New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-06
POPULAR OBSERVATIONS.
p,op1rMs BEFORE CONGRESS.
xrrns OF THE NEW TROPICAL ACQUISITIONS AND
RANGERS THAT MUST BE GUARDED AGAINST.

.rrns OF THE NEW TROPICAL ACQUISITIONS AND
RANGERS THAT MUST BE GUARDED AGAINST.
tn the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: As travel about the country md preachers
,.ss,inss discussing Browning and Future Pro
Nat.on' and Enrichment OF Worship" and religious
,aners mostly occupied with UNCONVENTIONAL orc-a-
t-ac and daily papers discussing such 'oregone
o,astions as whether We shall keep the Philippines;
81 unconscious that every pound OF patriotism and
.etesmanshr outside % Congress "a needed 10 re-
enforce what IS inside for the solution Of greater
,.rletv OF serious problems than has ever before
confronted session OF Congress. Our battle-shlps
I'D Rough Riders have only begun the settlement
~ me issues raised by the war Not IN Cuba, but IN
congress Will be the chief battles The new PROB
,.rs are the more serious because we have recently
rad bloody evidence in North Carolina. Illinois ana
Minnesota that our laundering IS not over on the
SIMILAR old problems OF the negro the indian anu
.he immigrant. just when Utah has eeAantly re-
,at,el and repudiated It's anti-Doygany covenant
Ol;h the Nation: just when our most thoushuu
-r,,n,c,nal reformcrs are IN doubt whether OF ho'
democracy can govern our own large C'"e',
must poriorce take up tho tottNy unrioa p'o"','
O. governing tropical Islands under the p'0'""'''
c. independence . .,,s,
r-,cuest,ored foundations G, our Government must
r. examined anew Governments derive 'hef Jus
movers from the consent OF the goveine' ''-
cod but that does not mean the consent =.
e~ned children. and most Of the people OF ''' ~
a.e perpetual children. Bolivar. t"e -, orrbr,
SoNtH American 'ep"o'.s' S''" those republics
ere not worse of under Spanish deS3o.'sI'
ley are under chronic republican ,.,s,oria .,
l"ey WoU'u " - ,,.4 O. seems certain that
even emperor N".'1''' f,-ces hv conscience
o'i'''''' oV - os.o. ~ lie Powers not
. Sob A,ce-{ca only but for A'flca an" -
- CHINA as We: that wherever INC f''s ga
eminent is too weak or TOO wicked 70 .h-o,,o,
CtniN ana h"''""',' 49,. -,ona-rhy or give place
limited Suffrage 81 In. re civilized ard en-
10 some ""'H'-e " "a. as spells" bu: az
49,, ,,r civilization ,.,.,
BENJAMIN kl-n ]" , row work on The
Eyoluton' and N rs .' ms - prove that the
Control O, the 4'ol' a.. 90 well as ours mus. be
TROPICS Joy NE" 80 from the temperate zones.
governed and l'F'.'i'- co,,h American repub-
80. .,s ~, p,. contention. DO not Al 4-A''' , re-
s,'.. Aovs bcen failures IN whatever %o"o' ""
80 ve, to make the tes' OF de'elop"s
re7ubAc with Ans.oSA', M Hawai- is not con-
'''t '~'' ,.....,vo ,r THIS line With suffrage
..-.-'S..s "a those who prove their manhood by
,l.-rse ~ earning and learning as every sane
man accomplish Il ne VIII "'1 ,,,n,.a ,trs
spirited leaders rom ""''ei Co., ~, go md he
VI, YET q" 80. .,an ,he,nse.yes decide whether TO
- ,-so,.r4 r, or states OF QUIZ country
u '''"'i ''- ,-,-.s. nd on orr mainland let US
1901" d" O"' - -, .,osl "rnarhood suffrage"
r. The new century nave 'ea' ''''','e0 .. ..
-. manhood Arst. in order - do TINS we must ii.
'-' ."' .,ort system ot education for all
once l3oNI-e az w. -, -, ~, NC Tho Mani
or new islands when VIII '''Ht Va - r,
-. o..est.on" ne division OF the school iund
w. T..s... no manifest failure OF parochial
Nct"l-.s'd''-'''s ' - q, viii ro. he easy TO
schools IN the ne" 's'"''''' - -, ..-ioa-
49, tho school tax sacred FOR an eIncleh' Ale4lIa'i
Key ''' $50 w., ,bis question Is settled
ruhli- school system N-o" 80 !. -
=. extension Of the National temperance i-1"0'
rtes q
'4oh 20" a.eso,,,, t,,t very important
probably not DC u'''e"''' 80. or,,s, ,or our
one o. The oiVilznG io'ctS We - r.T,,,-h nao.
80. .,eL ~ n1oralizing british ana Chldlsh peO-
si3S' '"S -
p.es ..,,,, s,bools IN their
Hardly less important than puoHc .o'.oo's 40
eu"e".'e" ,,, ,,,.l r-o,ection OF the toiler in
c.y!l Saaoath' VII" $50 so,or-,e,- ~ IN
Is ris.t 20 leisure Gay ioI deNe"l'"'''
- 70 ors,,er-tousress and the spirit OF equal
itisei.-e sst,i1s Of re I'm a republic. Nor
ty W.. We tor~st in the light Of history that brutal
ea, w Is,san'arfs and sunday dissipation inter,
80 - IN development q taat true mahhOoo
- ms. u-d,r.te -ef-govcrnment 1901.
o,~ fr-f du,v IS 20 officer these lsiahls
,,r,rrtriee ~ civil Service reform re,
p-4l5''.;5 -, bae Ere spoiied and thcn lost them
WIZ 'i-..- ~e a. danger OF repeating unless we
!s,aSs We " ro~ congress has repeatedly stabbed
sIy serylce reform 4 late, and has CnF -, ~.
p,.,-rol-.,,ta .io~ nv vigorous OF the parry
epPlc 60 -~ii.arv Governors General WOOD.
Nt.P -. o-e,erltcd the invasion of SANTIAGO ny
s-e~ice- VICES would probably fuin.sn tt oes'
49, estahish consistent policy, Congress
VII bsve 10 decidc whether the bu.fgn' IS 70 Se
worse Anes' az scendaIous combination of mis-