New-York tribune., 1904-10-08
VOTES ON RECIPROCITY.
j. S. U1ilEams Takes Issue ECith
President ROoseuelt.

John Sharp Williams. Democratic leader Of the
House. yesterday undertook 70 make his party 8
position Cuban reciprocity clearer TO the voters
In a statement issued through the Democratic
National Committee Mr.. Williams said in part:
notice that the President Of the United states
lnsinuateS In his letter OF acceptance that tns
Democracy is iEsincere about reciprocity; hear
where people are dissatisfied with the attitude Of
the Republican party the reciprocity question:
are repeating TINS aSssrIoa as H u We're lne t5OssS
truth He says that the Cuban Reciprocity biu
Democracy. The records Of the last Congress
prove absolutely that this assertion is incorrect
Of Ti minority odt II door @ leader When the extra session
OF Congress was called 70 pass the CS4Sn t9 F'ei %
j,io tist reciD-ocltv reducing taxation upon the
American consumer even though but very little
and upon a few articles. and opening up Iorelsfl
markets to the American producer constitute i; a
wise Democratic policy: that while sham reel
procity'' might be the handmaiden OF protectior'
structed International trade
betray no party secrets because t9ey ne p~ss3 wSIe
dent. when l say that the first Democratic caucus
Sal;ea a. t1aI Session TS T IN th9t caucus except
fifteen land II was the most fully attended caucus
sionsI Record" shows that when the Cuban Reel
procity bill came TO vote u recelSed sVely Del n
the men who voted against il tn caucus hav,nG
surrendered their opinions 20 thef PaIty eIl, ~
TTifhstandnE The power and the patronage OF the
RepIbiio9n Standardization and the activity OF the
PeDubIicgn 'yThIn . The Democratic newspapers
IN Louisiana one in Sew-Yo-k. and maybe very
few elsewhere indOrsed the policy OF the Demo
cratic Representatives In Washington. ..t.
ocrats attempted TO amend the tuDan KecIproclty
bill by making II still more reciprocal IHey OF
fered an amendment TO include IN the biA 4 sur
render OF that part Of the duty 81 rsnsq Sei
in their opinion. club in the hands OF the susaF
trust with which 70 maui both producer and con
sun1er That amendment was voted Gown DS - -
Republican party. and with the approval OF TIE
Republican President Is make bold 70 state
This IS not all that the Republican party Olu u
couuectior with that bill for the benefit Of special
sugar INTEREST," Instead OF making the hili IRE c
ginning the first step. OF a reciprocity policy, Y
bargain rot / cannot say, because 20 uot
know but IL placed upon that o.u oy Eay, oI oI
be placed upon it ~ the Republic OF Cuba. ana
which solely in the interest OF claSS-the
pFovisO that the duties on sugar sn0uid not De LS
duced 10 other nations by TeclProclly arIaHse-
The Democrats through their leader upon the
floor. offered amendment 10 strike out tcis pro
viso. This amendment Waa also voted down BY the
Republican party. The Democrats upon the moor
then. having sought 70 make the reciprocity OH sun
II was ideal nsasUre-it fell faT short or WAT
true craftsmanship would have enacted-but be-
outward seeming OF hope as the beginning oI .
wiser policy. We said: All right hiS Is sOO0
as far IL goes. Now 90 f,.ythsr. Let Us nave
more reciprocity. especially W4.h Canaca. -,
In the With Congress substantially TINS same
Cuban Reciprocity bill Tss presented TOR coIlSio-
The amendment TO remove the sugar dioerential
offered them. II received the votes OF tns
Democrats and OF q sIfficent number or wSsstt1
ans-Whose constituents were interested IN
the beet sugar business, and whose CoTnpeEtor was
the sugar trust armed with this club 20 secure rs
adoption. II from the House 20 tne Senate-
There II died a-passicg- II was RepuoIican sen
II was mainly for this reason I31t lns -, a.
ca ucus beforehand that they would vote FOR the
bill even II they could not succeed IN amending II