Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-07-09
CORDIAL ENDORSEMENTS.

AAC1C "do uOouAu6 Sud1l hUOub Gllc
republican convention that met in St.
Paul last week, when it came to deal
ing out endorsements. President
Roosevelt came in for liberal dose
in the first part of the platform, as
follows:
1--WE cordially endorse the able and
patriotic administration OF President
Roosevelt. We are proud Of his man.
~ courage, his purity and his devo-
ton to the interests Of the entire coun-
try and pledge him our earnest sup
port. His official efforts continue and
advance the prosperity of the people
at home, and the glory of the republic
abroad. 1t is, therefore the sense of
this convention that President ROose-
welt succeed himself as president of
the United States"
Now be it remembered that the one
measure for which Roosevelt has Ia
bored more earnestly than any other,
the one he has declared to be the sa-
cred duty of this country to adopt, is
the proposed reciprocity with Cuba.
He has laid such stress on this, has
used his personal influence so persist
emily for this that an unqualified en-
dorsement of him must mean endorse
ment of his Cuban policy, if it means
anything at all. Be it further remem-
bered that the entire Minnesota dele.
cation has used every means in its
power to oppose this policy of the
president. In vain have the president
and the house leaders labored with
them on this point. The endorsement
of Roosevelt's devotion to the inter-
ests Of the entire country" aud the
declaration that "his official efforts
continue and advance the prosperity
of the people, are therefore a direct
slap at the entire Minnesota delega-
ton in congress.
The platform makers evidently rea-
Lied this, and therefore little far
ther on they inserted this plank:
NV favor reciprocity with Cuba
urged by President Roosevelt, by a
plan which shall insure the profitable
interchange Of commodities, inure to
the advantage of both nations, help
the Cuban people needing assistance,
but the chief benefits of which shall
not enrich trusts, monopolies or for
eign spectators, or which shall not
Interrupt our home production"
This plank is a slap at the presi-
dents pet measure. No one can deny
that if the Cuban raw sugar is admit
ted at reduced duties while the differ.
entail on refined sugar remains, the
Havemeyer sugar trust will reap the
benefit. Nor does any one deny that
it would affect the home production of
beet sugar. The Minnesota delega-
ton voted against the bill even after
they had aided in getting the differen-
tial r. moved. If they had any reason
at all for that vote it was that the
measure would ''interrupt our home
production" and the platform there
fore endorses them on that stand. To
place that beyond any possibility of
misunderstanding the last plank OF
the platform contains the following
unqualified endorsement of the dele
CATION:
1.-THE republican party of Minnesota
indOrses it's representatives from this
state In congress-, is proud of their
ability, courage, independence and
experience in shaping legislation, car.
ing for the interests of our common
wealth, insisting upon the rights of its
members and maintaining the interests
of the producing classes of the west.
bringing added glory and honor to TIE
state they so ably REPRESENT
That is straight enough to be under.
stood by any one. 1t means that the
deleg alton was right and Roosevelt,
wrong; that he was trying to ipjure
the producing classes of the west, and
that the delegation deserves praise
for blocking him in that attempt.
But the republican press of the state
has almost without exception endorsed
the president and denounced the &C.
tion of the delegation. It has declared
that it is the plain duty of this coun.
try to give Cuba better trade relations
with our country, and that It would
also be to the interests OF the west b,