The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1902-06-24
SENATORS ARE !
UNABLE TO ACT |
ON CUBAN BILL
Republicans Caucus With
out Result for Three
! Hours.
HANNA AND FORAKER AMONG
THE SPEAKERS.
Foraker Appeals to Colleague:
a to Get Together on
e Measure.
McKinIey's Words Art
e Quoted.
McKinley's Words Are
Quoted.
United States Should Give Cuba
a Helping Hand Says Hanna.

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can Senators held caucus today on the
question of Cuban reciprocity, and after
three hours discussion adjourned, sub
ject to the call of Chairman Allison,
without action. Almost all the Repub-
lican Senators who are in the city were
present. There were eight or nine
speeches made in support OF reciprocity
and only two in opposition to that pol
icy. This was In accord with q previ-
Gus understanding, that as the beet
tention of the conference on Wednes-
day night, their opponents today
should have the greater share of the
time.
The speeches In favor Of the reci-
procity bill were made by Senators
Foraker, Beveridee, Lodge, Hale, War
rem, Aldrich, McComss and Hanna,
!. Senator Platt, Of Connecticut, adding q
few words to what he had said at the
,, Wednesday evening meeting. The
two speeches in opposition to the pro-
posed legislation were made by Sena-
tors Burton and Burrows. The speeches
for reciprocity were all along the same
general line, and without exception
were pleas for legislation and for party
harmony.
"0et Together"
Senator Foraker opened the proceed
ings with an appeal to his party col
leagues to get together in support of thi'
measure, which, he said, became /,
party measure, having been made 81
by the attitude not only of the presen
chief magistrate, but by that of hi
houored predecessor.
= He said with some appearance {
feeling that men could not be with the
party at one time and sgainstit at an
other and maintain their prestige. H.
also spoke of the necessity of maintain
ling the most cordisl relations witt
Cuba. He said the question was Al
ECONOMIC one, and that recIprocit.
J. would promote not only the interests c
,t Cuba, but American interests as we'll.
J. Senator Beveridge dwelt on tn
J. growing importance of American trad
20 with the outside world, and said tn
is present opportunity to extend our hol'
Of on the good will of the Cuban peopl
g. should not be lost.
D. Lodge and Hanna.
b. Senator Lodge dwelt with especia
g emphasis on the importance of havin
D. Repu blicans stand their ground at thi
critical point In the party's history
a. Much of the prestige and future nation
Of al standing. he said, might depend o
IN the step now taken, for all the worl
3, was watching with interest our treat
Of ment of the Cuban people. He de
s. clared that opposition would not SUI
u fee to prevent the continued presents
l. tion of this matter until success shoul
ly be attained, and was quite positive ths
10 if reciprocity with Cuba was not secur
ir ed now it would be at later date.
1t Senator Hanna spoke on the questio
OF extending the proper aid to Cuba a
ID moral question, saying that ou
re obligations to the Cuban people wer
I'd such that we would not be true to ouI
A selves as q nation IL we should fail I
be give them an encouraging hand at th
Id beginning Of their national career. d
e, referred to President McKinley's q
be titude on this subject and quoted th
re ex-president's Buffalo speech as NAL
e. ing it imperative on this governmer
Il to enter into proper reciprocity rel,
o. tions with Cuba.
OF The meeting had almost conclude
'r- when Senator Burton OF Kansas took th
floor to make a brief but impassioned an
r. eloquent speech in support and defens
ny of the attitude of the beet sugar Repul
n licans. He said that the press Of th
ne country had presented only one side {
I'd the question. His side, he said, stood fo
e. support of one of the most promising
y as it was one of the most deserving {
I'D infant industries.
Senator Burrows spoke very briefly
and his remarks were entirely In repl
4 to Senator Hanna reference to Pres
dent McKinley's Buffalo speech, MI
In Burrows produced a copy of that speec
and read extracts from it for the pul
1g pose of showing that the beet suga
Us senatorf are in accord with Mckinley
Us nositiOp