Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
OUTLINED TIE ISSUES
DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF THE
HOUSE CONFER.
Criticism Of the Course OF the Republi-
cans in the Present Con-
gress.

issues for the coming campaign were out
lined last night by the democratic members
OF the House of Representatives meeting
IN caucus Resolutions drawn by Repre-
sentative Jackson of Kansas were: adontca
after Chairman Griggs Of the democratic
congressional committee and Representa-
tive Richardson of Tennessee had spoken
in their favor.
These resolutions condemn the republican
party for failure TO legislate for the relief
of Cuba; for failure to amend the antitrust
laws, and conclude by declaring that demo-
Gratis will object to adjournment of the
present session of Congress until am anti
trust law has been passed and the tariff re
duced on trust made goods. The resoi',-
lions read:
''First-That We condemn the republican
majority in Congress for their failure to
pass a measure providing reciprocity with
cuba The bill which passed the House of
representatives was heartily supported by
the democratic minority after the rrotec-
ton TO the sugar trust had been removed
by the solid democratic vote aided hy a
small minority of the republican m.rll,ers
AS II passed the House the bill carried re-
lief to Cuba, reduced the price of sugar to
American consumers and struck heavy
dow at the notorious and obnoxious sugar
trust The refusal ef the republ,cau soma
tors to; consider this measure. unless the
protection to the sugar trust should be re-
stored. gives evidence that the President
ana republican party in Congress are will
ing to refuse relief to Cuba and tolal!v jg-
more American consumers rather than
abandon their alliance with the trusts
Inc failure of all reciprocity legislation
with cuba rests upon the republican adj
ministration, which is willing to reduce the
duty on raw sugar of our producers bur
unwilling to destroy the sugar monopoly
Second-That the republ lean ma iority i'm
congress is dominated and controlled nv
the trusts and monopolies which haze. the
great industries Of our country i'm t3eir
grasp is shown by its action in passing an
antitrust bill through the House of Repre-
sentatfves in the Fifty-sxth Congress- in
the closing hours of the session, the Sem
ate refusing to consider the same as a sub
terfuge to tide over the election of 1890
mat Dill has been abandoned, and they
have ever since refused and do now refuse
and fail to bring in any measure TO sup
press the trusts or to report favora bly, any
OF the numerous antitrust bills introduced
by democratic members during this Con-
gress
Third-That we favor the Immediate
passage of a measure to amend th,. ! resent
antitrust law as to more fully prctecr
trade and commerce against unlawful re
stralnts and monopolies. and also 4 meas
ure to reduce the duties on all articles and
commodities manufactured and controlled
or produced in the United States Nv a
trust or trusts so as to destroy any Illegal
combinations and to reduce the rate of
featured in the United States and soil IN a
foreign country more cheaply than i'm The
United States
"Fourth-We oppose the adjournment of
Congress until the measures mentioned
above have been enacted into law"