Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-09-20
THE HORRIBLE ACT
OF CZOLCOSZ PARALYzES THE
NATION.


Admitted that Legislation Was Necessary to Pre-.
serve the Lives Of Those in Authority Before
the Death Of the President-The New Con-
gross Promises to Be Lively One. and to
Develop Sharp Lines of Partisan Policy
Virginia Reports Assuring and Maryland
Gratifying - Pennsylvania Ripe for the
! Sckle-Ths Schley lnquiry-Supreme Court
May Render an Amended Judgment No
Hurry to Frame the Democratic Platform.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, Sept. IL, 1901.
The shooting OF President McKin-
ley at Buffalo has been the all absorb.
ing public topic at the National Capt.
tai since Friday last. Happening At
time of political calm and so clearly
traceable to the anarchistic infatua-
ton of a shiftless, unknown creature,
it allowed no space for partisan feel
ing. Instead the great underlying
loyalty and honesty of the American
heart came uppermost at once and
from every quarter and every shade of
true citizenship have come like meas-
ures of sorrow, affection and indigna.
ton as the incidents OF the dastardly
deed evoked them.
The assault upon the Chief Magis-
trate has brought forth a concensus
among people and publicists that stern
and active legislation must be enacted
TO suppress and prevent anarchism OF
the destructive school in the United
States. 1t is all we'll enough that
men oppressed wrongfully in other
lands should make America their asy-
lum, but they must not also make it
slaughter-house. We enthrone in our
White House no tyrants that need
the swift and bloody medicine Of der
ringer, dagger, or dynamite. Our at
mosphere is that of liberty and law
and must not be made poisonous by
the breaths Of those whose tongues
and hands are against God, and gov.
eminent, and the public good.
The new Congress converting in De-
cember promises to be one of the live.
liest OF recent times. The Republican
scant majority of thirty-nine will have
to be kept we'll within the party cor
raj, If the party programme is to be car
ried forward with celebrity and GER
tainty. The Democrats will have to
keep close watch on the majority and
get busy at every possible opportunity.
At this next session they must devel-
op the lines on which they will 60 TO
the country in 1902 and ask for Q ma.
jority in the next House OF Represent
atives. To win that, is now the chief
aim OF the Democratic leader. With
that gained they can make "a rough
house." so to speak, for the Republi-
cans just ahead Of the national CAM
paign of 1904.
Democratic leaders from Virginia
visitipg Washington report that the
new constitution will be submitted to
An abridged electorate and adopted,
and that the party ticket will be over
whelmingly elected in November.
They regard Col. Jsyhawker Hoge's
candidacy upon the Republican ticket
for the Governorsbip . fair sign that
the Republican leaders are only drag
ging brush over the road to raise q
dust. Really there is no hope in
Hoge. He has neither the wit of
Cameron, nor the tireless tact of Ma.
hone, and tho people of Virginia will
~ .lnrv A. SoIo k:.~n
race is stated from the start to be q
rag-time rout.
Over in Maryland the Republicans
are really engaging in q foilorn hope.
With Ex-senator German once more
in full command OF the Democratic
forces, and his own candidacy for the
United States Senate involved in the
contest, it is realized that only mir
acle of politics can save the day to the
Republicans. But Mr.. German ia
something Of a magician and miracle
worker himself and his followers are
Offering odds that he will be a hands.
down winner of the November stakes.
Interest among calculating Demo
Gratis is being attracted strongly toward
the Pennsylvania situation. Ex-Gov-
ernor PAttison, whose successes against
the Quay machine have been three
times signal and smashing, has again
gone into the field with his coat off
and his sleeves rolled up. He 10 try.
ing heroically to restore harmony, de-
cency and honesty to the party ranks
in Philadelphia and the State. II he
has not lost all his cunning he will
come dangerously near defeating the
monster machine of the Quay crowd.
II the insurgent Republicans should
hold out in theeir present revolt and
vote with the Democrats the defeat
might even now be deemed assured.
And il Pattison should succeed, al
great big Presidential boom will At
tach itself to his name.
The Schley Board Of Inquiry begins |
its sessions to-day. and tho proceed. |
ings will be intensely interesting from
the start. No one can question that
the Navy Department crowd ia eager
to secure . comprehensive finding
against Admiral Schley. The idea
that they would assume the attitude
Of impartial and dieniied public SER
wants seeking only 10 develop and
preserve the truths of q great historic
event does not obtain here. On the
contrary, they obtrude themselves az
rabid prosecutors and Admiral Schley
10 to be forced to prove his innocence
OF the charges that haye been uttered
against him. The inquiry will be OF
worldwide interest.
When the United States Supreme
Court re-assembles it will probably
hand down. with its earliest deliver.
ances, the decision on the last of the
Porto Rican cases. There are those
whose personal relations with members
of the court are close who say that
whatever was left doubtful by former
insular opinions of the court will be
made perfectly plain by the forthcom-
ing judgment. 1t is, in fact, intimated
that certain public considerations
moved the court not to settle souarely
in former decisions. tho question
whether the Constitution follows the
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