The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-03-12

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in the not far distant future, but when
it does come I want il 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 character
lied as criminal 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. It was in the nature Of
a manifesto setting out the grounds on
which their opposition was based, being
largely an amplidCatiOn Of the COnten-
ton that a reduction Of the duty on
[ Cuban products involved a relaxation
/ of the protective principle
Tayler Offers Resolution.
In lieu Of the Tawney proposition for
I a rebate. Mr.. Tayler offered the follow
/ ing resolution
! Resolved, First, that we reafirm
/ our adherence TO the Republican ma
/ tional platform Of 1896, insIring ade-
/ quate protection TO the cane and beet
sugar industries in the United States
and 10 the policy of reciprocity as de-
! clared in our platform of 1900.
Second that we have maintained
/ and will continue to faithfully dis
/ charge the obligation TO Cuba assured
/ by virtue Of the treaty of Paris and the
/ Plat amendment; and that we favor
I such commercial agreements with her
/ may be willing to make, and which wiz
/ be ia harmony with 0us national policy
1 Of protection and reciprocity: and,
Third, that no further action be
taken respecting the proposition TO re-
duce the tariff on Cuban products COM
ing into this country"
/ In concluding his statement Mr.. Tay-
! Tor announced that he would demand
/ a vote on his resolution. Mr. Taylor
| received a round of applause when he
/ concluded. 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 was the ter
ritory Of the United States; that the
people of Cuba might be permitted TO
erect a government, but not one Of
/ sovereignty.
Sibley Tries to Compromise.
Mr.. sibIey Of Pennsylvania offered a
compromise proposittr- T. a 20 per
cent reduction on C-n Oducts, but
with q Unit upon TO Dec i,
1903. This pToTOs ion -i-- Taylor char
acterized as satisfactory to either side
| Mt EOrrei- Of pennsylvania advO-
Gated harmony, ard his colleague, ex-
Speaker Grow, urged the acceptance Of
the reciprocity proposition. largely on
the ground Of moral obligation. Mr..
Mondell Of Wyoming opposed the ways
and means committees plan. William
Alden Smith Of Michigan made rous-
ing speech Of over an hour against re-
ciprocity, eliciting frequent applause
from his supporters While announcing
great admiration for the president, he
insisted that there should be no execu-
tive interference with the legislative
branch OF the government He assalled
the organization Of the house for lead
. Il ing the party into disaster, and de-
clared, among tumultuOus applause,
that he would decline to follow blindly
when the leaders blundered. He went
! over the testimony Of Mr.. HaVemeyer,
president of the sugar trust. before the
, Industrial commission in support Of
some Of his arguments, and paid his
= respects to some of the members OF
! J. the ways and means committee who, he
asserted. have changed their positions
r on the reciprocity question the last few
weeks.
{ Contest Becomes Exciting.
s As the evening advanced considerable
bad blood was manifested. The oppon-
! ants Of reciprocitv seemed confident OF
J q majority. and were anxious for q
2 vote. while the friends Of reciprocity
! counseIed. against pTecipitate action.
Mr.. Cannon Of Illinois, chairman OF
q the appropriations committee, who FOL
b lowed AIr. Smith, made an appeal toI
! harmony. and strongly advised againsI
? hastv action. The welfare OF the party
81 ne urged. demanded that a solution OF
i the problem satisfactory TO all sh0ulC
81 be found He said that the SlDley
. proposition would be satisfactory tt
him as personally he favored an aDan'
r. donment of the reciprocity scheme, say
ing the country was prosperous anC
Z agitation should he avoided
{ Speaker Henderson came forward
o. with a plea for party harmony and
= unity and moved that lie caucus adj
2 iourn until next Tuesday
f Mr.. IittIefeId Of Maine cOuntered this
o stroke By proposing to amend tn
speakers motion so as to eliminate th'
Tuesday, which. If carried, would haV'
resulted in a sine die adjournment %
D.. I the caucus. ne amendment "e9 JOE
81 to %. and then the speakers motion
D to adjourn until next Tuesday pre-
vailed. - to -. The beet sugar advo
Gates claim a strength greater than tn
vote showed, saying the speakers ap
peal carried enough votes TO cause an
p other recess. During the caucus 1t de
= veloped that the administration was in
cTned TO accept the Sibiey proposition
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n Vancouver. 3. c.. March lion las
y Friday. while crazed by liquor johnny
q Tackum. an Indian, ran amuck at To
Il bia inlet. about $50 miles up the coast
- beat his squaw to death with an oa'