Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1900-01-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.


with his speech In favor Of his ESQ
luton, which follows: 4Resolved,
That the Philippine Islands are terri
tory belonging to the U. s.: that 1t
Is the intention OF the u. S. TO re-
tain them as such, and to establish
and maintain such governmental con-
troll throughout The archipelago as
the situation may Demand" Several
things added to the interest in the
speech. Senator Beverage spent
several months In the philippines
getting information and making a
study OF things, and it was his maid
en- speech ia the Senate, to which he
had come with high reputation as
|, an orator for so young a man. 1t
has placed him In the first rank as a
Senatorial orator, and 1t will doubt
less be highly read. 1t certainly
ought to be. Speaking against the
proposition to abandon the Empire
Of the Philippines, he said: "If 1t
should prove mistake to abandon 1t,
the bunder once made would be ire
trieyable. II it proves mistake to
hold it, the error can be correceed
when we will; every other progress
sive nation stands ready to relieve
u.s." or our future power he said.
"Most future wars will be conflicts
for commerce. The power that rules
the Pacific, therefore, is the power
that rules the world. And, with the
Philippines, that power is and for
ever will be the American republic"
But probably the most striking and
dramatic point in his speech was his
solemn arraignment Of Aguinaldo's
American assisters, of whom he said:
an sorrow rather than anger, say
| to those whose voices in America
have cheered those misg uided natives
on to shoot our soldiers down that
the blood of those dead and wounded
boys of ours is on their hands, and
the food of all the years can never
wash that stain away. In sorrow
rather than anger, say these words,
for l earnestly believe that our
brothers knew not what they did"
On the business side of the question,
Senator Beveridge said: THAT states
man commits crime against Amer
lean trade-against the American
grower of cotton aud wheat and to-
bacco, the American manufactured
Of machinery and clothiUg-whof falls
to put America where she can COM
mand that trade" This was refer
ring especially to the trade of China,
which was in 1897 1886, 1888, 800, of
which we had only 10 per cent and
Of which we ought to have, and Mr..
Beveridge says will get, at least SO
per cent.
The Importance Of the work to be
done at this session of Congress by
the House Naval COMMITTEE and the
continued illness of Chairman Bou-
telle has resulted in the unanimous
election by the committee of Repre-
sentative Foss, OF ILL.,, to be Chair
man pro tempore. This was a high
and deserved complimentto Mr.. Foss.
Secretary Cages answer to the reso-
luton which the democrats offered
hoping to embarass him and the ad-
ministration was full and free, show
ing that only law and custom had
been followed in depositing internal
revenue collections In such national
banks as chose to deposit u. S. bonds
as security, and that no favoritism
had been shown and not a single |
bank turned down that applied for
the deposits. Besides furnishing cop
les OF all orders Of the Treasury de-
partment and correspondence with
the national banks, Secretary Gage
wrote long reply, explaining that
the custom of depositing public
money in national banks when the
revenues Of the government we're in
excess Of the expenditures, as they
have been for some mouths and are
likely to do indefinitely, was neces-
sary to prevent embarrassment in
business circles, caused by the scar
city of money, and concluding with
this emphatic statement: under my
administration Of the Treasury De-
partment no discrimination of one
bank against another has been made.
Generally speaking, when an increase
in depository banks was desired all
have been invited to qualify them
selves for receiving such money, and
have been equally and equitably con-
sidered in their respective relations
to the treasury. Instead of being
pleased, as they expected to be, the
democrats are chagrined, because
they know that Secretary Cages re-
ply, while not containing one word
of pOlitics will he a ffrst-class repuh