The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-08

the sugar trust. There can be no other
BILL IN THE SENATE.
1.-THE bill then came to the senate IL
went to the committee on Cuban rela-
tions, Senator Platt's committee NOW,
1 with others have been charged Win
opposing Cuban reciprocity. 1t Is proper
for me to state in this connectlon .haf
lust before the Wichita convention
talked with Senators Spooner, ALISON
and others, and also with Senators Bur
roughs, Elkins and Jones, who were
committee from the beet sugar senators,
and was led to believe that a compromise
measure would be framed that would
be acceptable to all the Republican SEN
ators and to the president, 1t being my
desire, and I think the desire of every
senator, to reach an agreement upon
this measure. I drew two resolutions,
one on the subject of Protection ana
Reciprocity and another on Our Re-
lations with Cuba in the following
words:
:. Protection and Reciprocity-Protec
ton is a cardinal principle of the Repuo-
lican party. 1t has preserved TO us our
domestic trade. 1t has helped to develop
all our great industries. 1t has main
tanned high wages to the laboring mer.
1t has done more than anything else TO
give us our unparalleled prosperity.
Reciprocity is also an unparalleled
tenet of faith: but it must never be
invoked to the injury of protection
Reciprocity has well been defined as
the handmade or the servant OF pro,
lection Reciprocity at the expense OF
American industries cannot be too
strongly condemned, but reciprocity
that will increase our markets without
fnjuring any of our industries Is 10 Dc
encOura ged.
"s Relations with Cuba-We extend
our hearty congratulations to the people
of Cuba, and are gratified that a new
republic has arisen upon the ruins OF
monarchy.
It will ever be a source of pride to
the people of this country that II was
by the valor of American arms and the
wisdom of American craftsmanship that
Cuba was added to the family OF ma
TONS
1.-THE day before started to Wichita
I presented these resolutions to the
president in the presence of Congress
man Long and the president endorsed
them in very emphatic and compliment
tary language, and have no doubt that
these resolutions fairly represent the
wishes Of the president upon this mat
| ter.
"After the organization of the con-
| vention at Wichita I gave these two
resolutions to Mr.. Long, who promised
resolutions, which I have no doubt he
| did, and the convention modified them
| somewhat but adopted them substant1-
| ally, as will be seen by reference to the
state platform. I was then as I am
/ now in favor of Cuban reciprocity, and
| as have said before, had no doubt at
| that time but that an agreement would
| be reached between the Republican sena-
| tors and in accordance with the wishes
| of the president the Cuban reciprocity
| bill would be passed.
| But after my return to Washington
| the Cuban committee and the committee
| representing those of us styled beel
| sugar senators failed to agee and a gen.
| eral conference of all Republican sena-
| tors was called and the matter very
! fully discussed. The proposition OF
| Senator Platt and his committee was
to report a bill reducing Cuban tariffs
! 20 per cent, with an amendment called
| the Spooner amendment giving the
| president power to nullify the law if al
| any time he should discover that the
benefits arising from such reduction
were not going to the producers Of
| sugar in Cuba. The constitutionality
| of this amendment was questioned anC
| its impracticability was acknowledged
| by everybody. I think it is only fat
| for me to state that neither Senators
| Platt, Spooner nor any member of the
committee commended very strongly fol
| that amendment
STORY OF THE CONFERENCE
| after debating the matter for three
hours and half we adjourned the con-
| ference for two days and met again. We