Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-02-09
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.

EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS.
With the ratification of the treaty
Monday the occupation Of AgoncilIo
will be gone as a daily contributor to
Uncle Sans waste basket.
The ratification Of the treaty will
make the United States fifth in out
lying possessions. Little Holland
still leads us by large margin.
Each days Investigation begins with
voting down republican resolutions by
! TO as rebule to what the demo-
cratic majority calls an attempt to be
partisan.
1t is the republican party that al
ways legislateS for the best interests
Of the country. 1t is the party that
promotes proSperity.-Schenectady N.
" Union.
The warshipS building in American
ShipyardS for Our navy are valued at
So, 1913, 1872. And no patriotic citizen
would be willing to reduce the amount
by dollar.
Seven thousand regulars are on the
way or about to leave to re-enforce
Gen. Otis at Manila No better an
sWer could be devised for Agulnaldo
and his Washington friends.
One of the new ''presidents" in the
Philippines is said to be friendly to
the United States. He can best show
his good feeling by discarding his gold
whistle when ~ treaty is signed.
The Missouri house has passed a
resolution favoring a direct vote OF
the people for United States senators.
Any reasonable senatorial change
would be an improvement in this
state.
Senator Stewart has been reelected
in Nevada, but the punishment will
tit the incident The next senate is
for the 100c dollar and will laugh at
one OF the oldtime Nevada silver
oratiOnS.
The Filipino native women are
rapidly adopting the American skirt
and shirt waist. AS soon as they are
introduced to the bargain counter the
popularity of American rule will be
unbounded.
Both Missouri senators will vote
against the treaty. They do not repre-
sent the sentiment of the people Of
the state on this question:. but they
are the legitimate result of sticking
to fossil politics.
No item Of American export is in
creasing more rapidly than that of
agricultural machinery. The Thresh-
erman'S Review mentions one concern
that turned out last year 100000 now
ing machines, sc, 900 binders and 10000
reaperS.
The army and naval forces of New
York are to be equipped with the
rifle. All the soldiers and sailors of
the United States should carry guns
of the same pattern, so that every
cartridge would be available for
either branch Of the service.
The legislature of the state of
Washington has passed Joint reSolu-
tion instructing the two senators to
vote for the treaty. One of the
senators, a pOpuliSt, who imagines
himself to be great constitutional
authority, will ignore the instructions.
The republican senators who intend
TO vote against the treaty not only
stirred up The Filipino opposition
but inspired the democratic senators
to fight the document. Senator HOar
and Il few other republicans of the
same kind, have much to answer for
Since the enactment Of the Dinglel
bill sheep have become almost a lega
tender in this country. 1t will be wise
to remember that an adverse majorit,
in congress and a tariff-fOr-revenue
only president would send sheep dow
to keep company with silver in tn,
market. Anita Iowa Republican.
The tin plate industry, opposed, de
graded and legislated against, by dem
ocratic free traders, has grown to won
derful proportions in a few years.
combination Of about all the manu-
featuring companies producing thi
article has just been formed, with {
capital stock of 50,000,OOO, and EN-
bracing thirty-eight separate concerns
with 268 mills 1t is estimated tina