Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1898-12-03
The Politician.

Washington, Dec 2.-President Nc
Kinley is confident that the Senate
will promptly ratify the treaty of
peace with Spain The treaty will be
sent to the Senate at the earliest pos
sible moment, but there are formal
tiles that may delay its being sent un-
I'll after the Christmas recess. As
tnree of the American Peace Commits
sloners are members of the Senate
e9mmittee on Foreign Relations, it is
ted that the treaty will be quick
" orted 10 The Senate from that
commit tsa with the recommendation
that ratified The treaty does
not in9ol8e lliia question of a form of
government the Philippines, nor
does it bind fffs government to keep
ing them permanently, therefore SEN
ator Lodge was correct when he said:
Under the terms of the agreement
those opposing the ratification of the
treaty must take the uncomfortable
position of opposing treaty of peace
on the ground that the United States
Is getting too much from Spain.
President Mckinley has been assured
by a number of Senators that they will
vote Tor the ratincation of the treaty.
although they are not prepared to
commit themselves in favor of per-
manently retaining the Philippines.
That is a question there is plenty of
time to consideiTnpon which the Pres
dent has not yet committed himself.
and about which more will be known
after we have run the islands under a
military government for a time.
If Congress acts promptly as il is
expected to do on The bill providing
for an increase of tbe regular army to
Ioo'oOO men, it is not likely that any
ol the volunteers viii be sent to Cuba.
Nearly every Senator and. Representa-
1--WE VINO has come to Washington has
caiied at the War Department. to re-
quest that some regimenf Of volun-
teers be mustered out becaiise the men
while willing to fight are not willing
to remain in the army to perform gar
rlson duty. The President is anxious
to meet the wishes of the men. but it
cannot be fully done until Congress
provides for the increase in the regu-
lar army. Already orders have been
issued to send about 5000 regulars to
Manila, in order that some of Inc vol
unteers may De brought home.
Representative Mercer's-"Dave." to
most OF his constituents and all of his
friends-reputation as a hustler has
caused him TO be asked 10 do all SORTS
OF things, not only by residents of his
own district, but by lots of others but
the following extract from a letter
written him by a woman, contains a
brand new request; q hear you are
able to do anything you set out to do
nave three houses and a vacant lot
that | want very much to dispose Of
Z NOW won't you please sell them for
me?" He is now regularly greeted
with, "How's the real estate market
today?" '''' '''
Representative Danford, of Ohio, is
9ne OF the millions who believe in our
. ability to meet every responsibility
which confronts us, whether il he as
sumed from choice or from a sensa Of
duty and humanity. He said on the
subject THAT the American peonle
are competent to own and manage tha
territory wrested from Spain is in the
nature OF self-evident propos,tion
NF. Carnegie is making more fuss nv
inc expression OF his fears as IN n,r
competency than anybody else and
suspect that if Mr.. Carnegie's doa,bts
were analyzed it would be found ttot
2, nus anti-expansion views grow out Of
ms dislike to seeing England. Ger
many France, ct al. admitted to eouaI
tfsae privileges with the United statos
Philippines. If he could get a
= o. gantage for the sale Of his
NUNer these, I thinR ne
sod an imperiaIlst as
l69 FrnDf 3
q .'s week President aud Mrs. Me-
alley were presented, BY Mr.. ). q.
'teh'pApD' sceretary Of the Libby GLASS
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