Macon beacon., 1900-01-27
Washington Letter.

washington, Jan. SSnu, lSUU,
EDITOR BEACoN:-Col. Bryan's visit
to Washington brought about a gensr-
al interchange of democratic opinions,
which resulted in showing beyond ques-
ton, that silver, trusts, and imperial
will be the foremost issues in this years
campaign. While willing 10 talk free.
ly on most subjects, Col, Bryan will
not express an opinion on where the
democratic conenvtion should be held.
or who should be the candidate for
Vice President. He said of imperial
ism; am opposed to Imperialism. ]
am opposed to the permanent retention
of the Philippines. | believe that this
government should at once declare its
intention to give independence to the
Filipinoa, on the same terms that inde-
pendence has ceen promised the Cubans.
| am not opposed to all expansion.
Each proposed annexation should be
settled on its own merits. | have tried
to distinguish between the peaceful ex
tension of republic and the change of
republic into an 'empire. - OF his
attitude toward trusts, Col Bryan
said; 4 propose nat a Federal license
shall be required of every corror aticn
organized in any state, before il is al
lowed to d. business outside of that
state. While this license would per
NIT corporation so far as the Federal
government is concerned, to do business
outside of the tate in which it is organ
IL I'd, it should not impair the right of
any state to impose any restriction, even
( o the point of prohibition as the people
deem necessary for their protection
The state aud Federal remedies should
be concurrent 1t would not be safe tc
take from the state any power which il
now has to protect its people from out
side corporations, 9yen though state
projection is not complete, because il
the state remedy wele taken away, the
people Of the state would be entirely
helpless in case the monnpolies were
able to exert controlling influence over
the action of Congress. These rene
dies could be exerted without consti
tutional amendment. -
Now that the administration has de
clared for free trade with Porto Rico,
and Representative Payne, of New
York, has introduced a bill, drawn un
der Mr.. McKinley's instructions, pro
viding therefor. all of the wearers o.
the Mckinley collar will have to fall il
line and support it, regardless Of thei
records as protectionists. This will b,
bitter pill for many republicans, bu
thers is nothing in sight 10 indicat
that any considerable number of then
will have the sand to vote a-ainst tn
bill. Already they are beginning to as
if the Mckinley programme include
free trade with the PHILIPPINES.
Mr.. Norman E. Mack, the Buffal
democratic editor, who is now visitin
Washington, is credited with KNOWN
,, New York politics thoroughly. He say
that with the exception of few corpo
ration and trust LAWYERS, the party
that State lin line with Col. Bryan
and expresses the belief that the recer
financial transactions Of the treasur
department, have materially aided I'll
democratic cause, and that the stat
t will elect democratic governor An
presidential electors next November.
The administration s rather too prC
nonnced sympathy with Great Britain
+ war on the Boer, is getting it into hC
y water. Senator Hale declared in
: speech in the Senate that he believe
y nine Americans out Of every ten syn
!. pathized with the Beers in their stru!
gle for liberty. and the Senate adoptc
Senat Allen s resolution asking wi
the State De?ar ment refused recogn
ton to properly accredited represent
tive of the Transvaal republic. A,
he trouble is just beginning. At b
& meeting, at which there was son
% >corch'ng talk, which rust have ma
ID Mr.. Mckinley squirm, if he read t.
\. days Washington papers, the prlncip
u slp'kers Trre senators Hale, Allen al
70 Mason and Representa- YES Bailey.
Armond, s1zpr, Len'z, Lamb, Ch IN
ozark ard Cord n.