Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-02-10
The Politician.

member of the Senate and House, Gen.
Miles and his staff, and as many pers-
ons of prominence as the Church of
the Covenant would hold attended the
funeral services of the late Gen. Henry
w. Lawton, this afternoon. The mill
tary escort which followed the re-
mains to Arlington cemetery was the
largest seen in Washington at fun
eral since the burial Of Gen. Phil.
Sheridan. In order that the escort
might be as imposing as possible,
United States troops were brought to
Washington from nearly all nearby
military stations, and from as far away
as Kentucky. Every possible honor
was paid to the remains of the brave
officer who lost his life in the faraway
Philippines. May he rest in peace
among his brave comrades who sleep
in beautiful Arlington until awakened
to answer the roll call of the greatest
of all Commanders.
Much of the criticism of the Treaty
sent to the Senate this week, by which
England valves any right 1t may have
possessed under the ClaytonBulwer
treaty to participate in the construc-
tion and control of the Nicaragua Ca
nal, is ridiculous when confronted by
the facts in the case. Fer instance,
how could there have been any hood
winking of this government, since the
treaty was prepared by Secretary Hay,
under the personal direction and ad
vice OF President Mckinley, and ac
cepted without change by England?
Many of those who first criticised the
clause guaranteeing the neutrality of
the canal and fcrbidding the erection
of fortiflcations at its entrances, have
changed their minds since 1t was
learned that this clause was inserted
because of the intention of the Presi-
dent to negotiate treaty with all the
commercial nations, under which each
will guarantee the perpetual neutrality
of the canal thus providing stronger
and more sure protection than would
be afforded by the most formidable
Notifications it would be possible to
construct. Senator Morgan, who is in
line with the mere progressive men in
the Senate in support of the treaty,
correctly sized up much of the oppo-
sition when he said: There are
some men in the Senate who would
propose an amendment to the Ten
Commandments if they were sent in
here by God Almighty Himself. l do
not believe any material amendment
to the pending treaty is required to
protect our rights in the canal" The
treaty is now being carefully consider
ed by the Senate Committee on For
eign Relations and will doubtless in
due time be favorably reported and
ratified.
President Mckinley has received
many congratulations on his having
succeeded in getting so able man as
Judge w. H. Taft of Ohio, to become
the head of the Civil Commission
which will go to the Philippines in a
few weeks for the purpose of estab-
fishing Civil Local Government
throughout the Islands. Judge Taft
says he will remain on the Islands for
two years, but has no idea of becoming
civil governor of them.
Although Senator Butler of North
Carolina, who is chairman of the Pop
ullst National Committee, is supposed
to be an ally of the Democrats in mos
of their political schemes, he made q
speech against the proposed suffrage
amendment to the Constitution of the
State that was in line with the atti.
tude of Senator Pritchard in which
he said, after calling attention to the
fact that the amendment would dis.
franchise $4,000 white voters: This
whole scheme is not only fraught with
danger, but it is Unnecessary. 1t putt
the South in false and unenviable po
stion to attempt to deal with suffrage
in this uncandid manner"
Senator Hoar, who has received a!
much abuse from southern Democrat:
as any man now in public life, is {
man OF tco much experience to be de
ceived by the compliments they arr
now paying him because he IS witt
them in opposing the expansion polio!
Of President Mckinley and the Repub
lican party He knows his history wei
enough to be fully aware that is only
another case of THE Greks bearing
gifts" and to accept compliments a
their real value,
Senator Aldrich stated in a speech
when the Finance Bill was first re
ported to the Senate, that there wa!
nothing in the bill to prevent renew
al of the attempts on the part of thi
government to secure internationa
bimetallsm at any time there shoult
appear to be any prospect of success
and this week the Finance Committe
reported an amendment to the bill
explicitly declaring that the provision
of the bill are not intended to plac
any obstacles in the way of the ac
complishment of international bi
metalism, provided the same be receiv
ed by concurrent action of the leadin
commercial nations of the world, an
| al a ratio which shall insure herman