The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1900-01-18
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Jan. IS, 1900.

washington, IAN IS, 1900
Imperialism, as every who has
read of Julius Caesar and Napoleon
Bonaparte knows, is always accom-
panied by spreadeagleism. 1t is one
of the methods of imperlalists to daz-
zle the eyes of the people with glitter
ing words and promises so that they
will be unable to see the many and
glarlng evils of imperialism. There
fore, the spreadeagle speech in favor
of the Administrations Philippine
policy, made by Senator Beveridge,
Of Ind, was not new policy, but
merely a revival of one as old as i'm
perialism itself Mr.. Beveridge, al
though young man, is an orator of
the old school, master Of diction,
and a painstaking elecutionist So
his speech sounded well. But his facts
and his logic were somewhat shaky.
Senator Hoar said that practically
every statement of fact made by MIR.
Beveridge was refuted by official
reports from Admiral Dewey, Gen.
Ots, and other officials in the Philip
pines. Senator Hoar also said the
eloquence and beauty of the speech
as a whole recalled to his mind the
incident of Satan talking to Christ on
a high mountain and promising him
everything in sight if He would only
kneel down and worship him. Christ
replied: "Get thee behind Me, Satan,"
and Mr.. Hoar believes the American
people will eventually say; "Get thee
behind me, imperlalistic tempter." "
Mr.. Hoar expressed regret that the
speech of Mr.. Beveridge was SO full OF
"wealth" and "glory" and kindred
things that there was no room for
such words as "right," "justice,
"duty," add "freedom."
The bosses of the gagged House
not having any business prepared and
being afraid that the members might
make some sort of mischief if allowed
to hold sessions every day, have held
the House down to every other day
sessions this week and cut them down
to an hour or SO, except upon the
day that eulogles were delivered o
the late Representative Greene, o
Nebraska. The one thing that mem
bers of the House can talk as muCt
as they please about, on the floor o
the House, is the merits of deceased
members.
The Democratic members of tht
House held harmonious caucus las
week. The only action taken wa
the adoption of resolution tor th
appointment of two members to &C
as "whips"-to arrange pairs etc, ant
of the usual resolution at the begin
ming OF Congress for the selection @
members of the Congressional Cam
paign Committee by the several Stat
delegations. Representative Newland
of Nevada, made speech, by invita-
ton, to the caucus, suggesting tn
formation of an advisory commltte
composed of Democrats, Populists
Silver Republicans, Silver Independ
entail the elements opposed to tn
present policies of the Republica
party, the purpose of which should b
TO formulate policy on the more i'm
portant public questions in order t
secure the advantage OF united actio
on the part of all opponents of tn
Republican party, not only in Cor
gress but in the Presidential contes
He said,he did not make the sugges
ion for immediate action but wishe
it to be taken under consideration.
resolution was offered by Represen
ative Robertson, of La, providing fc
Democratic ''steering" committee {
fifteen members, but Its consideratio
was deferred to future caucus.
Representative Champ Clark, {
Mo. thinks, it is about time to pl
wood pulp and printing paper on tn
tree list, in order. to head off th
paper trust, which is putting th
screws on the users printing pape
and he thinks that such bill migl
be put through Congress, because tt
Republicans would fear the inhuenc
of the country papers, the publlshe
of which feel the increased price
paper most. He said one editor
his district wrote him that the increa:
in the price of paper would make
cost him $500 more to print the san
number of papers in 1900 that
printed in 1899, He thinks somethir
will have to be done or many sms
publishers will have to choose betwet
shutting up shop or raising their su