The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

read much like n BIZ Of the rarer hui
NOR Of Mark Twain
Senator Foraker in addition 10 be-
ING opposed bitterly TO railroad rate
legislation, was the chief stumbling
block I'm the senate 10 the securing of
such action ou statehood questions
as the president wished 10 have
taken Mr. Foraker did not wish %
see Arizona and New Mexico united,
and he did not hesitate any longer TO
take issue with the president on the
matter than he hesitated to take Is.
sue with his own rate legislation
Certain great corporations were
greatly interested in the question OF
the admission Of the two territories
as Il was first proposed There was a
lobby evidence In Washington, and it
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 inilu-
euces that were brought to bear 10
secure the defeat of joint statehood.
He az times was yitriolic in his
speeches on the matter Of the admis-
sion Of the territories.
If the Ohio state convention of sev-
eral years ago had declared specifical-
ly in it's 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 ef 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 Boose-
velt's administration.
Cuba already had cost the United
States a large sum of money in addi
tion to that spent for the prosecution
Of the war against Spain. Eight years
ago President Roosevelt called con
gress together in extraordinary ses-
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 ma
tions of earth.
One of the most interesting debates
and one Of the most interesting situ-
ations known to legislative history
grew out of the desire Of this country
to give Cuba commercial advantages.
In the first instance new trade rela-
tions were provided for by the treaty.
The senate of the United States alone
has to deal with treaties after they
have been drawn in proper form by
the state department and have been
by the president 1t is for
the senate to ratify or to reject
treaties.
Under the Constitution all measures |
for the raising of revenues must orig |
mate in the house Of representatives
The leaders of the house, knowing |.
that the trade treaty with Cuba ,
touched the revenues, objected to the |
form Of the legislation and insisted |
hat instead of a treaty the reciproc.
ty measure should have its origin In |
he lower house of congress. The
Of the house members was
disputed weakly, and the representa-.
ives won their point
The Cuban reciprocity treaty be-
,ame the Cuban reciprocity bill. After
he ways and means committee of the
louse had considered 1t it went to
he floor for debate and there both
he Democrats and the Republicans
ried their best to make political cap
tai out Of the legislation. The Dem
,crats held that the Republicans were
coming over to their way of thinking
nd that the Cubans could thank their
tars that Democratic doctrine had
PREVAILED.