The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-09
Inconsistencies Which We're Evil
dent in His Address.
HIS APPARENT CHANGE
Had Sentiment of Party Ex-
pressed at Wichita
AtchisOn County Primaries to
Be Held Friday.

the penO1nS CUBAN RECIPROCITY measure
in opposition to the beet sugar interests
on the other side,'' said prominent
Republican leader today in discussing
Senator Burton's recent speech. 1t
sounds reasonable on its face, but it
is most vulnerable proposition, and
Senator Burton laid himself open to at
tack on it. 1t is virtually charging
President Roosevelt with favoring the
big sugar trust. Mr.. Burton then goes
on to say that he is now and will be
in 1904 for Roosevelt. If he really be-
ieves his charges that Roosevelt is
lined up behind the sugar trust he
ought not to be for him under any consid-
erations. He will have hard work,
though. making the people of Kansas
believe that President Roosevelt is
working to help the sugar trust.
1.-THE most plausible part of Buttons
speech was Speaker Henderson's letter,
and if his application of it was not
faulty it would be a strong point for
Burton. But as a matter of fact that
letter was written months ago when
such thing of a reduction of less than
so per cent on the tariff on Cuban SUI
gar was not thought of, and there was
even talk Of making it entirely free.
On that sort of a proposition it is pos
sible that the sugar trust might have
profited somewhat But that is not the
proposition that President Roosevelt
asked congress to pass. The PROPOSE
ton as it finally passed the house was
for reduction of only 20 per cent,
which would have greatly help Cuba
and at the same time would not have
injured our own sugar beet interests"
The Republican newspapers OF the
state are commencing Senator Burton
for deciding to abide by the mandates
of his party in regard to Cuban recip-
plank in the Republican state platform
endorsing President Roosevelt's atti-
tude on the subject as the mandate of
the Republicans of Kansas. In COM
menting the subject Henry Allen
says in the Ottawa Herald:
Eat the conclusion of his discussion of
Cuban reciprocity at Topeka last night
Senator Burton said: say here and
now as your senator. that If the people
of this state want me 20 support
measure of that kind 1 will cheerfully
bow to your wishes, and believing that
the ascendency of the Republican
party is of greater consequence to the
general welfare than is Cuban recipro-
city, if it is made party measure.
and my party adopts it as a tenet of
faith, I shall sink my individual Judg-
ment, even though do not change upon
reflection. and bow to the mandate Of
of the Kansas Republican party-Sena
tor Burton can scarcely expect to find
Cuban reciprocity any more of a party
measure than the Wichita platform
any more forcibly reminded of the atti-
tude of the people of this state than
he has been the past two months, dur
which time he has opposed the measure
in Washington. HIS support of the bill
in the next session of congress will be
gladly noted by his constituency, but
it will be a tardy performance of the
duty. Senator Burton has not explain
ed away the obligation of this country
to Cuba; he has not removed our moral
responsibility for the welfare of the
infant republic. His promises to bow
to the wishes of his party do not ex-
cuse the delay of the bow"
Emporia Gazette: Burton in his
speech yesterday told the people of
Kansas he would vote for Cuban re-
ciprocity if they wanted him to. He
told the Republican state convention
the same thing and voted the other
way. He told President Roosevelt the
same thing and voted the other way.
Does he expect to fool the people all the
time?
The primaries in Atchison county
which will decide the legislative fight
will be held Friday. In one district there
are five candidates, Sheffield Ingalls, and
tbs candidates, and Andrew White, c.
E. Smith and Francis Schlizbaun, who
are said to be against Curtis. In the
other district there will be determin-
who is the Curtis candidate. Opposed
to him is s. R. Stevenson.
Seaton because of his attitude on GER
tain labor legislation In the last legis-
lature, and they will combine with the
anti-Curtis element in supporting Stew
enson, who is a carpenter. Frank
Crowell was talked of as the anti-Cur-
tbs candidate, but his business won't
give him time to run and he will throw
his influence to Stevenson. The fight is
largely along the lines of the old
Bailey-Curtis contest. except that J. M.
Chisham, whom Curtis has recently re-
appointed postn aster, is now for Curtis,
and ex-Mayor Mcdonald and others,
who were formerly for Curtis are now
on the warpath against him. The pri-
maries Friday will probably be pretty
warm.
The Republican state central commit
tee will open temporary Headquarters at
the Copeland hotel, probably within the
next few days. 1t Is possible that the
headquarters will remain at the Cope
land during the greater part of the
campaign, until things get pretty well
warmed up anyway. Outside rooms will
be secured for the mailing Of campaign
literature and that kind of work, but
the consultations will be held at the
Copeland for some time to come. and
the workers will make that their head
quarters.
W. A. White, who has just returned
from visit to Washington, publishes
the following in the Emporia Gazette:
1.-The Lawrence Journal asks the Ga
zette to deny the statement that Roose-
welt refused to shake hands with Burr
ton. The writer in Washington saw
four men-one OF whom was more or
less interested who say that the state-
ment is true; p n. Coney. j. r. Burton
and o. H. Coulter say the incident did
not occur In the interest of fairness
the Gazette prints both sides. The
truth is somewhere between the two
statements"
w. H. Darrough, who has recently
been appointed United States marshal
for the northern district of the Indian
territory by President Roosevelt over
both J. B. Tomlinson and H E. Richter,
the Kansas candidates, was In Topeka
yesterday on his way home from Wash
ington- He gives the credit for bis