Middletown transcript., 1900-02-10
WASHINGTON LITTER
This Weeks lnstaIIment From Our
Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.h. 1900.


state, regardless Of political lines, eu-
dorsing the Philippines policy of Presi-
dent Mckinley, and that if the Demo-
Gratis make anti-imperialism their war
cry, as he believes they will, the state
will give President Mckinley pheno-
menal majority.
Since Senator Lodge read that plain
ly worded letter from Admiral Dewey,
branding as lies all the numerous stor-
les told about the Admiral's having
promised Aguinaldo independence,
recognized the Filipino republic and
saluted its flag, Aguinaldo's Senatorial
assistants have been too daz ID to start
a new batch of stories.
Senator Chandler, Chairman Of the
Committee on Elections, has given
notice that ha will call up the Quay
case Wednesday, Of this week. How
soon the case will be voted upon will
depend entirely upon how macy Sena
tors desire to speak on the question.
It is expected that most Of the speak
ing will be done by members of the
Committee, who have made a study Of
the legal aspects of the question at is
sue. 1t seems more certain than ever
that Mr.. Quay will be seated.
The first volume of the report of the
Philippine Commission; consisting of
a book of 264 pages, is now in the
hands of Senators and Representatives.
It is one of the most comprehensive re-
ports ever sent to Congress, and when
the second volume is printed, which it
will b, inside of two or three weeks,
there is scarcely question concerning
the PHILIPPINES that could be asked
that a full and satisfactory answer Can
not bA found to in the report. The
form of government recommended for
the island is that Of territory, modi'
fed to meet existing conditions, which
will give the islanders control of all
their home affairs. President McKin-
ley intends to send a new civil COM
mission to the Philippines, with author
ity to organize local civil governments
as soon as he can get the men be wants
for commissioners.
The bill reported by the House Ways
and Means Committee, providing a
duty equivalent to 25 per cent of the
duty paid by foreign product on Porto
Rican products, is the result of a COM
promise between those who favored
giving the island the same trade privi-
leges as those enjoyed by the citizens
of our states, and those who favored a
smaller reduction of existing duties,
and as such, it will probably be accept
ed and become a law. The Senate
Porto Rican Committee has ordered a
similar bill re ported to the Senate. In
agreeing upon the bill, the majority OF
the Ways and Means Committee reach
ed the conclusion that Porto Rico is
not, in the meaning of the Constitu'
tion apart of the U. S., and can there
fore be governed as colony.
President Mckinley is watching the
Kentucky mix-up. with interest, as
most other men in Washington are.
He believes in common with nearly
everybody else. that Taylor was elected
governor, and that he has no chance OF
fair treatment before the state courts,
but he does't believe it to be the busi-
ness of the Federal government to in
terfere with such matters, except upon
the request of the regular state author
tiles. With the legislature in session
it alone possesses the authority to
make that request, in the opinion Of
President Mckinley and his advisers
aud unless it makes it there is no pro-
liability of any Federal interference in
any shape in Kentucky. In the eyes
of the President, this isn't a case oi
politics, but of law, and the strict let
ter of the law will be followed by the
Federal government. The death Of
Goehel has not changed the situation
at the Washington end particle.
Without intending TO do so, Senator
Pettigrew paid high compliment tt
the American press, when he said IL
effect that the reason he was making
public nuisance of himself by continu
ally trying TO use the Congressiona
Record, for the dissemination of treas
enable literture was that the infdentia
papers OF the country, regardless O
politics, were too patriotic to prin
stuff calc llated to encourage the Fill
piros, to continue fighting American
soldiers. The Senate has been verl
patient with Pettigrew-much NOR
patient than the people have BEEN
but the limit of patience has beer
reached, and his talk and actions hav'
been publicly characterized as th'
treason that they have been. and dur
ing the past week he has been shown
that the Senate does not intend Il
conntsnance the uttering Of treasonabll
language on its floor, and the peoplI
win indorse the Senate, as strongly q
they have already endorsed the Philip
pine policy of ihs administration
which is, under the circumstances. thl
only patriotic American policy.
Whenever you have anything In thI