The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-18
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NEW YORK TRIBUNE ON CHESTER LONG.
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.


The Kansas Congressman's leadership on the Cuban
relation is so pronounced as to elicit many references to
his attitude and contention by greater metropolitan
papers of the East In standing reciprocity for Cuba
on the Ways and Means Committee, the floor Of
the House. he has become to be recognized the cham
pion of the Presidents policy the reflector Of the Pres
idents desires touching our tariff relations with Cuba Ma
tonal interest no less than is involved
While Long holds that strictly adhering to Repub-
lican tenents and traditions it nevertheless true,
ought to be that problem rather OF national than
partisan Importance The sugar trust and the opponents
Of the administration continuously chatter about Repub
can declarations in favor protection But there
equally emphatic Republican decraaons for reciprocity
Just that which Long is contendng AS for the beet
sugar interest that started and put on its feet
while Cubsn sugar was being admitted free under Re
publican administration. The New York Tribune in the
course of long strong and sound editorial Cuban
situation, says:
Repregentative Long of Kansas put the matter in the
true light at the caucus Tuesday evening when he de-
olared that refusal reciprocity would desertion
of The leadership Blaine and Mckinley That is inds
1I.able. The and policies Of Blaine and Mckinley
are nseparaby connected and identified with reciprocity
with Cuba There is thought Of prescribing any Re
subcans whom fit to depart from the policies OF
those leaders But neither tolerate for moment
prescription who stand by these policies To say
that man is Republication because he strives
to follow where Blaine and Mckinley and Harrison led
IS 10 talk nonsense and worse If the question Of Republ
canrn be involved advocates Of reciprocity have the
Overwhelming advantage
"The Republican party owes something to the farmers
men say That quite So far as it is pledged to
the few farmers who persuadedoften with diff
ncuty-to engage in the beet sugar experiment, 1t VIII
redeem its faith There is no thought depriving them
~ tho, admit
that their protection menaced But how about the
the manufacturers and all the others who interested in
lars worth CT produce ind market in Cuba
because of lack OF reciprocity?
A1r Long presented that point too with convincing
cearness Under the Mckinley law, under the leadership
Harrison and Mckinley under sound Republican doc
tne our Cuba doubled between 1891 and 1893
When that leadership that policy abandoned by
the Democratic administration sales fell off to less than
Today they low and rapidly falling Does the
Republican party consideration to the farmers and
others who thus denied profitable market for mil
dollars worth Of produce yearly? Gentlemen who
are so to ream adherence to the national Re
publican platform Of 1895 viii well to recall these
words of that document:
We believe the repeal the reciprocity arrange
negotiated by the last Republican administration
a calamity. and demand their renewal and extern
sion Protection and reciprocity twin
measures Of Repubicansm, and go hand in hand Demo
cratic rule has recessy struck both down. and both must
be reestablished'
IF that be a denial Of Republican policy make the
most Of it,"