Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-01-28
The Politician,


the treaty of peace February G, and the
opposition having committed itself,
could do nothing but agree, The trea-
ty will be ratified with votes to spare,
as 1t is known that a number of Sena-
tors promised Senator German their
aid in trying to get the treaty amended
will vote for ratification. So this is
likely to be another instance of the
buffer being beat at his own game.
The finding of the Eagan court mar
tial now sitting in Washington, will
not be made public until it has been
reviewed by the President. Gen.. .Eag-
an pleaded not guilty, although ack-
nowledging that he used the language
upon which the charge of unbecoming
conduct of an officer and gentle man
is based, and asked immunity under
the Presidents promise that no wit
ness before the War Investigating
Committee should be punished for his
testimony. The plea Is not regarded as
valid one, because abuse of his SUI
perior officer Is not considered testi-
mony.
The House Is having quite lively
time discussing the Hull bill for the
increase of the regular army, which is
to be voted upon next Tuesday. 1t GER
tainly will be passed. The Democrats
have been saying some very foolish
things about the danger of a nation of
100000 having a standing army of
$4,000 men, and one Republican, John
son, of Indiana, has agreed with Them
Mr.. Johnson is the same man who was
so roundly hissed last spring Tor max
ing o speech against the war with
Spain. He seems to be one of those
peculiarly constituted individuals who
enjoys belonging to party and differ
| ing Will it and It's leaders upon all i'm
portant questions He is one of the
best orators in the House, but his con-
stituents have not appreciated his a
blity, as he will retire to private life
at the expiration of this Congress. A
man who cannot talk so well, but will
act better will make a better represen-
tative.
Representative Clark, of Iowa, who
has introduced bill providing that
no polygamist shall be allowed to be a
member of either branch of Congress,
is very much in earnest in his efforts
to get action upon his bill, which is
now in the hands of the House Judi
ciary Committee. The bill Is especial
ly aimed at Representative-elect Rob
erts, of Utah, and Mr.. Clark insists
that now is the time to pass the bill,
because it can be done without any ell
ement of retroactive legislation. In
answer to the argument that his bill, |
if enacted into law, would be uncon-
stitutional, Mr.. Clark said: "If Con- |
gress cannot consttutionally exclude |
polygamous Roberts by statute now
it could not constitutionally make the
enabling act, by the acceptance of |
which Utah comes into the Union, and
which placed polygamy and polygam-
lists outside the Federal relation, but
impossible inside of it."
Representative Mcclellan, of New
York, one of the Democrats of the
Democrats of the House who are sup
porting the Hull bill for the increase of
N q Ia Ia i,, go
that measure, paid a high and deserv-
ed tribute to the regular soldier, end
ing with this quotation:
And to God be the thanks
For the men in the ranks,
Let the line be black or white;
For the men at arms who stand on
guard
And keep the flag in sight,
Senator Lodge received many con-
all thoroughly well de-
served, for his straight-from- -the-shoul-
Ter speech in favor of immediate rati-
ication of the treaty OF peace. No
quotation can do justice to the speech,
1ut its keynote may be found in the
ollowing, uttered after declaring that
he only question now before Congress
md the people demanding actual and
settlement was whether the !
reaty should be ratified or not, and
hat the treaty committed us to no pol
cy or course of action towards the
when that treaty is
'atified,we have full power and are alb
'olutely free to do with those islands
Is we please; and the opposition to its
'atification may be summed up in a
Jingle sentence, that the American I
'eople and the American Congress are Z
lot to be trusted with that power and
With that freedom of action in regard
o the inhabitants of those distant is /,
ands"
Those who expected the testimony of
'ecretary Alger before the War Inves-
igating Commission to be of a sensa- :
ional nature were badly disappointed. :
The impudence of Agoncillo, the rep :
OF Aguinaldo in Washington
vent about as far as it could go when
e presented communication at the
tate Department demanding in the :
anne Of the alleged Philippine repub-
&c to know the intentions of the Unit 5
d States toward those islands, and
hat no more United States ships or /
roops be sent to Manila. No Of
lal notice will be taken of the com z