Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-05-05

an opportunity to puta speedy end
to the war by destroying the Span
ish navy. While hoping for their
coming, the average naval officer
believes that we shall have to cross
the Atlantic before getting an OPP
portunity to fight the Spanish
navy.
While the administration is not
disposed to indulge i'll any boasting
or to cross any bridges before they
are reached, it can be stated upon
unquestionable authority that this
government will not change it's
policy or method of conducting the
war against Spain for any diplo-
matte protest from Europe, whether
made by one nation or six nations
in concert, not even if supported
by a naval demonstration in force,
as France appears to be threaten
ing to make. 1t was known when
Commodore Dewey was ordered to
proceed to the PHILIPPINE Islands
and capture a port to be used as a
base of supplies for our Asiatic
squadron that European protests
were likely to be made against such
action, but that did not change or
effect in any way the orders. We
are not inviting trouble with any
other European nation, but if any
of them feel disposed to give Spain
something more substantial than
their moral support they will not
stampede us with fright. Such
action would only mean an extern
sion Of the war; itwould not change
the result-victory for the L. S.
The Democratic roll of honor
containing the names Of those who
voted with the Republicans for the
war revenue bill passed by the
House, which, in addition to num-
erous new internal revenue taxes,
mostly the same that were imposed
during the civil war, authorizes
the issue of 5000, 900, 900 in 3 per
cent bonds, is not a long one.
There were only six of them
Cummings, Mcclellan and Griggs,
Of n. Y; Fitzgerald, of Mass;
McAleer, of Pa, and Wheeler, of
Ala. A few democrats declined
voting at all on the bill. Two
Republicans-Linney, of n. c.,
and Thorp, Of Na.-voted with 1919
Democrats and Populists against
the bill, while 175 Republicans
and six Democrats voted for it. A
ma jority Of the Democratic Sena-
tors, all of the Populist Senators,
all of the so-called Silver Republi-
can Senators are going as far as
they dare to go in opposition to the
war revenue bill in the Senate, but
canvass Of the Senate has shown
that enough Democrats will vote
with the Republicans to insure the
passage Of the bill, substantially as
it came from the House. and as
every attempt to filibuster will be
at once shown up not much delay
is expected in reaching vote on
the bill in the Senate. The eight
or ten Democrats who will vote
with the Republicans for the bill
will be headed by Senator German,
who, after many years service as
chairman of the Democratic caucus
has resigned that position largely
because i'll supporting this bill he
will be acting against a majority
of the Democrats. tits but justice
to say that those who oppose this
bill claim not to be actuated by any
desire to hamper the fighting power
Of the government. They seem to
have an idea that the issue of bonds
authorized by the bill-the only
quick way to raise a large sum of
money-is in some way an in
fringement of the rights of their
idol, the silver Mumbo-Jumbo, and
they are therefore opposed to it.
The people will probably mostly
agree with the Republicans, that
this is an almighty poor time to be
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