The Iola register., 1902-06-27
SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP
Interesting Political News From
Washington

utmost freedom regarding the attitude
OF Senator Burton on the reciprocity
matter and showed that he was most
indignant at the speech made by the
senator at the conference yesterday.
1t can be stated on the evidence of
several reliable informants that the
president will in the future ignore the
recommendation of the senator, and
that n radical change has taken place
in their relationship. In the words
OF a gentleman not from Kansas,
and therefore not in the least in
fuenced by political complications in
the state, Senator Burton, from this
day forth is persona non grata at the
White House.
This, it is explained" is not on
account OF the senator's views on the
question of policy differing from
those entertained by the chief execu-
tive, but on account Of matters grow
ing out of patronage questions, such
as the senator's change of base on the
appointment of marshal for the
Northern district of the Indian Terri
tory. 1t is for this reason that the
president has set his face against the
appointment of several candidates in-
dorsed by Senator Burton, like those
of Pete Foley for the Parsons post
Office and Wiggam for the Emporia
postofiice. There is no secret about
this any longer, as it was given ou
by the president without qualiGca
tion.
1t is now admitted that reciprocity
is dead, so far as any action is con-
cerned in the senate. Nothing, it is
expected, will be accomplished until
the next session, unless the president
should call the senate together in ex-
ira session to ratify treaty.
This tempest in a teapot affair is
being talked of rather freely today.
First comes Burton opposing the ad-
ministration bill with other Republi-
can senator's. Second comes the
president, snatching pie from Burton
and rough house in general. All
the Republican senators who are
against the president likewise will get
no pie, but they are sitting back,
quietly chuckling at the situation.
The president is giving Burton
treatment supposed TO be the most
drastic he can administer, but, in
cidently, Burton gave the president a
small bunch of drastic treatment yes
terday.
BUTTONS SPEECH
Washington, June 20. Speech es by
Senator Burton of Kansas and of
Ohio were the features of the confer.
ence iof Republican senator's this
afternoon. Senator Hanna spoke for
the Cuban reciprocity bill and took
most emphatic stand for the admins
tration. Mr.. Burton followed Mr..
Hanna, and in. his opposition to the
bill burned mis- bridges" behind him.
The young senator from Kansas
spoke for nearly half an hour. He
was in the most distinguished COM
pany. These senator's had just spoken
before the Kansan arose: Mr.. Fora
ker, Mr.. Beveridge, Mr.. Lodge, Mr..
Hale, Mr., McComas and Mr.. Hanna.
Every speech up to the time Mr.. Bur
ton began had been in support of the
administration.
81 remember" said Senator Bur-
ton, that the Republican party of
Kansas in convention assembled
declared several years ago for free
and unlimited coinage of silver.
differed from themj then and | differ
from them now" Continuing his re-
marks, he declared that it was an
easy matter for the executive, through
his federal ofiiceholders, to secure the
adoption of resolutions indorsing hi s
administration and declaring in favor
of his politics. Delegates would pass
the. resolutions with u twhoop and go
to their homes to think about what
was done. But the hearts and the
onscience Of the people of Kan sas
were against this bill, and in time
they would come to his way ofthinking
just as they had come to his views on
the money question.
Senator Burton's speech created
much comment. 1t was believed by
senator's friendly to the administra-
tion that the action of the Nebraska
convention would set the Kansas SEN
ator to thinking. The Nebraska res
olutions were adopted while the reci-
procity fight was at its height and de-
spite the protests of both of its United
States senator's Nebraska has never
been considered so enthusiastic a
Roosevelt state as Kansas and the
result showed how loyal the Republi-
anna 30 thu Waot mana IN tho adnninia