Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-03-01
FREELAND, PA, MARCH /, 1900
WASHINGTON LETTER..

Although the Wisconsin Democrats
made 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 Democratic
national committee. Like all other
good Democrats, they believe in ma
jority rule, and accepted the vote of the
committee as ending the controversy.
1t is the same with those Democrats
who advocated holding the convention
ahead of that of the Republicans.
Upon second thought, every Democrat
recognizes how fitting it is that the
party which stands for the true Amer-
can Construction of the Declaration Of
Independence, and of the constitution,
should hold its national convention on
Independence Day.
indianapolis has been named as the
place and September 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 the resignation of
Hon. Chauncey F. Black, Of Pennsyl-
vania, as president of the association,
and of Representative Sibley, of Penn
sylvania, as member of the executive
committee, was accepted. The new
president will not be announced until
April 10, Jefferson Day, when the asso-
citation will give big banquet in
Washington.
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Mr. Mckinley has rendered places on
the new Philippine commission to two
Gold Democrats-General Luke E.
Wright, OF Tennessee, and Henry C.
Ide, of Vermont. Inasmuch as both of
these gentlemen are supposed to endorse
the financial as well as the foreign
policy of the Republican administration,
it is farcial for Mr.. Mckinley to expect
the Democratic party to recognize them
as its representatives on the commission.
1t is equally farcia to label the new
commission non-partisan, when every
body knows it to be thoroughly i'm
perialistic.
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Senator Butler, chairman of the
Populist national committee, expresses
the opinion that the attempt to create
friction between the Democrats and
Populists, will fail. Speaking Of the
nomination of Colonel Bryan, Senator
Butler said: Bryan will be the choice
of three elements, the Democrats, the
Populists and the Silver Republicans.
The two latter will meet on the same
day, If present arrangements are carried
out and will, in all probability unite
upon the same candidate for vice presi
dent"
Representative Richardson, the Demo
cratic leader in the house, has, by 9
new resolution, added the steel trust tc
the sugar trust, the paper trust, the tin
trust, and the oil trust, the products ot
which previous resolutions authorize the
interstate commerce commission tC
prohibit the transportation of on inter.
state transportation lines whenever
they have knowledge that the prices
asked for the goods produce profit in
excess of per cent on the actual capita
| invested in the trust which control.
them.
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As predicted, the gold standard bill
reported from the conference committe,
is little bit worse than was either thu
house or the senate bill 1t contain!
every Objectionable feature that was il
both, and has made most of them NOR,
Objectionable. As the Republicans
have the votes, the conference bill will
probably be rushed through this week
1t has already been agreed that tn,
senate shall vote upon it Thursday.
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The Democrats OF the house have
right to claim the amendment OF tn,
Porto Rican tariff bill, which the Re
Publicans were compelled to make a
the eleventh hour in order to get tn,
Republican votes needed to pass tn,
bill, as party triumph. The firm ant
united attitude of the Democrats wa
what enabled the Republican obiector
to force the amendment OF the bill.
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Senator Vest thus sized up the Re
publican policy, in short speech
The proposition that the United Statel
can hold territory as colonial posses
sion and its people as vassals, is th,
most preposterous and dangerous thai
| has ever bepn advanced in the coursa n