The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-06
DEMOCRATS HOT
AF TER DOMINGO
No Possible Chance of
the Treaty Being
Ratified.
DANIEL AND MARTIN
MISREPRESENTED
Senators Stoutly Denying As
sertions of Administration
Newspaper Correspond
ents That They
Will Support
Treaty.
From Our eEular Correspondent


(From Our egular Corrospondent.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., February -
Although the administration will not yet
admit that the treaty with santo Do
mingo Is defeated of ratification, there
is not the slightest ground for doubling
the fact. 1t is fact that the Democrats
of the Senate have lined UP In opposi-
tion to the ratification of the treaty.
and will present practically a solid front
to the advocates of the ratification.
No more than two Democrats will vote
to ratfy the treaty. Possibly but one
Patterson, of Colorado-will vote With
the Republicans when the crucial moment
arrives, though there Is good reason to
believe Senator McEnery, of Louisiana.
will leave his Democratic brethren on
the proposition. The talk of tho oppo-
sition of Clark. of Arkansas. to tho po-
sition taken by the Democratic caucus
Saturday causing him to vote for tho
treaty, is groundless. There Is positive
authority for the statement that lic will
vote against ratification.
Virginia Senator's Pat.
The administration press has beclouded
the situation by assertions regarding the
disloyalty of many Democratic Senators.
Several weeks ago it was even charged
that Senator Daniel and Senator Martin,
who have all along opposed the treaty.
were about to announce they would give
IL their support.
Even as late as Saturday it was stated
by correspondents of papers friendly to
the treaty that Senator Daniel wanted to
vote for 1t. The statement was absurd,
as the position of Senator Daniel in op-
position to the convention was outlined
in this correspondence last spring. when
| 1t was before the Senate. and his position
this year has been clearly stated.
The claim rs still made by frIonds of
the, treaty that Taliaferro, OF Florida,
| would vote to ratlfy, but he was at the
.Sen9tu to- dix,, Though lrnavoIdabIy It-
sent from, The caucus Saturday, aud an
nounced that he would abide by the deci-
sion of the caucus to make opposition to
the test of party loyalty.
The statement that the treaty is al
ready as good as defeated may be made
without qualification. The Republicans
needed four votes in order to secure the
two-thirds necessary to ratify They ex-
pected to get them from the Democratic
side, They will only get two. Two votes
will be lacking.
Hot Air and Hot Dinners.
The determination of the Democrats of
the Senate to line up and make a fight
had the most inspiriting effect upon the
minority In both the Senate and House.
The constant complaint has been, made
that the Democrats We're too acqlescent
in all matters affecting party policy. The
President has used unsparingly tho pa
tronage which is In his hands for the
purpose of getting through Congress
measures he desired to see enacted into
law.
The Democrats of the two houses have
aided him on nearly every possible oc-
casion They have absolutely nothing
to show for their help beyond n few
dinners given Democratic senators and
representatives at the White House Oc-
casionally somo obscure Democrat, whose
party affiliations were doubtful. and posi-
lively defined only after careful inves-
tiEation. has been given an office and
the President has said some very ex-
cellent things about Southern people in
lhe course OF speeches in various South
ern cities Further than this he has not
made return for the support Democratic
have given his administration. The Sem
ate Democrats appear to have reached
tho conclusion that il he could conscien-
Atiously use his appointing power for the
purpose OF influencing votes In the tW.i
houses, and holding his party together
they were Justified In applying tht
caucus rule, and whipping every man
into line.
May Defeat Statehood Bill.
The confidence tho Democrats hays
that they have defeated the treaty ii
causing them to predict the certain de-
feat of the statehood bill. which hax
passed the House. Democrats are possi-
bly, moro bitterly opposed to the statehood,
bill. on principle. than to the Santo Do
minican treaty. The feature OF the bill,
kri.x@
State. contrary to the wishes OF the peo-
pie OF each. is what causes such strong
Democratic opposition. 1t is expected
that the senators from tho Western
States which supplied the hsurgent Re-
publicans Of the House when the vote
of the statehood bill WAS taken. Will vcts
against the bill, and these. with the solid
Democratic opposition. will cause Its de-
feat.
The. defeat of the Philippine bill is also
predicted, The beet sugar States are
opposed to the bill, and the Senator's
from those States will vote against 1t
when It comes up The Democrats viii
vote against 1t because. while 1t does
give a need of free trade to the Philip
pines 1t does not recognize the principle
of tariff for revenue. Tho defeat of this
bill In the Senate appears to be immi-
ncnt.
Not Fault OF Senators.
The fight which the Democrats OF the
Senate will make on tho bill. after II
was supported BY tho Democrats OF tho
House, Will cause tho charge OF incon-
sistency to be made, and with some
ground therefor, But the Senate Demo-
Gratis cannot De held responsible for the
mistakes of those OF the House. Every
effort was made 10 induce Representative
Williams. leader of the House minority
to allow caucus OF the Democrats of
the House on the bill. but hp objected 80
strongly 10 tho propositions to have y y
caucus that the proposition was NOT
son, inventor OF tho locomotive, what
would be .ths result we're g cow 70 sos