The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

w" '"oo 'uc eUu OF tue session OF
congress is 10 sight-adjouromeut will
take place this week-with no more
Investigations of official crookeduess
provided for Senator Jones, of Ar.
kansas, threw administration circles
into conniptiou 6ts several days ago By
bis speech demanding au investigation
of how the $50, ,OOO, 900 voted BY con-
gress to prepare for the war with SPAN
was spent. and expressing the cpiuion
that Mr. Mckinley should be pleased to
have an opportunity to cear himself of
the fearful stories in circulation. Mr.
MeKnlcy was pleased to escape that
opportunity
Senator Morgan got the senate 10
agree to take up tho Nicaragua canal
bill Dec 10. and give i, the right of
way uuil disposed of. That was the
best he could DO The only vote 10 the
house against the Little field bill to
amend the Sherman anti trust law, was
cast by republican, Representative
MauD. Of Illinois.
| Representative DeArmond, of Mis-.
souri. told the republicans some dis.
agreeable truths iu mis- speech agaiu st
their make-believe proposition for a
constitutional amendment authorizing Q
congress to control trusts. which was
defeated by democratic votes. After
telling them that the proposed amend.
meot bore upon it's face irrefutsble evil
dence that it was not inte uded to be
placed 10 the constitution to control
trusts. but to be placed 10 the campaign
to delude voters. Mr. DeArmopd said
ITO what chapter of your republi.
can pertormancea can you turn and
hope for approval from the people?
do not chide you for trying last
desperate effort as q final resource to
get something out of this amendment.
II you get anything out of it. it will be
because the American people are far
more stupid than | thiok they are, aud
because delusion is much more attract.
i've to theu than plain conduct and
honest acts. Can there be auythiog 10
the proposition that because you label
this antitrust. we shall not look bey md
the label ? You have labeled many
shings other than they are There is
not q package of your political nos.
srums that will bear inspection. I.
may be taken by label. but it cannot be
by sample. much less by tests oil
reasonable quantities The power ol
che people to meet aud overcome trusts
would be less If this amendment we're
10 the constitution. than It is todav. ]
AN willing to amend the constitution
but | sm not willing to amend i. 90 az
to take from forty.6ve States the powe,
they now possess to create aud oontro
corporations. You propose to take
control OF these corporations. You
propose to say which one Of them yor
will denouncs and destroy, i
you destroy any of them. aut
which you will shelter and protect
| am opposed to that kind of legislation
Trust have grown within the last ,hre,
years as they never have grown before
They are mightier, they have invaded
uew fields. conquered oew psoviuces,
made new slaves and are mightier soda,
than ever before. And yet you say tt
the people wait until We get constitu
tiooal amendment
Judges have q way of emphasizing
their disspprovs! Of those who fai! e
proper respect to the court. An 10
stance Was given when Justice Barnard
OF the Supreme Court of the Distric
OF Columbia, added 6ue Of SIOO aue
costa to bis rebuke of Mr.. E. G. Sig
gers for bis failure to obey an order o
the court DOT to represent himself q,
successor to or % connected with ID,
firm Of G. A. Snow & Co., the we'll.
known Washington patent lawyers.
10 drop ioto slang. it may be sait
that Secretary Hay got The "hearse
boot" from the Senate when be askec
10 the name OF Mr.. Mckinley, ths
the Spooner Philippine bill be passec
before adjournment. The republican
leaders knew that the dem mocratic seua
tors meant business when ebey served
then With notice tina. tho Spoouer bill
would not be voted upon at this session
and abandoned their attempt to get tht
bill through, more than q week ago
10 allowing the claim of Mr.. ClarA
and Mr.. Maginnis for a seat 10 the
Senate, to 60 over to the next ses
sion. the Senate committee on eloc
tons really turned the matter over ,e
the people of Montana for settlement,
ss the legislature which will Gill the
vsosucy will be elected this year ex
ceptiog twelve hoId.cver senators, and
will meet next January, ouly a few
weeks after the reassombliDg Of Con.
gress