The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-09
DEMOCRATS NOT PLEDGED
To VOTE AGAINST REBATE
No Binding Action Taken at the Caucus on Reel
prOcity Held Last Evening
Advocates Ohs Payne Plan Assert There Are Now Enough to Pass
BI-Pantsrs Are Waiting

an easy victory, the motion being caraied
~ to 80 Accordingly the house went into
committee Of the whole with Mr.. Sherman
of New York i'm the chair. IN VS. de-
cided that the time should be equally d.
Nlded for and against the bill PAYNE
then began his argument
tie produced a report from GOvernoT
W ood which showed that up TO April
there had been ground 5S5 2s5 tons. OF
which the trust held options on 3. 2s5 tons;
Otner Americans, Piss tons and 25.6f3 tons
mad been exported 30 the United ste tes
Inc remainder, General Wood reported,
was held by Cuban planters or commits
sion houses That sugar. Mr.. Payne said
was being held by the Cubans awaiting
action by congress.
Position Of Sugar Trust.
is II not also fair TO assume" inter
posed William -. Smith OF Michigan,
that the sugar trust. which is the prin-
clpal customer Of the Cuban planters, is
also holding off awaiting action by con-
gress?"
Mr.. Payne said he could not be pre-
vented from trying to help Cuba by fear
Of the sugar trust
Mr.. Payne then turned his attention 10
the benefits which would accrue TO the
United States. He said it had been pre-
dlcted that in few years we would have
the bulk OF the Cuban trade and that our
exports to that country would reach $50
10000. He also dwelt UPON the other
advantages the exclusion OF cheap labor
from Cuba by the enactment of our i'm
migration and labor laws would bring.
Do you propose to treat cuba as II
she were part Of the United States2'
asked Mr.. Lloyd Of Missouri.
Cuba is not now a part Of the United
States" replied Mr.. Payne. II do not
want her to be. but I believe she viii be.
and so believing. ] am in favor OF prepar-
ing her as best we can for the day OF
IN wit H d
William A. Smith of Michigan created
some amusement by springing on Mr..
Payne an extract from a speech made by
Mr.. Payne during the consideration Of the
Dingley bill, when Mr.. Payne said that
if the beet sugar industry were estah-
lished in this country the tariff would
not be disturbed for twenty-five wears
We took you at your word, said Mr.
Smith, and we invested 100000 in
Michigan in the industry"
Eewlands Opens the Discussion.
Mr.. NewIands OF Nevada delivered the
opening argument against the bill. He
took the ground that there should be no
concession to Cuba unless it was accom-
panied by q cordial invitation to become
a part of the United States. The cOnces-
sion TO Cuba, ne said, would not cheaper
sugar TO the American consumer.
Mr.. NeWlands said the Republican par
", IN utter disregard o. the Teller TeEo-
luton had sharply cVrtailed the tnde-
pendence of Cuba by forcing upon It the
adoption Of the Plat amendment The
purpose OF the Republican party. he said
was clearly 10 hedge Cuba about with so
many irritating restrictions upon her
sovereignty as to make her position in
tOlerable-to make her a humble suppll-
cant for annexation.
If the resolutions included an invitation
TO Cuba TO become part Of the United
States Mr. Newlands said ne would vote
for a temporary reduction so az 70 give
of III
out the pressure Of economic distress.
Quotes President Mckinley.
Mr.. Mcclellan Of New York. member
Of the ways and means committee, who
favors a greater concession to Cuba than
Is granted ia the bill, followed. In ar
guing the obliga tons Of the United states
to relieve the present distress IN CUBA
and Of our duty 70 start the new repueeIc
under the most favorable auspices, M
Mcclellan told Of the interview between
President Mckinley and the Cuban COM
missioners when the president advised
them to return to Cuba and secure the
acceptance Of the Platt Amendment
president Mckinley" said he, told
them he would make no promises, but he
asked them to trust the United states.
We can pay no higher tribute TO the
martvred presidents memory, ADDED
Mr.. Mcclellan. than to show here that
in his estimate Of his country and MS
countryRen he was not mistaken CAP
plauSe.)
Mr.. Mcclellan defended. his advocacy Of
the reciprocity. insisting that reciprocity
had been Democratic doctrine since
Thomas Jefferson's day. In conclusion
Mr.. Mcclellan argued that the % per
cent concession would not ahord SUI
ficipnt relief to Cuba and he gave notice
that he would try 70 amend II By increas-
ing the rate Of reduction Failing IN
that he would vote for the bill. because
il would breach the wall Of protection
and lower part Of the preposterous Ding
ley rates.
Nr. Payne declared that he had not
been ready TO make this concession until
he became convinced that # would lnJure
no American industry. Re charged tnaL
a norton of the opposition 10 this Dill
was in reality seeking 70 bring about
free trade with Cuba. It was noticed that
Mr PAYNE addressed his remarks almost
entirely to those Republicans who are
onpOsi1e reciprocity He seldom even
looked toward the Democratic side. Mr.
PAYNE was very insistent in his conten-
tion that the Cuban planters would reap
tba entire advantage OF the 20 per cent
dUfv and that the Sugar trust would ger
nothing.