Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-01-25

referred Mr.. Suffers resolution for the
Investigation of Secretary Cages
extraordinary deal with the National
City bank, has decided that there
is nothing to investigate. This is
have been going the rounds for some
days to the effect that the admin
istration feared to have its banking
policy brought to the light of day, and
intended to throttle the investigation in
its birth. OF course, everyone knows
that there is something to investigate.
In the recent correspondence sent to
congress, he included two letters, one
from ex-Controller Hepburn, of the
National City bank, which asks that the
bank remain public depository,
because its list of directors shows that
it has great political claims, in view
of what was done during the campaign"
in 1896. The other from President
Stilman, of the same bank, says that it
would 'help matters in Wall street"
If the secretary would defer the pay
ments to be made by the bank to the
government, on account of the Central
Pacific Railroad sale. The trouble
about these letters is not that Secretary
Gage received thenl-for man cannot
help letters being sent to him-but that
he acted in accordance with them.
The deposits in the bank not only
remained but were increased from a
few thousand to some $l7 1000, 900, and
the Southern Pacific payments were
deferred. Add to this the technical
embezzement, Of which the secretary
was undoubtedly guilty, in the custom
house matter, and it is pretty evident
that there is more than little to be
investigated.
t t
1t is really somewhat amusing to read
the interviews put forth by Republican
leaders in regard to the next candidate
for the vice presidency. There is not
the least doubt in the world that the
nomination will go to New York, but
the factional fights there have given
Mr.. Payne, of the national committee,
a chance to throw little spice into the
affair, by suggesting that good
western man might do as well as New
Yorker. The truth is, that the Repub-
licans were beginning to squirm on ac-
count of the evident fact that the con-
vention was simply to ratify Mark
Hanna's choice for both Jobs, and
Philadelphia was getting restive over
the probability that there would be no
enthusiasm and no crowd at the con-
Vention, and hence no chance to get
back that 100000. Hence, as the
presidential nomination is so positively
settled that it is impossible to get up
even hippodrome over that, Messrs.
Payne, Hanna and Platt have hit upon
this "favorite son" method of making
things interesting, and rescuing Phila-
delphia from her dependency. 1t is a
very nice little scheme.
/
On Friday speech was made in the
senate by Senator Hale, which should
persuade Great Britain that she has
not the sympathy even of the United
States in her crusade against the Beers
in South Africa. Mr.. Hale said: II
deny that the American people are in
sympathy with the administration of
Great Britain in the war in which it is
engaged to stamp out human liberty.
L deny that the section of the English
speaking race that lives on this con-
tlnent has to be carried on and tied to
its chariot wheel of war, in the war
that is being waged against the republic
In South Africa, and when the leader of
the Conservative party in the house OF
commons stands before the world and
asserts that, he must be met by some
disclaimer from this side. If the re-
suit of our complications in the Philip
pines Is that we dare not speak for
liberty and struggling people any
where, that is the greatest demonstra-
tion of what calamitous thing the
Philippine war is. | do not, however,
think the time has come when we are
obliged to speak with bated breath in
favor OF liberty anywhere"