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The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY "a. 1860.
The CInyton-BuIwc Boyle.

So many Senators, of a class well
informed regarding international affairs
and relations. and close TO the fountain of
reliable information. are expressing conf
dence that Great Britain will let the old,
abandoned. and long defunct Clayton Bull
wer treaty rest in its dishonored grave,
and not Try TO raise ii by way of obstruc-
ton to our present purposes in Nicaragua.
that we are inclined to believe that nothing
more will be heard of that ancient boyle
outside of the irreconcilable section of the
English press.
II that is a correct opinion, very seri-
Gus public irritation in the United States
will be avoided. The American people are
universally determined upon building.
owning and controlling the Nicaragua
Canal as a strictly and exclusively ma
tonal enterprise. They mean 20 fortify and
protect it, and. in case OF war. that the
enemies OF their country shall be exciud I'd
from its use. Otherwise, no one need ar
that it will be otherwise than absolutely
neutral and open TO the commerce OF a |
nations Oh equitable and equal terms.
Neither the British nor any other gov
eminent can find any just ground for
sntagonizing such policy and practice,
and it would be the extreme of ungra-
ciousness for any one even to offer objec-
tion. There is perhaps good reason, as
prominent Senator'S seem to think, that
we shall be able 20 enact the necessary
legislation and proceed 10 undertake the
construction work without delay or trou
bic. domestic or foreign. SO much the
better. 1t is always pleasant to enter
upon a gerat labor with the consciousness
a our neighbors' good will and approval
If. however. it should happen differently,
and we had to dig the canal with all
Europe arrayed against it and us. we
should dig it all the same, and according
10 the patriotic programme.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24

is personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, and whose
methods will seldom bear the light of the
! sun.
Perhaps the Brooklyn revivalist did not
pause to weigh his words, but it is as
! condemnable to misuse actual meanings
in the cause of religion as ii is TO de-
grade Their for pure chicanery. His ar
raignment Of all politicians was refiec-
ton upon all public officers. hence an in-
suit TO large part of the church mem
bership. Being without qualification. the
application of this statement must be
without limits and without exception.
If this jealous evangelist impetuously
condemns politics for it's tricksters. VINO.
like the maIpractitioners in any of the
fields of human effort, are an Insignificant
minority, lie must. unless he desires to be
BADLY Illogical. condemn the church for
its hypocrites, who are identified with the
followers OF the creeds only for the tenn
poral advantages that may be secured. And
it is just as reasonable to substitute the
term churchman for hypocrite as it is to
distort the word politician. either definitely
or by innuendo or subterfuge. TO mean only
that class of petty manipulators who seek
to make their livinFs by hook or crook out
of the administration of public affairs with
out the inspiration OF high motives for the
general veal and the aim of earning COM
mendation or All honorable name.
The cause of spiritual regeneration can
never be permanently conserved by soph-
istry in this age of enlightenment. 1t is
only weakened by resorting to fallacious
appeals which. while they may be sounding
and supposed to arouse enthusiasm for the
revival. only disgust the Intelligent and fail
TO convert the unbeliever. The allegation
that the whole array of politicians is in
close communion with Satan might be ex-
cused on the ground OF puritanlcal bigotry
and abject ignorance, were it not impos-
sible TO maintain such a position in the
closing year of the nineteenth century after
compulsory education has long prevailed
and in full realization that this is not
South Africa
If this unseeming TRADE of the Brooklyn
preacher resulted in arousing any genuine
religious feeling among the multitude that
heard him. the City of Churches is more
entitled to receive condolences than con
gratulations
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
Discovering the West.


We observe the statement that Columbus
discovered America to be misleading. The
South was never discovered until after the
war. The Est has never been discovered
at all. The West has been discovered by
a great many persOns-by what a train OF
Left Ericsous. nay. OF Marco Polos, Yet
YOU shall not change this thingi There
are many who would rather read Marco
Polo than Macauley.
Let us suppose that one Of our literary
discoveries of the West holds dispasstonate
conversation with one Of the natives whom
ne has. as it were. detected in the act OF
living in the new-found land. The former
finds occasion to remark:
s'Of course the West owes 70 the East
its best principles Of living. the moral char
acter of the old Puritans.
Not in the least replies the other.
"Tbe West was settled from the South as
much as or more than from the North. SO
far as an American population Is con-
cerned. It's people were descendants OF the
Cavaliers as well as of the Roundheads."
You do not catch my thought in its en-
tirety. I mean to say that find in the
Western type a certain crudeness. a sort
of-in fact sort OF ie ne sails quoi,"
1T is true. Upon the souls Of those men
you see the hallmark Of the land.
yet the East sent great many men
to the West. Your Wanted West is built
OF Eastern blood. at least in part.
True. We kept the best Of your young
men, and sent the others back to you.
Yet those whom We kept have not changed
tie West. The West has changed them.
But the barrenness Of your life in
gentler ways-I mean to say that in your
culture, your art
Where has ever been seen art more
gentle. yet more virile, more unsupported
and unasking?'
True. we should perhaps grant you
time"
"Grant us no time. We have stolen
generation of time
Then. after ALL your boasted West is
changing il is going. We"-triumphant-
Iy-"have discovered that"
Yes. The West has known and wept
over these changes for score OF years.
And your cowboy is gone"
Gle is in Washington"
"And your plaiusman is no more
''He Is raising section OF wheat"
And your prospector-'
''Is in the Klondike. founding family
tree
and all your wild men are coming to
be shorn-''
Friend where have you slept ;hese
years.
perhaps. then. a new Gay Is. after all,
dawning in the West.
Friend. it is already noon
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24

One OF the clergymen who has been par
iicipasing in Brooklyn's great religious re-
vivaI has made himself particularly con-
spicuous through most unreasonable and
incorporate remark 1t was libel on good
taste, as well as founded in error, and is
not TO be excused on the ground OF either
honesty of purpose or hysterical ardor for
the cause The preacher referred to de-
clared. during a recent MONDAY exhorta-
ton, and with more acrimony than charity,
that the church ought to learn lessons
from everybody. even from the devil, and
we are not very far from it when We are
learning from the politicians
Concerning the efficacy Of such state
ments as an aid to salvation, persons Of
average intelligence viii scarcely pause 10
engage In controversy. Had the words not
come from the mouth OF an enthusiastic
revivalist they would probably have
aroused a storm OF popular disapproval but
a large part OF the audience either failed
10 take eognizance of their logical signiii-
canoe or we're imbued with enough OF the
cid superstition to believe that nothing
wrong can be uttered from the religious
iostrum. IS it was. however, the absurdly
unjust, IL not deliberately mendacious re-
mark met with some reproof from IN
preiudiced sources. and the criticism is not
calculated to raise the exhorter in ques-
ton In the estimation of the community
where he is holding forth.
The fact Of the matter is that The
words politics" and politicians" which
are as respectable as any in the Anglo
Saxon vocabulary. have been brought into
bad odor principally by those who have
deliberately misapplied them. Persons
OF superficial knowledge, following the
the lead. have perverted them without
the slightest sense OF discrimination.
Those who ought 10 and do know better
have brought them into contempt and
clouded their actual Significance and
meaning by direct misapplication or in
insinuating phrases. The result has been
that the popular mind, through this per-
sistent perversion. has almost lost sight
of the definitions, has nearly forgotten
that politics is the noble science of gov
ernment and that any citizen who parti-
cipates in public affairs. either as an eX-
allied or humble oficia; of the Common
wealth, is a politician.
Washington. jefferson, Lincoln. Web
ter. Grant, and an almost endless host
of the illustrious. whose teachings and
preceDts today form the testament and
creed of popular and equitable govern
ment. were politicians in the genuine
sense. They sought TO and were capable
OF applying the best scientific principles
TO human conduct. Every President OF
the United States, every leader In the
civic affairs OF nations, has been a more
or less able politician. Yet the sma!l and
bigoted win persist in misapplying the
word TO that mendacious and inferior
class Of camp followers whose sole motive
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
CURRENCY BUREAU HAMMERED.
More Vault Room Needed for storage
OF Bank Notes,

1t was stated at the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday that for the past ten years
the Office OF the Comptroller OF the Cur
rency has been greatly hampered by in
sufficient vault room for the storage OF ma
tionaI bank currency. With the made
quate facilities for storage. a sufficient
amount OF incomplete currency could not
be kept on hand. and. since it requires
from twenty-five to thirty days to COM
plete an order received from bank to
print its notes. the public and the banks
were put to great inconvenience from this
fact. ..
In 1888. especially, the suffering and
damage to which the business eOmmun "
and the banks of the country were put be-
cause of the fact that there had not been
provided for the Currency Bureau the
necessary storage room in Indicated by
the fact that of the total orders for cur
rency during the panic, amounting to 81,
eco. GOO orders for over Si1 100000 were
countcrmauded the crisis Of the money
panic having passed before the twenty-five
days necessary for the preparation Of the
currency had expired.
The Comptroller OF the Currency In his
last report urged upon Congress the neces-
sity for providing facilities for the storage
of notes. Within the last few days the
Currency Bureau has been allotted by Se-Te-
tary Gage the use of an additional vault
in the Treasury building. and an addi-
tional stock OF currency will be provided.
which will enable it to more promptly meet
the demands upon It. This inadequacy OF
storage room has operated against the
elasticity in national bank note circula-
ton. the need Of which has frequently been
pointed out.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
Frances La, Military Discipline

lfrom the lt1lta M1liatre Marlns.l
4 correspondent writes from Grenoble that the
relaxation Of military discipline IN France affords
clu.e for anxiety TO the government and to
military mtr of the old school. Thus be asserts
that the recent order forbdding officers 10 wear
plain clothes elsewhere than in Paris was not
carried out, because few army corps commanders
took the trouble 10 that IL was Obeyed. Hence
the Necessity for the renewal Of the order by the
minister Of war. The correspondent saws he him.
self witnessed the following curious incident OF
the Place d Armes, Briancon, where he WAS watch
ing some hundreds Of recruits being drilled with
out arms. The drills had lasted two hours and
then came short pause, which II was intended
should be followed 10y yet another hours exercise
suddenly however, there burst out a cry in which
all the recruits joined: 1.-TWO hours instruction
j. enough: VIII not have three In an
instant all the men were completely out OF hand.
The officers and non commissioned officers kept
their heads, and managed without ans further ado
20 get the back TO the barracks Just as
though the drill had terminated in the legitimate
manner Later on tie principal cHipiits were
subjected TO series OF long punishment drills
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
The Debate ON the roberts Case.

Judging from Mr.. Tayler's speech in
support of the majority report CT the
committee on the Roberts case, we
are unable to think that that gentle
man has said anything to strengthen
the view that the constitutional rights OF
a component state of the Union. precedent
and tradition, ought to be sacrificed 10 pre-
vent the Utah polygam!st from taking
seat to which he was regularly elected,
aud his title to which was as ineortestao!e
when Congress convened 80 that OF the
present Speaker to his
one of the very greatest cons. ituiioral
lawyers in the United States yesterday de-
clared that be was utterly amazed at the
evasive and cowardly course of the COM
mittee majority In presenting the report
it has to the House of Representatives.
why" said this eminent jurist IF
Congressional district chooses to elect a
man fresh ont of the penitentiary, and
VIGOROUSLY so, and send him to Congress
duly certified. the House is constitution
ally bound TO admit him on the proof of
his credentials 1t is sacred right belong
tatives, duly elected and vouched for.
seated without question. Then. if the body
chooses to eXpel the member, whether On
account of crime. character, reputation. or
because twc-thirds of the House dislike
him for any reason, that is prerogative OF
the House. and its exercise cannot be re-
viewed or questioned elsewhere.
L. 18th q hot
o. the distinguished lawyer We have
quoted. The action of the unorganized
House Of Representatives in ordering Rob
crts to stand aside when the oath was be
ing administered to the other members
was unworthy. illegsl-an sffront to the
Commonwealth of Utah and to the Constl-
tuition. Roberts was as much entitled to
have the oath administered to him as were
Tayief or Henderson TO them. He bad
been already recognized as a member in his
enrolment by the Clerk of the House and
in the payment to him of salary as men,
Der. It was his right to be admitted sub
ject TO the rules and discipline of the
body. and it was a constitutional right OF
his state that its credentials should be
recognized and its member-eiect accepted.
The more the illegality of the action pro-
posed by Mr.. Tayler and in the majority
report and the more the danger and wick
edness of the precedent sought TO be es-
tablEshed is realized the greater Is the
hope among sensible and law abiding peo-
pie that Roberts may finally be seated-and
then. of course. expelled. There surely can
be no doubt about The existence OF an eager
and sufficient majority to accomplish ex-
pulsion, Even IL there were, ard to put
the case in the most extreme way possible,
II would be much better to take the
chances of having a three-familied offender
sit in Congress than. for the sake OF keep
ing him out, trample on the institutions Of
self government. on the sacred rights Of
State, and on the Constitution.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
A SWORD PRESENTATION.
Houors TO be BESTOWED Upon Conn
mnnder wainwright Today.


Commander Richard Wainwright who
destroyed the Spanish torpedo boat de-
stroyers Terror and Furor in the battle OF
Santiago while commanding the United
States Steamer Gloucester during the
Spanish American war. will arrive this
afternoon from Annapolis with a party OF
naval officers. All preparations have been
completed for the presentation to the gal
liant officer OF the sword which has been
purchased by his admirers In this city.
which viii take place at the Columbia
Theatre at Ais o'clock. The committee in
charge. consisting OF Charles c. Glover.
Chairman; Charles J. Bell. F. p B. Sands,
George H. Harries and John c. Poor have
been most earnest In their efforts to make
the affair dignifed and Mt the same time
comport in modesty with the well known
characteristics OF the naval officer. The in
terror Of the theatre will be decorated with
flags and flowers and although the testl-
monial is entirely local in its bearing there
will be many residents of other cities
present. After the sword presentation
Commander Wainwright will be presented
with handsome silver service as a
further mark of the esteem in which he rs
held by the citizens OF Washington.
Mr.. John Joy Edison. as presiding officer
Of the occasion will introduce Mr.. F. p b.
address The sword will then be present.
ed by Secretary Long to the gallant naval
officer. The seating capacity OF the theatre
will be taxed to its utmost as already re-
quests for admission have been so numer-
Gus that Mr.. Harries' supply of tickets
has about given out. No seats will be
reserved after AIS. and the management
request that after that time persons arriy-
ing late will not interrupt the ceremonies
by attempting to occupy seats in the front
or near the stage. At 4:i0 the upper gai-
lery will be thrown open to the
public The President and his
Cabinet. Admiral Dewey, General Miles.
and the immediate members OF Com
mander wainwright's family will occupy
boxes. Among those present will be tho
Naval Affairs Committee and the Appro-
priation Committee OF the House and Sem
ate The entire right lower section OF the
house has been reserved for the relatives
and friends OF the naval officers family.
Music will be furnished by the Marine
Band. The programme will be of the
simplest. concurring with the wishes Of
Commander Wainwright. Short addresses
and music will precede the presentation.
after which the naval officer Is expected to
say a few words in acknowledgment. The
sword which will be presented to Com
mander Wainwright is a beautiful piece
OF workmanship. and is said to be second
only In design and richness to that pre-
scented by the nation to Admiral Dewey.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
Mr. o'Brien aud Father o'Bricn.

To the Editor of Tie Times.
The Rev. Father Patrick o'Brien's de-
nunciation of Bishop Vaughan shows the
unmitigated hatred OF the imported Irish
Catholics. He said: AS an Englshman,
you no doubt think you are bound to up
hold your government right or wrong.
but this is not Catholic doctrine" This
fully substantiates what 4 prominent
Catholic said during the late Spanish war,
that twenty-five years from now the
United States dare not fight Catholic
nation, right or wrong!" Will this ac-
count for the suggestions going around
for Roman Catholics, where mot well
known" to register as Protes tants at the
coming Census? Are there any respecta-
BILE born American Catholics that would
support these Beers a race which hates
Catholicism and everything pertaining to
it, and denies the colored people even the
right of recognizing God?
SIDNEY o'BRIEN.
Washingfon Ian %
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24

Having exhausted the handwriting ex-
perts' testimony the prosecution in the
the cynusure of metropolitan interest, has
plunged boldly into the pathological and
Theological features Of the case. The
death of Henry c. Barnet is persistently
brought forward in a hypothetical way. not
withstanding the fact that the Indictment
fails to charge the defendant with having
had any part in 1t. The relevant and ma
terial character of this procedure may be
plain 10 the court practitioner. but it is
not TO the public.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24

The unfortunate bicycle accident in
which Prof II. A. Hazen was so. perhaps
fatally. injured on Monday night empha-
sizes the necessity for care on the part OF
all riders in the city of Washington.
Prudence is not only essential to the
safety of others, but is decidedly a measure
of self preservation. Turning corners sud-
denly and changing the course Of the
wheel without due warning is likely at
any time 10 involve both the careless and
the careful. pedestrians as well as riders,
in a disastrous and even fatal collision.
The extraordinary number of riders in the
Capital makes II advisable that the utmost
care should be exercised on the part OF
everyone who uses the machine. Acct
dents are KEY 10 occur at times but a
due conside alton of the danger and re-
sponsibility Involved in improper con-
duct Of the wheelman will make them in
frequent.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24
THE BuBoNIc PLAGUE.
Precautions That Are Being Taken
TO Prevent its spread.

Major Blair d. Taylor. United States
Army surgeon. with the troops at Homo
lulu has forwarded a report to Surgeon
General Sternberg as to the progress OF
the bubonic plague at that place. The
report is dated January Z. and the last
report" referred to was dated December
20. 1t follows:
Referring to the bubonic plague.
have the honor to state that since my last
report there have been three cases Of the
disease and one death.
1.-The process of burning the infected
district is rapidly proceeding Its inhabit-
ants are being isolated in detention camps
and the Government has placed 100000
at the disposal of the board of health. with
a promise of more IL needed These meas
ures will. I think. be effective in eradi-
eating the disease in the course OF time.
But little apprehension is felt OF its at
lacking the troops of the command
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24

Allegation Is made that certain Demo-
cratic managers assume that all the pco-
pie who supported Bryan on the issue of
bimetallism in 1886 will again support him
in 1890, and that his -.anti-imperiaIism
viii merely ali unkno@n but important
following of irish and German voters. The
fallaey OF this calculation is evident The
Democratic party may not know the fact
until the sth OF next November. but 1t
VIII realize then, If not before. that a ma
iority of intelligent bimetallists are also
expansionists and tlat though ,hey may
not vote the Republican ticket. they GER
tainly viii not support the other il it in
wolves Filjpinoism. anti-imperialism. or
any other form of moral treason against
progress and patriotism.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-01-24

Dcpc,v Was Lost. - Senator Depew
hasn't mastered the geography of the Capt.
tol vet While the venerable J5ra:han
Ross Of Vermont was expounding to the
Senate the law on the Philippine question
Yesterday afternoon. 1t occurred 10 Senator
Depew the time was propitious for him to
make a voyage to the Senate engrossiug
rounl He bade his desk neighbOrs aGieu
as il he wefe going of on long journey
and tripped jauntiiy out Of the Senate
chamber by way OF the Democratic exit
Maybe this route. rather than the New
York "peach's" ignorance of Capitol topog-
raphy. threw him into confusion. The
doctor of laws and the international orator
created a sensation among the newspaper
men in n minute or two after he disap
reared from the Senate chamber by boldly
invading their privacy in the room back Of
the press gallery. Or. DepcW appeared very
much abashed when he realized he was the
focus OF a hundred journalistic eyes. He
strobe around the long room awltwardly,
asking no questions. but apJlogcticaily
stammering something that sounded like
this "Beg-pardon -gentlemen-but- I'm
lost-I'm-Iooking- for-Senate - engross-
ing room - please -- tell -me-where-
It's" The bald-headed cynics Of the press
gazed sternly at the befuddled statesman
and finally shouted at him in chorus: This
is the press gallery room. Senator. and no
body but properly accredited newspaper
representatives are allowed in IL. Well
excuse YOU though, because you are lost.
Take the elevator and go down to the base
ment il you want to lind the engrossing
room" And DR.. Depew skedaddled out OF
the room with his CHEEKY face suffused in
bushes. He had bearded the newspaper
lion in his lair and he was palpably