Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1902-07-03
SENATOR BURqONS COURSE APPROVED,

upon every little thing that happens
in Washington to put Burton in the
hole. 1t has had him and the presi-
dent "split up" seven different times
and during the past week, has had
the president turning bis back on and
refusing to speak to Burton. But for
some reason the president and Bur-
ton do not stay "split up" No sooner
does story Of the "split" get
we'll started before the dispatches
from Washington say that Roosevelt
and Burton are as chummy as ever.
After the combine had got out its
latest story few days ago and sue
ceeded in getting it in all the country
papers, word came from Washington
that, upon special invitation Of the
president, Mr.. Burton visited the
White House and the two had an ex.
tended private coniab from which both
emerged wearing their characteristic
smiles. This punctured the latest
story Of the "latest split"
From the Winfield Courier.
1t takes courage as well as ability
to make a great leader. Kansas has
never had such q man in the United
States senate. ingalls, was brilliant,
tut erratic; Plumb was a plodding,
tireless worker, but never attained to
the higher degrees Of statesmanship.
He wobbled on the greenback and
national bank questions, until some
times be was barely within the lines
Of the Republican party. He did
these things in order to keep in line
with what appeared to be, at the
moment, the popular sentiment Of his
state. Popular sentiment is not al
ways right, but it always gets right.
The great leader is he who, holding a
commanding position in the party's
councils, carefully studies pending
questions, and, after full and COM
plete analysis Of every proposition,
takes his stand for what he deems to
be for the best interests Of the people,
ind maintains that stand no matter
what the temporary condition Of pub
lie sentiment may be.
One Of the questions which is pro-
foundly moving the political thought
Of the United States is the Cuban
reciprocity measure. A sentimental
regard for the unfortunate people of
Cuba is about to lead the Republican
party from sound economic principles
into precedent destructive to an i'm
portant and great American industry,
and weakening to the most cardinal
principle Of Republicanism. For
many years the beet sugar interests
Of Germany have been fostered and
built up by governmental bounties on
its product. These bounties enabled
the beet sugar products Of Germany
to supply in full the demand for home
consumption, and to furnish i'm
mense quantities for export to other
countries, the United States being its
chief customer. Investigation made
by our government, demonstrates
that sugar beets carrying higher
precsntage Of sugar than those pro-
duced in Germany, could be success
fully grown in the United States
Then private enterprise stepped in
and began the cultivation Of sugar
beets and the manufacture Of sugar
therefrom.
Statements recently issued BY the
treasury bureau Of statistics regard
ing the sugar situation in the United
States, shows that the total consumP-
tion has grown from 1900, 100000
pounds In 1870 to $500, 900, 900
pounds In 1901, or from 50 pounds
per capita to 6S pounds per capita;
and Of all the sugar consumed by
the people Of the United States in
1901, sS5,56S,64o pounds, or more
than one.sixth Of the total consump.
ton, was produced by our own peo'
pie at home, while about S52, 900
pounds, or nearly another one sixth,
was produced 10 our insular posses.
sions. The remainder oiour consump.
ton, amounting to S,He,2lS,44O,
pounds, or about two.thirds Of the
total consumption, was imported
from foreign nations. OF the sugar