Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-06-04
WASHINGTON LEI TER.


Nothing more disgusting has been
seen in national politics han the ex-
plotting of the three Boer ENJOYS,
who are now in Washington, by anti
Administrations senators and repre-
sentative>, to try to embarrass Presl-
dent Mckinley and to make demo-
cratic political capital among voters
who sympathize with the Beers in the
unfortunate war in South Africa. The
men who are working this game
really care nothing for the Beers, but
they think they see an opportunity to
use the ENJOYS to help the democrats,
and they have so little patriotism
that they have undertaken the dirty
job. This is new thing in American
politics, but as the common sense of
the country is behind the neutrality
of the administration, it is not likely
to accomplish what it's projectors
hope for. Heretofore, it has been the
proud boast of Americans that no
matter how greatly we differed upon
matters of domestic policy, we al
ways unanimously backed up the
foreign policy of our government.
The men who have destroyed our
right to make that boast have not
done job to be proud Of. President
Mckinley will give the same recogni-
tion to the Boer ENJOYS as would be
given to private citizens of any for
eign country who visited Washington,
no more and no less. They have no
official status in this country any
more than they had in Europe, where
they made number of Intellectual at
tempts to secure official recognition,
before coming to the U. S.
Senator McCumber made a speech
favoring our retention of the Philip
pines, in which he said: FsTnat it is to
our commercial and financial interests
to retain them the most ardent op-
ponent of the administr alton cannot
properly deny. That our naval in
terests demand their retention must
be admitted. Who would throw
aside this wonderful opportunity at
the present time? The DIRECTORS to
American expansion claim that the
same nation, which in May went to
war for humanity, in December went
to war for conquest and greed. Have
they not faith in the honor and in
tegrity of their own country? Have
they not faith in the sense of justice
of the American people? Then, act
this faith and trust your own people"
Senator Chandler has been instruct
ed by the committee on elections, of
which he is chairman, to push the
resolution declaring Mr.. Clark not to
have been legally elected to the SEN
ate, Notwithstanding Mr.. Clark's
resignation. The resolution would
probably have been allowed to die
had Mr.. Clark contented himself with
resigning, but his little trick of hav
ing himself appointed by the acting
governor, to fill the vacancy made by
his resignation has offended the dig
nifty of senator's, and many Of them
express a determination to see that
he doesn't get a seat on any such
credentials. The later appointment
of Ex-Congressman Martin Maginnis,
by Gov. Smith, is not seriously con-
sidered by many senators.
Congress has formally accepted the
fine marble statue ofGen. Grant, rep
resenting him standing in full uniform,
presented by the G. A. r. The statue
was unveiled by Miss Sartoris, a
of Gen. Grant, and
Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Sartoris were
present.
Secretary Gage has sent out notice
that the $25, 1000, ZOO of 2 per cent.
bonds, payable at the governments
pleasure, will be redeemed on pre-
sentation, and that interest thereon
will cease September 1. Republican
administration pay bonds; demo-
cratic administrations sell bonds.
Quite difference.
The adjournment of congress early
in June, has been practically deter
mined upon. The house will be ready
for adjournment any time after the
first week in June, and the present !
is that the adjournment |
will take place somewhere between |
the tenth and the fifteenth, the date |
on the Senate.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Bristow, who is now in Cuba in
charge of the investigation of the
postal system, has ample authority to
reorganize the entire system, and
make any changes he deems wise.