Delaware gazette and state journal., 1899-11-23
QUAY LIKELY TO BIZ SEATED
Such is the General Opinion in
Washington.
PERSONAL POPULARITY AIDS HIM
If He Wins, 1t VIII be Dola-
wares Next Turn.
Tho Seating of Quay wnI Make it Incum-
bent Upon Gov. Tunnel to Appoint a ~ena-
TOR = War IN tho Philippines and Other
Problems for Congress to Consider ut the
Coming session. "

Washington, Nov. 90. The rext Con.
gress, which will meet two weeks hence,
will have for its consideration matters
of greater Importance than have occu-
pied the attention of any Congress for
many years, One of the first, and Of
minor Importance. but of considerable
interest to Delawareans, will be the
action of the Senate upon the claim of
Mr.. Quay to admission under the ap-
pointment of the governor of Penn
sylvania after the Legislature of that
State had an opportunity to elect a
Senator. The general opinion in Wash
ington among those who koop in touch
with public men is that Quay will be
seated. The country at large seems
disposed to think, because the Senate
Oh three occasions decided against the
right of governor to appoint under
similar circumstances, that the matter
is finally settled adversely TO Mr.. Quay's
pretensions. The fact, however, is lost
sight of, that the Senate is political
body and not court, except when
sitting to hear impeachments. 1t
passes law at one session and repeals
it possibly at the next - in short,
changes its mind when it sees fit to.
Politics more than principle generally
guides such legislative bodies. This is
usually shown in Judging of the quail
fioation of its members. Many good
constitutional lawyers do not agree with
the position heretofore taken in this
matter, and. hold the opinion that the
trainers of the Constitution did not in
tend to place Unnecessary obstacles in
the way Of full representation of each
State in the Senate, and there seem to
be very good reasons for holding. such
opinion, when we remember how difti-
cult it was to get the States to main
tain their full representation in the
Congress under the Confederation, and,
indeed, after the adoption of the Con-
stitution. We have Gow in Delaware an
illustration of what one man may do,
from selfish motives, to keep State
from representation il the governor may
not appoint after tho Legislature has
once had the right to elect and fails.
Mr.. Quay is personally popular, and
to remarkable extent among the
Southern Senators. This feeling is
largely due to his attitude in the
Force bill contest. At all events,
Quay is likely to be seated, and then it
will become the duty Of Gov. Tunnel
to make an appointment.
As Gov. Tunnel ususliy performs his
duty we'll, the presumption is, that he
will appoint one capable Of exhibiting
wise craftsmanship and exercising in.
fluence in settling the important ques-
| tions which are to come before Con-
gress. We have governed territory
| heretofore, but never before have we
| had to deal with colonies in remote
parts OF the world with teeming popu-
lations foreign to our language, TO our
| governmental principles, and to our
race. However deplorable 1t may seem
| to many. it is fact that we have these
| problems to deal with. Ii is a fact
that we must hold and govern these
possessions, at least until We have set
them on their feet and are satisfied
| that they can govern themselves.
| Hawaii, Porto Rico and Cuba are now
ready for u civil government to be de-
vised by Congress, and the Philippines
soon will be, as organized opposition
| must soon cease before the superb
army of Americans now in the field.
| use the word superb in this connection
advisedly. They aIe the flower of this
| land, mostly native-bnr young men
from the farm, the shop and the office.
| II youth and perfect physique and in
Il
men possess them all. There never has
been, in the world history, so large an
army sent so far from home, never
an army with so small per oentage CT
iliteracy. They number double the
army that Wellington commanded al
| Waterloo.
These facts are not generally real.
ized. The more one admires these
brave boys the more ono realizes the
| dangers they are encountering Tne
opposition of the Tagals is the least Of
these dangers The danger from
climatic influences is great, but
vastly greater than this is the
reril Nto their moral and physical
natures, from the associations which
environ them. l can illustrate it by
repeating the story that Sergeant 1 ey-
ton told tho other evening in an adj
dress in church in this city. He
said while he was with them resi-
inent was sent to occupy certain post
and the next week there arrived ship
load of "evil things" from japan. I.