The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-12

BAT Tie WAGES in
REPUBLIC RANKS.
No Agreement Reached as to
Cuban Reciprocity.
BOTH SIDES lRREcoNcIlABLE
Fourth Conference Adjourned Last Nigh, as
Far From Settlement as Ever, II
Not Further-Leaders Oh
Losing Side.
BOTH SIDES IRREcoNcILABLE
lRr Associated Press.l


WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE fourth
conference of the House Republicans on
the reciprocity question was fruitless, like
those that preceded it, the conference adj
journing at midnight until next Tuesday.
The victory was with the advocates OF
reciprocity, as.the motion to adjourn was
carried Y to 81, after motion to amend
the motion to make it a sine die adj
journment, offered by Mr.. Littlefield, OF
Maine, one of the leaders of the opposi-
ton, had been voted down 81 to 70. The
motion to adjourn was made by
Speaker Henderson. Representative
Long, Of Kansas, q member OF the
Ways and Means Committee, opened with
an exhaustive argument in favor OF the
20 per cent. concession advocated by his
colleagues of the Ways and Means Com
mittec. He argued that the maintenance
of a protective tariff was not involved
in the provision of the Ways and Means
Committee, but that the policy of the
reciprocity was. THE defeat of this bill,
said he, means that the Republican par
ty has refused to follow the leadership
of Blaine, of Mckinley and of Roose-
Welt, and it would mean that reciprocity
was no longer part of the Republican
faith
lie insisted that the hearings before
the Committee on Ways ard Means
showed conclusively that concessions
made on Cuban sugar would not affect
the price of sugar in this country, and
that the beet sugar industry would not
be injured He espoused reciprocity with
| Cuba. he said, not only because it would
| De helpful to Cuba; but be-
| cause he believed we would get
| an adequate return and In sup
| port of that belief he instanced the result
! OF the reciprocity with Cuba under the
! Mckinley law.
| Mr.. Long contended that in addition to
! SELF interest, there was a moral obiga-
ton upon the United States to grant con-
| cessions. He declared that when the
commission from Cuba was prevailed
upon to accept the PIatt amendment.
| President Mckinley assured them that
| in consideration of it's acceptance he
| would do all in his power to secure
| economic concessions. and said that the
| commission SO reported to the Cuban
! Convention.
ABANDONMENT OF PROTECTION.
When Mr.. Long finished. Mr.. Taylor,
| OF Ohio, opened Il protest against the
| plan Of the Ways and Means Committee.
| 1t was in the nature OF a manifesto, which
| says in part:
| The Republican platform of 1895 con-
| cemned the Democratic party for not
| keeping faith with the American sugar
| growers; we seek not to merit for our
SelN eS Lle same COnQe1nllatlOn
The proposition to reduce the sugar
ta.iff constitutes. in essence, an abandon
n,ent of the protective principle. And
| this abandonment is most unhappy, be-
| Cause applied to the pursuits of asricul-
| ture in the most conspicuous instance in
| Which specific and manifest protection
| is given to the farmer; and at the mo-
| nlent when the sugar beet industry IS
rot only in it's infancy. but in an in
| fancy so lusty and promising as to de
| Elcnstrate the certainty of q rapid and
! rrcdigious growth. The American mar
| Ike, for over s1O0, 0,010 worth of sugar
| annually is rightfully the American farm
| ers. We shall encourage no policy which
| decays the time when he shall come into
| his own
| The manifesto declares the 20 per cent
| reduction proposition to be a denial OF
| Republican reciprocity, which is a coroi-
| l.ry to the greater policy of protection.
NO INTERFERENCE
| William Alden Smith, of Michigan
made a rousing speech Of over an hour
| against reciprocity While announcing
! admiration for the President, he insisted
| that there should be no executive inter-
| ference with the legislative branch OF
| the government. lie also assaied the or
| ganization of the House for leading the
| party into disaster, and paid his respects
| to some of the members of the Ways and
| Means Committee, who, he asserted, have
| changed their position on the reciprocity
| question within the last few weeks.
AS the evening advanced considerable
| bad blood was manifested. The opponents
OF reciprocity seemed confident of a ma
| jority and were anxious for Il vote, while
! the friends of reciprocity counseled
| against precipitate action.
! Mr.. Cannon of Illinois. made an appeal
for hamony and strongly advised against
| hasty action. HE said that the Soley
| proposition would be satisfactory to him.
He was followed by Mr. Dick. of Ohio,
/ who favored an abandonment of the re-
| ciprocity scheme.
At LAO Speaker Henderson moved an
| adjournment of the Republican confer
ence until next Tuesday, and Lttiefield,
| of Maine, moved to amend and strike
out Tuesday" which would have caused
sine die adjournment. but his amend
ment was lost, 81 to 70. Hendersons mo-
BROOK. HAVEN MAss-Johr. ]. sas-
ser was hanged here to-day for the muir
der Of Tom Laird.