Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-01-27
THE POLITICIAN.

to most country newspapers.
THE POLITICIAN.
Senator Wolcott's unexpected attack
upon the Monroe doctrine while not
likely to destroy that doctrine, which
existed before the brilliant junior SEN
ator from Colorado entered public life
and will probably continue to exist
long after he retires, is deeply regret
ted by his Republican friends The
Republican party has from it's birth
believed in and advocated the main
tenance of the Monroe doctrine, and it
will continue to do so, even without
the approval of Mr.. Wolcott. Senator
Wolcott has many admirers in Con-
gress and he deserves them all, but,
like other orators, he has a weakness
for sometimes taking the unpopular
side of public question in order to
make speech that will create SEN
sation. Ordinarily such speeches do no
great amount of harm, but this speech
will be quoted all over Europe as tend
ing to show that the people of the
United States are not united in sup
port of the Monroe doctrine and to
that extent it is calculated to weaken
the prestige of the United States. Mr.
Wolcott's concluding words were high
ly commendatory, and directly in line
with the Senate resolution, calling up
on. the European governments, which
have treaty right to interfere to pro-
tect the Christians of Armenia from
Turkish persecution. He said: What
ever of advancement and OF progress
for the human race the centuries shall
bring us must largely come, in my
opinion, through the spread OF the re-
ligion Of Christ"
The widely advertised silver confer
ence was held here this week. Its pro-
ceedings were largely secret, but there
is nothing to indicate that it will play
any more important part IN national
politics than did the conference-at-
tended by about the same men-which
suggested eX-COngressman Sibley, of
Pa, as the silver candidate for Presi-
dent. Not a half dozen members of
Congress participated in the confer
once. Although it was confessedly a
sort of an assistant populist movement
the populist as rule held aloof.
When woman will, she will, whcth-
er it pleases the Sultan of Turkey, the
Secretary of State or anybody else.
Miss Clara Burton, president of the |
United States branch of the Red Cross
Society, left Washington this week |
bound for Armenia, where it is her
purpose to endeavor to distribute the |
money subscribed in this country for
the relief of destitute Armenians, not
withstanding the notice given by the |
Sultan that such distribution would |
not be allowed. State department Of
ficials are quite confident that Miss
Barton and those who accompany her |
are taking useless trip and that none
of them will be allowed to enter Ar
menia. Miss Barton thinks differently. |
She banks on the power of the Red !
Cross Society, of which Turkey is a
member, to give her a personal inter-
view with the Sultan, and her own
persuasive powers to do the rest.
The House is making sach rapid |
progress in disposing of the business of
the session that there seems to be solid |
basis for the prediction made by Re-
publican mem bers, that if there is no
unexpected hitch Congress will adjourn !
sometime in May Three of the appro-
priation bills-pension, military acade-
my, and urgent defciency-have al |
ready been passed by the House, and |
the Post Office appropriation bill is
about to be taken up. But after all, |
it isn't the House that will determine
the length of the session 1t is the |
Senate, and what the Senate will or !
viii not do under existing conditions !
is more than can be accurately predict
ed by any man. Under its rules it is |
possible tor several determined men to |
keep Congress in session as long as
they desire, and at the same time pre-
vent anything being done. However,
it is the purpose of the Republican |
leaders in the House to place the re.
sponsibility for unnecessarily prolong-
ing the session upon the Senate, by |
having the House hIish up it's bus