The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-01
SOME LEADING EDITORIALS.
EAST AND WEST ON A TARIFF ISSUE.
(From the Charleston News ard CourierO

(From the Charleston News ard Courier)
We have ventured several express the
confident opinion the republican leaders in and out OF
congress- who represent the and other political inter
ests in the East which DESTROYS establish reeproei
v OF trade with Cuba the basis of reduction OF the tar
the expense of the Western beet farmers would not be
able carry their hopeful effect and the
from congress yesterday indicates that the opinion was well
founded.
The republican senator's says dispatch from Washing
ton, held conference another conference, the subject
of Cuban reciprocity and after food OF short speeches adj
ourned without action of sort Senators Patt Of Con-
neccu and Spooner of Wisconsin took the lead behalf of
the proposed measure Senator Plat representing
growers whose product is protected by tariff of
high St7s pound insisted that the proposed reduction
would not harm the beet interests which protected
by tariff tax Of cents pound, but his argument
failed TO convince the beet Senator Burrows replied
that while the "osensble purpose OF the to
benefit the Cubans Its real purpose benefit the
trust Senator Spoone followed Senator Platts lead but
their speeches made impression the beet Seven
teen announced unalteabe opposition the
and stated that two others, who absent,
stood with them Instructed by the proceedings Senator
Quay OF Pennsylvania moved adjournment which motion
adopted and the general opinion the conference
expressed that this session of would close without
Cuban reciprocity Of any sort
The explanation of the situation is far nor
hard understand. The nineteen who
alterably opposed the measure explained two
from California the from Oregon the South
Dakota the from Minnesota the Nebraska the
two from Nevada the two from West Virginia and each
from Washington, Michigan Kansas illinois and MARYLAND
ree OF me nineteen insurgents 1t IS seen represent the
great republican and doubtful States Of the trans sss
spp section of the country. 1t is combination and
array that is calculated command the respect
leaders OF the congressional election year with
suggestions of general reform Of the tariff the
would not be good policy in the circumstances the
OF reduction OF duties on our trans Mississippi prod
uct alone And the general opinion among the republican
is that it will be forced this session We
did not think that it would be.
1t be remembered that these republican
senators and those interests WHICH they represent whose
huence obtained the Of the Plat amendment by
which Cuba allowed autonomy only condition
granted the United States certain rights the reciprocal prom
Use being made that the Cuban convention had
adopted constitution guaranteeing these special privileges
to the United States the latter would grant
of duties her products and thus give her advantage
markets
These schemers expected be able the country
to fulfill the pledges they had made its behalf They
pledged the faith of the and the couutrys faith
broken the responsibility is them and their party
their mercenary purposes they sought open market
for United States manufactured goods the expense
agricultural interests of the country 1t the proposed
for the reduction Of the tariff not make any
distinction in words between agricultural and
products but the discrimination is in fact great il
said the reduction of shall extend only prod
Of the farm and duties shall be maintained
products for Cubas only products any
sequence are her agricultural products
We do believe that President Roosevelt was PRIV to
this scheme He anxious pledge of ndepend-
for Cuba fulfilled but in order give Cuba any
pendent form Of he obliged terms
with the controlling element in his party now that ele-
ment has gone back him and will or can not carry
out the it agreed
The skirts OF the democratic party clear party
opposed the Plat amendment the Cuban bill On the
publican alone lies the responsibility having made
unjust the gcutursts this country and then
failing to keep faith with Cuba.