The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-11-30
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Washington, this week, to consult with
President Mckinley upon phase Of the
political situation in that State which he
declined to discuss for publication. He
did some very plain talking, however,
saying among other things: I'VE won
the ke stucky election and we do not
propose being defrauded of our rights
We intend to project them at any cost.
TAYLOR and the entire ticket were elected.
Ninr-tenths OF the people are with US
ST. are the newspapers, irres( ective of
party. Taylor will be inaugurated Gov
ernor, despite the assertion of Urey
Woodson, who ia the Democratic Nation.
a Con,miite. man, says thst Goebel will
b" Governor. Thst is incorrect Goe.
bel is desperate man, but l cannot be
lieve that he will attempt to carry this
contest to the legislature. If he does,
however, it will not profit him, as the
legislature will be anti-Goehel and anti
Blackburn This last statement, which
Senator Drboe asserts ia absolutely cor
CT was received with much interest in
Washington, rs it indicates the election
to the Senate of Republican, or of a
Democrat like Senator Lindsey, who is
in accord with President Mckinley on
the foreign policy OF the administration,
as we'll as on the financial question, in
addition to the certain defeat of Goebel.
Prof. Worcester, of the Philippine
Commission, delivered an address in
Washington this week, in which he
p tinted out that the 1agalog tribe, which
is the only one in revolt against United
States authority, is second in strength,
civilization and in every way to
tie Visayans. Speaking OF the ma.
tives of the Philippine Islands, Prof.
Worcester said: "Whils the Tagalogs
and Vissyans are possessed of q consid-
erabe degree of civiliz Ation We find all
degrees in the scale among other tribes,
from common state of civilization to
the lowest degree of savagery and bar.
barity. The war has been only with the
Tagalogs and not in the nature of a
national movement on the part of the
FiIipinos." Prof Worcester says the ex
pertinent of allowing the natives of the
islands of Negroes to conduct a govern
ment wholly their own, with our friend
ly help and protection, has been sue
c-ssful, and that it demonstrates their
ability to govern their towns, provided
they are given our advice and supervis-
ion, but that they are unable to govern
provinces successfully by themselves.
Hon j R Burton, of Kansas, who is
IN Washington on legal business, said of
politics in his State: "Ksnsas, l regard
as safely Republican, and especially is it
safe for Mckinley. Fusion has digusted
a great many decent Democrats and a
still larger number of decent Populists
and there are no longer any silver Re.
publicans in Kansas. The Bryan brand
OF Democracy can't win, no matter what
national standard bearer it might
chocse." q
Under resolution adopted by the
Senate in 1890 Senator Frye is president
pro tempore OF the Senate until hs sue
cessnr ia elected, but some predict that
inasmpch as ths death of Vice President
H ,bsrt adds So, 900 year to the salary
of the position Senator Frye may re-
sign, in order to give the Senate an op.
p"iunitv to express it's will. 1t is
doubtful whether Senator Frye will re-
sign, but should he do 50 1t is practically
certain that he would be again elected
president pro tempore by the unani.