The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-04-20

made on sugar. He also knew, tnat IN
addition to the millions Of dollars that
would pour into the overlooking cof-
fers of the Sugar Trust directly, 1t
would check and retard the growth OF
the beet sugar industry. Conceived in
falsehood and hypocrisy. violative of
the cardinal principles of the Repub-
lican party, supported by fraud and
corruption of the basest character,
Cuban reciprocity found in Theodore
Roosevelt its natural champion"
He sketched the fight for Cuban reef
procity, and the fight made by the
Western beet sugar men, with the re-
suit that the bill which passed the
House not only provided for 20 per
cent. reduction of the tariff on Cuban
goods, but repealed the IL 1-2 per cent.
differential on refined sugar, which
was the bulwark of the Sugar Trust.
The Senate committee cut out the pro-
vision about the differential and was
pressing that plan when evidence was
brought before the country that the
Sugar Trust was behind the whole
reciprocity campaign, and that Mr..
Root and Gen. Wood had fostered the
complaints about distress in Cuba.
This perfidy of Root, Wood, and the
sugar trust 1ullN diohoVb anu SN1A NiNN
the country" said the speaker. lit put
the Administration on the defensive.
But Roots method is aggressive de-
Tense when attacked; SO ne induced
the President to hurl an appealing
message on the Senate reiterating the
truth of these exposed falsehood.
HE had the audacity again to de-
clare that there was great distress in
IL. n1as
knew it was false. and every one knew
that the President knew it was false.
The Republican Senators had before
this caucused on the measure. In
that caucus it developed that there was
radical opposition, and no loyal support
for the bill.
WHEN HE DEFIED THE PRES1-
DENT.
when the Presidents message was
received we had a second caucus. 1t
was at this meeting / mortally Offend
ed Roosevelt.
1--WE were told that the bill must be
a 20 per cent reduction and nothing
more, and that no amendments what
ever were to be allowed. / then made
the speech that made me temporarily
if not famous. l said. In
substance, that / would not support
the measure in that form; that IL was
plainly in the interests of the Sugar
Trust as every one must know; that
it would at the same time, be gift
of many millions of dollars annually
to that great corporation, and a crush
ing blow to the beet sugar industry;
that the whole measure was conceived
IN hypocrisy; that ii violated the cardi>
nal principles of the Republican party
on the tariff; that Cuba was prosper
Gus, and did not need it; that the Gu
bans would not get the benefit of the
reduction if il was made, and that to
support a bill of this kind was either
an insult to the intelligence of Repub-
lican senators or an indictment of their
integrity, or both.
II was emphatic and direct in my
utterances and, it is said, talked loud
enough to make the window frames
rattle and to be heard on the outside
of the building. l was deeply in earn
est, and spoke my convictions. Mine
was the last speech; the caucus broke
up. with the understanding that the
fight was over for that session.
NEVER FORGAVE."
Roosevelt never forgave me. He
gave it out that ] had prom sed to
support the bill. That was a lie. but
that is not strange; he claims to have
a license to lie. except when he ex-
presses himself i'm writing over his own
signature. A day or two after TINS
last caucus meeting / called on the
President, with the Kansas delegation.
to invite him TO visit Kansas. He re-
fused to shake hands with me. He
was sharply criticized for this, and
wrote me letter that same evening
to call again the next day.
II called and found that his only
purpose was to shake hands with me
in the presence of others, in order
hat the criticism of his former action
:ght cease. He pretended to get
over his displeasure. but it was only a
oretense. He never really forgives
any one who opposes him."
Mr.. Burton went into instances of
over patronage that came
I'D later. He discussed at length the |
Presidents criticism of MS use of a |
etter which he got Mr.. Roosevelt to
write in praise of the Jerusalem ex-
libit at the St Louis Exposition. He |
,dm is, however. that some of his coll
leagues criticized him for his connec- |
ion with this venture.
There was another incident that |
aroused the wrath of the President /
against me-" he said. 81 could not /
agree with him about who was in COM
nand at the naval battle of Santiago. |
'Out in my country, in the early /
lays. 1 had the temerity to voice my /
that is an objectionable |
rhine with Roosevelt, unless what you
say reflects his wishes. No man can /
be close to him and be a free man.
fhe price you pay for his smile is
slavery. He lives on adulation. He |
S cross between turkey gobbler
md a bulldog"
KANSAS CAMPAIGN COMES IN.
These things, however, were not the
'eal cause of the proceedings against
Tim, in his opinion. He declared the
President had gained a deep-seated
malice against him and had had his
lffairs investigated in an attempt to
njure him; but it was not until the
political situation in Kansas seemed
threatening to the Roosevelt men that