The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-04-06
NOTES FROM washington
Fresh Items of Interest on Impor-
tant Issues for Democratic
Readers.
SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
FRiIare of Republicans Ia Extend 60
Porto Rico Protection OF the Con-
-titution Democratic Protest
AGAINST Imperialism - uiIitarism
becried ny the People.
Especial correspondencc.I

Especial CorrespondenceI
Gen Otis Is coming home broken In
health and with the cheerful prospect
oi facing "a storm Of criticism from
the people of the country. Emphasis N
put on the idea Of continued military
government In the Philippines. by Nc
kinlcy's plan OF dividing the territory
into four military departments. with
general ~ the head Of each.
Otis has been accused Of various de-
grcCs of incompotency. and perhaps
has mcrted much Of the unfayorablc
criticism, but the democrats do not
lose sigh; Of the fact that Otis was
merely the agent of the administration.
IL was carrying out a campaign
planned IN Washington n he was not
able and efficient. the possibility
ftill rests with the administration for
not selecting some commander who
Na-.
Tho republicans are saying az little
a. possible about the Philippines these
dals. bat IL h. evident tina, the islands
arr b., no means in state Of subluga-
ton The sick soldiers are so be- cleared
ont OF the hospitals around Manila and
cent home ~ a. 20 leave room for the
great increase la the sick list which IN
expected az soon ne the rainy season
SOLE in.
While 81 course the administra-
tiou likes 90 give out the impression
that the "msurrcction" h over, yet
Dr. b. not considered advisable" 90 less
en- the forces in the islands. In fact
ID d. whispered that more troops may
b. needed " the Mohammedan sultan
ct sulu should happen ia become re-
hriliouf. while the 10000 troops in the
islands are still occupied with the
Christian Filipinos in Luyon and the
nrighborhood.
u.lss..sts IN the Neat House.
Representative Richardson. chair
man of the democratic congressional
committee. speaks very hopefully in re-
rurl to the democratic chances for
capturing a ma iority ~ she next house.
Ilc .ngs. THE congressional commit
Tee holds frequent meetings. iis plans
are being developed anc "a very active
cnmruian viii br carried on in "a score
of districts. where 10 will only require
thc rhauge og 500 or 600 votes to give
a. ,,snocrafsr congressman instead 81
The present republican incumhents.
The Onto RepubIlcnns.
Tie Ohio republican, convention,
which rcuomiuatcd Representative
Gros,tnor. adopted resolution boz re-
gard to the administration attitude
toward Porto Rico. which b. rather SIG
nidcant. 10 Is regarded In Washing
ton ar forr>hadoW ing the republican
campaign explanation of the failure 20
eNtrrd the protection of the cunstitu-
ton tu that island.
G,r. Grosycnor managed to get his
CON itucuts in convention 10 declare
in .ur-tuucc that they favor tariff
hctwcrn rorio Rico and the rest of the
United states. in order TO protect the
mboy and industry Of the people Of
The United States from unjust compc-
tiii1n"
Thu.c same ohio republicans. iu their
desire 90 support rourrcss and the adj
ministratiou. probahl, forget that this
same congress PROPOSES Ia pcs Ha-
wahan bin which will allow unrest ict-
eel immigration of Cinnamon into this
country for "a year after passage of the
bill How will they square that With
'pruicctiou To labor and industry Of
the United States Representative
Gro>,cuor H. very iubilunt over his suc-
ccs. m explaining the whole Porto
Eicau muddlc To his constituents but
tho democrats are uf the opinion that
" this is the oulN defense the republic
aus have. IL l. "a very weak ono and will
hardly appeal 60 intelligent voters.
Protest Against ImpcriaIi~m.
Speaking Of the competition between
the cheap labor of Porto Rico and the
Philippines with that of The United
States. Chairman Jones ol the demo
cratic national committee. points out
that the democrats are only for free
trade with those islands inasmuch rs
il IL one of the incidental and necessary
features of the possession of such ter
ritory by the United States. just as
free trade between the states is neces-
sarN. under the constitution. The dem
ocrats have. however. from time 10
time pointcd out To their republican
brethren who are daft on the ques-
ton OF imperialism that the acquisi-
ton Of the insular possessions brought
with IL very grave questions affecting
the industrial conditions of this coun-
try bud that the party which stood for
Imperialism must take the conse-
qucnccs when The people had AN oppor-
tmity to express their opinion of the
matter. IL looks now as IL the protest
against Imperialism and It's attendant
evils il gathering strength every day.
Money for Mil,tnrism
The army appropriation bill is he
fore the house. II asks FOR total OF
nearly Sii5.OOO.OO0 for the fiscal year.
The bill is very long and involved. IL
begins with modest items The mil
lions are tucked away in modest cor
ncrs in the bill. hut they are there. The
debate on IL is anything but mild. The
house has been smarting over the por-
20 Rican matter and the army bill gives
the opportunity to go into the whole
question of republican colonial policy.
The republicans are very anxious to
mass the measure. because they must