Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-10
KANSAS SENATOR TELLS OF HIS
POSITION.
Clear, Logical Address Setting Forth
His Courageous Support Of Kansas
Interests Against the Eastern Sugar
Trust Schemes.

Topeka, Kan, July s.-Senator Bur-
ton addressed an audience Of about
1000 persons in the Auditorium here
last night on the subject and In de-
fense of his course on the Cuban reci-
procity bill in the recent session Of
congress. He said that q cabal Of
fellows in Washington had decreed
what sort Of reciprocity we should
have with Cuba and then tried TO
drive the majority of republicans to
their way Of thinking.
The senator referred to the fact
that dispatches had been sent to
western newspapers representing
that the president proposed to dis
cipline the beet sugar senator's; that
he intended to ignore their wishes
in all matters coming before him, and
would exhibit his displcasure In many
other ways, which the senator said
were entirely unbecoming, If true"
He declared that these reports, while
thinly veiled as personal attack
upon the senators, were malicious
SANDER upon the president. The SEN
ator then essayed to show from tho
records that the present congress- had
more nearly followed the recon-
mendations Of the president than
any preceding congress had followed
the recommendations Of any preced-
ing president. This was true, he said,
even of Cuban reciprocity. The SEN
ator then said:
I. with other senators and members OF
congress, have been accused OF being
opposed to Cuban reciprocity. The ac-
cusatlon IL false, and IL based upon the
assumption that the bill reported by the
ways and means committee OF the house,
or the bill that the senate committee pro-
posed to report as a substitute, ex-
pressed the only kind Of Cuban reciproc-
ty there was. II Is perhaps well at the
start to inquire what is meant by reel
procity. Reciprocity, as taught us orig
inally by Mr.. Blaine, was the admission
into this market, without duty. OF all
Of those articles which we do not or
cannot produce In exchange for for
egn market for our products with equiv
alent reduction.
Until we had Cuban reciprocity tho
kn nol. ttt1 nf rnninr0N-
ity that was ever advocated anywhere
by any republican convention, and 1t 10
only fair 20 say that It 10 claimed by
Senator Platt and his associates on the
committee that their kind Of reciprocity
does not violate this principle or change
Il. Therefore, the disagreement arises,
not as to whether we should have Cuban
reciprocity, but what kind of reciprocity
II should be- Should 1t be reciprocity
that would injure American industries
and American labor, reciprocity that
is not reciprocity at all and for the ben, T.
| ft of the sugar trust, or reductloG Of
the tariff on Cuban products Sc. sur
rounded by safeguards as to. Protect
American industries and AIheflcan la
Dor?
I
1t Is a safe proposition that the peo-
pie Of no country are In distress when
all members Of the laboring classes are
employed at remuneratiye wages. The
evidence taken before the committee on
ways and means of the house, and that
before the senate Cuban committee,
proves this. ~
Now / want to say this to the people
Of Kansas tonight. First ! want the
republicans of Kansas, especially, and
the people generally to read the evidence
given before the senate committee and
before the house committee on this sub
ject II Is our duty thoroughly to un-
derstand q subject before we decide pub
&C questions IN our minds. II the repub-
.'ssffs Ut rrurru~ cTter- eurcrwIy cuTs1u-
ering this great question bid mo to vote
for this Cuban BILL and ! can find no
other way to satisfy them and at tho
same time to protect the beet sugar in.
dustry Of the United States. l will do Il