The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Ian. Both

Judge Advocate General for legal re-
view before forwarding it to the Presi-
dent. There is no doubt that the find
| ing was guilty on both counts. This
finding may he approved, set aside, or
mitigated in the judgment Of the Presi-
| dent, and the general impression is that
| it will be mitigated. While the opinion
that Eagan deserves punishment is gem
! eral, there are few who think. in view
+ his long and honorable service, that it
/ should be as severe as dismissal from
/ the army.
| There has been a decided change in
/ the attitude Of the "aunties'' since the
! Senate agreed to vote on the treaty
/ Feb. 9th. Instead of talking of expect
\ ing to reject the treaty of Peace, as
I thew were doing week ago, they are
/ now begging the supporters of the
treaty to let them down easy, by hav-
/ ing the Senate adopt a meaningless res
/ olution declaring that the treaty does
not bird the United States to perman-
! ent retention of the Philippines, some
/ -
There would be just az much sehse in
adopting a resolution declaring that the
treaty did not bind US to lick Spain
( again. The treaty will be ratified. That
: is now considered to be an absolute
certainty.
There is not the slightest foundation
fer the sensational reports sent from
Washington about the administration
| being worried over the antics Of Agon-
| cill0, the agent Of Aguinaldo. in Wash
ington, who has been doing some fool
/ TALKING, IN the newspapers and else
where. Secretary Hay is authority for
the statement that Agoncillo's name
had never been called at Cabinet
meeting. and that President Mckinley
to the presence of the little Filipino in
| Washington except by the newspapers.
Representative Cousins, OF Iowa, IN a
| speech in favor of the Hull army bill,
! which will be voted upon and passed,
! tomorrow, by the House, paid his re-
| spects to those who have expressed SO
much fear of the necessary increase in
| the regular army. He said: II nave
not lived long enough to learn OF any
| thing in the history Of the exploits of
| American sOldiery or OF their service
| 10 Justify that suspicion which is cast
upon that institution known as the reg
ular army of the United States, by the
! imputation that it could ever be used as
n menace to the liberties OF American
citizenship. Does the history of va!or
and glory in the Revolution prompt
the gentlemen Of the minority and of
the opposition to warn America against
American SOldiery? Does the record of
the regulars, led by Gen. jackson, at
New Orleans, fill the hearts of the gen
tlemen with fear or apprehension for
the safety of our citizens? Does Che
pultepec send warning even into mod
ern Washington? Did there ever issue
from the lips, now closed in everlasting
love and fame in that silent mausoeum
By the Hudson. any word of menace to
a future citizen, any thought save
peace. any oracle save liberty and I'M
ion? God spare grateful country and
an admirlng world from any doubt
about the matchless magnanimitv of
AppomattoX. In all the yeas Of toll
and strife and victory that make the
history of our republic great. the regu-
lar army has been its shield and buck
Ter"
No speech made on the Philippine
question has contained more common
sense or palmer statement of the act
ual situation than that made by Sena-
tor Platt. of New York, the first he has
made during his present term in the
Senate. His arraiynment Of the Sena-
tors who are largely responsible for
Acuinaldo's bumptious position follows:
There are reasons why the natives of
those islands, after their experience
with Spanish misrule, should misun-
derstand the presence at Manila of an
American army, but there Is no reason
why an American Senator should mis-
understand it, and no Justification of his
course IN disappearing it. He
knows that there is no American in all
this broad land who wishes any other
fate TO any single native of the Philip
pine islands than lis free enjoyment of
a prosperous lie He knows that close
N the wake Of American rule, there
would come to the Filipinos liberty
that they could never have under the
arrogant rule OF q native dictator"
There has been much talk about the
plain intimation on tie floor OF the SEN
ate that Mr. Andrew Carnegie was pay
ing regular advertising rates to get anti
expansion articles, furnished bv his
agents, inserted in the agricultural pa
pers, marked copies Of hich are now
flooding The mail Of Senators. The dis
position OF the Senators appears to be
to regard /: rs 4 joke on Carnegie.
which has he)Ped the finances of nu-
meroas agricultural editors and had no
effect, v whatever, IN Washington. Sem
ator lloar vas at first inclined 10 de-
fend the purchase Of space in newspa-
pers to affect public sentiment. but Sen
ator Chandler compelled him 10 admit
that the purchase OF editorial opinion
was an act involvin. moral turnltude.
Nhcre Age is Looked Up To.