West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-02-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Trouble in the Republican Camp
Over Tariff Rates From Our New
Possessions.
Champ Clark's Message TO Webster Davis
Now Among the Beers.
Special correspondence of The Argus.
WAsHINCToN, ID. c., !
ian. Goth, 1000.


Special correspondence OF The Argus.
WAsHINCToN, ID. c.,
Jan. Goth, 1900.
There is open revolt in the Re-
publican ranks against part of the
Mckinley programme. Senator
Plat, of Conn, has given notice of
his intention to offer amendments to
the administration bill providing
governments for Hawaii and Porto
Rico. He will amend both bills by
moving to strike out the clauses al
lowing each of the islands to send a
delegate to Congress, and in the
case OF Hawaii his amendment will
provide for striking out all that
portion of the bill dealing with Gus
toms duties and a continuation of
the present customs relations. In
stead of free trade with Porto Rico,
as the bill provides, Mr.. Platt's
amendment provides for the collec-
ton of duty on all articles from
Porto Rico brought into the u. S.
equivalent to SO per cent. of the
duty collected on similar articles
from foreign countries, and for a
duty in the same proportion to be
collected in Porto Rico on all goods
from the u. S. How serious this
revolt will be is yet to be deter
mined, and it will depend largely
upon the attitude of the Democratic
and Populist Senator's, but it has
greatly alarmed the administration.
Roberts was thrown overheard
yesterday, according to programme,
and according to the ethics of the
unco good, the House must be to-
day very much more moral and
yirtuous body. Well, il may be
that it is, but there are serious OBJ
jections to the House, as at present
constituted, setting itself up as a
court to pass on morals. This isn't
meant as a defence of Roberts, but
as an advance protest against the
House going into morality censor
ship as a regular business. That
business is already badly over
crowded.
Secretary Gage must be dis
gruntled abou, something. He said
a day or two ago that he be-
lieved the Beers would lick the En-
glish and sincerely hoped they
would. Here is more treason in
the Mckinley camp, and Gage isn't
Irish, either.
Representative Champ CLARK, of
Mo-, sent the following cablegram
to Webster Davis, Assistant Secre-
tary Of the Interior, when the news
was received that Davis was on his
way TO Pretoria, in President
kruger's private car; "Webster
Davis, Pretoria. care of Kruger:
Hearty congratulations on good
company in which you find your
self Have always admired your
I splendid genius, and now that you
are out of the society Of Republicans
aud jingoes, and fraternizing with
men lighting for liberty, | hope.
when you return TO your native
shores, you will join the Democrats.
We will give you a most cordial
welcome" Mr. Mckinley is so
much afraid that the visit of Davis
to Kruger will be misconstructed
that be has caused il TO be Of
7 hcially given out that Davis
is travelling as an individual and
not as a representative of this
1 Government.
Senator McEnery, Of La, made a
speech agains, the Prichard resolu.
ton declaring the proposed suffrage
amendment 20 the N {. constitu.
tipn similar to the one now in force
in La Co be unconstitutional. in
which he declared that his state had
been greatly benefited by the re.
suiclion of suffrage that while
Congress bad the power. it had not
che ught, Co declare any law or
constitutional provision 81 state
uuconst.tutionai shat right belong
ing solely io ihc judicial branch Of
thc Government Tie stated the
aholc question when be said. ''There
can be no admziurc 81 the races.
This is a law of mature. They must
work out their desunies on parallel
lines. which cannot come foocfh.r