Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1902-04-11
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.

Washington, April 1.-THE dame
Gratis in the Senate will oppose tn
Cuban reciprocity bill to a man, F" sal,
a prominent democratic senator yes
terday when l asked his position il
regard to the pending measure. 9Th
republicans In the House have held VI
this legislation until their friend, tn
Sugar Trust, has secured options OF
all of this years sugar crop and OF
part of next years crop. Moreover, b.
the testimony OF their own officials
from the President down. the proposed
| reduction in the tariff is not sufficient
ly large to afford any material relief t,
the Cubans. AS matter Of fact, tn,
real purpose of the those republican,
In Congress who are champiOning thi
bill is to throw sop to public opinion
by appearing to legislate in Cuba's ia
vor while, at the same time, they per
NIT the island to drift into such de
sperate financial straits that sooner
or later she will have to apply for an
nexatiOn-or the United States Will
have to interfere to put down an insur
rection-and then Cuba will be made
a dependency in accordance with re-
publican policy as demonstrated in the
Philippines. No prospect of citizen.
ship will then be accorded to Cuba and
she will, if the republicans are success
full. become possession without a vote
in the councils of the nation"
On Thursday the Senate passed the
oleOmargarine bill by a majority of
eight votes. Senator Hanna, who had
all along been opposed to the measure,
was brought into line by a flood of let
tiers and petitions which came to him
from all sections and which illustrated
how systematic was the work of the
promoters of the measure. The bill,
as passed, contained Senator Harris
amendment including renovated and
adulterated butter in the provisions
applied to oleomargarine. II was GER
tainIy glad to get off the back of that
cow" remarked Senator Spooner,
Friday morning. ITO use Hibernian-
ism, that COW was boar"
Friday and Saturday both Houses
devoted themselves to the considera-
ton of bills providing for the exclu-
sion of the Chinese. Senator Mitchell,
Of Oregon, opened the debate in the
Senate and Minister WI was an inter-
ested listener in the Senate diplomatic
gallery. At times the Celestial gentle
man showed unmistakable signs of
indignation as the Senator proceeded
with his able speech. There is no ex-
act party division on the question of
the exclusion of Chinese coolies, but
there are various differences of opin-
ion as to the best methods to be EN-.
ployed. AS soon as the bill is disposed
OF In the Senate the Philippine gov
eminent bill will be taken up and that
will be followed by the Cuban bill.
On Tuesday the House of Represen-
tatives will take up the Cuban reci-
procity bill and, while the debate may,
by the stringent rules of the House,
be limited in duration, it promises to
be most interesting. Representative
Newlands told me yesterday that be be-
lieved the democrats were gradually
coming to accept bis view of the situa-
ton and that he thought great. ma
joritv of them would vote for annexa-
ton if they had the opportunity.
The indications of democratic sue
cess in the coming elections continue
to multiply at theCapitol. The appre-
tension of the republican mem bers is
growing more and more apparent, as
evidenced by their opposition to the
removal Of The republican headquar-
tiers to Chicago, which will undou bted-
ly occur if Representative Babcock Is
elected Chairman of the National Com
mittee. They say that in New York,
Pennsylvania and other Eastern states
the contests will be too close to make
such move advisable and they do not
cansider that they ought to be sacrificed
for the benefit of their Western broth.
rem. On the other hand. the leaders
say that the Western members have
their chances OF re-elec-
ton by yielding to the wishes of the
Eastern protectionists and permitting