Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-10
Claims That Reciprocity is
Republican Doctrine.
BLAINE AND M'KINLEY
SENATOR DEPEW ON ELECTORS
QUALIFICATIONS.
Urges That They Should Be Equal in
Voting for Members of Congress
Post Office Bill Passed.

Wien the House met today it was agreed
that the regular order for tomorrow-the
Consideration of private pension bills
should be postponed until Saturday.
Mr. Hit 0llD. chairman of the foreign
affairs committee. reported back the reso-
luton of inquiry introduced by Mr. Coch-
r;.r MOI, calling upon the Secretary OF
State for information regarding the alleged
removal by Canadian officials of landmarks
along the Alaskan border. The resolution
was adopted without division.
He also reported back the Sulzer resolu-
tor calling upon the Secretary of State
f"r the report of the governor of Louisiana
Gn1 all other correspondence relating to
TIE establishment of British base of sup
Plies near Louisiana and the shipment of
horses and mules for the use of the British
army in South Africa
MI SulZer. the author of the resolution
requested the privilege of making state
ment. but Mr. Hit declined to yield. The
resolution was adopted.
The House then resumed the consideration
OF the Cuban reciprocity bill Mr.. Payne,
the majority leader, attempted to secure an
agreement to close general debate upon the
bill next Monday. but Mr.. Tawney CMinn)
demanded the regular order"
Mr.. Grosvenor for Reciprocity.
Mr.. Grosvenor (Ohio), the first speaker
today. made an earnest speech in favor of
the bill. In opening his remarks he adj
dressed himself to his republican colleagues
who were opposing the bill and warned
them that nothing which he would say
could be used in the coming campaign to
advance democratic success by striking at
the merits of republican measures
The President and his cabinet, he said
"a 10 he line of ha ID
Ing measure Nevertheless, he said he did
not propose to aSSaii those who had or
ganized themselves into hostile force
against the administration If they felt that
their COnsciences or local seIf-interest i'm
PEELED them to that course. But he insisted
that the pending bill constituted no devia-
ton or detection from the pathway of pro-
lection. and he said he proposed to repel
the assaults made upon himself growing
out of this unfortunate controversy
He then proceeded to review the history
OF reciprocity and the sugar schedule since
the days of the Mckinley tariff bill. He
told some interesting history of the con-
troversy between Blaine and Mckinley over
the free admission of sugar in the Mckinley
bill. Blaine desiring TO the tariff on
sugar as a means Of promoting reciprocity.
Mckinley, he said. was also a disciple D.
reciprocity at that time. but did not agree
with Blaine upon the method of protecting
sugar. and Mr. Grosvenor said he had him
self been present at what might almost be
In the State Department between Mckinley
and Blaine
Mr. Grosvenor declared that Mr. Dingley
opposed the sugar schedule of the Dingley
bill on the ground that it was "unreason-
ably high" and that he had only been in
duced to acquiesce in 1t in the expecta ton
that the tariff on sugar would be used to
promote reciprocity.
The Tariff Not a Fetch.
Mr.. Grosvenor said with great emphasis
that he had never yet permitted himself to
worship the tariff system a fetch not
to be touched or examined
He warned the young republicans about
him that If they believed the present tariff
schedules were TO be forever defended they
had as we'll retire to private life. The re-
publican party. he announced must not
chain itself to tariff schedules. He declared
that the republican party dared not in 1896
pledge itself to the re-enactment of the Nc
kinley bill. 1t was. not question of sched-
ules, but of the protective principle.
He predicted that the time would come
VIXEN there would be an inexorable de-
niand for changes in the present schedules,
but that time had not yet come. Yet he
warned his republican colleagues who were
opposing the present bill and who proposed
To oyerturn the ruling of the chair to ac-
compllsh its defeat that they might plunge
the whole country into a premature agi-
tation for revision of the tariff
Charge of Inconsistency.
With some feeling Mr.. Grosyenor then
answered the charges of Inconsistency
brought against himself He called atten-
ton TO the remarks on reciprocity made by
President Roosevelt at Charleston yester-
day, which he described as the best speech
the President ever made" and humorousy
remarked that he wondered at the temer-
ity of the President in making such state
ments while republicans in the House We're
denouncing such sentiments as party dis
loyalty.
The present tariff on raw sugar he de-
ciared, was high beyond all reason. If the
- per cent reduction was made the tariff
or sugar would then be per cent higher
than the trainers of the Dingley bill in
tended II the beet sugar people had an
industry that could not stand against the
world with 81 40 a hundred protection then
IL had better be abandoned
In conclusion Mr.. Grosvenor denied that
upon the protective theory. He said that
70 per cent of the people OF the country
favored 1t because they did not believe
Cuba should be treated so harshy that she
would be forced into the Union. When
she got ready to come, said he we would
welcome her as the President said in his
speech last night, recognizing that she
stood in different relation to the United
states than any other country.
Mr.. Weeks Opposes the Bill.
Mr.. Weeks (Mich) followed Mr.. Gros-
v'uor with speech In opposition to the
bill He argued that there was no obliga-
ton upon lis TO aid Cuba. 1t was ridicu-
ious. he contended to say that because we
freed Cuba at the cost of hundreds of lives
and millions of dollars that therefore we
were under load of debt to the island
THE SENATE.
Soon after the Senate convened today
Mr. Ilenau W nssara5 ~,