The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-02-15
In Congress-.

OhSO biOtO OCOh PiONph W WV 1'sO
aragua Canal treaty, sent to the Sen
ate this week, which instead Of being
received with shouts of approval, as
Mr.. Mckinley seemed to think II
ought to be, has been met with stern
protests, even from supporters of the
administration. Although England
is in position where 1t would have
agreed to almost anything proposed
by this government, which is almost
its only friend among the nations OF
the world, the English diplomats got
exactly what they wanted. To re-
duce the treaty to every day language
England graciously agrees that we
shall build the Nicaragua Canal with
American money, provided that she
and all other nations shall have
equal use of the canal both In peace
and in war and that the U. S. agrees
never to fortify either end of the can
al. Unless many Senators change
their present attitude, this treaty
will not be ratified, unless its present
jug-handled features are cut out.
The sentiment in both branches of
Congress, regardless Of party, favors
the construction of the Nicaragua
Canal by this government, provided
that we have absolute control of it,
which means, of course, the right to
close it to our enemies in time of
war.
After all their bluff and bluster,
the republican Senators are afraid of
going before the country squarely on
the issue of the single gold standard,
and this week the majority of the
Finance committee reported the old
international bimetallism banbooz-
ler as an amendment. The amend
ment, which merely saws that the
bill is not intended to place any OBJ
stacle in the way of the accomplish
ment of international blmetallism,
is too palpable humbug to fool any
man, but 1t ia intended to ease the
consciences of such so-called repub-
lican bimetallists as Senator Cband-
Ter, who was instrumental in getting
the amendment reported, and to give
such western silver republicans as
care to take advantage of it an op-
portunity to sneak into the gold
camp.
Representative Williams, of Miss.
one of the leading democratic men,
bers of the House Committee on For
eign Affairs, made strong speech
against the annexation of the Phil
ippines, meeting the republicans on
their own plane of dollars and cents
and showing what poor business it
would be in the end. He ridiculed
the idea which political necessity
has caused the republican leaders in
both House and Senate to adopt
that the U. s. does not include the
territories of the U. Sand predict
ed its overthrow by the Supreme
Court. The closing words of Mr..
which were greeted with
applause, follow! II am much more
opposed to annexation of the Phil
ippines in its old historic American
sense than am to the new-fanglsd
doctrine of imperialism. AS much
as would hate to see the Declara-
tion of Independence thrown to the
winds, as much as / would hate to
see the historical landmarks OF
Farewell Address for
gotten, as much as should hate to
see the Constitution amended so
that we might have subjects, would
rather change the constitution,
would rather be relegated to the un-
written constitution of England, to
the common law itself, than to ad-
NIT eleven millions of barbarians
like that to share and share alike
with me and my children and my
in molding the des-
tlnies Of this great republic, the last
hope of all the ages for popular free
iom and for the demonstration of
The fact that man can govern him
self"
Senator Gallery in a speech, show
ing by Constitutional law that If we
Keep the Philippines it's inhabitants
will become full-fledged citizens of
The U. S., paid this high compliment
20 Senator Hoar; ~ am glad that
has on this floor a
worthy successor of Webster and
Sumner, and that he stands forth as
,he guardian of constitutional right
md constitutional law"
Tho activity of those who are
,cheming to add to the already enor-
nous amount Of money paid by this
government for pensions may be
judged when Senator Gallinger,
chairman of the Senate Committee
IN Pensions, who Is ultra-iiberal In
iIs ideas on the subject, publicly
tates that IL the bills now before his
should become laws it
would bankrupt the country to make
he payments.
The Nicaragua Canal treaty hav-
ng failed to produce any change in
he strong Boer sentiment In Con-
,ress. the administration has become
Harmed. IT is afraid that Congress
will adopt some resolution that will
orce It into taking some step to save