West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-11-24

are as likely to be changed again as to
Ue carried out.
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Senator C~affrey, OF Louisiana, saws
ne will oppose the ratification by the
Senate of a treaty annexing the Philip.
pine Islands. but upon one condition
would gladly support it-that all the
negroes be deported to- those isla nds
and never be allowed to return To tn.
United States. Mr.. Caffrey said 'If
the South could be rid of the negro
problem, it would prosper beyond tn.
dream of man. With its great natura
advantages of climate and of soil.
with its coal and iron hidden AWAY Ina
its mountains and with the vast ind luce.
ments for capital which IL would offer.
II the negro problem was settled. il
would take a great stride forward"
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The presence of Boss Platt and Rep
resentative Odell, chairman of the
New York State Repub iican Committee
At the same Washington hotel, this
"ao htIhiJ hCEllOUbd hlE
Odell is IA candidate for the Senate
and although boss Platt has appar-
emily sanctioned Chauncey Depeyv w.
senatorial aspirations, this Washing
ton meeting has added to the Der
of those who believe that Odell is the
man Platt wishes to have for his col.
league in the Senate, or that they are
setting up the pins for n dark horse.
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Senator Morrill,, of Vermont. came
very near TO sizing up the situation l..
connection with the high jinks-ber
pardon, High Joint Commission that l.
trying to agree upon "A treaty tina will.
smooth out all the kinks between thi,
country and Canada, when he said !:
The trouble with the situation is that
Canada has nothing to give. She haa
her houses all painted new by the
agreement of 1854 TO 1854. Now the,
have grown weatherOeaten and dinpv:
she wants them to have a new coat OF
paint"
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Those Republicans who talk about
the recent election having been an
overwhelming endorsement of their
party are merely INDUCING in pipe
dreams There was nothing over.
Shelming about the election. On the
contrary, it was only by the skin OF
their teeth, as the saying Is, that the
Republicans escaped defeat. 1t was
such a close shave that a change Of 300
votes, distributed among eight Con
g~ressiOnal districts, would have nut
the Republicans in a minority i'm the
next House, instead of a majority. II
should not be forgotten, either, that
the Republican majority in the next
House will be forty less than their
majority in the present House. To
blow about such an endorsement" as
hat is simply TO exhibit gall.
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Senator Faulkner says II is by no
means certain hat the Republicans
will control the West Virginia legisla.
ture hat will elect his successor. The
result will depend upon the Official
COUNT 10 ~ UhlnDtF VI ulsbflGkAt ana ~ q.
Faulkner expresses con 6deuec in Demo
cratic control Of the legislature.
Although Representative G~rosvenor
and other friends Of the administration
have beer industriously denying that
there was any lack Of harmony be-
tween Car Reed and the admiuistra
ton, or that there was any intention
on the part OF the administration to
Try TO prevent Reeds e ection as Speak
~ OF the next House, there are other
facts, such as the public statements re-
spectively made by Boss Hanna, aud
by Representative Dingley, who was
made Chairman OF the Housc Waysand
Means Committee by Reed, and who is
Reeds man, which Offset those donials.
THE two statement, are directly OPP
posed TO each other. Hanna. says the
tariff has got 20 be- revised and more
money provided for; Dinglcy says no
revenue legislation Of Importance is
needed and that there will be none BY