The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-12-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondents,

thcI.h ne Is EOs An orator. IN the gen
! e-al acceptance Of the term. His strong
point Is facts, and he brought out an
unusual lot OF them when he proceeded
to demOlish the thing set up br Senator
Vest in the name fan argument in IA
vor Of his resolution, declaring that this
government had no constitutional right
To acquire territory except with the in
tention Of admitting il TO the [ MON as a
state. Mr.. Pistt made il rs plain as 4
b {, that this government had a clear
right 10 acquire territory to be disposed
Of in any manner it might see TT, and
Ciiushed ii By showing that il had al
most from the beginning Of the govern
ment exercised this right without ques-
ton.
Republicans in Congress are delight
ed with President Mckinley. triumph
ant tour Of the South, and entinsiastic-
ally endorse everything he said about
expansion and the government caring
for the Confederate dead. The en-
thu,lasm with which The Presidents
/ straight from-the- shoulder expansion
talk was received in the South was a
J pointer for some Of the anti-eSp ansion-
ISIS that is being carefully studied.
/ Mr. Bryan was not altogether satisfied
with the results Of his trip TO Washing
( ton. lie did not find the democratic
! response 10 his anti-expans.on key
note ali that be expected il would be-
! On the contrary. he was plainly tod by
4 number Of democratic senators end
/ Representatives that hey could not en-
| dorse bis position, and that their con-
/ stituents would not. If he had II to DO
! over again, their is very little doubt
/ that Mr.. Bryan would be less emphatic
| IN expressing his opposition TO expan-
sion, but as he Las fully committed him
/ self, there is nothing left for him TO DO
/ but to stand by what he said, and take
the consequences.
Strange as it may seem, there are
| Senator'S and Representatives of
them epublicans,-ah no oppose the
| bill to increase the regular army TO lOO,-
| go men, and to otherwise put it upon
! ulOltIil DdE.s- .-DIle Vi lfltSt IlIti
! were very loud in their complaints, be-
cause the organization Of the army at
the beginning Of the war with spain,
was so inadequate to the occasion that
there was unavoidable delay in getting
the army into fighting condition. Now,
they want to pcrpetuate the Old and in
adequate organization, forgetting the
advice OF Washin2ton-''In time Of
peace. prepare for war. Fortunately
for the country, these Obstructionists
are in the minority; their opposition
may delay the increase of the army, but
| it cannot prevent it.
Congress VIII this week adjourn for
the customary Christmas recess OF two
week.. No time will really be lost by
the recess, as all Of the important con-
miitees Will work right through it. The
Anglo merican Commission has taken
a recess until Jan. 9Th. The work Of
the Commission has not been progres-
sing very rapidly, of late and it is now
| practically certain that if there is a
treaty al all, it will not include COM
mcrc!a! reciprocity.
Hon David J. Hill, Assistant Secre-
tary Of state, delivered an interesting
address or the ''expansion Of civilIza-
ton" at banquet. Referring to the
disposition III some quarters to harp on
the word imperialism" Mr. Hill said:
"A malignant disT si,ion could not
have selected a worse word than impcr-
iaIism. A better word, which express
es the true condition. is expansion. 1t
is not new one and the idea is not
novel. 1t has existed since the incep-
ton Of national growth. Civilization
must 20 on until there is not one prov
ince, one island, one individual urOu
which It's benign light does not fall"
He answered those who argue that it
| would be a violation OF the Constitution
for us 10 set up a form of government
over any people, without allowing them
to choose its form as we'll as its officials,
by saying: Nations as well as indiyid
uals must pass through the period of
minority. 1t was SO with this nation.
-
ed the right OF franchise. All constitu-
tional lawyers agree that the franchise
. is not national right. but ii legal gift.
The natural rights are life, liberty and
the pursuit OF happiness, and | cannot
believe that it is an evil for the stars
and stripes to float over any people,
and it is therefore our duty to extend
the blessings OF our civilization To all
men capable of receiving them.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations. and the House Committee on
Territories are both at work upon bills
providing government for Hawaii,
and present expectation is that the bills
will be reported early in January.
Judge T. CT. Beaslev, OF FAYETTEVILLE,
Ga, is representative intelligent
Southerner. He is now visiting Wash
ington. and among other interesting
things, said: "Prcaident Mckinney has
made himself SO solid in the South, cs-
peciallv in Georgia and Alabama, that
in the event OF his denomination in 1900
he Will get thousands of democratic
/ votes In those states. lis broad guaGed
sentiments and generosity have captur-
ed our people"
The Senate, before adJOurnlng for
Christmas confirmed the appointment
of Ethan Allen Hitchcock, who is at
present our ambassador to Russia, as
Secretary Of the Interior, in place of
Secretary Bliss, who has just resigned.
Mr.. iltchcock, previous to going
abroad, was a resident of It. Luis, No.
and is said TO be very popular aud
capable man.
A table belongIn. TO Zola, an ordin-
arn r,innn Of II.rnru frrrrn r., ron. IL.