The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-29
It's ORIGIN SETTLED
Long Traces Authorship of a
Famous Phrase.
CALHOUN WAS THE FIRST
To Say the Constitution Fol-.
lows the Flag"

Washington. Ajril Representative
Long, in a paragraph of his remarks on
the Porto Rican question in the house on
April il, continuation of his former
speech on the subject, gave expression to
a fact that will be heard more than once
IN the coming campaign. Mr. Long said:
sThere has been considerable discussion
In the last few months in regard to the
authorship Of the expression, The consti-
tuition follows the flag No living states
man can rightfully claim to be the au-
thor of this expression John C. Calhoun,
in the debate with Daniel Webster in the
United States senate on February a. 1S49,
first used the expression in these words:
. Then the simple question is, does the
constitution extend TO the territory, or
DIES II not extend to them? Why. the
constitution inerprets itself It pronounces
itself to oe the supreme low of the land
Mr.. Webster: What land?
" Mr. Calhoun: The land. The terri
tories of the United States are part Of
the land. II is supreme law. not within
the limits Of the state of this union mere
~, bu wherever our flag waves-wherever
our authority goes, the constitution in
part goes, not all its provisions, certainly,
but all its suitable provisions
ITO this Mr. Webster made the follow
ing reply: The honorable senator from
South Carolina argues that the constitu-
ton declares itself to be the law of the
land, and that therefore it must extend
over the territories. 1.-THE land" l take |
# means the land over which the consti- |
tuition is established, or in other words, |
1t means the states united under the con-
Etitution- But does not the gentleman see |
at once that that argument would prove |
a great deal too much. The constitution |
no more says that the constitution itself |
shall be the supreme law of the land than
it says that the laws of congress shall be
the supreme law of the land. 1t de-
ciaFes that the constitution and the laws
of Icungress passed under it shall be the
SUPREME low of the land"
Colonel B H. Campbell of Wichita, was
ia Washington several days this week
n attic mpt to secure the permission Of the
general land office for the fencing of
small sections of government land which
may be within pastures of himself and
other cattlemen. There has been an eff
fort made in western Kansas to secure
the retention of these fances, while a
corr esponding effort has been made to
bring the attention of the government to
the matter in such way as to prevent
The fencing of any portion Of the public
domain.
George R. Peck was here this week,
minglmg with the Kansas statesmen and
others. Mr.. Peck Is always glad to
strike a Kansas crowd. He says it does
him good.
Harvey Fleming managing editor of
the Kansas City Journal has returned
to Washington and will remain here sew
erai days on Business matters connected
with his paper.
Examination for the revenue cutter ser .
ice will be held in various places
throughout the country on May H. Is and
g. The position is that of cadet and
he qualifications are somewhat similar
% those for a cadetship at Annapolis
t is considered q very desirable posi-
ion yet there is often trouble exper-
erced in securing sufficient eligibles. APP
,licant$ must not be less than Is years of
ge and not more than Is, unmarried and
+ good Constitution. ;
Pensions have been allowed as follows:
ames s Graham, Wichita; Samuel Corn
selli Wichita ohm S. Gayer, Kingman.
RI r.. Vermilion and Dr. E. E. Hamil-
1li of Wichita, accompanied by Mrs.
irtnil.on and Mrs Hamilton, spent sew
rAi days in Washington this week, going I
sbm here to Baltimore and Philadelphia.
L. Ardery of Hutchinson. Kan. member
f the executive committee Of the =
latinal Druggists association, was here
his week attending the hearing before s
he committee of ways and means. The u
sseeiation. through Representative Bou- &
ellie Of Illinois, seeks to have the tax on d
medicinal articles removed Il
his is the tax imposed under the war e
evenue bill. -
Morton Albaugh. chairman of the Kan u'
as Republican state central committee, =
7as here several days this week -
National Bank Examiner c. E. Jobes -
oent two days in Washington this week.
Mrs. s. J. Crawford, wife OF the for -
Ter governor of Kansas, has been very -
but is now recovering. Governor
raSford spends most OF his time in -
Washington. W,
Major Calvin Hood and United States "
ttorney / E Lambert Of EmpoTia
lined the Kansas contingent this week n,
EBfL CABINETS PRESIDENT of
de
eslO Palermo Has Been Brought Into "a
the American Camp =,
Hanra. April 2s.-(5:So p. m-)vvAaJor ~,
neral Lloyd Wheaton reports that -,
nor Palermo. the former president of ~
e Filipino so-calied cabinet. was cap =
red in the mountains near Trinidad, NJ,
ovinee Of Benguet, April % Palermo
nectly, through relatives in Manila, re- -.