The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-01-16

Sth., and passed resolutions withdraw
Ing It's opposition to the ratification
OF the reciprocity treaty between Cuba
and the United States. A second set
OF resolutions were passed protesting
against the stimulationof the tobacco
and sugar industries in the Philippine
Islands, and also opposing the intro
duction of Chinese contract labor in
either the Philippine or Hawaiian
Islands. Subsequent to the meeting
there was considerable discussion as
to the authority of the members pre-
sent to pass resolutions binding the
policy of the Associations. but nine
factories being actually represented
out of more than thirty. President
OXnard. however. stated thath he voted
twelve proxies in favor of the resolu-
tions. which. in addition to the seven
which others whose the action OF the
meeting with full authority. Ape
culiar feature of the meeting was the
fact that not a single Michigan del
igate was present, and the action was
said to have been taken without their
approval.
Tie Michigan Beet Sugar Association
a State organization, passed resolu-
tions last month of an almost opposite
tenor to those passed by the American
Beet Sugar Association, bnt MI. Ok
nard, when questioned about this,
stated that the Michigan factories
really favored the resolutions.
The next day representatives Of
the Michigan etSugar Association
were in conference at the Capitol
with their delegation in Congress
The Michigan men whose organiza-
ton is separate from the National
Beet Sugar Association, still are OPP
posed to tariff reduction. They say
that the National Association includ-
ing beet growers and manufactures
of the far west who would not be hurt
by a % per cent reduction as the
freight on Cuban sugar from the At
lanticseaboard tothe Rocky mountains
land the Pacific coast states would
eQualize the reduction.
The Michigan Beet Sugar makers,
however, they say are on the firing
line and would feel the competition
!of the competition of the Cuban sugar.
There are two sides to the CubaH
reciprocity matter and the treaty has
a good many rocks ahead before it will
have smooth sailing. Itseems that Mr..
Oxnard has been repudiated by the
Michigan sugar men, and the Coa-
gressional delegation from that State
are still on the anxious seat. Senator
Burroughs OF Michigan, and Dietrich
OF Nebraska, have signifed their
intention of opposing the treaty in
its entirety. Despite the attitude Of
the beet sugar interests Of Michigan,
it is generally believed that Senator
Alger will support the treaty, even
against the protest 0 fhis constituents.
1t is said the California senators are
wavering and may join the opponents
of the treaty.
All this uncertainty makes the Ad-
ministration senators uneasy over the
outcome, especially as the timeoft the
Senate is being frittered away in long
speeches on the statehood bill.
Speaker Henderson has recanted
from some of his extreme trust ideas
and has been induced by President
Roosevelt to allow the trust buster
bill to be considered by Congress.
This concession by Mr.. Henderson to
the pleadings of the President are not
to be without reward, for the Wash
ington Times says:
sit was learned this morning that
Speaker Henderson may be rewarded
for his favorable attitude on the
question of trust legislation at the
present session of Congress-" The
same article also saysthat the Speaker
mnch desires a diplomatic berth.
In the event of the resignation from
Congress of Representative j. d.
Richardson, which at this time seems
probable, there will be some lively
contests among the remaining leaders
of the Democratic Party for the i'm
portant committee positions now oc-
cupied by the statesmen from Tennes-
see.
Mr.. Richardson, as the minority
leader, is a member of the Committee
on Rules, and that on Ways and Means
two Of the most important commit.
tees of the House.
Representative John Sharp Williams
and Champ Clark are candidates for
the Speakership nomination of the
minority. This nomination by a Dem
ocratic Caucus carries with it a DOS
ition on the Committee on Rules. and
the practice has been in the past to