Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16
Washington Letter.
rFrom our Regular Correspondent.l

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that it is the intention of the United
States to retain them as such, and
to establish and maintain such gov
ornamental control throughout the
archipelago as the situation may de-
mand." Several things added to the
interest in the speech. Senator Bev-
eridge spent several months In the
Philippines getting information and
making a study OF things, and it was
his maiden speech in the senate, to
which he had come with a high repu
tation as an orator for SO young a
man. 1t has placed him in the front
rank AS senatorial orator, and it
will doubtless be widely read. 1t GER
tainly ought to be. Speaking against
the proposition to abandon the en-
pre- of the Philippines, he said: eff
it should prove a mistake to abandon
it, the blunder once made would be
irretrievable. If it proves a mistake
to hold it, the error can be corrected
when we will; every other progressive
nation stands ready to relieve u.s."
Of our future power, be said: "Most
future wars will be conflicts for com
merce. The power that rules the Pa
clfic. therefore, is the power that rules
the world. And, with the Philip
pines. that power is and will forever
be he American republic" But prob
ably the most striking and dramatic
point in his speech was his solemn
arrangement Of AguinaldO's American
assisters. of whom he said: In sor-
row rather than anger, ] say to those
whose voices in America have cheered
those misguided natives on to shoot
our soldiers down, that the blood Of
those dead and wounded boys of
Ours is on their hands, aud the flood
of all the years can never wash the
stain away. In sorrow, rather than
anger, | Say these words. for | earn
eStly believe that our brothers knew
not what they did" On the business
side Of the question, Senator Bever-
ldge said: THAT statesman commits
crime against American trade
against the American grower of cot
ton and wheat and tobacco, the Am
erica0 manufacturer OF machinery
and clothing-whO fails to put Amer
lea where she may command that
trade" This was T, ferring especially
to the trade OF China, which was in
1897 1885 1873, 800, Of which we had
only l ) per cent. and of which We
ought to have. and Mr. Beverage
says will get, ut least 80 per cent
The Importance of the work to be
dor at this session of congress by
the house naval committee and the
continued illness Of Chairman Bou-
Il Il,
election by the committee Of Repre-
sentative Foss, OF Illinois, 10 be
chairman pro tempore. This was "A
high anu deserved compliment to Mr..
Foss.
Secretary Cages answer to the res
olutlou Winch the Democrats offered
hoping to embarrass him and the
administration, was fuli and free;
showing that only law and custom
had been followed in depositing in.
ternal revenue collections in such
national banks as chose to deposit
United States bonds as security, and
that no favoritism had been shown
and not a single bank turned down
thai applied for the deposits. Besides
furnishing copies Of all orders Of the
treasury department and correspond
ence with the national banks. Secre-
tary Gage wfote a long reply, ex-
plainiag ;hat the custom OF deposit
Ing pubtic mOnry III national banks
when he revenues OF the government
were in excess of the expenditures, az
they have been for some months ard
are likely to continue indefinitely
was necessary to prevent embarrass-
ment In business circles, caused by
the scarcity of money, and conclud
Ing with this emphatic statements:
"Under my administration Of the
treasury department no discrimi a.
tiCn in favor of one bank against
another has been made. Generally
speaking, when an increa~e In de-
pository banks was desired all have
been invited to qualify themselves
for receiving such money, and have
been equally and equitably consid-
cred in their respective relations to
the treasury" Instead of being
pleased, as they expected to be, the
Democrats are chagrined, because
they know that Secretary Cages re-
ply, while not containing one word of
politics, will be q first-class Republi-
can campaign document among
business men.
John Bull released the American
-four seized in Delagoa bay, under
suspicion Of being intended for the
Beers, just in time to prevent the
senate tackling the matter. The
same day news of the release was
received Senator Hale introduced u
resolution OF inquiry in the senate,
which probably now will be cropped.
The house has only been meeting
every other day, and holding very
short sessions, this week, in order to
allow the committees to put in more
tlmegetting the business Of the session
in shape.
The Roberts committee is engaged
IN preparing its report, which will be
submitted to the house next week.
Roberts has good idea Of The nature
OF that r-port, as be is preparing to
go home.
The senate devoted one day this
week to listening to eulogies Of the
late Vice President Hobart.
The slowness of the debate on the
financial bill in the senate is the fault
of the Democrats, who have been in