The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-02-22
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THE BIG SEVENTIES BIG CONGRESSMAN.
M. M. MURDOCH, Editor.

Our Congressman Chester L Long must be long-headed
otherwise long It may be that he is both.
The youngest member in years and in service the
most important committee Congress- committee
has supervision bearing directly upon
the policy and welfare any other ne
has proved one its distinct characters and in
Der instances. every instance his connection
has, in proving wise been adopted by the committee
The Eagles readers will have forgotten his Porto
Rican speech delivered a time when Republican
party managers hestating to the best thing
be done for that people President Mckinley openly
cared Longs speech be the comprehensive sound
logical all the speecehs devred in Congress upon
that question For weeks past the Congress has been
wranglng basis trade relations between Cuba
the United States responsibility being
Committee on Ways Means formulate the policy
report such tariff measure prove acceptable
country yet would cripple Cuba.
Yesterday mornings Associated Press report brings
that the Kansas Congressman had proposed plan
which being genuine reciprocity yet which in fos-
tering advantages for Cuba viii prove burdensome
American Longs proposition bringing
stirring debate upon the whole received fav
orally the dispatch indicating that it would prove
ceptable majority House. Longs suggestion
authorizing President when Cuba prepared
ready independently grant 20 per cent re-
duction duties on United States exports to the island
grant Cuba ike reduction of 40 per cent on all
her products coming the United States This in
preserving the sugar tobacco interests of
will insure complete OF her trade products
of the United States.
Longs proposition will be for discussion and will
probably have adopted rejected by
by the time these lines appear print reciprocity
accepted by committee as the best
solution of a very vexng question, and subsequently
adopted by the House the policy national Repub
lican party and of the administration the Congressman
from the Big Seventh will be bigger than ever
The Topeka Capital Of yesterday. takes up the
quite length in very complimentary way to
Mr. Long and follows
"Congressmans Longs attitude the Babcock tariff
tinkeing measure likely to be misunderstood unless
his attitude generally the subject of tariff fairly
considered Long Kansas member Of the chief
committee Of the House, whose recommendations Of
greater Importance welfare country
than those of other committee Excepting Congress
Dudley c. Haskell who served this committee
twenty Mr.. Long is the only Kansas Repre-
sentative who has been member of the Ways
Means Committee Of the House Furthermore the Sew
nth District Representative is merely taiend
Der of this committee the Porto Rican
the prominent representative OF the committee
the floor with the possible exception Of Mr. Deliver who
is in the Senate. He of the closest students
of fiscal matters and consequently is power debate
the floor in handtohand conflicts for and against
Republican He is distinguished member of
the present opinions carefully
and exert influence in this committee and in the
MIR. Long has decided views the future tariff policy
of the party He is opposed the Babcock principle,
and consequently opposed giving
opening down build up tariff policy
cordng to its peculiar theories. He is opposed to it
further because erphacaly principle
in the evolution of tariff legislation.
IN the sparring between President and some of
The leaders Of the Ways and Means Committee on the
issue OF dealing with Cuba was no man in the
House whom the President leaned with more conf
dence than Mr. Long He took issue at the start with
prominent and experienced committee members who
remembering their victory President Mckinley in
the case anticipated triumph over
President Roosevelt the question Of reciprocity with
Cuba.
Mr.. Long has stood firmly by the President in this
for the of Cuba sake of the
principle reciprocity wants TO rearrange
tariff schedules not with relation the great principle
Of reciprocity with relation protection
nue. but with relation and suspected their
unWillngness contribute literally the Congressional
Campaign Committee This is dangerous principle to
encourage and when once granted no man can forete
what lengths it be carried where viii leave
the tariff proposition and its corrolary Of reciprocity
ITO Congressman Long with favoring the Steel
Trusts trusts generally because he is unwilling TO go
in with Mr. Babcock reckless cutting and slashing
tariff program losing sight the utility Of the tariff for
protection and for extension foreign markets
through reciprocity arrangements is to do him an OBJ
vous injustice and Republicans Will we believe
take this viow of it."