The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-30

to the United States proper, that In that
sense they were not a part Of the United
States; there were others who contended that
they were a part OF the United States and
every limitation applied.
think it safe to say that Mr. Mckinley
would have hesitated long about retaining
them permanently; indeed, that he would
have announced that they were not TO be re-
tanned If he had not entertained the former
view.
I know that all those who opposed his poll
icy entertained the latter view. Yet, ought
1t to be said that those who entertained the
other view and yet supported Mr.. Mckinley
were antagonistic and hostile to him?
Yet this is just the position which some
seem determined to take with reference to the
Minnesota delegation as to this reciprocity
question.
No. gentlemen: hammer away But ham
mer those who are preventing action, not
those who would act.
Demand that the bill should be brought into
the senate and passed, and passed as ma
jority in congress want 1t passed, as the pres
ident wants it passed, with well delivered
blow at that organization which has alreary
preyed too long upon the American people.
and which now, IL 1t cannot get an additional
profit out of 1t to themselves, would prevent
any action as to matter in which many
think we are in honor bound to act.
Praise for Delegation.
Judge Morris then concluded with a
tribute to the Minnesota delegation. ex-
cepting himself, and justifying 1t by his
approaching retirement He said:
Able honest, wise, courageous, their repub--
licanism has always been beyond question.
They have always been reliable, and relied
upon, and to-day there is not in Washington
any delegation Of anything like the same size
that carries more weight or commands greater
respect. In all the lights of the republican
party, nobody has ever had to ask where they
stood. ~ u ~
They have always been right-they have
always been ready to stand with the party
| they have always been ready to surrender
something provided it did not involve prin-
cipIe, for the sake of harmony in the parry
and united front in the face OF the enemy.
They are ready now. Stand by them.
Fletcher Replies to Hay. ...:
Congressman Fletcher was the first
! speaker of the evening. He left the Gu
| ban reciprocity entirely to Judge Morris,
| and spent three quarters of an hour de-
| Tending his record against the attacks of
Mr. Hay In sarcastic vein he remarked
! that Mr. Hays speech of July, 2 was a
magnificent republicanaspeech,o one he had
listened to many times, and always adj
| mired. He hoped Mr..Hay's friends would
lay it carefully away as a. future reminder
of the time when he was candidate for
congress.
= On the: isthmian canal question, Mr..
Fletcher denied that hesw opposed to
canal. He had favored delay until the
report of the walker commission had
| be en- received. His speech Of May l, 1900,
on this proposition, he promised to dis
| tribute literally He, then defended his
| antagonism to the Nicaragua route, and
\ said he had been justified by subsequent
! events in, his opposition. The Panama
route had been pronounced preferable,
| and on getting better terms it was Sc
| lected. To be sure he had voted against
the Panama bill, but it was because he
! preferred the Darien route. Eminet en-
gineers had told him it was preferable.
. It was only 2e1A miles long, with two
| good harbors, and the only obstacle was a.
mountain which would have to tDe tun-
neled through. Mr. Fletcher said he was
! not the only man to. vote against the
Panama bill. There was another, but he
afterward made the excuse that he was
| drunk. @.
! Most of the speech was taken up with a
review Of MIR. Fleteher'st work for appro-
priations, on which he. confessed to be an
expert. Mr.. Hay hah scriticlzed him for
priations:'' He said he supposed this
referred to the government dams at
Meeker island. Il They were a legacy from
| Senator Washburne = He predicted that
j they would be worth more than they cost
| in power, which the government could
\ rent to the two cities. They would also
bring navigation to minneapolis and fur
nish another outlet-7fo our products.
Mr. Fletcher secured $500, 900 for. the
reservoirs in the upper mississippi last
year These will raise the lowest stage
of water ir the river here from II to 18
| inches, with great benefit to the lumber
MEN and those who depend on the river
He DIV cit on the work done in conjunc-
tion with Congressman Stevens Tor Fort
Smelling, which he predicted would result
in an expenditure of 100000 in the next
i two or three years. ~ g.. - -.
i Mr. Fletcher then replied to Mr.. Hay 8
charge that he was in opposition to
President Roosevelt and President Nc
Kinley, "of blessed memory by making
a counter charge. ..eH = --.-z -. n -, =
Intimates Party sDisloyalty.
There are men here he said, ""who
know as we'll as the attitude of Mr. Hay
toward President Mckinley, of blessed
memory, on the Porto Rican question. !
never contemplated going out of the state
thetparty and holding up the hands Of the
president. did NOT always agree with
President Mckinley, but I was always a
good republican, and stood by him"
J He replied to MIR. Hays query on tariff
Erevision by saying ne was in favor of
tsuch. modification of the tariff as would
protect the working classes, ,>ibut not bene-
At trusts and cmbinatioms.
1 Reciting what he had done for the post
office, Mr. Fletcher said: 9s4
s..In, another -four or five years whoever
represents this district in congress will
have to get $2,500, 600 for q new postoffice.
II doE't expect to be. your congressman
then unless my constituents refuse. to let
me retire." r.!
r. - Captain Castle Speaks.
\ Captain H. A.. Castle aof St. Paul, sixth
auditor of the treasury, spoke briefly. He
said he hoped to see all the Minnesota
I delegation returned except those who had
voluntarily retired. Minnesota should
keep up the practice of long service fol
its representatives..
II am PROVO ito stand here" he said
'to indorse the record of your congress.
man, Loren Fletcher, have known hin
\ intimately since 1873, when we served to-
gether in the Legislature If this year, OF
any other year, before he voluntarily re-
tires, you choose that Mr.. Fletcher shall
. stay at home, you will regret, 1t, and YOU
4 will erect. monument to the man wht
has done more for Minneapolis than any
other man who ever lived In it, and en-.
grave It,; Erected, by his ungrateful con
stituents..'" aa.g ,
Charles H. Huhn called the gathering
to order, and introduced M. H. Boutelle
as chairman. Mr.. Boutelle spoke briefly
from the text that the man tried and true
should be retained rather than make al
experiment.
1 Tn +ho. aud}onco we've Thnnoas II Shey