Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-03-03
The Politician.

laughs best who laughs last" The Re-
publican leaders OF the House, having
passed the Porto Rico tariff bill with
four Democratic votes in its favor and
seven Republican votes against it,have
the laugh on the Democrats who
thought they had scheme fixed up to
defeat the bill. The bill is necessity
at this time, as revenue must be raised
for Porto Rico, which by the time the
two years to which the operation of
the bill Is limited has expired will
doubtless be in a position to raise rev.
enue by other methods.
The Senate passed the bill providing
a territorial form of government for
Hawaii this week, by an overwhelm-
ing majority. There was really no
ground upon which to base opposition
to the bill.
Senator Aldrlch made an .expTana-
tory statement to the Senate of the
Finance bill agreed upon by the Con-
ference Committee. 1t was not a de-
fense OF the bill, because it needs no
defense. 1t speaks for itself.
Senator Depew's speech in favor of
President McKinleys Philippine pol
icy was up to his reputation as one of
the foremost orators of the country
He emphasized the fact that expansion
was already accomplished and could
no mere be prevented than the head of
Charles | could be restored to him by
adopting a set of resolutions. On the
Constitutional question, which the
Democrats have raised, he said: 1T
does not extend by its own force our
territory acquired after the adoption
OF the Constitution, but Congress has
the power to adopt so much CT It's pro-
visions as it deems wise" OF our rule
in the Philippines, he said: 'In spite
of ourselves, we have colonial posses
sions. We have no policy to declare.
no glittering resolutions or proclama-
tions to make and in the future to en-
barrass us. We will stamp out the in
currection and establish stable gov
ernment We will organize local gov
ernment. We will constitute courts.
We will insure with the whole power
of the United States security of life
and property, freedom of religion, and
the equal and just administration CT
the law. The kindergarten of liberty,
under competent instructors, rapidly
develops its pupils for larger responsi-
bilities. and an increasing share in
their local and general assemblies.
One year cf rule by the United States
in Cuba is a convincing object lesson.
Brigands have become farmers, and
revolutionists conservative citizens.
Order has taken the place of anarchy
and law Of license. The Cubans are
developing their industries and rapid
ly acquiring habits of self government.
So the uplifting of the people of the
Philippines to the comprehension and
practice of orderly industry, respect
for Individual rights, confidence, and
then participation in government will
add enormously to their happiness and
reciprocally to the strength, prosperity
and power of our country"
Senator Frye said of the shipping
bill, which has been favorably report
ed to the Senate: 1T is my opinion
that the immediate effect of the pass
age OF this bill will be to insure, with
in five years, the construction of ap-
proximately half a million tons of new
ships in American ship yards, to in
crease the efficiency of our foreign
trade at least three fold in that time,
to largely and permanently reduce the
rates Of ocean transportation to thus
increase our export trade, to eventual
ly bring the cost CT constructing Ships
as lew in the United States as else
where, to place at all time at the i'm
mediate command of the government
effective ships and trained men, to
have our mails carried free, and to
gradually--and l hope rapidly-put an
end 20 our present payment OF $175,-
100000 year to the foreign shipping
doing our foreign carrying"
General Ludlow, Military Governor
of Havana, who was in Washington
this week to confer with President
Mckinley and Secretary Root en- ex-
isting conditions in Cuba, said before
starting back to Havana: THE Pres
ident expressed himself as pleased
with the conditions as | explained