Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1899-01-04
EDITORIAL NOTES.


EDITORIAL NOTES.
Boss Platt took the muzzls of long
enough for Ctauncey Dspsw to make
an expansion spec Gu at Buffalo.
Col. Bryan was right when he said
that vital questions cannot be killed or
Rasi'y the treaty, but fight e1pan.
sion to the last ditch, has been adopted
as . platform by many Democrats.
Unless il differs from all its prsdsces
so,s. the sugar consumers will pay
the excuses Of shs fght on the sugar
trust.
1t Was markedly unjust TO allow
Gen. Miles 10 retain bic position a.
Commander Of the army during She
war, while dep,iving him Of ell actual
authority.
Little Billy" Chadler's squsal
against tie use Of money IN New
Hampshire pohtiss indiostes q fear that |
he may be outbid when the Senator
ship il put up.
Boss Quaywi!l not start tn New
Year with any more certainty Of his
reelection to the Senate sban he has of
a verdict Of mot guilty."
Congress will doubtless appropriate
the $20,000,000 the treaty Of peace
gives Spain within The time limit, but
there will DO some plain talking before
it does so.
Suppose Cisr Reed should take q "
q notion that % q head va too high b
for Malays. and block that twenty
million appropriation, what would the 8
administration do ,hsn2 o
Gen. Miles calls il "smbalmsd" beet, L
while Commissioner General Esgan, Il
who consented to its purchase. calls it g
refrigerated" beef. The boys who
had to eat il OF starve say Miles gave Z
the proper name. d.
MeesIs. Arbuckle and Doerschs,s y
AVE not been known as philsntropisss,
ut 80 long as they keep up ther Agh
gainst the sugar trust they are prac-
icing philanthropy, whatever thei, OBJ A.
cot may be. -.
Those who ava snr.o.d ~ ~, vii
'oversy as to whether we should form INC
n alliance with England OF Russia viii
o justas well 10 remember that We or
ave 60. along pretty well 30 far with o.
ut alliance. and that our people have d"
aown nc dispon!ion to banker after COR
lem. ora
swi
According 70 Govesnos Tyler, Presi- 'As
ant Mckinley asked him to supply goe
70 needs Of the Virginia troops for the
Danish war, and told be. himself, roa'
build see that the money he advanced an
that purpose should be paid. But San
e comptroller Of the treasury. an ap- the
intee OF the President. refuses to pay MIN
e amount referred to. This seems NOT
ssing strsnge-to some people. y"
ing.
Teddy" says in his report that no ~
that Rough Rider change 90 tast Satu
II he got TIVE or thrss hundred yards NOR
cad OF the command without know. NJ
3 il, and had to go back Alter his infsr
q and hurry them up. .+Teddv" il terry
'ondsr and no mistake. Nc
This country is rich, but il isn's rich
ugh 10 make its military expendi. kER
- in time of peace exceed those of conn
European nations which maintain fun Z
1t standing armies. That il what fortu
7 will do, il the administration bill from
tho incrsass Of the regular army Mi
ONES law. spent
Greek
he Democrats Of tho House conf Nj,
tee on Military Affairs have pre- bridp
ID the right sort Of Army bill. II Blanc
Is the regular army to 10000, and The q,
idss for enlissipg $4,000 volun. dur;p,
for Q term Of two years. Within Nil
years the people will have com. Mr.. C
I'd settlement Of the Colonial last ~
fson that I'LL xnsL> . 49,. - -