The Topeka state journal., 1902-05-06
He Seems Drifting Around in
United States Senate
Without Anchor to Tie to or
Bearing to Steer By.
is AGAINST HIS PARTY.
Opposes the Principles and
Wishes of the
Majority of His Partisans in the
State of Kansas.

know a stone wall when he sees it in
front OF him.
He has apparently undertaken three
large contracts, none Of which he can
fulhn.
There are two stories as to whether
Mr. Burton viii make any specific fight
in the United States senate against the
confirmation of II. Clay Evans as con-
sui to London. The concensus OF opin-
ion Just now is that Burton will for
felt his bond on this contract and let the
confirmation go through
The second contract which the junior
senator has undertaken is 10 defeat
Cuban reciprocity
A third contract which the Kansas
statesman has undertaken seems to be
TO prejudice the Republicans and the
people OF this state against Roosevelt
Senator Burton is evidently displeased
with certain situations at the White
House in view Of the fact that the pres
ident has not seen fit to appoint 10 OF
fee all of the people endorsed and rec
commended by the Republican senator
from Kansas. but Burton should have
endorsed better men
We trust that these statements do not
Tnisrepresent Mr. Burton's positions.
For his own good, of course, he should
take other views, but be has been quo
ted SO often on these points that it is
altogether likely that the staten ents
are undoubtedly correct.
II requires no deep insight into poll
tics to see that Senator Burton Will be
run over by the band wagon in any ef
forts he may make to commit the Re
publican state convention to any plat
form opposing Cuban reciprocity OF
against President Roosevelt.
This paper. not being a Republican
organ. and not anticipating that it viii
turn the crank for any party, of course
cannot outline any method of pro
cedure. Our friends, the enemy, the
organs, would probably ridieule any
thing of this kind if such a thing were
thought Of
However. we violate no confidence in
saying that Mr. Bailey, who VIII be
the next nominee for governor on the
Republican ticket, and his friends viii
be in overwhelming control at the
Wichita convention. IF there is any
Bailey man who is opposed to Cuban
reciprocity. or who is against ROOSe
Welt and his courag geous policy, such a
Bailey man is still in the woods.
The following dispatch from the
Washington correspondent of the KAN
sas CITY star is such an interesting
story and one which is so apparently
truthful in nearly all respects that it Is
herewith published in full,
President Roosevelt informed the SEN
ators who called at the White house this
morning that unless congress passed
Cuban reciprocity bill he would assemble
1t in extraordinary session Immediately
q
senators. upon whom the president had
counted for support, had entered into
a com biuatiOn to defeat the Cuban bill
has been made clear in the last few
days. The friends of Cuba have be-
come alarmed and recognize that moth
Ing short Of the direct issue made in the
various states Will turn the tide in ia
Yor Of reciprocity. The president viii
act upon this theory and the issue win
be pressed heme.
The friends of Cuban reciprocity be-
lieNe that an overwhelming majority of
the people of the United States recog-
nize the obligation which rests on this
government to do something for Cuba.
The beet sugar interests have appealed
TO other protected industries and have
fortified themselves beyond a protection
bulwark. They are willing to vote for
any measure or support any policy
which win defeat the Cuban bill. They
are Indifferent to the success of the
Philippine government bill and willing
to see the isthmian canal bill languish
and die From now on the issue Will
be raised and the insurgents must face
the fight Every possible political mo-
tive has actuated the Republican COM
bination organized to fight Cuban rec
fprocity.
BURTON FIGHTING THE WHITE
HOUSE
Burton of Kansas, during the last
week, has become conspicuous in his op-
position to the Cuban bin and is acting
as an assistant organizer for the Repub-
AlCdus VINO nave QSCl4GQ 10 night the ag-
ministration. Burton has not been in ev-
idence before in any legislation of more
than local concern. His first move was
to report a bill from the forestry COM
mission which had been vetoed by the
president with the recommendation that
1t be passed over the veto. and he fell
lowed this report ia a few days by Civ
ing cut the following interview:
This so-called Cuban reciprocity
business is q shame and a fraud 1t is
Democratic free trade masquerading in
the gaTb of national charity Its ef-
feet would be to inhict great injury up0n
one OF our most promising industries
the beet sugar industry [ denv that
We owe anything to Cuba On the CON
trary, Cuba is our debtor I shall there
fore. oppose this fraud and sham to the
utmost OF my ability. am young
senator I perhaps shall not make a
long speech. if any at all on the subject
In the open senate. but in the privacy
OF committee and party councils my
voice IS against Cuban reciprocitv
"Burton's grievance against the pres
ident is due to his failure to get people
appointed to Office whom the president
considered unfit and to get others re
moved from office whom the president
considered capable and honest. a friend
OF the White house, in explaining Bur
tons unsuccessful efforts TO get his men
appointed to office said:
President Roosevelt could not an
point the men Senator Burton first rec
commended without stultifying himself.
II he has acquired staining among the
American people for one thing more
conspicuously than another it is for
his insistence upon rewarding his lieu
tenants by Offering them for positions
they were utterly unworthy to hold and
the president refused to consider them >
BURTON PATRONAGE GOING.
In trying to secure removal of Kan
sans who did not ally themselves with
Aim the senator from Kansas has been