Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1900-03-08

for a candidate to offer $4,000
for a vote for United STATES SEN
ator in Montana. Yes indeed.
there is little Doodle in the
democratic party also.
w. G.. Leistikow. the Grafton
miller and democratic leader in
this state. has become disgusted
with Bryan and his free silver
cohorts as we'll as with the anti
expansion crowd, and has read
the hand writing on the wall.
He was recently interviewed by
the Minneapolis Journal, and
very emphatically states his
position. He is for Mckinley in
preference to Bryan and is for
expansion and the retention of
the Philippines. Mr.. Leistikow
has for eight years been chair.
man of our state democratic
committee and is the man whose
influence elected Roach to the
senate. It is now about time for
the pop papers TO claim that he
has been bought up by Hanna.
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In the United States senate re.
Gently Senator McLaurin OF
South Carolina, expressed him.
self very emphatically on the
Philippine question. He is the
first democrat in the senate to
declare himself for expansion.
He secuted what he called the
'bugbear of imperialism" with
which some of his colleagues were
trying to frighten the people; de-
clared the question not one of
politics, and maintained the ac-
QUESTION of the Philippines would
be of immense advantage to this
country, especially the south, by
opening to the United States the
trade of the orient. Senator
McLaurin is only one of many
prominent democrats all over the
country who are adapting them
selves to the changed conditions
and are IN favor of holding our
new possessions which are fur
nishing a market for our manu-.
features and products.
A lot of people are going wild
over the passage of the Por to
Rican tariff bill which calls for a
Is per cent tariff of the Dingley
act on all Porto Rican goods and
on all goods imported by the
United States and elsewhere.
The fact of the matter is that u
great many of these people do
not understand what the bill is.
A fifteen per cent tariff does not
mean a straight tariff of Is per
cent but Il Is per cent tariff ou
the rates imposed by the Dingley
bill, which is Il very low tariff in
deed. Then in the second place
there is a provision in the Porto
Rican bill which provides that all
revenues collected on Porto Rican
goods shall be turned back to the
people of Porto Rico for the i'm
provement of their country in
the way Of establishing good
schools, good roads. and Il good
governmental other words the
people of the United States will
not keep one dollar of revenue
collected but will spend all of it
for the benefit of the Porto Rican
people. The new compromise
bill passed by the house only pro
vides tariff for two years under
the stipulations mentioned and
we fail to see that congress has
done anything very serious In
addition to this President Nc.
Kinley has sent a special message
to congress. asking that body tc
refund the money collected for
revenues up to this time, amount
ing to over two millions dollars
back to Porto Rico, and a bill has
been introduced in congress tc
that effect and it has passed
the house. This is virtually free
trade and is what the people
want and what tbo1y ara ootitlo1