Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-06-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, June 6. 1900.

Washington, June 6. 1900.
Members of the administration are
breathing freer now that the end III the
session of congress is in sight-adjourn'
ment will take place this week-with no
more investigations Of official crookedness
provided for. Senator Jones, OF Ark,
threw administration circles into connip-
ton fits several days ago by his speech
demanding an investigation of how the
$50 ,OOO, 900 voted by congress- to prepare
for the war with Spain was spent, and
expressing the opinion that Mr.. Mckin-
lev should be pleased to have an oppor-
tunity to clear himself of the fearful
stories in circulation. Mr.. Mckinley was
pleased to escape that opportunity.
Representative De Almond, OF Mo-,
told the republicans some disagreeable
truths in his speech against their make
believe proposition for constitutional
amendment authorizing congress to con-
tire trusts, which was defeated by demo-
cratic votes. After telling them that the
proposed amendment bore upon its ! ICE
| i,refutable evidence that it was not in
tended to be placed in the constitution to
control trusts, but to be placed in the
campaign to delude voters, Mr.. DE Ar
mond said: "ro what chapter OF your
republican performances can you turn
and hope for approval from the people?
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perate effort as a final resource to get
something out OF this amendment. II
you get anything out of it, it will be be-
cause the American people are far more
stupid than l think they are, and because
delusion is much more attractive to them
than plain conduct and honest acts. Can
there he anything in the proposition that
because YOU label this antitrust, we
shall not look beyond the label? You
have labeled many things other than
they are. There is not package OF your
political nostrums that will bear inspec-
ton. 1t may be taken by label, but it
cannot be by sample. much less by tests
OF reasonable quantities. The power OF
the people to meet and overcome trusts
would be less if this amendment were in
the constitution, than it is today. am
willing to amend the constitution, but
am not willing to amend it 80 as to take
from forty.fve states the power they now
possess to create and control corpora.
tons. You propose to take control OF
these corporations. You propose to say
which one of them you will denounce
and destroy, If you destroy any OF them,
and which You will shelter and protect.
l am opposed to that kind OF legislation.
Trusts have grown within the last three
years as they haye never grown before.
They are mightier, they have invaded
new fields, conquered new provinces,
made new slaves and are mightier today
than ever before. And yet you say to
the people wait until we get a constitu-
tional amendment and such constitu-
tiona! amendment
To drop into slang, 1t may be said that
Secretary Hay got the "hoarse hoot" from
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Mr.. Mckinley, that the Spoonei Philip
pine bill be passed before adjournment.
The republican leaders knew that the
democratic senators meant business when
they served them with notice that the
Spooner bill would not be voted upon at
this session, and abandoned their attempt
to get the bill through, more than
week ago.
In allowing the claim Of Mr.. Clark and
Mr.. Maginnis for seat in the senate, to
60 over to the next session, the senate
committee on elections really TUNED the
matter over to the people Of Montana for
settlement, as the legislature which will
fill the vacancy will be elected this year,
excepting twelve hold'over senators, and
will meet next January, only few weeks
after the reassembling Of congress.
Notwithstanding the promotion Of Gen.
Otis for ending the war in the Philip
pines, and numerous denials that more
troops were needed over there, Secretary
Root now acknowledges that regular
troops are to be sent to reinforce Gen.
Macarthur, who has been asking for
them ever since he succeeded Otis.
BY pooling their issues, those two per-
sonal enemies, Gen. Miles and Gen.
Corbin, won their long fight for promo
ton. That is, they will win, If the house
doesn't kick on the senate amendment
to the military academy appropriation
bill, providing for the promotion.
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