Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-05-26

"N'iiN"o VI StiiiihS up pdItSdnSnip. III
American political parties. Although
they express disappointment at the
prompt decllnation of President Nc
Kinley TO do any more than he has al
ready done toward peace in South Al
rlca, they were not surprised. The
Democrats are figuring on making use
of the ENJOYS in a series of public
meetings in the large cities.
1t has been decided that the Ways
and Means Committee of the House
shall sit during the. Congressional re-
cess, for the purpose Of preparing a
bill for the reduction OF internal reve-
nue. taxes. The understanding is that
the bill will be ready to report to the
House when Congress reassembles, in
December. This is wise move. as
the subject is too big to be tackled
without careful consideration.
Mr. Clark's credentials were this
week presented to the Senate and laid
on the table. BY request of Mr..
Clark's friends the Committee on Elec-
tions agreed to postpone any action
upon the credentials until next week,
by which time the credentials of Mr..
Maginnis will also be before the Com
mttee. There is little probability that
either of them will be seated.
Senator Jones. of Arkansas, has dis
covered an ideal candidate for second
place on the Bryan ticket and is BOOM
ing him with all the machinery at his
command as chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee. The Dem
ocratic party being thoroughly tinged
with yellow, 1t is fitting that it should
put up a yellow ticket, and the NOM
ination of w. r. Hearst, proprietor of
the yellowest of New York's yellow
journals, which Mr.. Jones is trying to
bring about, would make ticket yell
low enough to make smallpox flag.
The first step in the booming of Mr..
Hearst, which is understood to have
Mr.. Bryan's unqualified Endorsement.
was the selection of Hearst to be Pres
ident Of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs. Hearst's mother,
widow of the late Senator Hearst, of
California has barrel. which she is
willing to dump into the Democratic
| campaign fund, if her Willie is given
second place on the Democratic ticket
No Republican should place any OBJ
stacle in the way of the consumma-
ton of this deal. 1t is doubtful wheth-
er even Sulzer would weaken the
Bryan ticket more than Hearst.
Postmaster General Smith informed
Chairman Cooper, of the House Com
mittee on Insular Affairs, that the
Postofflce Department had nothing to
conceal in connection with the investl-
cation of the crookedness in Cuban
postal affairs and that it would will
ingly furnish the information asked
for in the resolution of Representative
Hay, of Virginia, calling for reports
made to the Postoffice Department by
Director of Cuban Posts Rathbone.
who was this week suspended from Of
flee as result of the investigation
made by acting Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow, who is now in Cuba
acting as Director of Posts. No thief
in Cuba, or elsewhere, has ever been
shielded or protected by this Admin
istration. and none will be. That is
what is distressing the Democrats
The yigor of the Administration in
trying to get at the bottom of the Gu
ban crookedness has deprived the
Democrats of much expected campaign
thunder. The Republican majority in
Congress is doing its part by amend
ing the law so that Neely, the chief
thief, will have to return to Cuba and
face his trial.
Although Senator Spooner was i'll
enough to be in bed, he made a strong
speech in the Senate, extending
through a portion Of two days, in IA
vor of his bill l,giving the President alb
solute control in the Philippines until
further investigation by Congress.
That bill is now the unfinished busi-
ness of the Senate, and it is expected
that it will be passed before adjourn
ment.
The decision of the United States
Supreme Court, although there were
four dissenters, leaves Beckham in
possession OF the governorship of
Kentucky, but Kentuckians in Con-
gress say the people will right the
wrong next fall by electing a Republi-
can governor by majority so big that |
it cannot be juggled with by the !
Goebel law.
It's folly to suffer from that horrible !
plague OF the night, itching piles. |
Doan's Ointment cures quickly and !
At any drug store, 80 |
cents.
Il find can cultivate the muse bet |
ter at night" said the poet.
Yes" replied the blind man, that's