The Opelousas courier., 1900-06-09
Washington, ID. c., News.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, June 4, 1900.

members OF Gle administration
are breathing freer now that the
end of the session of Congress is in
sight-adjourment will take place
this week-with no more investiga-
tions of official crookedness pro-
yided for. Senator Jones, of Ark,
threw administration circles into
conniption fits several days ago by
his speech demanding an investi-
CATION of how the S50,OO0,00
voted by Congress to prepare for
the war with Spain was spent, and
expressing the opinion that Mr..
Mckinley should be pleased to
have an opportunity to clear him
self of the fearful stories in circula-
ton. Mr.. Mckinley was pleased
to escape that opportunity.
Representative DeArmond. of
Mo-, told the Republicans some dis
agreeable truths in his speech
against their make-believe propo-
sition making Congress to control
trusts, which was defeated by
Democratic votes. After telling
them that the proposed amendment
bore upon it's face irrefutable eyi-
denee that it was not intented to
be placed in the constitution to de-
llude voters, Mr.. DeArmond said
ssTo what chapter of your Republi-
can performances can you turn aud
hope for approval from the people?
| do not chide you for trying a last
desperate effort as final resource
to get something out of this
amendment. If you get anything
out of it, it will be because the
American people are far more
stupid than / think they are, and
because delusion is more attractive
to them than plain conduct and
honest acts. Can there be any
thing in the proposition that be-
cause you label this antitrust, we
shall not look beyond the label ;
You have labeled many things 9th
er than they are. There is not a
package of your political nostrums
that will bear inspection. 1t may
be taken by label, but it cannot be
by sample, much less by tests of
reasonable quantities. The power
of the people to meet and overcome
| trusts would be less if this amend
ment were in the Constitution, than
| ii is to-das. / am willing to amend
| the Constitution, but / am not will.
| ing to amend it so as to take from
forty five States the power they now
possess to create. and control cor
portions You propose to take
control of these corporations. You
propose to say which one of them
YOU will denonnce and destres; n
yon destroy any of them, and Which
you will shelter aud protectY ! am
opposed to that kind of legislation.
Trusts have grown withiR the last
three wears as they has never
grown before. They are mfNhtier,
they have invaded new feldsD con-
auered new provinces. made now
slaves and are mightier today than
lever before. And yet; you cay to
the people wait until We get q con-
constitutional amendmendment and
such constitutional amendment! !!
In allowing the claim OF Mr..
Clark and Mr.. Maginnis for q seat
in the Senate, to go over to the
next session, the Senate Committee
on Elections really turned the mat
tier over to the people of Montana
for settlement, as the Legislature
which will fill the vacancy will be
elected this year, excepting twelve
Ihold-over Senator'S, and will meet
next January, only a few weeks at
ter the reassembling of Congress.
Notwithstanding. the promotion
lof Gen. Otis for ending the war III
1.-THE Philippines, and numerous de-
lnials that more troops were needed
lover there, Secretary Root now ac-
knowledges that regular troops are
to be sent to reinforce Gen. Near
thur, who has been asking for them
1 ever since he succeeded Otis.
BY pooling their issues, those
1.-TWO personal enemies, Gen. Miles
and Gen. gorbin, won their long
! flight for promotion. That is, they
will win, it the House doesn't kick
Ion. the Senate amendment to tue
/ Military Academy Appropriation
IhilI Drayiling for the promotion.