The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-07-11
DECLARES THAT IT is FALSE.
Senator Burton Denies Report That
BE Opposes Cuban Reciprocity.
The Bin Before the Senate Hs Declares,
Would Infurs American Industries and
Was Not In Harmony with Re
publican Doctrine

ton addressed an audience of about
1000 persons in the Auditorium here
last night on the subject and in de-
tense Of his course on the Cuban reel
prOcity bill in the recent session OF
congress. He said that a cabal of
fellows in Washington had deereed I
what sort Of reciprocity we should
have with Cuba and then tried to
drive the majority Of republicans TO
their way Of thinking.
Senator Burton read from a local
paper that the president had begun
his work Of punishment by turning
down Foley, an applicant for the Par
sons post Office; Wiggam for the En-
POria post Office, and Richter, for the
marshalship Of the Northern district
Of the Indian territory. Then re-
Stunning his remarks, Senator Burton
said: The truth is the president,
last January, informed me that he
would not appoint Foley, and 1 told
him I would give him another name.
had nothing to do with the recon-
mendatiOn of Wiggam. The EmpOria
post Office belongs solely to Congress
man AIiller's patronage. Now for Mr..
Richter. The Office he sought is the
patronage Of the president. I only
refer to this for the purpose Of show
ing the intent Of these attacks. Soon
after the story have read appeared
a story was sent all over the United
States that the president had refused
to shake hands with me"
Here the senator drove the knife
into Congressman Long. He did not
mention Mr.. Long by name, but the
allusiOn was so broad that everybody
understood. He said: Now am sor-
I ~ to say that the author Of this ma
/ GciOus slander-nO, I viii not say the
! authorize propagation Of this SLAM
der, is a citizen OF Kansas who holds
an inferior position in Washington
/ by the grace Of another Kansas man
who holds a high position, and the
| story is in perfect accord with that
\ mans reputation for truth and We
racity as established by the courts Of
the county in which he lives. 1t is not
necessary for me to label this picture
"a horse The people Of Kansas
know the man too well and they have
marked him."
The man alluded to lived in Sum
ner county and is one of Mr.. Longs
chief Ieutenants. Having given his
enemy OF the Seventh district this
roast" Senator Burton next gave
him Jolly" He spoke in high terms
Of the republican members of the
Kansas delegation in the house one
by One-ScOtt, BOwersOck, Reeder,
Miller, Calderhead and then Long.
The senator referred to the fact
that dispatches had been sent to
western newspapers representing
that the president proposed to dis
/ cipline the beet sugar senator's; that
he intended to ignore their wishes
in all matters coming before him, and
would exhibit his displeasure in many
other ways. which the senator said
were entirely un0ecoming, If true"
He declared that these reports, while
thinly yelled as d personal attack
/ upon the senator's. were a malicious
SANDER upon the president The sen
ator then eSSayed to show from the
records that the present congress had
more nearly followed the recon-
mcndations of the president than
any preceding congress had followed
the recommendations Of any proceed
ing president. This was true, he said,
even OF Cuban reciprocity. The sen
atOr then said:
| I. with other senators and members OF
congress. have been accused OF being
Z opposed 10 Cuban reciprocity The &C
cusarion is false and is based upon the
assumption that the bin reported BY the
ways and means committee OF the house.
or the bin that the senate committee pro-
l posed TO report substitute. eN-
pressed the only kind Of Cuban recfproc-
ity there was II Is perhaps well at the
start TO inquire what is meant BY reel
procity- Reciprocity. as taught US orig
inally by Mr.. Blaine. was the admission
into this market. without duty. Of all
OF those articles which we do not OF
cannot produce in exchange for a for
eign market for our products with equiv
aIent reduction
Until we had Cuban reciprocity the
foregoing was the only kind OF reciproc-
ity that was ever advocated anywhere
By any republican convention. and ~ is
only fair to say that It is claimed by
Senator Plat and his associates on the
committee that their kind Of reciprocity
does not violate this principle OF change
it Therefore, the disagreement arises,
not as TO whether we should have Cuban
reciprocity, but what kind Of reciprocity
Il should be Should IL be reciprocity
that would injure American industries
and American labor, a reciprocity that
is not reciprocity at all and for the bene-
Mt OF the sugar trust, OF a reduction OF
the tariff on Cuban products so sur
rounded BY safeguards as to protect
American industries and American Ia
bor2
1t IS a safe proposition that the peo-
pie OF no country are In distress when
all members Of the labOFing classes are
employed at remuneTative wages The
evidence taken before the committee on
ways and means OF the house. and that
before the senate Cuban committee,
proves this.
Now I want to say this 20 the people
OF Kansas tonight First want the
republicans OF Kansas, especially, and
the people generally 20 read the evidence
given before the senate Committee and
before the house committee on this sub
jet It IS our duty thoroughly 70 un-
fferzfau q erhfarr before We decide urrb-