The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-06-15
l BRINGS PRAISE
Action of the Wichita Conven-
ton on Reciprocity Landed.
LONG IS C0MPLIMENTED
BY the New York Herald for
His Work.

Especial Correspondence Of The Eagle)
Washington, June I4-Eastern papers
have spoken favorably in comment on the
action Of the Wichita convention in It's
unequivocal declaration for President
Roosevelt and rs administration, and
many of them take occasion to compli-
ment Representative Chester I. Long for
his share in the result obtained.
The New York H, raid which has made
an active administration campaign in be-
half of reciprocity with Cuba looks more
particularly at the declaration in the
Wichita platform respecting that admin
istration policy. A few days ago, it said:
Action in behalf < the administra-
TONS Cuban reciprocity plans by the
Ohio and Kansas Republican conventions
has thrown the senate beet-sugar 1nsur-
gents into CONSERVATION and elated the
friends of the Cuban relief bill.
Particularly significant is the action of
Kansas 1t was highly compli-
mentary to Representative Long, who is
a candidate to succeed Senator Harris,
and who has been the real leader in the
fight for Cuba from the beginning of the
session.
General Dick went to Ohio with a plat
form containing a half-hearted indorse-
ment Of the Cuban reciprocity BILL He
was forced to throw this aside and adopt
a resolution for presentation to the con-
vention that left no doubt of its meaning.
The course Of these two Republican
conventions in western states is taken as
a warning. and, with the resolutions
I'D NV
ufacturers, is having favorable effect
Representative Long and other admin
istration friends of Cuban relief ana the
principle Of reciprocity, are having almost
daily conferences with the president on
the subject. The stories that the presi-
dent is willing to adopt the rebate propo-
sition are again revived, and again vigor-
ously denied by those who talk with the
president, and, in a sort of semi-official
way. from the White House, itself. The
rebate proposition-which seeks to pay
over 20 the Cuban government for distri-
button among planters, a certain sum
each year-never will be adopted. and
those who press it forward constantly |
know it better than anyone else. 1t is |
unconstitutional. it would be impossible |
20 carry il out in q way beneficial TO |
those who are in need OF relief in Cuba. |
and it is so absurd that its constant pres
ence is provoking. If the United States
went into the business of donating cash /
sums to governments. the people would
soon have a new administration which
would not do such things. But OF course
even those springing the foolish PROPOSE
ton have no hope in its adoption-be-
cause II is so impossible. 1t is simply
iugged into divert attention from the real
fight, and TO gain time. But If congress /
has to be in session all summer, there
will be reciprocity with Cuba.
A. H. Heber Of Los Angeles California,
Sc now in Washington. He has been here
FOR the past two weeks, and will remain
for some time. Mr.. Heber formerly lived
at Meade, Kansas. He was in the bank
ing, real estate and investment business.
and took an active part in politics. In
1889 he was in the legislature from Meade
and again IN 1891. In 1898 he was assist
ant sergeant-at- arms Of the Douglass
house during the war
Heber was through all the boom period.
His bank and his investment and mort
gage and real estate concern did business
from Meade west to the Colorado line.
and south 10 Oklahoma. He started
branch offices and banks IN every one OF
the small ccunty-seat towns in the short
grass country-towns then not so small
as today He loaned money to men who
were trying to farm the country which
today is recognized as valuable for graz
ing purposes. but not for raising wheat
md corn. He went out Of Kansas in 1893
owing no one. but ne hadn't a cent TO his
name. He let much of his land go for ,
taxes. and nowadays he says he very ,
frequently signs Up a bunch OF quit-claim ,
deeds TO give some other fellow a clear
title 10 western Kansas land which was ,
once his. He declares that his taxes on :
real estate the last year he tried 10 stem !
the tide, before things went clean 10 :
smash amounted TO $1,000.
After serving with credit in the legasla.
ture OF ISSs. Heber sought the nomination {
for second terms in 1890. The Populists
Farmers Alliance IN those days-got
into the Republican primaries and beat !
him out of the nomination by less than a S
score OF votes. A man was nominated
as the Republican" candidate who was
not Republican, and Republicans refus- I
ed to support him. They wanted Heber TO {
run independent He refused to do SO. {
saying he would not lead bolt against !
what appeared TO be a Republican no1I- I
nee But the night before election in S