Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-02-08

to issue gold bonds, and announced
that he would sanction no Legislation
discriminating against q. .. lsgI ten
der coins.
Tweuty-four states have, by formal
votes Of their Legislatures, declared in
favor Of the election Of q. s. Senators
by direct vote Of the people, but Con-
grsss still ignores the matter.
It was not difficult 10 make several
OF Wisconsin's would.bs Senators be-
lieve that the State has just passed
th,ough the coolest snap it has had for
years,
II "Busk" Grant had used more OF
his mothers letters, and less Of some.
body's money, hs Nigh have done bet
ter in bis dash for the Senats.
lis not surprising that Cubans
should object 10 ous military ofie ais
granting PERPETUAL concessions OF value
during their temporary authority On
the islend. II We intend giving the |
island up to ito inhabitants. we have no |
night to be granting concessions chat
will be binding upon them after our
authority has been Withdrawn.
II free trade in wood pulp, TO-
papsr-making is good thing Tor the
127 big dailiss which sent rsp.esenta-
lives to Washington to ask for it, why
wouldnf free trade in everything b
good for everybody
Gen. Miles may console himself with
the knowledge that hs has convinced o
large majority of on, people tina! bad
beef was furnished our soldiers. even =
Il The administration refuses 70 be con.
vincsd.
We do not believe there il q Consul d.
n the employ Of the government who p'
an command ss large q salary IN Nv
rivats employ IS Uncle Sam pays him.
let the Senate increased the pay Of . on
omber Of them on the plea that they th
Tsre undsrpaid' lei
''v-' Xii
It is . little humiliating when q an
antiago, Cubs, paper objects to on.
,trodueins there tas monopoliss I'll
hich have been allowed to accom- Nj
lish 80 much ruin in the u. s. wa
Esgsn is holding tight 70 bis "pull"
1t he cannot hide bis unsasiress that
may fail him. His friends have Va
eh making yelled threats about whas ns'
will tell, il he isn't projected pr
Gold appears 10 be required to make con
D keys with which legislative dad "sl
ks are unlocked.
Ops
None Of the publishers who are beg s'm
g Congress to take the duty of of ''o =.
cd pulp and white paper can con- Dan
'sntly advocate a protective tariff, 'All
their papers, but that will not pre- 4
t their doing il. 'sfs
they
aEosvsrnor's attempt TO make the ens'
use bslievs thst he kdnt know what 4
ask pot meant was a failure. esed
here il little doubt that the tYeaty "ofi
'eaes will be ratified whom voted IL
n by the Senate, ON Feb. o. nonf
onatoY German predicts that our NJ
zion payments for 1900 will be a.. -.
!, 100000. It is no wonder that ov N
war taxes have TO be continued. ..
yositi
n in shs Cabinet, the more pyobs- A.
u ' 'u''''' n'A' year. along
Slater
'hg'e'sman Johnson, OF Ind, - adnoe
Ugly Of the opinion that he is still off NJ
billing William" WI,
10 country would like to know the
OF the evident, hatssd spl
Niles and Admiral Scblsy by the The
nistrasion. gi1sn
drove
ere is no probability Of any dslsy p..o .
hs ratification Of the tssasy Of III.
} by the Spanish Cortss. The .r;.h.
iards may not be much on fight omar.
'ut they know the big end of ..,o,o
n when they see it. !. .on,