The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-03-20

United States or any of its Inhabitants
citizens of tho United States.
Senator Depew is a very remarkable
man, both for his obliging disposition
as well as for his intellectual versatile
ty and his physical endurance. On Fri
day night he made an elaborate ad-
dress to the Yale alumni in Washing
ton. Saturday morning he went to
New York with the Gridiron Club and
made the principal speech at the din
ner given in its honor by the Lotus Club
of that city. He returned to Wash
ington on Sunday and Sunday night de-
livered an address in behalf of the
Boys Republic at the Columbia thea
ter. at which the President and other
distinguished men We're present. At
the close of his speech he took the
midnight train for New York, where
tonight he is to deliver another
speech of an hours length before an
association of business men. He has
two other engagements for public ad-
dresses during the week. On all of
these occasions Senator Depew spoke
without notes and without other prep
aration except reflection, and his four
topics We're as different as they possi-
bly, could be.
1t is reported that Mrs. Dewey has
confided to a few intimate friends that
while she and the admiral are travel
ing this spring they will ascertain the
feeling of the public toward Admiral
Dewey and the presidency and decide
whether he Will be a candidate. Mrs.
Dewey does not deny her ambition to
be the first lady in the land" and says
that while Admiral Dewey was averse
to running for office before his mar
riage he is such devoted husband
that he will crafty her by accepting
the presidency If the country desires
to bestow it upon him. When one of
the women to whom this remark was
made asked Mrs. Dewey on what
ticket the admiral would be a candi-
date, she replied. naivcly: II don't see
that it makes any difference, because
he will be supported by all the people.
He is Republican and l am n Demo-
crat, so that will be Il stand-oT."
Representative Mondell of Wyoming
on Saturday offered the following res
olution before the House committee on
public lands: Resolved, That in order
to dispose of legislative suggestions
which at the present time the commit
tee or Congress is not prepared to act
upon, and to facilitate the considera-
ton of other important matters before
the coIpmittee, all bills having for their
object the general cession of the pub
lie domain to the states and territories,
or the general leasing of the public
grazing lands, be disposed of by laying
the same upon the table The resolu-
ton was adopted and in consequence
NO legislation of the character named
in the resolution may be expected from
this Congress The adoption of the res
olution was preceded by an argument
by Representative Stevens of Texas.
in favor of his bill. which is n general
land leasing proposition. Mr.. Stevens
said that land leasing for grazing pur-
poses had proved a success in Texas.
When first proposed many protests
were made by stockmen. but the wis
| dom of the system is now generally
conceded. Under leasing there are few
er large herds in the state, but more
stock. There are more permanent set
| tiers and more improvements are be-
ing placed on the land than under the
| free omen range system. The discussion
| upon the bill revealed the fact that
| nearly all of the committee favor re-
form in the land legislation. but in
view OF great diversity of opinion eN-
pressed by those most interested, the
committee was of opinion that no leg
| isla ton could be secured at this session
and the resolution offered by Mr.. Mon
dell vas adopted unanimously Ii is
believed by the committee that until
public sentiment in the West unites
upon some definite plan in reference to
the disposition of public lands no re.
medal legislation can be secured.
Sooner or later the Republican party
will come up against an economical
question which will seem thousand
times more serious than that which
now perplexes its leaders in connection
with the government of Puerto Rico
1t will be Il blessing for all concerned
If ii can be settled by the courts before
it reaches Congress, but even then ey-
cry Republican, from the President
down, will be compelled to adapt them
self to new conditions which the eX-
pansion policy of their party has ere
ated. AT this session of Congress the
Republican managers and the high
tariff protectionists have been sorely
disturbed by the reciprocity treaties
which their national convention
pledged the President to make; by the
admission of Hawaii. which was also
Il prominent feature in their platform,
and by the Puerto Rican tariff law
Every new proposition connected with
commercial or territorial expansion
seems to hit some industry that is pro-
tected by the tariff and to involve the
political future of one or more Republi-
can ponuclins ana tne control OF tne
House of Representatives. If the
French reciprocity treaty is ratified the
New England and New Jersey manu-.
facturers will bolt; the wool growers
of Ohio. Wyoming, Montana and other
states will vote the Democratic ticket
if the Argentine treaty goes through; /;
the Sugar-beet farmers threaten to re-
volt IL the reciprocity treaties with the
British West Indies are ratified, and
Connecticut will go Democratic if Puer-
to Itican tobacco is admitted free
These and others that might be men,
Toned are Rnnuhlican nronoSitions