The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-03-23
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WAsHIxoro1, March IS, 1891.
4 II tho administrations wers Of ~
same mind = the young navsl Oh
GERS, war With Spain would b tn
inevitabl6 outcome Of the firing o.
/ 4 United States mail steamer b i
j Spanish gunboat; but the admins
i tration isn't, and there will b. ~
war. Notwithstanding the popularit,
of jungoism ia certain quarters
Even before the Department Of STATE
had been officially informed Of til
shooting episode the Spanish min
lister called to Say that be had cabled
the governor general Of Cuba for
report and had received an answer
that it would be- forwarded - soon
as the vessel charged with having
fred on the American Gag entered
port. While holding the opinion
that the report will when received
put different face on tho matter
the minister says should it appeay
that there was any offense, or even
indiscretion on the part of the com
mander Of the Spanish ship, Spain
will speedily make every apology
consistent with the friendship she
bears the United States. It is diff
cult to see how any trouble can arise,
even if this country was seeking it,
when the minister of the other coun-
try talks in that strain.
There is really far more danger
of war in the diplomatic wrangle
now on with the continental En-
ropean countries which are unjust
ly discriminating against American
meat and cattle than there is in con-
nection with the foolish firing of a
couple of shots by q hot-headed
Spaniard. It is understood that
the United States has taken q Dip
lomatic position in dealing with
France that is bound to result in a
withdrawal of its embargo on our
meats by France, or in tariff retail
alton by the United States. If the
latter is resorted to it must be ex-
tended to the other countries, and
where it will end, or how, no man
can say.
At the conclusion Of the argu-
ments in the case involving the
constitutionality of the income tax
the United States Supreme Court
took q recess until the 25th inst,
in order to give its members an
opportunity to study and discuss
the decision to be handed down in
this important case. While the inn
preston is general that the decision
of the court will uphold the tax, off,
Gals of the government do not con.
ceal their fears that it may do 9th
erwise. The principal reason why
administration officials fear a de-
cision declaring the income tax un-
constitutional is that it would mean
the calling of an immediate extra
session of Congress, to replace in
some way the twenty five or thirty
millions of prospective dollars
which the killing of the income tax
would keep out of the Treasury,
and which will be needed during
the next fiscal year. So far as mere
legal argument-learned jugglery,
some call twas concerned the
government was outclassed, al
though Attorney General Olney
made a much better argument in
favor of the constitutionality of the
tax than might have been expected
from man who is credited with
being strongly opposed personally
to the tax, and who is corporation
lawyer.
Hon. Carroll D. Wright, U. s.
Labor Commissioner, in q public
lecture this week said: 1.-THE regu-
lation and control of monopolies
properly belongs to government. II
trusts were operated in q proper
manner this might 60 far toward
settling the labor question. And
yet, 50 far, every attempt to regu.
late trusts has been q failure" Mr..
Wright in the same lecture used the
following language, which appears
to leave doubt as to just where he
stands on very important ques-
ton: II am absolutely opposed to
governmental control of railways,
but we must admit that government
may regulate transportation for the
good of the whole country, for q
exists for the benefit Of
the people, and not the individual"
By the way, wonder if Mr.. Wright
can name one corporation that does
actually so exist.
Attorney General Olney has never
been a popular official and probably
never will be-his ideas are too ex-
elusive and his carriage too toplofty
for plain, everyday people-but be 1
has one good trait for an official
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