The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-03-07
KICKING OVER TRACES.

| A special dispatch to the Baltimore SIM
| from Washington on Tuesday says:
The Republican managers in Congress
are greatly discouraged by the failure to
accomplish anything through the caucus
of the House Republicans last night. 1t
| is felt that the party is hopelessly divided
| and that even if efforts to reach 4 settle
ment of the Cuban tariff question are ul-
timatcly successful, the tariff issue in one
form or another is sure to confront them
| in all directions, to their great pcrpleXity
| in Congress and in the next campaign.
The difficulty of reconciling Il colonial
system with the high protective tariff sys-
TEN is now being realized. The discus
sion of the Cuban tariff in the caucus last
| night demonstrated that the extreme Gle
ments in the Republican party are drift
ing wider and wider apart, and that the
two purposes of colonial exploitation and
high protection cannot be made to accord.
Though present differences may be tenn
porarily adjusted, it is realized that there
| is an irreconcilable conflict which is sure
ly destroying the cohesive quality of the
party. The tariff question appears as
their Nemesis, associating itself in some
| way with nearly every question that arises
| of enough Importance to make a political
issue. Through this conflict over the Gu
ban tariff measure Republicans of the
House who have long been in the habit of
blindly following their leaders are becom-
ing accustomed to the novel experience
of antagonism and resistance.
From the present aspect of affairs it APP
| control the action of the House either by
| getting what they want or by giving the
| other faction "more than they want.
They propose to save sugar or to smash
some other infant industry which is be-
ing nursed by trust.
Even more than the failure of measures,
the party leaders fear the moral effect OF
the growing dissensions. The situation
| in the House is mere reflection of that
outside Information members have from
their States shows discussions in the
party of a similar character, only less in
control than those in Congress. Differ
ences of opinion exist among the Repub-
lican masses as TO both the colonial policy
and whether something should be done
with the tariff, and the two questions
come into conflict with one another. In
some States, moreover, personal rivalries
are making issues. Conspicuously in
| New York and Indiana, States which used
to be regarded as pivotal, reports show
that the Republicans are distraught with
| discussions over both economic and per-
sonal issues There is division of senti-
ment both as to insular policy and reci-
procity, and personal differences promise
the development of a strong opposition
to the nomination of President Roosevelt
| in 1904 In addition to the Platt and anti
Platt factions in New York State there has
developed an Odell and anti o dell faction
on different lines.
In Indiana factional light has develop
| ed between Senator Fairbanks, who is a
rival of Roosevelt for the Presidential
nomination in 1904, and Senator Beve-
ridge, who is in advance of the avowed
position or any of his colleagues in the
Senate in extreme imperialism.
The demand of the colonial policy for a
sacrifice of some of the fatted infant in
dustries to the promotion of trade; the
| defiant attitude of the beet-s sugar men,
the disturbing reports from important
political centers and general lack of
harmony between the Executive and Con-
gress and between elements in Congress
| present very troublesome complications
to perplex and annoy the party.
The situation is still further disturbed
| by discouraging reports as to the possible
value of the Philippine Islands as COM
| pared with the cost of subjugation and
development. Some of the Republicans
in Congress who have no sentimental re-
gard for the rights of the Filipinos and
who have been willing to exploit the
islands if it would pay, confess privately
! now that they fear public sentiment will
turn against the party in power when the
cost of exploitation and the smallness of
the prospective return are fully realized
THE POPE CELEBRATES HIS