Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-20

own measure, and the legislation Will
be such az can be agreed upon In con-
ference. The bill drawn up by the cau-
Gus committee is suggestive, but It can
not be said what form legislation Will
take until the question has been consid-
cred by tho. caucus, and then, each
house having q bill of its own, the final
character OF the legislation will have to.
be determined in caucus
The report Of the British consul at
Manila on the state of trade there
says: There is abundant evidence that
when peace and a settled form OF gov
eminent are we'll established the future
prosperity OF the Filipinos will far eX-S
coed the past
With the Dreyfus case safely out of
the way. England may be inclined to be
generous and settle the Transvaal diff
Guilty peacefully, and then Europe may
indulge In more "tMnky thoughts"
about the blessings Of the late peace
conference.
The dispatches indicate that Asulnal-
do is inclined to come over the line and
talk about it. Possibly he has seen
new light and would like to join the ex-
acknowledgements his pocketbook
could also be classed with them.
San Francisco advices say there is
hardly a .'uuitter' in the Minnesota or
North and South Dakota regiments
when the Philippine question is consid-
cred. A careful canvass OF the three
regiments has been made. that of the
North Dakota boys being in charge OF
Editor Osbon, of the Spirit of Dakota,
and it is surprising the sentiment that
is found in favor of going on with the
fight. 1t was practically impossible to
find soldier who thought the United
States should withdraw at this time.
They are not all expansonists IN the
general sense of the expression. but the
majority of them are.
1t is to be hoped that Governor Shaw
will take no notice of the discourteous
attacks preferred by the democratic
candidate for governor. Such methods
discredit only the one who uses them.
| In view of the amount of politics that
| have been injected into several dis
tricts to secure instructions it would
not be surprising to see several legis-
lators at Des Moines next winter vot-
ling as they please on the senatorial
issue.
According to Washington writer the
| white house patronizes many clipping
bureaus. besides maintaining one of its
| town. One bureau has the work of look
| ing after all newspaper items treating
of proposed trips of the president. Be
| fore he starts Mr.. Mckinley is informed
/ concerning all the local gossip and conf
ment at the place where it has been an-
nounced that he is to come. For in
stance. when he was planning to go tt
Minneapolis and St. Paul he got clip
pings from there displaying the absence
of brotherly love between the two
8 cities And this probably led to tn,
threat that he would have to abandon
the trip.
4 Dry weather is the only thing thai
could cause the great state of Texas
to shrink in its proportions The frs,
4 general rain in the northern part OF
THAT state since June % fell Sunday ano
filled a long felt want-and cisterns.
4 France is trying to find palliatives ir
4 various excuses for pardoning Dreyfus
thus adding to the unsavory fame she
has acquired. Her justice appears tc
be of the baser sort.
China has protested to our govern.
ment against the exclusion of her sub,
jects from the Philippines. but for tn,
present it will probably have little eff
feet.
The anti-expansionists will hardl.
quote Ii Hung Chang. the great Chi
nese statesman, in support of their the
$ cries. He wabbles too much in hi
t oriental ethics to suit their ideas o
: self government. After declaring tina
z the United States should withdra,
d IRON the PhlilpplneS ana saying ina
o Aguinaldo is a man of ability and pa
triotsm, he easily shifts to the othe
side and suggests that Uncle Sar
: should sell the islands to Japan! I
s Hung Chang bases his views on the be
: lief that Gen. Grant would not hav
a favored the retention of the PHILIP
e pines, yet he overlooks the fact tina
# Grant fought four years to establis
I the principle that territory lawfully az
e quired cannot withdraw itself at wi
= from our government. What mos
troubles Ii is that Uncle Sam. his goo
natured neighbor, is getting clos
IS enough to look over his fence.
! Fred White agrees to deed his far
Y. to Governor Shaw's church in consit
of Grafton of 81. provided a committee
three lawyers viii decide that the teri
torial government of the Louisiar
! Purchase was "despotism." as Go,
! ernor Shaw termed it. Here is a chan,
IS for some fun
to 1t was only a short telegram, b,
ar long in meaning that announced TO II
ar world that the yellow fever epidemic