The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-09
WASHINGTON LETTER.
, regular Correspondents.

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duty on the products of Porto Rico for
a period of two years, grievous wrong
was inflicted upon the Porto Ricaus
and the Constitution of the L. ;. was
violated. Later, when the Rcpubli-
cans became alarmed at the vigorous
protests from all sections of the country
against the proposed robbery of the
helpless Porto Rlcaus, they again
violated the Constitution by doing
thing right in principle iu the wrong
way,-passins bin placing more than
32,0O000), already in the Treasury,
and all future collections under Ding
ley duties upon Porto Ricau products.
at the disposal of the President TO he
expended under his discretion for Tie
benefit of Porto Rico. 10 is perfectly
right that every dollar of this money
should be spent for ihe benefit of Porto
Rico, bus, rs Representative Bailey 30
forcibly pointed our, il is everlasting y
wrong, To turn over Co the discretion If
one man money I'm lhe Treau of
the L. IS, when the Constitution ex-
pressly gives the right to dispose of
money in The Treasury to Congress,
and not to the Executive Bat good
may come out Of evil. These things
serve 10 acceniuate in The minds Of the
people the attitude Of The two great
political parties toward The Consttu.
iion,-to make plain that there is only .
one Constitutional party and that is I
the Democratic party.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, said Of
the attitude of the Democratic Sena-
tors toward the Porto Rico bill: "The
Democrats accept the ISSUES rendered
by the Republicans. Porto Rico has
been annexed to the l.. =. Ills am
integral part Of the country. The nag
proclaims our sovereignty there, aud
the Constitution follows the flag. The
Republican proposition that we can
enact discriminating legislation against
the Porto Ricans and Porto Rican
products is mOnstrous. We will fight
it in the Senate to the limit Of our
extent, aud we will fight il before the
people from now until the ballots are
'ast in November"
Senator Stewart, who has been count
ID as a cOuntenancer if not an actual
Of imperialism, said in a
peech against the Porto Rico tariff:
4 don't want any territory in which
he Constitution does not follow the =
lag. We cannot discriminate against
my section Of our own country. If
ur principles of free government are
lot broad enough to cover any territory
nder the flag, then we would better
ring back the flag" E.
Instead Of avoiding the collision Of o
Imperialism and protection, as the 1
republicans who fathered il intended. d
he Porto Rico tariff bill seems likely Il
D precipitate the collision, and the a
10 be called on to say o
'hether the country shall give up the "
hilippines or the protective tariff If al
ne Supreme Court decides, as many
elleve it VIII, that all territory owned
the L ;. is consitutionally speak ,
", part Of the L. S., the choice viii @
ave to be speedily made, and Senator IA
oraker has openly said on the floor of y,
le Senate, that he would favor giving De
p the Philippines. IN
is catching. Secretary
DOT, accompanied by three members
his family is officially junketing in
lban waters, aboard a government
ansport; Secretary Long is arranging
take the House Naval Committee to
export News, on a government YES
], aud there is talk of a Congressional
nketing party to Porto Rico, made
Of the Joint House aud Senate Conn
ltlee and their families.
There seems to be trouble ahead for
administration bill providing that
e AdluIant General Of the Army
all have the rank Of Major-General.
e Senate has adopted "A resolution.
cred 10y Senator Pet'igrew, directing
Secretary Of War to send TO the
nate the record Of the C0url-Marlial
Gen. Corbin, who WAS then a Lieut..
J., during the civil war, and a copy
a report made about the same time
Col. Thomas J. Morgan, relating to
first colored brigade, ana Lieut..
/. Corbin's relations Herewith
bin was court-martialed upon the
.rge Of cowardice, one of the -pecid-
Ions being that while under fire he
of his horse and bid behind tree
was acquitted, but the record. as
as the report OF Col. Morgan, is
TO contain matter which Will cause
ators and Representatives to do
he hard thinking before they vote IN