The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-18
COL. LESTER BACK HOME.
HE HAS SEEN NOTHING TO CHANGE
HIS VIEWS.

BE the tuudidnte-Mcktn ley Might
Intervene in Behalf of the Beers.
We Are I'm the Land Stealing BusI-
ness Ourselves and Want No Com
petitIon-Tbinks Carter Was IIIe-
EnIIy Convicted and That the
Courtmartial Sentence May Not he
Upheld.
Hon. Rufus f. Lester and Mrs. Lester,
VINO have been spending the summer
North, returned to the city yesterday, hav-
ing been absent since July The greater
part of the time they have been a Sara
tosa and Lake George. Col Lester re-
turns much improved in health and APP
pearance His voice is stronger, and he is
evidently in better condition physically
than he has been in a long time past
Col Lester said yesterday that he had
been taking his vacation quietly, and not
worrying about politics nor taking any es-
pecial trouble to keep up with the situa-
ton. His views of the various political
questions are the same that he has en-
tertained for a long time past He still
considers silver a live issue, and Is salts
lied that Bryan will be the Democrats
candidate. In fact, Bryan is the only
available candidate, he thinks
Bryan is keeping himself well before
the country, ne said. II don't know that
ne is wise in doing this and l think he
would do well 10 keep out of the various
state campaigns. The Democrats have
ihade nice mess in Kentucky and BRYAN
Is not helping himself any by taking a
hahd. Inc Democrats will win In Mary
land, l think, and they possibly have a
0n @hs IN ONO, though that is doubtful"
Lester, the next Democratic con.
vention will reaffirm the Chicago Mat
form with some additions 1t win ia a
platform with portico. Trusts ard anti
Imperialism will be dealt with. of course
! nave no doubt that trusts will be d. ait
WIN IN sweeping terms, but for the life of
me dont see now Congress is to deal with
the trusts / have studied the question
a good deal and l can't see the solution
trusts are merely large corporations. and
so long as the states have The right 10
elant artlcles OF incorporation as freely
as they do now, am al a less to see how
congress can enact any legislation which
VIII eHectuaHy deal with the evil
a lew Gays since a very lengthy stele-
gram was received from one of The New
oFk newspapers, addressed 10 Col Los
ter urging him to join in a petition TO
president Mckinley 10 intervene with me
British government to avert the threaten
ed war in the TransvaaL As Col. Lester
was absent, the telegram went into The
waste basket "a
dont know but what it would have
Deeh the right thing to do" said he re-
1errlng to the question of Intervention by
TINS country in the Transvaal matter
When you see two men about 10 fght
ana you feel an interest in the welfare o.
one or both parties, it Is the proDer thine
TO 90 TO offer your services to avert a dir
ncully At the same time with the mess
whdch the administration has made in the
Ihllpplnes, proposition Of this kind 10
Great Britain would seem to come with
very Dad grace from us. The only promo
sltlon the President could make 10 Eng
iauu' u seems to me, would be simpy to
say that we are in the land stealing busi-
ness ourselves and don't want any CONNIE
ltion That is about all he could saw
England has been in the business of steal
ing other peoples land so long that she
ought TO take rest and give us a chance"
Col Lester remarked that he thought
president Mckinley might develop Phil
lppine policy by The time Congress meets.
He has never had policy yet" said he
out he Is going around the country now
telllng the people that all we ask the
blipinos TO do Is to come in and be good
and we will do the rest. That is the near
est approach he has made to indicating a
policy, but he may work out a few more
details by the time Congress meets in De-
cember'
Col. Lester said that he expects the Re
publcans to go ahead and run things as
they Please at the coming session of
| Congress, just as they have done since the
| present administration came in power 1t
is possible that there may be some fnan-
! ciai legislation, there having been a meet
| ing of the Republican leaders at Long
| Branch some time since to agree upon a
currency bill TO be submitted at the com
| ing session
| What viii be done about Savannah's
| river and harbor appropria tions, Col Les
! ter said depends entirely upon the recon-
/ mendations 10 be made by the Board of
! Engineers of the war department. He
thinks it likely that the construction of a
large dredge boat for permanent harbor
work here wiz be recommended
and believes this good thing.
Unless the war department orders
work resumed upon the break
water he said the appropriation for this
work will be of no benefit to Savannah
as the money cannot DE touched for other
river and harbor work without a special
act of Congress. g7
Col. Lester has always fell friendly TO
| Capt. O. Nj. Carter, and il was to be ex-
! pected that he would not be pleased with
the Presidents approval of the courtmar-
tals sentence. There may have been
| ground for suspicion of Wrongdoing on
| Carriers part" said Col Lester. "buf il
was an outrage to convict a man upon The
! evidence submitted. Carter was Illegally
| convicted, and the sentence of the court
martial should not have been upheld
though he may have been believed 10 be
| gully. As to the habeas corpus proceed
| ings, | think Carers counsel have a good
| case. I do not see how when the law dis
tinctly says that a man convicted of GER
tain ofenses may have one of three or
four penalties imposed upon him. that a
sentence imposing all The penalties can be
| upheld by the court"
Col Lester expects to remain in the city
until the opening of Congress in Decem-
Der
PAUL GREEN AND HIS EGGS.