The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-09
HOG COMBINE
OF Ried's and other T, pies Con
lda.ei by al, Leade"'s Cor.
re. p,ltlen q, Washington

Va.hington, March The extrav
agant appropriations, more than a til
liaa nd half, made by the Fifty
6f,h cong ess, now happily at an end,
would few wears tgo have been suf-
icient lO dave any political party
from y wcr only zen years ago
billion donar congress drove the Re
publicals cut and put We Dc mOcra ats
iu. Bu II Is ,a'y To educate men into
not only Coz dumug public eXtruvu-
ganco, but lnJo commendiug Il, vspee-
ialIy IL som of the money be spent n
a way TO k.vr thim me personal
profit he war . the excuse for the
l.rye total OF appropriation, but IL is
not a valid one and IL should be The
duty of every man opposed TO public
extravaganza TO appoint him elf
committee OF one to see that no man
With whom he comes in contact shall
accept that ex,nse for want OF the ac-
tual facts. With every appropriation
connected with the war deducted, the
appropriations made y the fit first
congress would d still be largely iu cx-
cess Of those made by any ongres In
our history. Keep this fact in your
and congress and p esi lent may be
elected next year TO cheek the era OF
extravaganza into which we have
drifted.
There has been more or 'ess talk in
rtain quarters about the an xiety OF
Secretary Long TO get rid of the cares
Of office. but IL should cease now. His
acceptance OF the humiliation Mr.. Me
Kinley placed upon him when he CON
PEELED HIM TO do justice to Schley by
preparing an entirely new list of
naval promo ions. which made Schley
a rear admiral, two numb bers ahead Of
sampson, instead of two number be
hind him, as the original nomi nations
had b, en-, was proof ough that he
will not willingly relinquish thenaval
portfolio Mr. Mckinley acted be.
cause he saw the administration was
catching it in all directions for its at
tempt TO jump Sampson over Schley's
head, anu that the senate had baked
on the nominations. The new nomin
ations were confirmed by the senate
as soon as received, just as was that
OF Dewey to be admiral.
Ia refusing to take up the resolu-
tious unanimously reported from the
judiciary committee, declaring that
the four mem bers OF the house who
accepted army commissions thereby
forfeited their Sc Is in congress, the
house merely accepted an opportunity
TO pay Gen. Wheele. high compli-
? ment by dodging a vote that must
have been in favor OF the resolution
had it been taken. Representative
Bailey, however, declined 10 see IL in
that hight aud formally announced
that as the Democrats had declined to
, follow his leadership in enforcing a
plain clause Of the constitution, he
would not be candidate for that
leadership in the next tongress.
Senator Platt, of Com ecticut, struck
the bulls eye OF truth when he told
the senate few hours before final
adjournment that the session of con
gress just then closing would go on
record as the most eNtravagant ever
held, but he started too ate II he re
ally expected to stop any OF the eXtrav
agance. A careful considerati u of a
mum Der of the appropriation bills will
show that conccr ed grab game was
played from start To finish. n the
I wind up, when the bills were in con-
ference and some things had TO be
3 thrown overheard to reach an agree
I ment, the appropriations OF those hav-
ing the weakest pull had TO GO
= rnators Warren, OF Wyoming Will
son, Of Washingto arter, OF Mon
tana, and several others who had been
admitted to the game in its early
stages, publicly protested when they
found themselves buncoed by the con.
, ference report; but that did not do
: them any good in the senate, aud viii
probably not do them any go d at
/ home
; Senator Morgan's attack upon Car
Reed from the floor of the senate was
precedented. but many think IL was
deserved He start by saying that
the action of the ruler Of the house in
working through what has several
times been referred TO on the floor (
the house as the "hog combine" for
public building legisat on was "a
fraSd and an outrage" and concluded
by saying " | wan To protest ainst
that sort Of legislation. know where
the incentive of this performance
comes from; | know the origin OF that
wrong; | know the man who inspired
il. His will and pleasure was TO make
air wea her foe particular set Of
men, who are favoIites of the patticu
lar ruler Of the house"
Alger aRd Aigerism receive d slap
in the face when Senator Foraker s
amendment WAS added to the army
bill, de lariGg that no property fran
chises should be granted during our
military occupancy OF Cuba, Alger
rec ntly created board, which IL was
officially announced, was created for
the express purpose Of passing upon
applications for such franchises, and
which it was publicly charged was
rea y created to see that everything
OF value was given to Alger's friends.
The large number of Republicans
who voted for this amendment was
another hint To Mr. Mckinley that
prominent mem bers OF his party would
like him TO get rid OF Alger, but there
are no signs that the hint will be ta-
ken. Hanna didn't vote for il, and
Hanna is still king, aud is preparing
TO take Mr.. Mckinley TO ThOmRsvllle
Georgia. where he owns a house, for
rest.
The military cou I Of inquiry is go
ing west to take testimony at the big
meat packing establishments,a' a though
il would be difficult to say why,