The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-01-21
Washington, ID. C., News.
From -.fGesular Correspondent.

~ NashlPgtOn, Jan. l6, 1899.
!. Secretary AIgcr is Offering as
great an insult to the country by
protecting ttvmmissary General
! Engan, as Eagen offered to Gen.
Miles, by Iiy black guar,lism in call
ing him numerous kinds of a liar,
in his testimony before thu, War In
| yesti.ators. If Alger thinks that
the people will allow this ,lisgrace-
ful affair to end with Eagan's re-
vision Of his testimony, he will find
| himself much mistaken. Eagan
deserves punishment, just as Alger
docs, and if they don't get it, so
much the worse, it will be in the end
for the administration There can be
no reasonable excuse for any man
accustomed to the association of gen
tlemen, descending to the use of Bill
lingsgate, no matter how great the
provocation. In this particular
case, Eagan knew that the admin
istration had done everything pos
sible to humilate Miles, and doubt
less thought that his abuse of him
would increase his popularity with
the Algcr crowd. Instead Of Alger
promptly ordering Eagan under ar
rest, to be cOurt.martialed for Ian
guage and conduct unbecoming u
soldier and q gentleman, he had
the nerve to say that MIR. Mckln-
ley's promise of protection to all
witnesses made it impossible to ar
rest him, and to come forward with
the revised testimony idea. Con
gress is fairly bubbling over, but
is waiting to see whether the al
ministration intends to do the
proper thing; Gen. Miles is also
patiently waiting on the admins
tration, and is said to have some
additional facts about the bad beef
furnished our soldiers, which may
be made public later on.
Representative Berry, OF Ky, in
a speech OH the Naval bill, took oc
cosion to administer some sharp
and deserved raps at the Navy De
partment clique, which has SO per
sistently tried to deprive Schley OF
the credit due him for the destruc-
ton of Cervera's fleet, in order that
it might be given to Sampson. Mr..
Berry said: ''There is no doubt in
the minds Of the American people
who is entitled to the credit OF that
victory. But there are people who
are trying to steal away from Schley
the credit he won on the Sd day Of
July, 1S9S.'
Senator McLaurin of s. G., made
q strong speech against colonization
and imperialism by this govern
ment, in which he referred to the
change of position on the part OF
those Senators who are willing to
control colonies without allowing
ignorant natives to vote. tie
was referring to Senator Platt's
speech, when he said: ''The Sena
tor from Connecticut has most
amply vindicated the South, per
haps unintentionally, but we thank
him more heartily for his com
plete announcement of the divine
right of the Caucasian to govern
the inferior races.
The anti-imperialism Senators sup
ported the motion of Senator Ber-
ry to consider the treaty of Peace
in open executive sessions of the
Senate, but they couldn't carry it.
The treaty will be considered i'll the
usual way. An attempt IS to be
made to put the Senate on record,
either by an amendment to the
treaty OF % resolution, against the
permanent ownership Of the Philip
pines by the U. s., before the treaty
is voted upon. There are also two
resolutions pending, one offered by
Senator Bacon, of Ga, and one by
Senator Hoar, of Mass, providing
for the immediate recognition of the
Independence of the present Philip
pine government, having hear
ing on the treaty.
The extent to which ''combina-
tions in restraint Of trade have
multiplied and grown under the
fostering care of the Republican
tariff may we'll cause alarm even
for the stability of our institutions.
It has come to be serious men,
ance to the system on which our
government rests. No people can
stand the strain of policy which
enthrones combined capital as the
despet of industry. This is one
of the issues which the people
will face in the next general cleo
ton. 1t may be the most import
ant issue. At the present rate
of growth it will not take more
than two years to bring every
branch of industry under the alb
solute control of combinations in
restraint of trade.-Boston Post.
When it comes to securing an