by lunch and dinner. Asa
matter OF course, II was impossible to
formulate any decision by the confer
ence, because, after all. IL was only an
exchange of views between the presi-
dent and party leaders in the senate.
who were asked TO come TO Oyster Bay
so that the president could get view
of the republican sentiment both eass
and west.
Down on the Constituflon.
Democratic party plat forms con-