The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-08-08
IS NO DISAGREEMENT.
Senator Cafmack Says the Managers
Are Agreed on Policy.
REPUBLICANS TRYING 10 DODGE ISSUES
Tariff and Trusts Are Too Warm for
Them to Handle, Though They
Raised Them.
fsncclal to The Pnst.N

Washington, August 7.-AF Carmacks
attention was called to certain 4wspaper
reports representing that there was a sharp
difference OF opinion between himself and
other members OF the committee as to the
policy Of the campaign aud especially as 10
the relative prominence to be given to the
trust and Philippine question. Yes, / have
seen all Of that said Mr.. Carmack, but
have paid very little attention to It. MI.
Giisgs, Mr.. Gable and ! have been working
along tremendously, and | suppose neither
# Us has been much disturbed by the
gawul.ty Of these corrosposdtuts. | saw
IN uu, paper that my c0urst was SO dis
pleasing TO the committee that / would b.
ask d TO rcs IN. \ few days later it was
said that ! was hard at work grinding out
Philippine literature. which the commtte,
refused To print. Then tie next day the
White House correspondent Of anoth + New
York paper made the discovery that, as
matter of fact, had abandoned the whole
Philippine business many days ago and adj
yanced an Ingenious theory Of his own 90
account for II. Tnesc corr. spoudents have
contrlyed vita amazing ingenuity eacl t.
contradict all the others without any of
them telling the truth. II is simply phase
of hot weather journalism in New York 30
There has been then no clash between
you and these gentlemen on this ules-
tioui'
Not In the slightest. | had a frank talk
with Mt Grggs when first reuclel WASH
iugtuu. and there was nat thru and has
NOT arisen since any difference OF opinion
With respect to the issues OF thi, camplieu
| have not sought to helttie the tariff AMI
trust question, and the whole committee
agrees with Us rs to the vast Importance of
the Philippine question. ] have discussed
the qucStlCu If trusts and tariff at ieHgiI ia
tl E'T public speeches. ID Is question
that 10 br.ught home TO the people IN con
crete inr4 every day In tle year. aud Tia s.
t,gs Their with the manifest division it is ere
ating ~ The ranks Of the republican partv
j, making That issue q very effective o.e
Tor the democrats In this camplign II is
easy "a arouse public sentiment against du
existing SNs EN- or policy when y0u I'm
point them To- Ats vislbl' bad results. and
tsuecluliy where they sfInd ackNoWi dyed
ana confessed by LIS supporters, bat 30 SAY
tLs does not minimize iu tho least thr "a.
IRENE importance of tha Pbilippiu. Issue
Upon thll question the democratic uIr. -
mas lt6en lis stand, and II VIII not fit.r ar
retreat. II is not lrue that the people j
laISe are taking no Interest In this cues
non We have constant calls for literature
every day ana from every part Of the c1i;u-
try Spd the committee is doing its best To
supply the demand
one or two democrats have been re-
ported as saving thai there was no sub
Stantial difference between the republican
iilipplhe bill and the substitute offered
oE inc democrats
don believe any democrat ever said
mat; The republican law deals with the
tnilppine Islands as o yassal province
ana lookS to the indefinite continuance Of
a carpetDag government, The democratic
OH provided for an Independent Philip
pine republic There was to be for a time
an american protectorate, but In the first