Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-01-31
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our Regular Correspondent

Washington, Jan. 27.-The Dem
crats OF the House of Representative
neld their long deferred caucus on FIR
3 DAY evening and, under the skilfl
s guidance OF Mr.. Richardson and othe
+ democratic leaders, determined upon
poIcy which it is believed will prov
nost e1ect1ve, not alone in furtherin
Gne interests OF the party but also i
sCemmlng the tide of p!utocrat1c Iepis
lAtl0n which it Is expected the rennf
llcan majority will attempt to impos
upon the country. Some of the mem
Ders did not consider it within tn
province of the caucus to reverse an
Oh tne decisions OF the last nationa
convention but apart fire. q their con
tentlon 1t was determined that Their
was no necessity at this Time for s.
dolng. 1t was further decided that i
would be wiser for the members OF th,
party to devote their whole attention
TO checkmating raids of the opposition
on the Treasury and endeavoring tt
protect the whole people from legisla
lion inspired by the great vested Inter.
ests whose liberal campaign contribu
lions secure for them such extensive in.
huence in the councils of the opposi-
tion.
The Ways and Means COMMITTEES is
stlll giving hearings to the representa-.
yves OF the beet sugar and tobacco in
GusGrles IN this country and in Cuba.
Inc beet sugar lobby is growing de-.
sperate and in contemplating a coali-
ZION OF forces with the democrats in
an effort to reduce the protection on
refined sugar. The beet sugar men
are, OF course, inspired by animositv
TO the Sugar Trust, but thew franklv
admit that they would be in a better
posltlon TO develope their industry if
the trust were destroyed evenif recip
Iocal privileges were granted to Cuba.
Inc democrats are naturally and con-
slstentiy opposed to duty which puts
immense profits into the hands of the
trust at the expense of the vast BODY
oI consumers. Representative Nc
CalI, republican member from Massa.
tells me that he will vote for
reclprocIty as be does not consider that |
!. moderate concession would iniure
american Interests and be believes the |
United States owes it to Cuba TO at |
east start her on the road to prOsper-
ty. o
Apropos of the beet sugar question
here is story going the rounds in in
.er circles OF very stormy Cabinet
ieeting at winch the President is al
'Reo TO nave told his Secretary of
-sriculCure that he was ''sick and
RED OF having bis expressions on the 1
1DJect thrown in his face.n Mr.,
llson, am told, expressed regret at
asihg given utterance to his views
lS assured Mr.. Roosevelt that moth.
y more would be heard from him on
10 SUBJECT. He has persistently re-
lseo 70 appear before the Ways and '
cans committee, although it is we'll s
loWn Ina1 he Is adverse to any recip-
cal treaty which will lower the duty t
Deet sugar. OF course the above
cloenG has given rise to renewed t
'sslp III regard to Cabinet changes C
II no change in the Agricultural
~ Is contemplated at this time.
!, ne question of Chinese exclusion is b
III pelng considered by the Senate e.
on immigration and ex- II
cretary OF State John w. Foster and
neral q. Q. Howard have both testi- f6
IN opposition to the re-enactment et
Inc law, while Commissioner of I'm. 81
grafton Powderly has appeared in tt
support. Speaking on the subject G;
gerday, Senator Dubois, of Idaho. on
me that he was unalterably CD.
eo 10 The admission of the Chinese
ney can never be assimilated, he
i, for the simple reason that they VII
lot want to be. The most fayora
laws would never induce the
nese in any considerable number to
0me American citizens, Their one Va
is TO save little money and return On
ne. All that they make they send exc
re as 1ast as they can spare it, En- spe
" ASIDE from the labor aspect we The
opposed to having among us a race bla
1en VINO are unwilling to become Ch.
lens and who shirk the responsi- will
les OF jury duty and of suffrage. lun
men can never have the best in. din
sts OF this country at heart and ticl
!, alone, believe to be sufficient to thr'
rant the position We take against owe
admission to the country. -
major Mason attempted on Friday ID
,mmlt the Senate on the SchIey
Ter, at least to the extent of thank.
me Admiral 'for the brave and
conduct while in command of the
rlcan heet at the victorious battle Kid
and presenting him with
ora, but the opposition was on A
'leIt' and despite Senator Mason's pape
ssts, Senator Hale insisted upon a
e.erence OF the resolution to the
n!tUee on Naval Affairs wbere &
Is every reason to believe it will II T.,
Tried. VIII 4 n
= house has passed the Urgent II X
lency Bill, but did NOT nntii ~ NE
era Is mad compelled Mr.. Cannon IlE
leno the wording of the appro- fdEf
on OF the clause providing $500 n IF
II Tue establishment of a military
;ks at Mauilla. Sixteen demo. --
voted Tor the bill, not becanse wond
approved of the course of the ad lame
tration in the PhiIinnines hit bles
70 they felt that American soI. form
should be provided with comfor. DR..
quarters where ever theu wora ommt
is, In fact, reason to believe that ney,
other democrats would hove wnt just ii
the proposition had their No.. in so
ecessary to carry f. ard 49, practi
ne ground. but So lone as ~ chase
leans mad the strength to enact every
easure they felt it to be their oeen
protest against the imperialistic VINO nj
Of the administration. sample
Henry. of Connoo+i telling
10, next to chairman Wadsworth. ma n gu
anking member of the House Wnen
ltural Committee, told me YES offer
that the com mittee had perfect send
restricting the sale of oleomar- Or. Xii
which be would ask the House namto1
to the Committee and which If regular
,.eport in place of the Grout dollar
he new bill contains some i'm
features not included in the
es which have been referred to
nmittee, notably clause which
any person who colors oleomar-
md then sells it, as a manutac.
ID subject to the same restrIc.
MI. Henry told me that 1t was
practice in Denmark for the
to furnish coloring matter to T0n
rs purchasing oleomargarine FIN
'he addition of the color made