Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-04-20
Washin9tou Standard
THE WAR TAXES COON
THAT is THE EQICT JUSE PUT
FORTH BY WILLIAM |.

FORTH BY WILLIAM I.
The Main Obise? Is to Have a Big Purse in
Sight for the Trusts Who Want to Be Pen.
stoned Dswey's Candidacy Startles Politi.
clans Quay Case Troubles the Senate
A Republican Representative Warns His
Party That the Porto Rican Bill Is Unjnst
Webster Davis Slips His Bit to Go on the
War-Path
From or Regular Corrcspon lent.
WASHINGTON, April 6, 1900.
No reduction OF war taxes at this
session OF Congress. That is Mr.. Nc
kinley's latest edict, issued in the
face of Secretary Cages statement
that the war taxes are piling up a
Treasury surplus which may become
dangerous by causing financial strin-
gency. There are three reasons for
this edict, neither creditable to the
Republican administration. The first
is, that Mr.. Mckinley wishes Con-
gress TO hurry adjournment, in order
that Republican Senators and Repre-
senta,ives may 60 home and try to
explain the blunders of his admins
tration, to save him from the defeat
he fears; the second is, that Boss
Hanna may have an opportunity to
dicker with the big interests affected
by the war taxes for campaign contri-
buttons, and the third ia, that heavy
surplus may be accumulated in the
Treasury to meet the extravagant ap-
preparations which are contemplated
at the next session OF Congress, after
the Presidential election. This may
be satisfactory to the Republican
bosses, but how about the people who
are paying in the neighborhood of 81
per capita in war taxes which are not
necessary to run the government as it
should be run?
The Republicans were startled and
not at all pleased by the announce
ment of Admiral Dewey that he is a
candidate for President, and if not
nominated by one of the existing par
ties is willing to run as an independ-
ent candidate. They know that if he
runs as an Independent candidate he
will draw his strength largely from
Mr.. Mckinley and they also know
that MIR. Mckinley has no surplus
strength to lose. Col. Bryan, having
already been practically chosen as the
Democratic candidate, the Democrats
in Congress regard Dewey's announce.
ment very complacently and rather
hope that he will run as an independ-
ent, although they would be afraid Of
him if he got the Republican nomina-
ton.
It Seems almost impossible for the
Quay case to get before the Senate for
even a few minutes without stirring
up bad blood in some of the Republi-
can Senators. The Republicans who
oppose the seating Of Quay are plainly
taking advantage of every opportunity
that promises to render the slightes,
aid towards preventing . vote being
taken at the present session, having
made sure that be would be seated il
the vote was taken. Senator Chand-
Ter, who is Quay man, accused Sena
tor Lodge, who is moi. with having dis.
courteously refused to answer ques
ton, and Senator Wolcott, another
Quay man, went step farther by say.
ing that Mr.. Lodge had gone out oil
his way to estate that which is un.
qualifiedly false" Later Wolcoti
apologized. All this and more, be.
cause Mr.. Lodge sought to use the
Philippine bill under his construction
Of . previous unanimous agreement Of
the Senate to push aside the Quay
case. Democratic Senators have
shown q disposition to allow the Re-
publicsns to fight it out among them.
selves.
In . speech against the Porto Rice
tariff bill Representative Lane, o.
lows, Republican, sounded q warn.
ing to his party when he said: "This
isa question Of sentiment ard the PEG.
pie are aroused. 1t appeals to theil
judgment. their sense Of justice and
equity and right, and ! now warn you
that whenever the standard of justice
and right OF any political party ma
terially differs from the standard Of
the people on any great question the
people rise up in their might and that
party goes down in defeat"
There is more behind the resigna.
ton OF the Office OF Assistant Secre.
tary CT the Interior by Hon. Webster
Davis than his statement that be did
90 in order to tell the people Of this
country by voice and pen the truth
about the crushing Of two Republics
in South Africa by Great Britain, with
the moral if not the actual support oI
the Mckinley administration. It j.
we'll known in Washington that Mr.
Davis has officially stood in the way Of
several big schemes, connected with
public lands and the pension system
and that there has been almost con.
slant friction between him and Score
tary Hitchcock on account of them
Members Of the administration know
that Mr.. Davis has in his possession
several chunks of political dynamite
That is why his resignation was con.
sidered at a cabinet meeting. Hi