Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-22

milton for the British South African
armies are Missouri mules. and just
now Russia is borrowing large sums
Of American gold. The momentum
can only be checked By unnatufas
causes. 4 plague might do it, so might
earthquakes; SO, possibly, might the
combination in war against our coun-
try of several foreign powers. But
We're this last to be tried, how would
those countries live without American
food? The question Of the summer
will Be whether the administrations
should be changed; whether unparal-
leled facts can or cannot be Knocked
aside by transparent bugbears.
A New Battle Cry.
Jones, of Arkansas. the Chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee.
has sounded a battlecry for his party
in the coming campaign. Ii he can
have his way the shibboleth win be,
1.-THE Constitution follows the flag
But what will William Jennings Bryan
say to that?
OF course Jones had Porto Rico in
mind when he gave out the war cry.
The Republicans in Congress have in
sisted that the Constitution does not
yet apply to the island dependencies OF
this government; and that Congress
has full power to iegislate for the GOV
eminent of those islands, regardless OF
the Constitution. That proposition has
been disputed by the Democrats, who
are anxious to have Porto Rico taken
into full fellowship ut once, believing
that such action would embarrass the
administration by rendering more diff
cult the work of establishing q salts
factory government in the island.
But suppose Jones proposition is ae--
cepted as being correct, what will Bly,
an and the other rabid anti-impcrial-
lists in the Democratic party have to-
say about it? Bryan has insisted that
the Constitution does not cover the
Philippines He has declared that we
must not accept the Filipinos rs citi-
zens of the United States; that this
government, having assumed soyer-
eighty over the islands, should first
put down the rebellion, and then per
NIT the natives to establish govern
ment of their own, independent Of the
United States. IL the Constitution fol
lows the flag, how will Jones, of Arkan-
sas, discriminate between Porto Rico
and the Philippines, both of which
came to this government under the
terms Of the peace treaty negotiated
with Spain?
Maybe, however, Jones has heard
from Bryan, and the peerless leader
is getting ready to shift his position
with respect to imperialism, as he shift
ed with respect to free trade, and as
he is inclined to shift with respect to-
free silver. 1t would not be surprising
to see the Democratic convention come
out in favor Of expansion of the most
radical sort, now that Jones has sug-
gested way to make point against
the Republicans. Nobody can ever tell
what the Democratic party will do, be-
cause it has been on all sides OF all.
tions-Cleyeland Leader.
A Handsome Showing.
Inc SnOTL uOnlu-Ol II cUEUitIy AHaSeC
showing in treasury receipts specially
gratifying The receipts from customs
ran up to the splendid figure Of about
$2O,OOO,OO0, keeping pace with the re-
ceipts from internal revenue. NotWlth-.
standing the large pension payments,
amounting to more than 100000, in
terest payments of nearly $4,OO0,0OO
and expenditures on account Of the war
and navy aggregating about $4,000
900, the excess of receipts over expen-
ditures brought a good balance to be
added to the surplus Of receipts for the
current fiscal year. Compared with
February of year ago the customs re
ceipts showed handsome Increase
amounting to nearly $500O,OOO.
Ready for All Corners.