The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-08-14
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
from Our O,on Correspondent.

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The local assembly Of the knights
OF Labor proposes to see whether the
Attorney General can be compelled to
execute lis sworn duty and proceed
against the trusts generally and the
steel trust in particular, under the
provisions Of the Sherman antitrust
law. Mr. Knox will be cited on cno
| warrauto proceedings to show cause
why he should hold his Office c.ithout
bringing action to enforce the law.
There is, Of course, little hope of
| securing any satisfactory decision or
any decision at all, for months and
months to come, as Mr.. Knox is q
past master in the art Of postpone
ment, but he will sooner or later be
compelled to answer and the moral
| effect this is expected to exert in
favor Of the steel strikers will be tire.
mendous. Of course. when Dir.
Knox, the attorney Of the Carnegie
| company and the men who drew the
articles under which the steel trust is
incorporated, was selected by the
President to fill the responsible post
Of Attorney General, IL was we'll
understood that he would not trouble
the trusts, despite the fact that the
efficacy Of the Sherman law has been
upheld by the Supreme Court in every
instance where contest has been
made. Some time ago, the Depart
ment of Justice gave out statement
that it was seeking for evidence
against the trusts, but feared that it
would be unable to secure any.
The grim joke of the Spanish war
Of our noble heroes but "only reg
| ular" has received additional point
lately through the discontinuance by
the War Department of the cabling
the lists of those killed and wounded
in the Philippines. The reason is as
serted to be the great expense, but it
is significant that the change coin
cided with the return Of the volun-
teers. Naturally, there is consider
able criticism over the new rule on
tho part Of members Of the families
of soldiers serving in the distant
possessions, it being held that there
is no more reason for economy now
than there was during the existence
OF the volunteer army. The friends
and relatives Of regular soldiers are
just as much interested in their well
fare as were the friends and rela-
lives Of members Of the vol
unteer army. Under the existing
practice oe reporting casualties by
mail, news of the deaths Of soldiers in
the Philippines is not known at the
War Department or to their families
for five or six weeks after occurrence.
The efforts of the United States
Civil Service Retirement Association
to secure legislation whereby the first
steps in civil pension list can be
taken, have not been relaxed. Within
the last few Gays the Association has
issued circular to Government em--
ployees outside Of Washington, ask
ing their support for its plan which
involves the establishment of fund
by forced Contributions from the sal
aries Of employees, without expense to
the Government, but under the msa=
agement and control Of Congress. The
circular states: eve do not contem-
plate and do not favor civil pension
list maintained by the Government"
such an assertion being, Of course,
necessary to enable the scheme to
have any chance Of life. Afterwards
WI! be time enough to seek govern
ment appropriations to aid in the
work by citing the cases of England,
France, and other European countries
where civil servants, as they are
called, have the benefit Of pensions
and a retired list like the soldiers and
officers of our army.
The papers, which are so indignant
because of the effort Of South Caro-
lima to persuade Senator McLauriu to
resign the seat in the Senate to which
he was chosen by the party whose
principles he now antagonizes, should
read the history of the early days of
the country. Nearly hundred years
ago, John Quincy Adams vas CEN
sured by his people in almost exactly
the same way and promptly resigned
as consequence. His first serious
break with his party was occasioned
by his approval Of Jefferson'e pur-
chase Of Louisiana, but a much more
serious difference arose over the en-
barge which preceded the war Of
1912. Senator Adams tried to per-
suade the federalists Of Boston to
hold meeting and pledge their sup
port to the Government in any meas
ure, however serious, that it might
see fit to adopt tc curb the insolence
of Great Britain. Massachusetts,,
however, like some other States, was
not any too patriotic where its pocket
was imperiled, and the result was that
the Massachusetts, Legislature at once
named Mr.. Lloyd to succeed Mr..
Adams, proceeding that was intend
ed and accepted as an insult. Mr..
Adams instantly resigned and Mr.
Lloyd was chosen to ELL out the re-
mainder Of his term also.
The impression prevails here that,
owing to the milk and water tactics Of
the State Department, Great Britain
does not realize that there is real
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