The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-07-08
(rrom Our Regular oorrespondent.)

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Qrrom Our Regular Corrcspondent.)
WASHINGTON, d.. c., July 4, '9S.
No more striking object lesson in
American grit and bravery was ever
given the world than that by the
soldiers and sailors who participated
in the terrible, but victorious cam
paign against Santiago. Gen.
Skaters bulldog persistency in
steadily going ahead regardless of
difficulties natural or man-made,
until assured Of victory was an in
dicat:on that his schoolmates made
no mistake when they nick-ramed
him .sBull." The number Of men
killed, wounded, and overcome by
the heat is appalling, when the
number Of men participating in the
fighting is considered, but no larger
than might have been expected un-
der the circumstances-the ther
mometer lO5 to 125 and several
days of almost continuous as
saulting of breast works, and
charging up hill in the face Of a hot
fire from both large and small guns.
Admiral Simpsons fleet worked in
accord with Skaters army and
helped once more to demonstrate
that the American soldier and sail.
or has no equal on earth in all
around staying and fighting quail
ties.
Under the provision Of the bill
providing for taking the next Cen
sus, the employees Of the Census
bureau are to he not more than
two-thirds from one political party.
Tire new House Committee on the
Census is made up in about the
same proportion, eight republicans,
four democrats and one populist.
Membership on this committee was
eagerly sought, as it is supposed
that its members will have a little
more pull in securing Census APP
pointments than other men.b ers
of the House. The democrats on
the committee are DeVries, Of Cal.
Norton, Of South Carolina; Griffith,
of Indiana; Mac owell, of
Ohio, and the populist is Ridgeley,
of Kansas. No appointments un-
der the bill are to be made before
next year, SO far as any outsider
knows, but the haste in some quar-
tiers to get the bill through is some
what suspicious, and it will not be
surprising if somebody finds a way
to take care of a few friends before
that time, at Uncle Samuel's ex-
pense.
There has been o swearing
since the first Of the month on ac-
count Of the oppressive and trouble
some stamp tax than about the ex-
tremely warm weather we are hav
ling. 1t is only necessary to stand
+ a few minutes at the paying teller's
window in a bank. or at the receiv-
ing clerks desk in telegraph office
, Ito be convinced that a revenue
stamp is about The most obnoxious
OF all taxes, Just as the democrats
9 in Congress said when they were
-Iprotesting in vain against its impo-
1 sition upon the country. Some
persons were simple enough to be.
lieve that the telegraph companies
e would pay for the stamp that is re-
quired to be affixed to every mess
age sent, but they oon found out
r differently. Corporations never
o pay anything that their patrons car
be made to pay.
The positive statement from
n Europe that Germany, France anc
4 Russia had entered into an agree
n ment to prevent the U. s. retaining
y the Philippine islands, or turning
II them over to England after thu
war is ended, is being extensivel,
discussed in Washington. Thi'
particular statement may or ma,
not be true, but our talk about per
manently keeping the Philippine
has aroused mutterings in Europe
s which nay cause future trouble, j
y known to all. These things ar
e causing it to be asked whether tn
game is worth the candle. In othe
g words, would the possession Of tn
0 Philippines compensate us for en-
d gazing in a war with a combination
'e Of European powers? Of cours
1t the average American is ready at al
d times to resent any European in
j reference in our affairs, and shcul
II a combination of powers ~officiall..
n say we should not keep the Philip
Is pines, would favor keeping ther
ouuxrov thnp "A.