Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1900-12-29 | Page 2 | Replies to Harrison

REPLIES TO HARRISON Senator Foraker Pleads for McKney Administration Cincinnati Cincinnat Dec 28 Senator J B Foraker ha has made a a reply revly to the recent speech at Ann Arbor Arbr Mich of Former President Prent Benjamin Harrison Harrisn in which Mr M Harrison Harrisn criticised the Porto Rican policy of f the government char characterizing characterizing pc it as a a departure from ear cor correct reet ret principles In a speech se before the Manufacturers MaUra club cUb of or this city last night nl ht Senator Foraker Forer said sid on this I point All Al the t questions queston arising upon the I Porto Porte Rican legislation are are soon son to be b passed upon by the supreme court For ps that reason I do rIo not care to discuss discus them the at this th time but bt it t order to say that Ut the lew taken by the con congress gross gress as a reflected re eted by that legislation gs was wa creditable to the generosity the te patriotism and ad the industrial spirit of the American people people We We found Porto PortoRico PortoRico Rico RI d is e poo as poverty could make m p her She h bad a no money no credit no system of taxation of any kind She I wanted wante a civil government and a revenue to support It It We Te gave ge her a afar 8 afar far Wore more liberal Ib n civil government than was ever given to any ny territory prior to I the civil war wr wy so I far as a participation tion in It by Her leI people is i concerned and we dealt del by her he more generously in aD providing support for that government than tb we have h ve ever yet delt with ith any territory th t In Jn requiring her het t pay tariff t duties on Imports from foreign countries we did only what bat we dW did with Louisiana Florida California and all the other territories but In allowing her to put these nine duties when collected l Into her heru own u n treasury for the support of her bel local government we did what was never Dever done before for anybody else eJ