The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-03-02

ocratc leader in the House, has, boy "a
new resolution, added the steel trust 90
the sugar trust, the paper trust, the tim
trust, and the oil trust, the products of
which previous resolutions authorize
the Interstate Commerce Commission
To prohibit the transportation of ON
Interstate Transportation lines when
ever they have knowledge that the
prices asked for the goods produce
profit in excess of per cent. ON the
actual capital invested in. the trust
which controls them
Mr.. Mckinley has rendered places
on the new Philippine Commission, 10
two gold Democrats Gen Luke r..
Wright, Of Tenn, and Mr. Henry G..
Idle, Of Vermont lnasmuch as both
Of these gentlemen are supposed TO en-
dOrse the financial as well as the foreign
policy Of the Republican administra-
ton, il is farcical for Mr. Mckinley to
expect the Democratic party to recag-
nize them as its representatives on the
Commission. 1t is equally farcical to
label the new Commission, nonparti-
san, when everybody knows it to be
thoroughly imperialistc.
Although the Wisconsin Democrats
made a strong and almost winning
fight for Milwaukee, none of them have
shown the slightest disgruntlement
over the choice of Kansas city for the
National Convention, by the Demo-
cratic National Committee Like all
other good Democrats, they believe ia
majority rule, and accepted the vote of
the Committee as ending the c0ntro-
versy. 10 is the same with those
Democrats who advocated holding the
convention ahead of that Of the Repub-
Leans. Upon second Thought, every
Democrat recognizes how fitting it is
that the party which stands for the
true American construction of the
Declaration of independence, and of
the Constitution, should hold il Ma
tional Convention of Independence
day.
indianapolis has been named a- the
place and September 9Th, as the time
for holding the National Convention
Of the Association OF Democratic Clubs.
by the Executive Committee of the
Association. At the same meeting tine
resignation Of Hon Chauucey r. Black,
of Pa, as President of the Association.
and Of Repres NATIVE Sibley. of Pa.
as a member Of the executive commit
tee, were accepted The new president
will not bee announced until April 18Th.
jefferson Day, when the Association
will give biz banquet i'm Washington
Gov. Benton McMllin, of Tenn, Chair
man Of the Executive Committee, will
act AZ President until then.
The clique Of real estate spectators,
who are after big wad Of Uncle sam
money, In exchange for the south side
Of Pennsylvania Avenue, which, not .
withslandiug its being a quagmire in .
which no sohd foundation for large
building can be had without driving T.
piles through thirty or forty feet Of /
mud, they have been talking up rs Just /
the place to locate future public build |
Ings, received an UNEXPECTED check /
when the Washington Centennial /
Committee came oui strong for the
projected Federal Avenue, from the
Capitol 10 the proposed Memorial bridge
10 Arlington, over the Hall, upon
which all future Federal buildings
shall be located The Hall is owned
BY the government and there would be-
10 pickings in The erection Of buildings
~ the government upon its own
ground.
Senator Vest thus sized up the Re
publican policy, in a short speech:
The proposition that The L. :. can
lold territory rs colonial possession
md its people a. vassals, is the most
'rep0sterou- and dangerous that has
yer been advanced in the course Of
ny public life.