The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-22
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| every pledge unbroken-
| Mr. Long stated that although there
| was to be no presidential election TINS
year the election meant as much TO the
national administration as II one Of the
nations chief executive. If Demo-
| cratic congress was elected this fall Il
! would mean rebuke 10 the acministra-
| ton If 2 Republican congress l. would
! announce to the adninistra ton that their
policies were understood and sentenced
/ Kansas" said the speaker, has
always taken advanced ground on what
ever ground she stands. This year she
took advanced ground with regard 10 the
president. IN q state convention n this
very hall a resolution was adopted de-
claring that Theodore Roosevelt was the
/ choice Of the Kansas Republicans for the
presidency in 1891 This was an unpTe-
| cedented action Never before had vice
president who had reached the pres.den-
tial chair through an accident, such as
this. been nominated for the presidency
| again. 1t was stand that surprised
many. II was heralded Throughout the
| land that Kansas had declared for Rose
welt in 19G Other states fell into line
behind the Sunaower state and as the
months go on others viii come Even
New York Republicans declared that
Kansas was all right and they followed
her example.
My friends your vote for the state
/ legislature and cengresmen viii again
! express your views regarding the admins
trations policies. II you elect Repub-
I lican state legislature II viii mean that
! Roosevelt will be given q United States
senator that viii support him and the
congressman you elect viii express the
same opinion. If Republicans they VIII
support the administration, if Democrats,
Il will be z rebuke
i do not believe the army has injured
the Philippines. Some isolated cases have
I appeared Of cruelty by American soldiers.
But in general. tho army has not hurt
the islands or the people. Even if this
/ be So is it not true that the missionaries
have done good. IS it not true that the
school teachers are doing good. And they
could not do this without the protection
of the army. We have given them free
access TO American markets.
We have given them the privilege Of
living under the American Dag. Millions
have left their na i've homes 10 live under
that flag. we haEN given them the best
/ IL the shop.
we have given Cuba the flag and gov
eminent Of their own. But the conditions
of that government are not satisfactory
there and il viii not be satisfactory u-tH
the trade relations are placed on more
reciprocal basis.
The Plat amendment was passed by
congress and the Cubans were asked 10
adopt it. They put an appendix to il,
giving them reciprocal trade relations.
Mr.. Mckinley asked them to adopt the
Plat amendment just as Il was. He told
them that he could not give them reel
procity but he would recommend the pas
sage Of reciprocal laws in regard 10 cuba.
The Cubans know what they want.
. ~ rarCfeott.~a
know what we want. We know all about
protection. We nave not had protection
and know the consequences. We now
have protection and want 10 keep it. The
same may be said Of the Cubans. They
had reciprocity with us under the Nc
Kinley bill and during the working OF
that bill their country was the most pros
ferrous in its history. This was cut of
by the Wilson-Gorman bill They have
had reciprocity and they have not had it.
They know what benefits are TO be de-
rived from it,
Mr.. Mckinley made them the promise
that he believed the trade relations would
be made satisfactory and the Cubans
trusted him. The martyred president
made reciprocity speech at Buffalo. il
treated the subject generally, but 10 his
friends he said that he made the speech
fer the purpose Of bringing Cuban reel
EtDt.lt BNltEr the itDfit.
Mr. Roosevelt in carrying out the
pledges Of President Mckinley recon-
mended reciprocity with Cuba. He even
sent a special message to congress urg-
ing action of this kind
Mr.. Long then recited how the ways
and means committee OF the house went
10 work on the Cuban reciprocity bill.
How IN the fifth Republican conference
by vote OF 81 70 81. a bin was ordered
the house. This bin IS now on the senate
calender as unfinished business and the
speaker was very sanguine that 1t would
be taken up and passed before the end OF
the present session.
on the trust question Mr. Long said
that ten years ago the trusts We're az
entirely different proposition than they
were now At that time the trusts were
simply an agreement between parties
and usually were about prices and the
territory each firm would have and where
other firms would compete one firm
had no interest In any other firm except
that they would not compete with each
other 7 hose trusts were taken care OK
by the Sheman antitrust law and many
prosecutions have been made under il.
But said the speaker, the trusts OF
today are an entirely different thing.
When We speak of a trust now We mean
q big corporation. These corporations
are now orga sized under the laws Of
some state. Congress cannot make re-
s;Tictiors regarding commerce within a
state but we can Y nea they begin on
interstate business. rhe state can allow
these trusts to live under certain restric-
tons in their states and most Of them
have passed laws that adequately take
care Of tho trusts. but New Jersey. Dell
syya9e. Connecticut and West Virginia
Rave laws where n big corporation can
work ana not be restricted II the states
would act in unison and an have laws
that restrict these big corporations the
trusts would be compelled 20 So out u
business. At the present time tEust is
corporation. one or two hig firms COM
solidata and these pun out the others and
the entire business Is conducted from one
Office
Mr. Bryan and others have advocated
that the trusts be not allowed Co use the
mails and number ~ other impossi- Sic
plans They claim that We are getting
too bis II is time when We must be
big The larger the Organization tie
more business. Some people think that
every thing bat labor should be organ
lied.
Gar. Long here took up tho charge cir
cuiated hy the Democratic srsrc cone
mittee that he was iaimical q the irt-r-
ests Of organized Tabor.
1T is very amusing 60 ne" said he
holding forth the circular. to not.-e
this statement sent out so generally ny
the Democratic state comm ittee. 4 am
charged with being an enemy x oreau-
lied labor 10 IS sait I aided by ms vcte
in an attempt TO cause the Gowalau 81
organized labor.
after falsely charging certain things
a inst Representative Cailerhest-