The record-union., 1899-12-09

ton occupied by Canada She has not
a foot to stand on in this controversy.
CHARGES HIM WITH USURPATION.
Los Angeles Herald: The taking
over Of unauthorized powers by the
President of the United States is no new
subject of discussion, and the dangers
of such step have been felt keenly
by the people upon more than one oc-
casion. It is but few years since
Richard Olney, as Secretary of State,
In quasi official statement given to
the press, declared that the President
had the exclusive control of the power
to recognize or refuse to recognize
new or revolutionary Government, and
no small alarm was felt over the set
ting up of such condition, which was
regarded as taking away power that
belonged to the people and which was
delegated by them to Congress-
1t is the policy of President Mckinley,
apparently, to manipulate the Admins
tration and Congress. in connection
with the Philippine question, so that
the latter body will not be able to in
terfere with his plans. The Pres.d ent
is committed body and soul to the pol
icy of Imperialism, and he is dominated
by capitalism whose orders he daies
not disobey 1t is not a little strange
and inconsistent that many of the
business interests that protested so
strongly against the war with Spain
| on the ground that the troubles and
sufferings of the Cubans were mo con-
Germ of ours should now insist upon
the prosecution of an unjust war
against people who are struggling for
liberty and independence.
THE BUTLER OF GUAM.
Stockton Independent: The latest
hero among administrators is Governor
Leary of Guam, who has abolished
polygamy, expelled the friars and en-
acted ironclad industry and thrift, all
by the ukase route. There is some
thing decidedly attractive about a man
of the Leary type. He is what Macau-
ley would have called statesman, be-
cause he chooses his course and fol-
lows it without those dilitory discus
sions and waverings CT the discerning
man who sees doubt entrenched, on the
other side of the trail. Civilization
certainly demanded radical reforms in
Guam. Effective reform demanded the
figu1ative man on horseback but as
Guam is in the middle of the Pacific
instead of a meadow, Leary appeared
on a warship instead of in the saddle.
He is evidently a Ben Butler sort of a
man who believes in acting promptly
before the enemy has a chance to or
ganiZe. As a rule, not more than one
man of that type creeps to the front in
war. In truth it was the only OPP
portunity for Leary. There was no
chance for ordinary chivalry unless he
played Don Quixote. But there was a
grand field for administrative genius
and he took possession with a vim that
out-Butlered Butler. The New York
Journal does not circulate in Guam
and Creelman is engaged elsewhere,
consequently Leary will have the island
in proper condition for Statehood or
any other kind Of hood, before the in
CRATES Of Luzon and Panay find out
that they are part of Greater Ameri-
ca But while we are on the subject,
would it not have been a picnic to have
had a couple of yellow correspondents
in Guam to take issue with Leary? 1t
would have been interesting to know
whether he would have drowned them
in the surf or strung them UP in the
fort.