The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-07-14

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the admission of the two territories
as 1t was first proposed. There was q
lobby evidence in Washington, and 1t
worked literally night and day to de-
feat in the senate the statehood bill
as it had passed the lower house.
The Ohio senator paid no attention
at all to the stories of outside inf1u-
ences that were brought to bear to
secure the defeat of joint statehood.
He at times was vitriolic in his
speeches on the matter of the admis-
sion of the territories. To him every
other mans logic was illogical and
every other mans reasoning was I'M
reasonable. Seemingly he cared moth
ing for criticism. and in truth the
senior Ohio senator did care nothing
for criticism.
Possibly it is this sort of sticking to
one course no matter how the tides
and the winds may set in and blow.
that kept Mr.. Foraker's constituents
at that time loyal to him, ever though
they disagreed utterly with that which
he said and did. Certain 1t is that
they gave him an Endorsement for do
ing that which probably nine-tenths
of them think that he ought not to
have done.
II the Ohio state convention Of sew
eral years ago had declared s%peciical-
ly in its platform that a certain law
should be passed by congress the next
winter and Senator Foraker should
have gone to Washington and caused
the defeat of the statute which had
been demanded, a great many Of his
constituents doubtless would have
patted him on the back for disobey-
ing them.
The agitation for Canadian reciproc-
ity during the last winter brought
sharply to mind the final success OF
the demands to enter into a reciprocal
trade agreement with Cuba during
the earlier part Of Theodore Roose-
velt's administration.
Cuba already had cost the United
States a large sum Of money in addi-
ton to that spent for the prosecution
Of the war against Spain. Eight years
ago President Roosevelt called con-
gress together in extraordinary SEES
sion for the express purpose Of dis.
cussing a measure of trade reciprocity
with the island which had just taken
a place among the Independent ia.
tons of earth.
One Of the most interesting debates
and one of the most interesting stu,
atoms known to legislative history
grew out Of the desire Of this country
to give Cuba commercial advantages
In the first instance new trade rela
tons were provided for by the treaty
The senate of the United States alone
has to deal with treaties after the,
have been drawn in proper form BY
the state department and have beer
. !, sanctioned by the president. 1t il To-
/, the senate to ratify or to rejec
. treaties.
: Under the Constitution all measure,
for the raising Of revenues must orig
: mate in the house Of representatives
The leaders Of the house, knowing
8 that the trade treaty with Cub
touched the revenues, objected to tn
: form Of the legislation ~ insisteN
u that instead of a treaty the recipro'
y ity should have its origin 4
d TIE lower house Of congress. Tn
reasoning of the house members wa
e disputed weakly. and the represents
e tives won their point.
e Tho Cuban reciprocity treaty b
u came the Cuban reciprocity bill. Afte
d the ways and means committee of tn
q house had considered It 1t went t
3. the fioor for debate and there bot
Is the Democrats and the Republican
Is tried their best to make political cal
t ital out of the legislation. The Den
t. ocrats held that the Republicans wer
C. coming over to their way Of thinkin
and that the Cubans could thank the
u stars that Democratic doctrine ha
prevailed.
e. The Republicans held that recipro
te ity vas a principle Of the party en-
lg phasized by James G. Blaine and late
of by William Mckinley. At is was. ii
IS bill went through the house practice
re ly unanimously, and 1t was sem ovs
to to the senate in plenty Of time Il
that body to have taken action befoI
to the close of the extraordinary sessic
le which was to come perforce at tt
IS hour set for the opening Of the fir
regular meeting Of the Fffty-eight
re congress. The senate, however, is
Of deliberate body. almost m~addening