The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-03-10
How the Guardians Of Specia
Privilege Make State Depart
men.s Ridiculous.
CLEVELAND'S EXPERIENCE
When He Found Way to Circumvent
= the Senate He Boosted Of tim
possible Position in Which
Secretary Is Placed.

which must go to the senate for con-
frmatlon. Recent experience has been
sufficiently illuminating. No self re-
speeding administration should here
after take the trouble to negotiate a
reciprocity treaty with any government
on earth. The Cuban case was so pc
culiar In It's condition Is to furnish
no real exception. The senate may be
described, with practical accuracy. as
body Of men alert to minister to the
welfare of a group OF special interests,
usually those of the states and con-
stitunecies of the senators, but not
necessarily so. 1t is The best senator
who gets the most for his own people.
or interests, in the way OF privileges
and advantages, patronage and appro-
priatons. or general welfare repre-
sentation there Is little or meme. The
country has become so large that any
one state, or section, does not consider
itself as having to bear extra privilege
which may be accorded because these
loads are so widely diffused. Accord
ingly, the tendency has gown up for
senators to rush. and push. and strug-
gle for what Is Of advantage to their
own section, or states, or neighbour
hood. In such an atmosphere a reel
procity treaty, as measure for lessen
Ing tariff duties proves about as eff
fective q weapon as would Il SNOWFALL
In a boiler house.
1t Is an old saying that this is
representative government When Ii
comes to dealing with foreign nations
we cease to have the real machinery
of representation. The state depart
ment may be promptly overridden and
made ridiculous: the foreign relations
committee of the senate may be as
speedily set aside. The entire ninety
senators must be satisfied, two-thirds
of them actually. and nine tenths of
them under the influence Of log rolling
devices. They do not make the trades
with any foreign government; no
premier Of Newfoundland. or finance
minister of France goes into the senate
chamber tc talk with It's entire mem
bership In the preparation of "A treaty
and yet that Is what such foreigner
ought to do If his proposal is to have
genuine consideration. The situation
today Is very much as II Mr.. Jones
and Mr.. Smith. two we'll to- do farmers
with large families. should agree to
trade horses Smith paying $50 to boot
as between the animals; but just be-
fore the final exchange of the prop
erty took place Smith would say: TT
Is a rule in a family that any trade 1
make must be approved by two thirds
rf the members of my household.
counting children, hired men. and my
step mothe.: they know your horse.
and they know ours, but they have not
seen you; they usually think l do not
drive a very good bargain, and 50
shall have to go home to persuad.
them that this is proper one. II /
succeed we trade"
Scheme Doesn't Look Good.
When Mr.. Smith submits the project
At home the family laugh at him they
want Joness horse, but sitting around
the family table the decide on much
better terms for the Smith family.
The eldest son promptly announces
at n ~ n.
any $50 to boot. and so that clause of
the provisional contract Is Immediately
stricken cut. This change Is widely
approved In the interest of Smith
economy. The next brother, stiil more
progressive and patriotic" argues
that 1t should be s75. The little Smith
boy speaks out that there. Is Z. sled
over at the Jones estate. which ought
to be thrown In. since he had long
needed It, Some other saplent member
Of the family suggests that Jones be
asked to send over enough oats to
feed the horse for SIX weeks. After the
members OF the family about their
own table have thus developed what
they think would be rlasterfuI trade
each one seeking his own part In the
result, and willing in fraternal spirit
to give the others what they geek, firm
Jones, Mr.. Smith himself IL instructed
to &c back To Tell jones' how The con-
tract had been amended
In the original negotiations Smith
had asss3 every recourse Of which NJ
slaa ca psbss &c hold down Jones's cen
sessislss ard he saen struck the very
t0pSnDtch u asvantage which Jones
soes5 ecncs3s. When Smith GENES
ssae& STth tkaiz oew sehsrrE, J1nes MT
0ss3g Declares ihs gsse<ot trade At an
e-sSs Eass sTsslGE1sse=s thai he wants II
have ra0;ssssg further 10 do with such
4 gaka3aatsag nz7n. atao has 40 ccnsroI
pTe- bss osa Affairs ard cann5t Yoiee
ais oen us5sad.
The Hay sons Affair.
T3als ssl4astratao5 does not ezaggerate
la aSas slightest GsSsee ats NJ fkings oi
90, isesssat treaty making machinery
The AaF-B9R5 sssstg Getaae in this
ssenase -aa oG III fsa.s with this Fsct
senator Sssadea what he wanted put III
stie NAg IF advantage and taken on
in aas ralape II concession. just ~ i.
the JiItteS States senate were tb4
whole story, and Nemfsuradlss M ~
else,nossnatY inst3tntacn. al the cutter
door. which @o;tld take w'hatesei II
sa~ TT 10 giss. II III an Old ~ yins
6tlat our senate Is "a graveyard 10,
areaties. 70 gtttle sstn git Though i
that eyeiY president Vf recent yea,,
mas staa5pa5 his energies tc devils,
Na!s ~ ded9sg business With foreign
Jaf39sas MlIhop1 haGtng 10 deaf witt
the senate Ii NH be recalled that +
asisss President Gierelands best. IN :
Century article en the Setlezlelan az
fadr. that the arbitration Width he az,
,tangaa ,dld net have ~ 30 10 the Itni-
ted States senate FIR It's eastotuar,
f:ap1aiaa3cn 55t1ectiHl.s an aSiflinistsa
ajop, ito desiring II nsHese ITSELF Of III
senatorial load g1as tGo Tar in tssasj;
things aflto Itself This sias doubtias
been the eAss fsi tAe Son Domingo . L
fais. The fssponss " the Independent
press OF the sBnntfy. kaeking w IN
senste,s contention that Ii stl uid hay
the janctnre u XII iie ar,,itfalio
treaties. The senate hal p.anted /
amend them 81 az 70 make its ecnsel
necessary for fiie submission Of eae
case to arbftration. IN this proposa
1t stood In fear ct American publ
sentiment, which iR usually with til
president ana against tho senate !
any test OF strength, and had the,
been no San DJmingst AFFAIR Preside,
Ro6se yelt wnuld doubtless have Yo
his fight. But with the Axp.essions J.
revived confidence In the senate az
staying force. which the San Domino
episode brought cut, the. senate he
frees TO have ita awT way once nlcf
and SO the arbitration treaties hal
BEEN rendered meaningless.
New srtansheld If Protection.
1t III useless 10 expect Ii tw2- thir
vote In fav-r If measure cuttil
dcwa anybody US special privilege In
senate. two-thirds ~ whose nler,.ke
!; are In political faith comDnfttti r. II
doctrine of " eefai privilege. IT sya
AiIngs an ~ fBctlt IL expert any ttuI