The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1899-01-13


Philippine annexationists when he
offered his resolution, starting with
quotation from the Declaration OF
independence Whereas, I'll lust
powers of government are derived
from the governed and declar-
ing that the l.. :. will not attempt
to govern the people If any other
country without the consent of the
people themselves, or subject them
by force to our dominion against
their will. Unless the attitude OF
of Aguinaldo and his followers
changes widely from what the latest
official adyices state it to be, we
hove got to govern them by force
or not at all.
Representative Bailey won hi.
constitutional fight without a report
ircm the House Judiciary Commit
tee, although the members of the
Committee are understood 10 bc
unanimous in the belief that the ac
cep'ance OF a commission in the vol
untecr army, by a Representative,
yacates his seat in the House. Czn
Reed won Mr. Bailev's fight for him,
by refusing to certify the vouchers
for the pay of the three members OF
the hoaSe who hold commissions
The mail OF Southern Senators
and Representatives is full OF pro
tests from Confederate soldier
against the proposal Of Senator
Butler, OF \. g., to give them II :
pensions Senator Pascal present.
ed "A formal memorial To the Sena
against the Butler idea, from the
Confederate veterans 81 Ocala, Fla
Senator Caiirey, OF Ga, and Rep
re-entativ, swanson. 81 Fa.. made
speeches in support Of Senator Vest.
resolution. d, claring a colonial ~,
ten to be prohibited b the L. ;
Constitution. Mr.. swanson, after
pointing out that, in his opinion
the trade advantages We would Se
cure by the annexation OF the Phil
ippines, would not begin to balanc,
tile expense If keeping them, stated
MS belief that the main support 81
the imperialiStic policy came iron
hose who are work nc TO- bring
about al offensive and defensive al
lance between the U. ;. ADD Great
Britain. Senator Caife.v's speech
wa reply to that made before the
holiday recess by Senator Plat, OF
Conn. lie said: "lIere the bolo
proposition is advanced that the
right to govern is broad and imper-
ial and without limitation by our
Constitution. II the argument adj
yanccd by the Senator from c nm
be true ard sound, hen the indi-
vidual tights OF mau are to be hello
ov the L ;. un er Congressional
iespotism Our Constitution knows
no despotism; it ,ediouSly provide,
against despotiSm but right here il
despotism Of the most fragrant
character possible.
No one doubts tibet the treaty Of
Peace, which went to the Senate
last week, will in due time receive
the necessary number of votes t.
ratify it, with number to spare,
b Il it does not necessarily follow
hat the Senate will, in the mean
lime. consent To be muzzled.
The boys who tried to eat the
'embalmed' beef issued to then
in Cuba and Porto Rico will have 0
read the testimony Of Alger-con-
trollel army officers in order to find
out what elegant beef that was, and
low mistaken they We're in finding
'ault with it, a man who was IN
both places and who knew what he
vas talking about remarked: "The
testimony Of some Of those e4icers
j. quite as nauSeating to me a. that
embalmed beef was.
As a rule democrats in congress
lecline to discuss, for publication,
the statement against silver and IL
favor Of expansion, made by Mr..
Richard Croker, head of the Tam
many organization, further than d
say that they accept Mr.. Croker
assertion that the statement was
made as his individual opinion, ano
that as such il is worth no more
than the opinion Of any other indi-
vidual democrat Of equal promi
hence. Privately number Of then
have expressed the opinion, that SC
far as anything he can accomplish
by going to the democratic national
convention, is concerned, Mr.. Gro
ker might just as well stay at home
But many members see in Gro
kcr's actions an attempt bv the
gold-demOcratic traitors 70 get pos
session or control of the regular
democratic organization in enough
states to commit the party to goli,
and trusts Of all kinds. in the mex
national convention 90 E'tarpal ,.iu