The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-07
BURTON IS HERE
Kansas Senator Appears Smiling
and Apparently Happy.
Says He Has Not Written His
Speech.
SPECULATION is RIFE.
Politicians Wonder What Posi-
tiOn He Will Take.
Believed That His Speech Will
Be COnciliat0ry.
Refuses to Discuss the Questions
at Issue.

Senator J. r. Burton arrived IN 10
peka at noon today from Washington
and is at the Copeland. Tonight ne VIII
speak in the Auditorium under the aus
pices of the Topeka Republican F'lam-
beau club. explaining views on recip-
rocity.
The senator is accompanied by Mrs
Burton and he will remain in Topeka
for several days. He did not register
from Kansas, but instead the hotel
register bears the following:
''J. r. Burton and wife, Washington,
d. G."
There is a deep interest in Senator
Burton's speech tonight, and great cur
iosity as to what attitude he will take
Some prophesy that he will follow the
method once pursued by ingalls, when
he returned from Washington and
found general opposition to him IN MS
own party, which was to fay his po-
htical enemies numerically. Inc ma
jority of Republicans. however, predict
that Senator Burton will make a con-
ciliatory speech, claiming that he has
been misrepresented and making an APP
peal for fairness. As to how he viii
reconcile his course with the declaration
of the Republican state platform on
the subject of reciprocity no one Is
guessing.
At any rate there will probably be
big crowd present to hear the senator
tonight Both his friends and his ene-
mics will be there. A number of poll
ticians have come in from over the
state who are here largely to see Sena-
tor Burton and hear his speech. al
though most of them claim they just
. Sel tgs7r1 ten declined to discuss to-
day n -lf-rl.uue on reciprocity in view
of the facl that he will probably make
that the principal subject of his speech
tonight.
'I would not like to forecast what
will say" he safu. II have very pro-
nounced views on some phases of the
n11aStinr haf 7 n tn the
public, and While have been thinking
the subject of my speech over do net
know just what will say. OF course
have my ideas, but what language !
will express them in I do not know. I
will depend upon the inspiration of the
moment.
Senator Burton will remain at the
Copeland the greater part of the week
probably, and will then go to Abb
lene. He will remain in Kansas, how
ever, for month or more before leav-
ed to visit Hawaii during the summer
and ascertain conditions there with a
view of future legislation. Senator Bur-
ton is a member of this committee.
Il had expected to leave for Homo
lulu soon after the adjournment of con-
gress.'' said Mr.. Burton, but some of
the other members of the committee
say they will not be ready to go until
some tine in August, SO that will give
me several weeks in Kansas before I
go. We will be gone from four to six
weeks, I think The main idea of the
committee is to study certain condi-
tions in Hawaii in order that the senate
may have definite informa ton at first
hand. Important legislation will come
up at the next session regarding the is
lands and it is important that the SEN
ate understand conditions"
AS there is considera BILE curiosity re-
garding Senator Burton's attitude
towards the Republican state platform
as adopted at Wichita regarding Cuban
reciprocity, the State Journal reprints
that part of the platform. 1t is as fol-
lows:
''In honorable fulfillment of the pledge
made nearly four years ago, the United
States, after aiding the people of Cuba
to establish a stable government has
retired from the island and the republic
OF Cuba has taken its place among the
free and Independent nations of the
world We most heartily congratulate
the Cuban people upon the suspicious
beginning of their national career and
we tender them our best wishes for
their continued peace, happiness and
prosperity 1t will ever be a source OF
pride to the people of this country that
it was by the noble generosity of Amer
lean impulses, by the valor of American
arms and the wisdom of American
craftsmanship that China was freed
from poverty and oppression and new
republic added to the family of ma
tions.
1--WE tndorsa tho erecornr,enda +tons -
President Roosevelt that the United
States should enter into just and liberal
reciprocal trade relations with the re-
public of Cuba. and we look to a Re
publican congress to establish these re
lat1ons on such terms that the benefits
arising therefrom will go to the people
of Cuba and to the people of the United
States. thus resulting in mutual ad-
vantages and good will"
MRS NATTON WRTnEC