The advocate., 1891-12-23


our presidents. furnishing melancholy evidence
that legislation Is recommended in the Interest
Of classes, and thus preparing the American
people to contemplate the wisdom Of dispensing
with such privileged office as president.
The message In several respects har
evoked quite considerable comment from
the metropolitan press, the BOOoklyr
Eagle remRrking:
On the vital issue Of the tariff no isn't more
dogmatIc nor radical than he Is compelled to be
by his position as the Official representative Of
his party. When, however, he delivers stump
speech on electoral methods, when he complains
Of the abuse Of the franchise, he descends to the
level of deception and demagogy.
Z ThedSt. Louis Republic thus speaks on
the Nicarsgua canal:
sTOcK-JoBBINa AND POLITICS.
The bOldness with which jObbery can assume
the work Of patriotic regard for the public inter
est shows itself in the urgent demand Of the ad
minlstratiOn that the people Of the country
should assume the debts contracted and to be
contracted by Warner Miller and other political
stock -iObbers, who are kite flying with the pa
per Of the Nicaragua canal-a canal which exists
only on paper, and which is never likely to exist
anywhere else as long as such jobberS have any
thing to do with its management.
Whenever this country concludes that the pur.
pose OF It's government is to make public Inn,
proVements in Africa, Australia, South America
Central America or any other part Of the world
outside o. its own territories; whenever the peO
ple are willing to tax themselves for such i'm
provements, let them amend the constitution SC
that they can build railroads in South America,
dig down the Andes across Panama or build uni
versltieS on the shores Of Lake Tanganike, In
central Africa, without violating the contract
under which no mans earnings are to be taken
from him except for the purposes Of so much
government as is necessary to keep the peace
and maintain public order. Then lot them build
their South American railroads and dig their
Central American canals on their own account,
leaving the stock jObbers to build theirs when,
where and how they please, at their own ex.
pense.
On the face Of this scheme 1t Is piece Of Wall
street stock jobbery What does not appear on
the face of 1t is that Warner Miller is not so en-
tirely outside of the political "breaStwOrkS" in
New York that he will not have something to
say In controlling the New York Republican
delegation next year, which, In It's turn viii have
something to do with passing on the merits Of
Mr.. HarrlsOn's application for denomination.
So we have this proposal In the message that the
people Of the country should assume the debt Of
Mr.. Warner Miller and the other stock jObberS
interested with him In kitlng the worthless pa
per of this Nicaragua canal.
The Blaine Republicans of Indiana,
who met at Indianapolis on the 10th inst,
are thus spoken of in relation to this late
state paper.
The brief reference in the presidents message
to the matter OF reciprocity was the subject Oi
elaborate comment. 1t was the sentiment OF the
conference that the ultra tariff Idea Is unpopular
that the next campaign, in order to be winner
must he made on reciprocity platform, and
that the presidents message, read between the
lines, Is a declaration that he does not wish tC
make the race on the Idea.
The Boston Post says the message ia
not the work of q statesman or of a very
broad man in any sense.
Speaker Crisp, on the 18th inst, report
ed the standing committees on accounts
and on mileage. j. G. Fl.
Washington, December Is, 1901.
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