The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-29

England is slowly but surely crush-
ing out of existence was nothing !
more than the attempt Of frighten-
ed politician to bamboozle the voters
of this country who have been open
ly expressing sympathy for the fight
for life that the citizens of those re-
publIcs are making. In fact, there
has been no tender of the good Of
fees of this government. All that
was done was to forward Q cablegram
from the presidents Of the South At
rican republics to the English gov
ernment, through the U. 8. Embassy
in Lordon. There was no word OF
comment from this government, al
though Mr.. Mckinley knows that
the right sort of a message from him
would result in saving the existence
Of those republics. g. Tho message
from the South African governments
was not even dignified by being pre-
sented by the U. 8. Ambassador to
England, that official being off on a
pleasure jaunt 1t was presented by
one of his secretaries. 1t was be-
cause of the bad showing that would
have been made that Mr.. Mckinley
took advantage Of his right and re-
fused to furnish the Senate with
copies of all correspondence with
Great Britain and the South African
republics, which were asked for by
the resolution offered by Senator
Allen and adopted.
After wrangling and fighting for
nearly a week and holding two
oaucuses the republican Senators
have patched up sort of agreement
on the.Po Rico bill. A bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the imme-
diatessrelief of the Porto Ricans is to
be passed at once, and the debate
upon the old bill is to be continued
indefinitely. Senator Davis stated
In caucus that If the republicans did
not give Porto Rico free trade Mr..
Mckinley would lose the electoral
vote of Minnesota, and Senator
Beveridge made similar statement
as to Indiana.
Representative Sulzer, of New
York, believes that the various stor-
les of complaints of American citi.
zens resident in the Transvaal Re-
public of the tr satment of themselves
and other foreigners are fakes cir
culated to stop the increase Of Boer
sympathy in this country, and to
prove his belief to be correct he has
offered resolution in the House
calling on the State Department for
copies of all letters received from
citizens of the u. s. resident in the
South African Republic from jan
uary l., 1892 to the present time.
| Having got their gold standard
bill beyond the reach of those re-
publican Senators who still claim to
be bimetalltsts, the republicans were
very frank in acknowledging tho ef-
feet the new law will have. For in
stance, Representative Overstreet,
who was in charge Of the bill when
1t finally passed the House. said, In
reply to question of Representa-
tive Williams, of Ill, as to whether
the clause of the law making bonds
payable in gold would prevent their
being paid in silver, II international
J bimetaliism should in the future be
secured: 1.-THE bonds could only be
, paid in gold. This bill holds out
not the slightest hope of information.
al bImetallism under present oon-
ditions. say frankly that this bill
will make it practically and abso-
lutely impossible ever to have inter-
national bimetallism at the rates Of
l6 to u. That fully exposes the
, hypocrisy Of those republican sena-
tors who stated when 1t was before
. the Senate that the bill contained
, nothing that would stand In the way
of international bimotallism.
Senator Butler, of N. c., found 1,
necessary while making personal
statement refuting the allegations
that he was not in favor of the free
coinage of silver at a ratio Of l6 to 1
to call Senator Aldrich, of r. L., q
liar-his exact words being, "The
Senator from Il. L. makes a state
ment that ls not rrue." At the same
time Senator Allen, Of Nebr., made
a statement concerning the numer.
Gus stories about his having lost
faith in free coinage, In which he
said: II now want to repeat and
want the Public Printer to put it in
black type SO that it may stand as q
permanent record of my position,
that am firm believer, as I have
always been, In the free and unlim-
tied coinage ot silver at the ratio oi
l8 to by this country alone and oi
not waiting for it's adoption by any
other country"
The Democratic Congressional
Campaign Committee has opened
headquarters and started the work
of the campaign. Secretary Kerr,
who is in charge. says the prospect
for electing democratic House Is
becoming brighter every day and
the same thing has been publicly
said by prominent republicans.
1t was perfectly fitting that Mr..
Mckinley should give the gold pen