The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-10
A TARIFF sKIRMISH.
The Cuban Fight in Congress Is So
Regarded.
POSITION OF THE PRESIDENT
Waiting Policy Until the Fort
Smelling Land Boom
r Subsidies.
From The Journal Bureau, Room %. %od
~; ISSno. WdahinOtO1l.

Building. Washington ,- -. - < Il
in congress begins to look like the pre-
liminary tariff revision skirmish. AS it
progre sses. the line of demarcation is
more and more plainly shown. On the one
side, favoring straight reciprocity with
Cuba are the unyielding high tariff mem
bers and senators from New England and
the other eastern protection states; and
on the other, opposing reciprocity, but
favoring a rebate plan, are those western
and middle western members and sena-
tors who represent tariff revision senti-
ment. y ... 80 ,-s.--: .-. s.srs.
The president is not as insistent for
reciprocity as he has been made to appear
by the so-called administration leaders
of the house and senate. While favoring
tariff revision and reciprocity, he will
cheerfully sign a rebate bill, such as the
Minnesota and other insurgents are stand-
ing out for; and he thinks there is,
nothing in the discussion to warrant the
calling of names, or any hard feeling
among republicans .'--
II the foregoing statement correctly eX-
presses the presidents views, as I believe
1t does, there ought to be no serious Diff
hculty in getting the republicans in con-
gress together on a rebate plan. They
certainly cannot be pulled together on
reciprocity plan, unless the present highly
effective insurgent organization should go
to pieces. of. which there is no indication.
Members of the Minnesota delegation
insist that their position is doing more
to hasten tariff revision than all other
things combined, and that If revision is to
come in the near future. they will be
almost wholly responsible for it--they and
the other insurgents ~.
The talk Of a. combination of insurgents
and democrats. in the fifty eighth con-
gress to elect a speaker who will favor
revision and name his committees ac-
cordingly, is still heard, and it finds a
great many advocates. It is very apparent
that in the ffty-e eighth congress, which
will meet in December, 1908, tariff re-
vision sentiment will be very much
stronger than 1t has been in the fifty
seventh congress- now in session, and
that the leaders are beginning to realize
that fact
As an unprejudiced opinion, it may be
said that the insurgents are causing the
high protectionists more worry today
than they are causing the genuine
reciprocity people 1t is said by many
careful thinkers in Washington that one
reason why the so-called reciprocity ad-
vocates are so insist ent in behalf of Cuba
IS their fear that if the insurgents, who
are, all tariff revisionists, win their bat
tie now, they may be tempted to push
tnelr advantage later on in an effort to
revise the Dingley schedules. And since
the leading reciprocity advocates are. as
nave seated, eastern high tariff experts.
tnere would seem to be- some cause for
their alarm, for the insurgents make no
bones of saying that that is just what
they intend to do, if there is an opening.
Billion Dollar Observatories..
In the capitol chat column Of the Wash
ington Post the other day was the follow
Ing little story, connected with the visit
OF Governor Van SAINT: =:
Gov. Van SAINT of Minnesota visited the
capitol the other day, and, near the main
corridor, cut the trail of Uncle joe" Can
non of Illinois. They clasped hands cor
daily and Joined in fervid conversation
in company with Representative Stevens Of
St. Paul ."c
SIS congress keeping down the expenses? ?"
inquired the governor, solicitously of the H.
linoisan ,-E
''The latest scheme" replied Uncle Joe'' in
well sounding, but merry accents, "is to
build two observatores at a cost Of a billion
dollars. One of them is to be located on the
moon, to reflect upon the earth the sun s rays
and the other Is to be located on the earth
to reflect the suns rays upon the moon. ~
THE scientists will then divide these rays
by forty-nine and multiply the result by 1,ooo
and investigate the effect upon a sprouting
cabbage Leaf --. -
New Trial for Bass.
A new trial has been granted Rev. Lis
ton D. Bass, of this city, who was con-
victed number of months ago Of swind-
ling the public with scheme for securing
positions in the civil service for aspiring
young men and women over the country
Bass did some of his work in Minnesota,
and advertised literally in the twin city
theatrical programs, failing to settle his
advertising bills He was finally indicted
for using the mails for the purpose Of
fraud. The new trial is ordered because
OF errors of ruling by the trial judge.
The Case OF Eugene G. Hay.
If there ever was misunderstanding on
the part of the Minnesota congressional
delegation Of the attitude of Eugene G..
Hay in: the fifth district regarding the
Cuban question, It exists no longer Ad-
vices from the state, received lately, have
convinced Mr.. Hays friends in this city,
and they are many, that his candidacy
for congress, is in no sense an attempt to
reprove the delegation for it's attitude on
the Cuban question, and that he is not
unfairly trying to make capital for him
self out of the fact that the delegation is
composed of insurgents The feeling that
members of the delegation had, that they
would be justified in going into the fifth
district in Mr.. Fletcher's behalf, because
of the character of the Hay campaign, has
been dissipated, and there is no longer
anything to explain on either side. The
members of the delegation are warm per-
sonal friends of Mr.. Hay, and while they
naturally would prefer to have "your
uncle" come back to congress again, would
not be at all sorry, in case the aforesaid
'uncle"2is retired, to have man of Mr.
Hays. we'll. known ability and standing
succeed him. 1t is admitted that he would
become one of the strongest and most
influential men in the lower house. His
present wide acquaintance with public
men is another thing in his favor. Prob
ably no man in the state, not now holding
office. has wider personal acquaintance
with men Of national reputation than Mr..
Hay.
No Land Booms at Smelling.
The Minnesota, delegation is determined
chat land spectators shall not reap a rich
harvest from the government in connec-