Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-19

demand for Cuban raw sugar III Tie
United States, and the Cubans then
would be forced to go into the reaning
business, too Meanwhile there would
be no demand in the United States for
the entire sugar crop of Hawaii which
also produces raw sugar.
The adjustment Of this state of af-
fairs, il is said, could only come thru
the transfer of it's refineries by the
sugar trust from the United States to
Hawaii and to Cuba, and even then
there would be no means of with
standing the enormous thrush Of re-
fined sugar from all the European
countries now making that article.
The beet sugar men, therefore, are
not only in open rebellion against re-
publican administration. but are con-
fropted with q situation they had not
bargained for, because the amendment
they adopted to kill thebill has actually
been passed by the house, and, so far
as can be discovered, the democrats IN
the senate control the situation and
can, by a series of combinations. pass
law which will not only be an admitted
violation of the republican protective
principle, but which, at the same time,
will be absolutely destructive 10 the
beet sugar industry of the United
States. The situation is a perplexing
one from every point of view, bur even
the beet sugar men themselves freely
admit that yesterdays proceedings IN
the house have destroyed all party dis
cipline, and probably will enable the
democrats to gain large numoer OF
seats in the next house.
The old-t time republican leaders are
dismayed as well AS angry.
Republican party organization Tor
the remainder of this congress, SAID
General Grosvenor last night, is ire
yocably destroyed. 1t will be inipossi-
BILE for us to get together hereafter on
any of the leading questions to which
1T had been hoped the united republican
support would be given. If had my
way about it we would pass the iappro-
priation bills, adjourn and scamper
home as fast as railway trains would
take us. That is the best thing that
the republicans can do now
There is great rejoicing among many
republican members of the house over
the defeat of Speaker Henderson and
his lieutenants. 1t is well known that a
considerable part of the opposition to
Cuban reciprocity was not so much
friendliness to beet sugar as dissatis-
faction with the ruling clique in the
house. The speaker and his aids are
said to have bungled the Cuban busi-
ness from first to last. AT the outset
they were opposed to reciprocity, and
themselves offered arguments which
were later used against them.
Their latest blunder was sort of
confidence game upon those republic
ans who were in favor of the Crum-
packer resolution for an investigation
of southern franchise conditions. At
first the speaker and his little crowd
were opposed to that movement Then
they encouraged it, promising them a
rule to get it before the house. Yester-
day 1t was discovered that this sudden
friendliness was rot real and sincere,
and that the speaker and his followers
were using the Crumpacker resolution
as a bait to secure democratic assist
ance in passing the Cuban bill. The
democrats were offered immunity from
the Crumpacker investigation IL they
would not oppose the 20 per cent meas
ure or aid the insurgents in striking
out the differential. This act of alleged
bad faith greatly angered Mr. Crum-
packer and his friends. and their votes
aided materially in yesterdays over
throw of the speakers organization.
1t is declared by many republican
members that this defeat puts an end
to the career of David b. Henderson as
leader Of the house, and that even II
the party gains control of the next con-
gress he can not be reelected to his
present office.
The leading republican senators have
been in anxious conference. and after
scanning the votes, and looking over the
situation generally they have agreed
that it will take extraordinarily good
management to avoid split in the par
ty which will result in the loss of the
control of the next house Of represent
atives.
The beet sugar men are defiant, and
are willing to admit that they are now
in open rebellion to the administration
of President Roosevelt. They declare
that their senators will follow their
lead, and this is exactly what the re-
publican leaders are afraid of.
It is asserted that both republican
senators from Michigan. Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Nebraska and California,
and one each from Oregon and Wash
inEton. viii vote as the beet sugar men
in the house did, first to remove the
differential en- refined sugar and then
against the bill as a whole.