Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-30
BRYAN 70 Be POP CANDIDATE
Presidsnt Busy With Annual MESSAGE War Taxes TO
Be- Reduced BY Thirty Millions

the president is very particular about
carefully revising the phraseology OF
his messages.
Matters In China are not progress
ing To sui the president. IT looks as
though that Anglo-German agreement
had more in it than appeared on the
surface, and that there was danger Of
its being operated to injure American
commercial interests in China. This
is only a surmise as yet. The appar-
ant trouble is the failure of the pow
ers To agree upon the demands TO be
made upon the government OF China.
Minister Conger has been instructed
to make plain the opposition of this
government 10 any impossible de-
mands upon China, and as was done
once before to hint to the powers that
the United States will act alone in
dealing with China If the actions of
the other powers make it necessary to
protect American interests.
Gov. Stone Of Pa, who was in
Washington the other day, said of the
senatorial contest in that state:
"Mr Quay won his fight before the
people and he will win it before the
legislature Enough men were elect
ed who viii abide by the caucus to in
sure Mf. tlaay's return To the senate
He viii be elected soon after the leg
islature meets and there will not be Il
long light.
In answer to the sensational stories
about the volunteers being compelled
to remain in the Philippines an indeh-
mite period, Adjutant General Corbin
authorizes the positive statement OF
the intention OF the war department
to bring every one OF the volunteers,
who cares to come, back to the United
States in time TO muster them out OF
the service on or before the first of
next July, when their term of enlist
ment will expire. This Is official and
should put an end to the stories but.
OF course, il will not. AS long us
there Is n demand for misstatcments
they viii be made.
rs the recommendation in the
president Is message as to reduction Of
some Of the internal revenue taxes inn
posed on account of the war with
spain and consequent expenditures
will be based upon Secretary Cages
report, 1t is very safe to say that the
statement made by Secretary Gage to
/ the house ways and means committee,
now holding daily sessions to prepare
"A bill, came very near To foreshadow-
ing what the president will say in his
/ message on the subject. Secretary
Gage, assisted by the late internal
7 revenue commissioner, Mr.. Wilson,
went carefully over the schedules OF
\ the law providing for the war taxes.
and gave the committee their ideas OF
what reductions could best be made,
and answered number of questions.
In his statement To the committee
: Secretary Gage said he thought that
SSo,ooo, 600 of the 100000, 900 year
| produced by this law, or nearly one.
third, could he dispensed with with
out embarrassment TO the govern
ment. The committee also called in
a body on President Mckinley. to get
his ideas of the reduction. Tue presi-
dent did not, OF course, 20 into details
about what reductions should he
made, hut he made it very plain To the
committee that he favored making
the reduction as large as possible
without hamperlng the treasury.
The republican members Of the com.
mittce viii decide III what schedules
the reductions are To be msde, and
draft The bill before consulting the
democratic members.
senator Dillingham; of Vermont,
who viii succeed Senator Ross. b,
gAheratofsal appointment succeeded
the late Senator Morrill,. has ehoser
the seat occupied hy Senator RoSs. in
the rear ROW on the republican side
and the second frnm the center aisle
Although senator Dillingham; isa new
man IN the national arena. he mn.
long been prominent al home. having
hlled many positions Of honoy includ
iag that ct governor. New senator,
never eel what are considered good
STATS unless some older senator gives
UP h'S,whieh very rarely pceurs.
The Nationalt,ange, Patrons ~ li,S
eandry. which has juSt concluded itS
annual convention in lYoshir..,
, strongly endorsed the construction ot
OF the Nicaragua canal IN this govern.
ment.
ihc Rryanites continue to yet n
rubbed into them by such remarks n.
These made 10y Representative WI.
san OF BROOKLYN, who is "A democrat
Tue east would not trust the part,
on account NJ Mr. Rryan's radical