The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-01

ing allowances for necessary expenses,
including the construction of iails and
court rooms under certain conditions
The latitude thus allowed Las been
deemed by the committee indispensable
in view of the fact that applications
can not be made TO the department of
justice with the promptuess essential TO
enable the attorney general to consider
proposed expenditures and approve the
same If found needful in season to allow
the business of the court to proceed
with reasonable promptness. The Gala
RES of the judges are fixed al $4,000 pei
annum. This figure was by the commit
tee approved upon the theory that the
harshneSs of the climate, the onerous
character of the duties to be performed,
and the very great responsibility cast
upon the judges will demand the serv-
ices of vigorous lawyers of unusual dis
erection and unquestionable ability. The
character and talent required for the
discharge of the duties under the condi-
tons could not in the opinion of the
committee be commanded for less salary
than that designated in the bill. 1t is
confidently believed by the committee
that the system of government and ad-
ministration of the law provided Will be
found sufficiently vigorous and elastic 10
meet any emergency that may arise in
the district until other provisions can
be made by congress. 1t was not deem
ed wise to provide for local legislature
or delegate in congress for the pres
ent. The great expense and the many
obvious difficulties which would be en-
countered in attempting to hold gem
eral election in the district under pres
ent and prospective conditions seem to
forbid any effort in that direction"
without II Policy.
The fact becomes daily more appar-
ent that the administration has no pol
icy relative To the Spanish and Cuban
question other than the purchase Of
the island on Spains own terms. 1t is
just the sort of mercenary proposition
that has been predicted from the first
by many leaders of the opposition. 1t
is said by these leaders that this
course is not at all consistent with the
spirit of patriotism now aroused
throughout the country, but entirely in
keeping with the idea of electing u
president solely To conserve the So
called business interests of which so
much was heard during the last pres
idential campaign.
1t is asserted here that the president
now has private agents in Cuba en-
deavoring TO induce the insurgents to
make an offer of money indemnity for
the independence of the island. The
presumptlve policy of the adminstra-
tlOn aItEf SuCn I'LL OlIFT Is rs W
suggest that the United States will
guarantee the payment of the bonds
which the Cuban republic would issue
in the event that Spain would sell the
island. The lowest price that has been
suggested by republicans for insertion
in Cuba's bid for independence" is
$500 600, 600.
The cold blooded proposition to do
nothing but try to buy liberty is very
gress and sure to be unsatisfactory to
the people of the country. But the
unpopularty of this kind of purchase
proposition in America said lead
ing Western democrat TO the Standard,
would not compare With the nerce
hostility 1t would arouse in the long
suffering island and in Spain itself.
Both parties to the desperate war in
| the island have expended too much
| blood and treasure in the struggle to
accept IL pawnbroker and usurer's plan
| of settlement of the war between Gu
| ban liberty and Spanish pride. Spain
could afford to be vanquished III a wal
with the United states, but she could
not sell her last great colony without
being permanently disgraced as ma
ton. Cuban freedom already blood
bought would become dstastefu II
bond bought. The Cubans would b'
uldBiH III iliftA Allf Jul
dens which the $500 000. 900 purchas,
would impose on the island. The $500,
900 000 of debt would then be loaded
upon the people of the United States
They might be willing To risk many
lives and much treasure to make way
for liberty in cuba, but the money
changer plan would be profoundly un
! satisfactory
There is no probability that congress
could be induced To vote money for an,
/ such purpose. And there is one very
satisfactory feature of this administra
ton plan of liberating Cuba. If the
administration seriously proposes tn
marketing of Cuban liberty the repub
liean party In the new congress will b
reduced To a oorpora1's guard of mem
bers from New York, Pennsylvani;
and New England.
Senator Mantle has been spending
several days in New York. lie re
turned on Friday night
Representative Hartman has been II
for several days, but is now again a
his desk