Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-02-06

after he read the letter: THAT is
the statement of Admiral Dewey. As
between the statements In that pam
phlet and the word Of George Dewey
will take the word of George Dewey"
Senator Spooner paid his respects to
the element in this country which Is
trying to sacrifice as many American
soldiers as possibl in the Philippines
and quoted this sentence from one OF
the last letters written by the la
mented General Lawton: eff | am
shot down by Filipino bullet 1t
might as we'll come from one OF my
own men, because | know the con-
tinuance of fighting is due to reports
sent out here from America" These
remarks made a memorable episode
in the senate.
Representative Babcock, of Wis
consin. who, as chairman OF the he
publican congressional campaign
committee, has conducted three sue
cessive victorious campaigns, has
consented to once more assume the
exacting and laborious duties OF
chairman Of the new committee,
which was named at Il joint caucus
of the senate and house Republicans
held this week The honor Of being
chairman of this important commit
tee in four successive campaigns has
never been bestowed on any other
man. This Is high compliment to
Mr.. Babcock, but one that is fully
deserved The comm ittee will or
eanize for business inside OF two
weeks, and will at once begin the pre-
liminarv work of this years. cam
paign. Several of the state delega
tons have not yet selected members
o. the committee.
Representative Fordney, of Mich
igar, a mem Der Of the house commit
tee on merchant marine and shipping,
used some strong language IN con.
menting upon letter sent out by
the New York Reform club, opposing
the shipping bill now before that
committee, and alleging that senators
and representatives were being I'M
properly influenced to favor he bill.
The letter WAS read to the committee
bv its chairman, General Grosvenor,
of Ohio, in order to show the meth
dds the opponents of the bill were
using against it. Mr. Fordney said,
emphasizing every word: MY opln-
ion is that no man will make state
ment that a congressman can De
bribed unless he is a thief himself"
The senate got tired Of Senator
Pettigrew's fake resolutions this week
and sat Upon him by the decisive
vote of SO to %, when he objected to
having his resolution, asking whether
the natives Of the Samoan island, re-
c, ntly acquired by the United States
through a treaty with Germany and
Great Britain. were consulted before
the treaty was negotiated, sent to
the committee on foreign relations.
The senate also knocked out the at.
tempt to have the Samoan treaty,
which was recently ratified. recon
sidered. These are hints to the ia kris
in the senate that there is a limit be
vond hich they will not be allowed
to 90.
Nothing but regret is felt in Wash
ington for the cowardly shooting OF
Goebel IN Kentucky, but those tamil
lar with the plans of those who were
contemplating the theft OF the gov
ernorship of that state had been ex-
pecting bloodshed. There Is nothing
In the situation calling for any federal
interference and neither the president
! nor Secretary Root has any idea hat
| there will be- II is absolutely certain
! that no federal troops will be sent
| into the state unless asked for by
| the proper authorities in accordance
with law.