The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-12
LONG CRACKS
PARTY WHIP.
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THAT treaty can provide for the an
nexation of Cuba, as the recent treaty
did for the annexation of the Danish
West Indies; and that treaty can be
submitted to the senate and ratified
The moment that the Publications are
exchanged, under the decision of the
supreme court in the Porto Rican case,
we would have free trade with Cuba on
all products The house would be pow
erlesS to prevent it.
so this house is not supreme; and it
does not control or dominate this situa-
ton 1t would be the part of wisdom
for the beet sugar interests to agree to
reasonable concession, that would not
injure their industry in the remotest
degree, rather than to be compelled to
accept possible annexation in the imme-
date future. Annexation will come in
the not far distant future, but when it
does come, want it to come by the
free act of the Cuban people, and when
they come permanently under our flag
/ do not want them to feel they were
the victims of forcible annexation. which
President Mckinley characterized as
erin inal aggression -
When Mr.. Long finished speaking Mr.
Tayler. of Ohio. presented a protest
against the plan of the ways and means
committee. The protest was drafted at
the conference which the Republicans
opposed to reciprocity held last night
1t was in the nature of manifesto set
ting out the grounds on which their OPP
position was based, being largely an
a1nDl1ncatlOn OF the contention JnaI
reduction of the duty on Cuban reel
procity involved a relaxation of the pro-
tective principle. In lieu of the Tawney
proposition for a rebate, Mr.. Tayler Of
fered the following resolution:
Resolved, First, that we reaffirm our
adherence to the Republican national
platform of 1885, insuring adequate pro-
lection to the cane and beet sugar in
duStrieS in the United States and to the
policy of reciprocity as declared in our
platform of 1900
Second, that we have maintained, and
will continue to faithfully discharge the
obligation to Cuba assured by virtue of
the treaty of Paris and the Platt amend
ments; and that we favor such COM
government when eSta bliShed may be
willing to make and which will be in
harmony with our national policy of
protection and reciprocity, and
Third, that no further action be taken
respecting the proposition to reduce the
tariff on Cuban products coming into
this country.
announced that he would demand vote
on his resolution Mr. Tayler received
Mr.. Jenkins of Wisconsin at this point
advanced the novel theory that Cuba was
now and had been since the treaty. of
Paris. under the sovereignty of the United
States His contention was that Cuba
that the people of Cuba might be per
mitted to. erect a government. but not one
Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania offered
compromise proposition for 70 per cent
reduction on Cuban products. but with a
limit I, upon its life to December l. I9OS
acterf2eI as stsfactor1y to neither SIDE
Mr. Morrell of Pennsylvania advocated
Grow, urged the acceptance of the reci-
procity proposition largely on the ground
Mr.. MondelI of Wyoming opposed the |
ways and means plan.
M, Wiilam Alden smith f OF MIehlgan
against reciprocity, eliciting frequent APP |
nouncing great admiration for the presi- |
dent, he insisted that there should be no |
branch of the government. He assailed the |
of the house for leading the |
multuous applause that he would decline |
to follow blindly when the leaders blum |
Hav ve oresident of the sugar trust.
before the Industrial commission, in sup
respects to some of the members of the |
ways and means committee, VINO, he as |
question within the last few |
bad blood was manifested The opponents |
of reciprocity seemed confident of a ma
jority and were anxious for a vote, while |
the friends of reciprocity counseled against |
precipitate action.
Mr.. Cannon of Illinois. chairman of the |
appropriations committee, who followed |
Mr.: Smith, made an appeal for harmony |
The welfare of the party, he urged, de- /
manded that a solution of the problem sat
TO ali S0Oulu De IOunQ lie SalQ |
that the Sibley proposition would be salts |
factory to him. as personally he favored
linita ton of time for a reduction of du- |
ties on Cuban products to run. He was |
by Mr.. Dick of Ohio. who favored /
an abandonment of the reciprocity scheme, |
saying the country was prosperous and |
agitation should be avoided.
Speaker Henderson came forward with
plea for party harmony and unity and
moved that the caucus adjourn until next
Tuesday.
Mr. i.ittlefield of Maine countered this |
stroke by proposing to amend the speak
er'S motion SO as to eliminate Tuesday,
which. if carried, would have resulted in
a sine die adjournment of the caucus.
The amendment was lost-61 to 79-and
then the speakers motion to adjourn until
next Tuesday preYailed-72 to 81. The beet
sugar advocates claim strength greater
than the vote showed. saying the speakers
appeal carried enough votes to cause an
other recess During the caucus it de-