The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-06-20
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our O,rn Correspondent.

far different to day from what it would
be at some future timc-sny next sum
mcr-under similar circumstances. BY
the later time the election will be over
and the President, whether he is Bryan
or Mckinley, will be free to act with
out much regard to the exigencies of
politics. To-day it is quite possible
that Mckinley may hesitate to carry
out his obligations to protect British
interests in China while she is attempt
ing to crush the Boer Republics. He
knows that for the United States to go
to war whether with tie Boxers or
with Russia for the sake of England,
probably drift along, hoping that all
may turn out for the best. He has
already gone as far as he dares, doing
what no other President has ever ven
tured to do before by committing the
United States to the concert of the
powers" in fact, if not in name. In
diplomatic, circles here. it is ronndly
Boxer rebellion and that she is trying
to take advantage of the engagement
of British in South Africa to establish
herself firmly in the heart of China,
shutting out the rest Of the world. If
the United States will not really op-
pose her seriously, the only power to
stand in her way is Japan and the uni
diplomatic circles is that war between
Russia and Japan, is likely to break
out any day.
While the Republicans pretend to be
hostile to trusts, and passed farcical
anti-tru resolution in the House dur
ing the closing days of the session,
their real attitude on the subject is
we'll known. IF there were nothing
else, their action on the, armor plate
at0r Hanna, as high priest of the armor
trust, denounced with extraordinary
vigOr the proposition of Democratic
Senators to fix price for armOr and,
in the event the manufacturers would
not accept contracts at the figure
named, to build government plant
for. the manufacture of armOr. The
the Republican National Committee,
| insisted that the time had come to
"take the armOr plate question out of
politics" and to make it purely and ex-
| clusively ''business matter" This,
it may be said, is also the view Of the
| armOr plate manufacturers and monOp-
| clists generally. They are as anxious
to get the question OF high prices out
of politics and to make it wholly a
business transaction as the Republican
politicians. With the assistance of the
Republican majority in both branches
of Congress they have succeeded. The
discretion of the Secretary of the
Navy is all that stands between the
United States Treasury and the exOrbi-
tant demands of the armor monopo-
lists. If Mr.. Long decides that our
| ICED by Congress without delay the
Armor Trust will get any price it sees
! fit to exact. Mr.. Long is man of
integrity, but under the act Of Con-
gress he is authorized by the represen-
1 tstivcs OF the Republican party in
Congress to pay whatever he regards
as reasonable price, and he may con-
| may demand is reasonable in the year
of Presidential election. This is the
result of applying what mir. Hanna
transactions between trusts and the
government. 1t is an elegant arrange
ment for the trusts, but bad thing for
the Treasury. The trusts should be
the campaign fund under such circum-
stances.
III every Congress there are num-
ber of men who devote more time to
their private business than they GO TO
the affairs of the nation. This has de-
veloped into crying abuse, and Rep
resentative Gaines, of Tennessee.
thinks it ought to be corrected. He
introduced bill on the last day Of the
session prohibiting q member Of either
branch of Congress from accepting
private employment while holding
public Office. Mr.. Gaines bill was par
ticularly aimed at the corporations,
though the effect Of it ultimately would
be to cut members of Congress off from
all of the avenues Of private employ
ment. The theory upon which his
business cares very seriously interfere
with the public duties of the lawmaker,
to say nothing of the influence upon
his judgment and vote which cOnnec-
tiOn with business institutions may
have. II DO not expect to get my bill
through this Congress-" said Mr.
Gaines, though am going to push it
shall keep it before the country until
the Democrats get control Of Congress-,
and then my bill will become law. [
am convinced by my experience ut
Washington that no Legislator con do
his duty properly by. serving two mas
ters at the same time. When I get
get @ tired Of me Shall quit e1Sess and 60 back
into business. But as long as am q
member of Congress, propose to de-
vote myself wholly to my public duties.
The record shows that the men who
have followed this rule have made the
best congressman and have remained
here longest. ! shall try to have tho
Democrats make this proposition an
issue in the forthcoming Congressional
campaign"
Billy Mason, the rotund Senator
from Illinois, and President Mckinley
have kissed and made friendsend both
the Republicans this year. Billy win
cease his attacks on the President,
abandon the Boers, introduce no Seso-
lutinna nf ina...-TT "a oJ mDuiny wifhnnt
hIst nnGing. ont whether they will be
agreeable to the President, attend the
Republican convention and take the
the other hand, wifi see that Billy is