Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-28

OptniOns From Various Sources on
Questions of Public Interest.
If Webster Davis was "a liar and Q
blatherskite, crooked official and q
disreputable politician" as Republic
cans now assert, his appointment to
one OF the most important positions
within President McKinley's gift is
finally explained.-SaltL Lake Herald.
Separated as we are by a world Of
water from other nations, we shall,
IL we are wise. surely avoid being
drawn into the labyrinth of their poll
tics and involved In their destructive
wars. America may think herself hap
py in having the Atlantic for barrier.
George Washington.
No wonder the Standard OIL folks
want ship subsidies. The North Ger
man Lloyd company earned last year
only rs per cent on its capitalization
OF $19000,000. AS the business does
not pay. It is but natural that Hanna
& Co. should be anxious to have Uncle
Sam help them out with subsidies
Johnstown Democrat.
Well, the senate elections commit
tee decided with unexpected unanimity
to hoist Mr.. Clark from his seat and
send him back to Montana. Our noble
solons In the senate have considerable
patience with big pursed men and cor
porations, but they can't be expected
to tolerate fellow who has set such
an outrageous scale Of prices on .legis-
1ative votes that no ordinary million
aire can afford to buy senatorial scat
A few more Clarks would ruin the
business.-Venango Spectator. q.
Judge Love, who sits on the bench In
Centre county part OF the time, but
spends most Of his days managing Boss
Quay's machine. recently made rank
decision in a bank case in which Gov
ernor Hastings was interested. The
supreme court reversed Judge Love
and gave him 0 terrible scoring, declar-
ing that his decree does not rest on
either reason or authority" that there
rs no evidence worthy the name to
sustain the finding" and that the law
controlling the issue was laid down
rs years ago. No common pleas Judge
ever received more staggering re-
buke or one more deserved. But such
must be the fate OF the political Judge.
Governor Stone has presented
splendid example Of government out
side Of the constitution. His appoint
ment Of Quay, absolutely without au-
thority and In direct violation Of the
constitution of the state, received a
just rebuke from the United States
senate In the rejection of Quay. His
veto of a constitutional amendment,
for the purpose of continuing In oper-
alton an UNANIMOUSLY corrupt registra-
tion and ballot system. by which he
secured his own election, has met with
the unanimous condemnation from the
supreme court of the state, as q usur-
patton Of power unprecedented in the
history Of the gubernatorial Office
Meadyille Advocate.
There is foolish talk OF our going to
war with the sultan to settle mission
ary claims amounting to 100000. As
the sultan Jointly with President Nc
Kinley exercises suzerainty over the
Sulu islands. would It not be a good
plan to have him bring an influence
to bear on the sultan Of Suiu. 80 that
he will give up the pension of Sc, 900 a
year that Mckinley has granted him,
conditional on our not going to war
with Turkey on the 100000 claim?
This would be per cent on the Amer
lean claim against Turkey, and on the
whole would be good operation. Be-
sides It would relieve our pious pres
ident Of any connection with the twin
evils Of slavery and polygamy on the
Sulu Misunderstanding Post.
The Republicans are making an ap-
peal for the Confederate vote by start
ing pensioning the leaders In the re-
bellion who were educated at West
Point by the government. It used to
be one of their stock inventions that
the Democrats II In power would do
this sort OF thing. Senator Gallinger,
OF New Hampshire, on Thursday intro
duced In the senate bill to pension
Lieutenant General Longstreet, one OF
the best of Lees fighting generals. at
the rate Of $50 a month for services In
the regular army during the Mexican
war. General Longstreet has been we'll
taken care Of since he united himself
with the Republican party after the
close OF the war In reconstruction
times, having held federal office when
ever the Republicans were In power
He is now commissioner Of railroads.
succeeding General Wade Hampton,
who held the office under Cleveland
Its salary is 5000 year, and It Is gem
orally considered one of the incest
pickups in the federal service. Why a
pension when General Longstreet holds
such lucrative position ?-Plttsburg
Post.
left the Republican party In 1896
because of its adoption Of platform
favoring the gold standard. I predict
ed then that 1t would follow It UP by
establishing by law gold standard
IL 1t came into power. This 1t has done,
adding to It provision that will prac-
tically destroy the greenback and
treasury note, and turn over to the
banks the sole issue Of paper money in
the United States. The financial ques-
tion is not settled by the passage OF
what Is called the currency act, and I