The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1900-05-10
Washington correspondence:

to Republican State Conventions.
Washington correspondence:
Secretary Root, in his report on
Cuban expenditure to the Senate, has
furnished the people object lesson No.
Oh Imperialism In practical operation.
This policy is no longer a rainbOw-tint-
ed dream lowering about President Nc
kinley's Imagination. 1t is an actual
and solid reality, which costs money to
support. This report from the War De
partment shows the extra salaries
which our military officials have been
allowed to draw from Cuban revenues
in addition to their legal and regular
salaries as officers Of the United States
army. Here are most important items:
TO the Governor General Of Cuba.
$500 per year."
Military Governor Of Havana. $1,000
per year."
Collector Of Customs for Cuba,
s1.S0O per year."
Treasurer Island of Cuba. 81 500 per
year.
Secretary Root very frankly states
that this extra allowance was made in
order that these officials might live in
style more befitting their positions.
He assumes without question that our
"carpetbag" Imperialism must Outshine
the princely splendOr Of the Spanish
tyrants from whom We delivered the
Cubans. The old ideas Of JeffersOnian
simplicity have been entirely forgotten.
The law is very explicit in prohibiting
extra allowance to army officers, but
Secretary Root says that the payments
were authorized by the President on the
oral advice of the Attorney General. An
attempt is made TO justify the expendi-
ture by citing the fact that allowances
were made to army officers performing
civil functions in Mexico and Califor
mia. and We're sanctioned by Congress
in 1919 and 1853. but Secretary Root
forgets that Congress in
1870 passed the law specifically prohib-
iting extra allowances. Republicans
have strenuously maintained on the
floor of the Senate that these allow
ances In Cuba were not In the nature of
extra salaries, but the official order Of
the War Department, dated March l,
1899, shows that the amounts We're
termed salaries" when ordered to be
paid out Of the revenues Of Cuba.
1t Is not stated what the impoverish-.
ed Cubans think Of this spectacle Of
having their island revenues spent more
for the purposes of our mill
tary occupation than they eyer were
under Spanish regime. The Cubans,
being under martial law, are not in a
position to make known any criticisms
Of their new masters.
The Cuban item is not SO very large
In itself, but it is the thin end of the
wedge. II that amount can be taken
every year from insular revenues, why
not any other sum up to the limit of the
capacity Of the isl
and? The same sort Of raid is plan
ned In Porto Rico, and Congress is
asked, as a mere matter d form. to
give its sanction in advance to the plum
lering Of the stricken people Of that
island.
Under all the fine talk about bringing |
The blessings Of our institutions to the |
FilipinOs lies this very scheme Of max |
ng them the helpless subjects Of lot |
If irresponsible officials who will loot |
in sight. OF course 1t will |
be done In a gentlemanly manner and |
With the sanction Of the administration,
but it is no wonder that certain inter |
ssts are so loud In the defense of i'm |
)erialism. They see already what Op-
DOrtunities are going to be presented
'or private spoliatiOn II only the prece
lent can be established that the Presi-
lent and his Congress are above the
Mark Hanna is taking pains that no
Republican State Convention shall be
lllOwed to criticise the Porto Rican
Measure or any other matter pertain
ng to this administration. Unfortu-
lately for his dreams Of four years
more in which to strengthen the i'm
,erial policy. the people may choose
Ifter all to vote for man who will rec
,gnize the authority Of the COnstitu-
ion in relation to the insular posses
ions and other important matters.
Ready.Made Platforms.
Much interest is felt in Washington
n the State conventions which are be-
ng held at this time. Mark Hanna and
lis lieutenants not only sent a ready
made platform to Ohio, but it looks
S if Indiana, Wisconsin and Massachu-
etts received duplicate copies in order
0 guide their action. Hanna feels that
here must be at least the appearance
f surface harmony, but it is suggested
ere that he might have managed a
title more variety of dictiOn In the va
urned from Ohio in the best of spirits
nd seem really to have persuaded
that their shifty and eva
i've platform would convince voters
hat the administration is all right and
My needs more time and more power
4 order that everybody shall be happy.
The trust planks In the State plat
Orms are nOticeably weak, and 1t is
aid that the representatives of sey-
ral of the big trusts served notice on
lama before he left Washington that
they were to put up the fund for his
ampaign they expected to be treated
18th respect and Difference. The trusts
ave gotten SO far away from the peo-
lie that it is difficult for them to see
Thy their agent. Mr.. Hanna, should
ven take the trouble to dissemble his
Ontempt for the mere mob which
asts votes.
Mr.. Quay and his friends have seen
t to indulge in a good deal of bitter
ess over his failure to be seated as a