Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-01-04

panding, including trade, manufactur-
ing and possessions. Even the anti
expansionists have the big head.
The Democrats continue to try to
force the President to interfere in the
Boer War. The United States has no
right to say word until asked to do SO
by both parties.
The solicitude of the Democrats in
regard to Senator Hanna's health and
their fears lest he may be unable to
manage the next campaign are really
getting to be amusing.
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Congress has no doubt enjoyed its
Christmas dinner hugely. 1t had a
right to do SO. 1t accomplished more
work before the holidays than any
Congress ofrecent years.
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The New York Sun has christened
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, by the
name of ofHopeful Jim Jones. The SUMS
nicknames have way ofsticking when
they are to the point as this one is.
1t was left for New Yorker to evolve
the idea that whiskers denote brains,
and it will not be long before the men
of that town will resemble Kansas
farmers before prosperity struck that
state.
The extension of the coal export of
the United States is growing remark
able. Last year we exported and sold
TO foreign countries and steamships
some ten million tons. Our first ship
ment to Italy left Philadelphia recently.
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Sibley has come over to the gold bug
ranks, Gov. Hogg does not care to be
Bryan's running mate, Mclean is
millionaire and therefore to be sus-
pected. Whence, oh whence, is the
Democrat for second place to come?
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Despite the large number of pensions
applied for in consequence of the
Spanish war, there is little doubt that
the appropriation for pensions this year
Will be smaller than it was last. The
civil War veterans are growing old
and are dying off rapidly.
We all remember how the foreign
press divided up and parcelled out the
united States after the Battle of Bull
Run. 1t is doing something of the
same sort with the British Empire
nowadays, but the result is likely to be
similar to that in America.
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The annual report of the Commits
sioner OF Navigation shows clearly that
merchant marine is needed to carry
our exports abroad. 1t was bad enough
TO depend on foreign vessels for i'm
ports, but we should certainly be able
to move our own goods.
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lhefe has been to much foolish talk
about Pacific cable steal. ANY man
OF average intelligence should be able
to cipher out for himself which is the
more costly-$40O, ,0CO a year subsidy
for twenty years, or the interest on
SlO,OOO,OOO invested in a government
cable which must be renewed in twenty
years.
While it is true that spectators must
reap some advantage from the actions
OF Secretary Gage in releasing gold, it
is also true that dozens of financial
institutions involving thousands upon
thousands of widows and children have
been saved from distress by his prompt
act.
The British have no legal right to
seize flour in neutral vessels unless it ia
the property of the Beers or is in pro-
cess Of shipment to a blockaded Boer
port. Moreover, they know perfectly
we'll that they have no right, and they
will ultimately pay for the flour. But
by that time it will be too late to do
the Beers any good.
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Reciprocity treaties are hard to frame
and harder to ratify. They involve
sacrifices by some for the sake of
others and each fellow wants the other
to be magnanimous. Reciprocity |
Commissioner Kasson and his able |
Secretary, Mr.. Coleman, deserve great |
credit for the ability they have shown /
in framing those sent to the Senate.