The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-09-21
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Sept. IS. 1900.

Inc capitalists who were trying to
get Mr.. Mckinley to mix this govern
ment up the affairs of Santo Domingo
have withdrawn the pressure, because
they now believe that their man. Tim
lnez, who is already at the head of
the provisional government, will be
peaceably elected President by the
people OF Santo Domingo, and their
business interests over there will be
taken care Of by him, without the
direct assistance of this government.
Private advlces from Santo Domingo
say that United States Consular of.
hclaIs are quietly aiding Jiminez all
they can, If that be true, they have
received a tip from Washington, as
otherwise they would not dare to do
such a thing.
The sudden discovery, by the ad-
mlnlstration, that Porto Rico needs a
civil government and the announce.
ment that it is to be gwen one in ad.
vance of Congressional action, is in.
tended more TO delay the establish
ment OF a permanent government on
the island by Congress than for the
benefit of the Porto Ricans. Inas-
much as the proposed civil govern
ment is to be entirely appointlve flom
the top to the bottom, and that its
very act must he approved in Wash.
ington before becoming effective. i, is
a rather wide stretch of the imagina
tlon to call it "home rule " for Porto
Rico, as the administration shouters
are doing. A Republican Senator,
who is classed as an administration
man, although his friends know that
he's rather inclined to oppose than to
support anything leading towards i'm
perlalism, SAID of this new Porto
Rlcan scheme: 81 believe it is the
first step towards influencing Con-
gress to defer establishing a perma-
nent form of government for Porto
Rico until after the Presidential cleo
ton. Once this President-made gov
ernment is is in operation, plausible
arguments can be presented to wait a
year and see how it works, in order to
get the benefit of the experience, be-
fore providing for a permanent gov
eminent"
A New York newspaper man-Mr.
n. Z. Green-who was in Washing
ton last week, said of the Democratic
outlook: "The New York delegation
to the Democratic National Conven-
tion will be unanimous for w. 7.
Bryan. His popularity with the rank
and file of Tammany was too great
to be opposed by Mr.. Croker, even if
he had been disposed to antagonize
the Nebraskan. But Mr.. Croker is
for Bryan heartily, and being far
seeing political, he recognizes that
Bryan as a presidential candidate is
by no means forlorn hope. Thou
sands of patriotic Americans, who do
not agree with him on the financial
question, regard the imperialistlc pol.
icy of this administration as fraught
with more danger to the republic than
free silver. There are other thou
sands who will oppose the Republican
ticket because its leaders are allied
with the repacious trusts, and because
that they feel that the only hope of
relief from their tyranny lies IN the
triumph of the Democracy"
One witness before the In dustrial
Commission, and the last that will be
heard on the subject of trusts until
next month, did not mince matters in
suggesting a remedy tor trusts. That
was Mr.. Lewis Emery, formerly a
Pennsylvania State Senator, and now
connected with the Pure OIL Co. He
testified that the railroads and other
transportation lines helped the Stand
ard Oil trust by giving them lower
rates than they did their competitors,
and said emphatcally: 81 am an abb
solute believer in government owner
ship OF all transportation facilities, es-
pecially railroads. If the railroads
and waterways could be put under
government control the whole diff
Guilty would end. If you make an
example of these men who are dis,
eliminating in their rates, and put
them behind the bars, it would be
we'll" The last witnesses heard by
the Commission were T. V. Powderly,
Commissioner of Immigration, who
talked about immigration, and Sam
uel Gompers. who told about labOl