The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-11-27
MR.FORDNEY WELL SATISFIED
Says Many Who Voted for Treaty Did
So as Matter Of Policy.
THINKS HIS VIGOROUS REMARKS
WE'RE JUSTIFIED.
He Believes IF the President of the
United States is Wrong He Ought
to BE Honestly Criticized.


Fro The Saginaw Courier-Herald.
Congressman Joseph w. Fordney and
Mrs. Fordney arrived home from Wash
ington yesterday noon. Tae congress
man was seen at his Office yesterday
afternoon and seemed in very good
spirits. "As soon as / reached Wash
ington," he said, 81 knew that the
Cuban reciprocity measure was carried.
Most of those who had opposed it had
given up. Not because they were con-
vinced that their former position was
wrong, but because they felt it was use
less to continue the fight.
Speaking of his speech in the house on
Wednesday, he said; II received con-
CALCULATIONS from men who voted for
the measure. They frankly acknow-
lodged that what said was true. do
not think made single enemy in the
house believe if the president of the
United States is wrong, he is not exempt
from honest and fair criticism, and
think was perfectly justified in criti-
cising Gen. Wood. Thurber denied re-
ceiving money when he was before the
ways and means committee, and heard
him afterwards, under oath, admit that
he did receive money. Yes, it is true
had the close attention of the house, and
many assurances that members were
glad that l had given the facts which l
stated"
"You had thought the ratification of
the treaty might be contested in the
courts"
Eyes, hut it did not come up in just
the way 1 supposed it would. | have
had no time as yet to investigate
whether or not there may be constitu-
tional objections to the measure. 1
have nothing to say on that point.
mo, there is nothing else of special
interest that / can tell you. introduc
ed bill for the increase of the pay of
rural letter carriers. Of course it will
not be acted on at this session, but it will
be taken up at the regular session. SO
far as l was able to learn there was no
opposition to it in the house. This class
Of public servants is under paid, there
can be no doubt about that and while
the adoption of the bill seems probable,
of course, opposition may come from
some quarter that l have not yet heard
of. introduced another bill Thursday
designed to give American registry to
an English built vessel now owned by
Mr.. Gilchrist, of Alpena.
81 shall probably be in the city most
Of the time for the next ten days or two
weeks. shall not return to Washing
ton before the opening of the, regular
session. Oh yes, my private secretary,
Mr.. Fitzpatrick, is in Washington.
Thank you, he is well and all right.
could not ask for a better man."
Recurring to the beet sugar business
he said: 1.-THE trust may not put the
price down below the point where sugar
can be made from beets, but there will
be no immediate increase in this indus
try, which in the last six years has
grown to such magnificent proportions.
Many good Michigan republicans
make no attempt to conceal the fact
that they do not favor the tariff lower
ing clause of the Cuban reciprocity
bill so far as it affects beet sugar Su-
gar has now become one of the staple
products of our state and it was one of
the few products subject to tariff taxa
ton from which the farmer derives
direct benefit. The loss which comes to
Michigan will not go to the poor sugar
producers of Cuba nor even to the
planters OF that island, but to the cor
porations and sugar controlling combi-
nations who already control the supply
and will directly profit by the increased
value the lowered duty will give to
Cuban sugar. The reciprocity idea util-
lied in this case is not the reciprocity of
James G. Blaine or President Mckinley
which was intended to increase the sale
and prices of American products rather
than to injure our own markets and
directly bring about falling prices for
important American products -Cadil-
lac News and Express.
The December Atlantic continues the
Atlantic series of papers commencing
upon American life of today, with a
powerful paper on The Church by Rev.
Theodore T. Munger in which he dis |
cusses some immediate questions, the
needs and necessities of the church;
what its present stage, of development |
is, and what its future. In view of the |
prospective nomination of President |
Roosevelt next year, Charles NJ Harvey |
discusses under the title of Some Second |
Term Precedents, some suggestive feat
ures Of past national history as affected |
by presidential reflections.
Stanley e. Parkill is spending two
weeks in Colorado Springs, Col, with |
his mother and sister.
Bert Gristock is meat cutter in Copas'
market