The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1900-04-07

TuSu through inc Absolutely neceS-
sary legislation and adjourn at the
earliest possible date.
E~ery day the fact is emphasized
that the differences in the republican
ranks are so great that it is impossi-
BILE to attempt to put through any
logical programme. The trust infu-
ences have no objection so far as
Porto Rico is concerned, because the
failure to legislate will leave the
Dingley tariff in force. The insurrec.
ton is not over in the Philippines
anyway, so an early adjournment will
prevent a wrangle on that point.
Then the disclosures in the Occur
d'Alene mining Investigation show
an application of militarism and a
disregard of the rights of citizenship
that the republicans car hardly ex-
cuse. They ha re about made up their
minds to get way and not let their
democratic colleagues ask them hard
questions about how it all happened
and what they propose to do about it.
The only thing the republicans pro
pose to say or do on the subject of
trusts is the absurd constitutional
amendment proposed by Representa-
tive Ray. 1t is carelessly drawn and
is merely a man of straw set up to
serve campaign purposes.
The submission of a proposed con-
st%itutional amendment to the people
win tide the whole question over the
campaign. The republicans will pro-
pose to go before the people of the
country with the pretense that they
did not have power to legislate in re-
lation to trusts unless the people
gave them specific directions in the
shape of a constitutional amendment.
They propose under the cover of this
amendment to promise all sorts of re-
forms if only they are returned to pow
err. They perhaps forget that they
showed no such reverence for the con-
stitution when they started out to put
up a tariff barrier between the states
and Porto Rico. The passage of the
So, 900, 900 relief bill will satisfy neither
the Porto Ricans nor the members of
their w party.
The republicans do not seem able to
put the ship subsidy bill into a shape
which will be acceptable to the ship
building interests, and yet command
enough votes to pass it.
.. The bill spends a large portion of its
time getting tinkered in committee.
1t has now "a clause stating hat it is
o-1-.lJa 81 %1,a o,<. x-,x Iox., &C ON
This is perfectly safe so long as there
is a republican administration, because
that law is construed by the present
attorney general as not applicable to
n of the trusts. The bill is thorough
ly mischievous and dangerous. Ii is
a clear steal for the benefit of a few
ship builders who have all the work
they can do now These same shiT
builders have a combination which is
practically a trust. At any rate it viii
do as an instrument for dividing the
spoils.
The republi cans are half afraid I,
pass the bill, because there is such ;
protest about it from all sections O.
the country ard regardless of party.
The administration is very mucl
worried. The visitors at the white
house are getting into an ominou.
habit of predicting democratic success.
this year. Mckinley, like other i'm
perialists, considers this lese majeste
B but he has to listen to it just the same
The members of his congress alst
: annoy him by keeping him posted OF
the, criticisms which their constitu
ents make about his stupid policy il
= relation to Porto Rico. He change.
his mind Oh that subject so often tina
= nobody bothers any Ilore 10 find on
whether he believed what he said il
l his message at the time be wrote il
: or whether he "sawimore light" since
l In fact. Mckinley finds himself con
t siderably out of accord with the ve,,
people on whom he must depend TO
reelection.
. Since his inauguration Presiden
Mckinley has pardoned II bank wreck
r ers and committed the sentences o
nine. Then he signed the single gol,
t standard bill the other day, whicl
gives the bank more power and NOR
temptation to deal recklessly with tn
interests of the people. He is said t.
e be very much grieved that public sen