West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-28
NQfODQI News and Notes.
WASHINGTON HOME RULE" FOR
PORTO RICO.
TammRnY Hall for Bryan and Croker
Forced 10 support Him.
Corresponding for tho Argus.

WASHINGTON. ID. g., Sept. o.
The capitalists who were trying to
get Mr.. Mckinley TO mix this gov.
erumout up in the affairs OF Santo
Domingo have Withdrawn the pres
sure, because they now believe that
their man, Jimiuez, who is already
ut the head OF the provisional gov
eminent, will be peaceably elected
President by the people OF SaDto
Domingo, and their business utter
ests over there will be taken care
of by him, without the direct as
sistAnoe Of this government. Pri-
yate advices from Santo Domingo
say that United States consular
officials are quietly aiding JIminez
all they can. II that be true, they
have received tip from Washing
ton, az otherwise they would not
dare to do such thing.
III
The sudden discovery, by the
administration, that Porto Rico
needs o civil government, and the
announcement that it is to be given
one in advance Of Congressional
action, is intended more to delay
the establishment Of q permanent
government on the island by Con-
gross than for the benefit Of the
Porto Ricans. Inasmuch as the
proposed civil government is to be
entirely appointive from the top to
the bottom, and that its every act
must be approved in Washington
before becoming effective, it is a
rather wide stretch Of the imagina-
ton to call it "home rule" for
Porto Rico, as the administration
shouters are doing. A Republican
Senator who is Chased as an ad-
mlnlstratlon man, although his
friends know that he's rather in
clned to oppose than to support
anything leading towards imperial.
ism, said OF this new Porto Rican
scheme: 81 believe that 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
election. Once this President.
made government is in operation,
plausible arguments can be pre-
sonted to wait year and see how
1T works, in order to get tho benefit
of the experience, before providing
for permanent government"
I'll
a New York newspaper man
MIR. IL. o. Greeu-who was in
Washington this week, said of the
Democratic outlook : "Tbe New
York delegation to the Democratic
National Convention will be unan-
imous for W. j. Bryan. His popu-
larity with the rank and file Of
iammany was too great to be OPP
posed by Mr.. Croker, even if he
had been disposed to antagonize
the Nebraskan. But Mr.. Croker ia
Tor Bryan heartily, and being far
seeing politician, he recognizes that
Bryan as Presidential candidate
IS by no means a forlorn hope.
Thousands Of patriotic Americans
who do not agree with him on the
financial question regard the i'm
perislistic policy Of this admins
tration as fraught with more dan
ger to tho republic than free silver.
There are other thousands who will
oppose the Republican ticket be-
cause its leaders arc allied with the
rapacious trusts, aud because thev
feel that the only hope Of relief
from their tyranny lies in the tri.
umph Of the Democracy"
tit
Ono witness before the Industrial
Cowmis and tho last that will
be heard on the subject OF trusts
until next month, did not mince
matters 10 suggesting q remedy for
trusts That was Mr.. Lewis En-
cry, formerly Pennsylvania State
Senator, and now connected with
the Pure oil Co. lie testified that
the railroads and other transports.
ton lines helped the Standard OIL
Tr1st by giving them lower rates
than they did their competitors
and said omphatioslly: 81 am an