The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1902-11-28

II the republican party is caught /;
:; !; the midst CT an attempt 10 ,sv;.
- - the tariff, which will be ipeyitahI
4 attended by endless personal bici
= enng and strife, the country will "A
!, minister . prompt rvbuhs b. vo,in,
/. for their opponents.
A sample Of advice pvo6ersd N.
President by his friends ~ rrc.rs.
y afforded by Senators Lode ~,
: Burrows. The former siGniSsd -
! Willingness 10 ratify The Cubap
treaty, because it would not il iure
his constituents, wLo raise ne,shs,
tobacco nor beet sugar, but be bro.
tested vigorously against the New
roundland treaty, because Il mish.
hun some OF the fishermen of his
section. On the other hand, Sen.
stor Burrows expressed his willing.
ness to vote for the New Foupdland
treaty but protested against the ca.
ban treaty. The fact that the tsr;f
is local issue is again being cemon.
stFated, together with the fact that
no republican is willing to sscrifics
ole cent OF ofprotection to the interests
OF bis own section for the tenefit Of
the country at large. The Presi.
dent has held open bis messsce
hoping to be able to Judge vh;ch
VIII be the more polite course for
nim - pursue, after be has coofe,.
red with the senator's and represen.
tatives who have been invit ID 10 cali
on him this week.
Apparently the opponents Of an
isthmian canal are again At work
ior ct the last minute Secretary Hav
was gwen to understand that no
treaty With Colombia which did not
convey absolute and permanent sov-
ereignty over the zone Of the canal.
10 the United States, would Do &C.
cePtec by the Senate. Az. has been
before stated in these letters. the
conveyance Of absolute soversisntv
over . part Of its territory 10 onotber
aatlon 10 contrary to the constitution
u Columbia, and such insistance
9 likely to defeat the coustruction
y any canal for some time 10 come.
me advocates Of the Nicaraeuan
cute have renewed their hop ., aid
re urging the negotiation OF treat
Is with Nicaragua and Costa Rica
I'd the option Of the Panama prop
rty is nearing expiration, so that
congressional legislation
Ill 10 Inevitable.
Ten. Bliss, who has been sent to
uoa to negotiate q treaty providing
lat the Cuban tariff on imports
ON the United States shall remain
70 same, while il is raised 80 Der
mt. on imports from other countries
I'd that the Dingley rates on Cuban
,ports to this country shall be re-
iced 70 per cent. reports that be
meeting with almost ;usurmount-
lie difficulties. The President
ID at bis last Cabinet meeting
at ne did not propose to offer any
Ftner concessions to Cuba. which
regarded IS foolish and ungrate-
J, and that in SO far as be was
ncerned there would be no deyia.
o from enforcing every provision
the Platt amendment to the line.
Is pleases the advocates Of annex-
on, who say that sooner or later
re will be friction with Cuba
ich will result in that end.
There will be petty scrap
en- Speaker Cannon comes 10 re-
anize the Ways and Means Com
tee," said republican member
lay. There is already no end
riction between Chairman Payne
Representative Tawney, and
re Is every prospect that Mr..
cock will lock horns with the
irman On the tlriff question.
Payne will lose three of his
'able supporters this year, for
reeentatives Long and Hopkins
60 the Senate, and Major Steele
not reelected. There is little
bt but the revisionists will e.
pt to prevent Payne from BE-
chairman through another Con-
;. Oh yes, Mr.. Cannon has
Die 10 plenty ahead Of him."