The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-03-10
KINLEY'S COMING DOWN.
The ImperinIistic Administrations Il
beginning to Fiddle n Sec
end Term Tame.

The president, who swore he never
w,'Ild consent. has at least consented
TO something lees than an increase of
the standing army to 100000 men. He
has, in fact. consented 20 something not
! very different from the Cockrell bill,
which was rendered to him some time
ago as a sort OF democratic ultimatum
The Lth agreed upon provides that the
regular army may be kept up TO the
maximum OF 62,OOO men, now author
lied by law, until July |, 1901, or for
about two years and four months from
The present time. II also authorizes
the president To raise $4,000 men for
volunteer service IL necessary to serve
for the same length of time IL not soon
er discharged. These additional troops
may be raised either at home or in the
subject provinces, in the discretion OF
the president, but they are 20 serve only
in the provinces. Unless otherwise or
dered by congress in the meantime. the
army will be reduced to 27.OOO men July
|. 1901
When Mr.. Mckinley returned 10
Washington after commuuing with the
ii'AilN "dlhN Nlhu III bbN Ablls Nv was
very stiff on the army question. He
told body of republican leaders Of the
two houses who called TO see him on the
subject. that he deemed il their duty to
hold out for standing army Of 1000
and that he would much rather call the
new congress together in extra ses~
sion than accept anything less.
What has hap,aVnI a. hrfnp a.
so great a change of mind, amounting
\ almost 20 a complete surrender to the
| democrats? II r. explained that party
leaders have been labOring with him.
and have succeeded in convincing him
that il would be dangerous TO convene
the new congress in extra session. They
have convinced him that II would be
dangerous because the new congress
would make haste TO vote away many
millions Of money for shipping houn-
ties canal-digging and other purposes.
and make il evident to the country that.
so far from reducing the war taxes, it
would be necessary 70 increase them.
or else issue more bonds TO get the
money needed for the execution Of the |
various numbers on the imperial pro- |
gramme.
The shrewd republican politicians are |
alarmed at the prospect. They think il I
would be disastrous to the party to have /
il discovered by the people before the |
next presidential election that the new
departure is going to fasten more than
the so-calIed war taxes upon them a a
permanent burden Accordingly. we \
are told by the correspondent Of an inn
perialstic paper that permanent re-
Of the army will be pro-
vided for by the next congress, but il
is quite possible that it will be deferred /
until the second session, so that il will /
not become campaign issue
1t was pretty plain that on his re-
turn from Boston TO the capital the
president wanted good excuse for call
ing an extra session. and had no fear
Of the effect upon his party or his own
prospects of either the standing army
bill. or the various bills TO deplete the
treasury. He evidently was inhaste 10
have these measures put through, and
the country thorough committed to the /
entire costly progrs nme while the pop |
ular blood was up and the imperial ii, |
was on.
But other politicians have been hold |
ing their ears TO the ground. and they
have beard some things that MIR. Me
Kinley has not heard. They have re-
ported to him that it will not be safe
to let the people know all about the
cost of the glorious new policy of mix
ing in world politics" until he is Sc
curely booked for four years more in
the white house. Then. during the sec
ond session Of the incoming congress,
will he the time to increase the stand |
ing army, and turn loose the various
syndicates that are so impatient to get |
At the public treasury.
These politicians seem 10 have sue
ceeded i'm convincing Mr.. Mckinley that
i will not be safe for him or his party
to let the people know any more about
their designs until after the votes have
been counted year from next Novem-
Der. 1t will nearly break the hearts of
Hanna, Mckinley d Co. 10 wait SO long,
but they will bear up as well as may
be. cunsolng themselves with the re-
lection that all things come to those
" no wait. while the impatient are very
likely TO Brighten the game before they
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