The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-11-30
The Coming Congress.

The Coming Congress.
The coming session Of congress
which convenes at Washington next
Monday promises to be one of the
most important in the political his
tory OF this country. Witha an untrieC
and erratie man at the head Of the
executive departments man who
entertains ideas that in reason cannot
be made to find favor with HannaiSm-
wrangling among the leaders Of thu
republican party may possibly create
divisions that will Illustrate unfail
legislation; but Of this we have little
hope. 1t is seldom that the republi'
can party fails to c~entralize at times
OF so-called party need and the lash Of
the whip of the boss is usually effec'
tive. However, should Mr.. RooSe'
welt persist iu turning down mer
recommended for place in the army
and navy By republican senators that
body may more than likely refuse tc
confirm those he does appoint leading
TO a now that may possibly have some
effect in the direction of enabling the
democratic minority to more success
fully carry out its workin favor of the
masses Of the American people. This,
illustrative Of the figure of speech
that ''when rogues fall our honest
men get their dues"
Yes, grave questions will come be-
fore this congreSs-questiOnS that not
only effect this country but the world
at large. There is the question Of
Philippine government involving the
SacredneSS of the Monroe doctrine and
the threatened u%rsurpatiOn Of repub-
licanism by imperialism. Some action
will have to be taken regarding the
government set up over there through
the fat of the president and the queS-
tom is weighty enough to command the
most careful handling if we would not
drift away from the safe rock upon
which we have been pillowed for all
these years.
The Isthmian canal treaty is up for
consideration, a measure involving the
commerce Of the world; and then to
deal with congress will have the Cuban
question, carrying with it the intri-
cate sugar interests Of the two coun.
tries; the Chinese exclusion act,
which must be renewed before MAY
), next, if we would not have the
loodgateS Of undesirable immigration
opener up and an importing OF
Objectionable foreigners. And just
here it might be said, and that truth.
fully, that other countries than China
should have placed upon them The
mark OF American disapprOyal as t
the matter Of dumping into thii
country their Outcasts from society
and organized law-breakers who com,
here to breed anarchy that stops no
at blOOdShed at the point Of the aSSaS
sins gun or the thrust of his StilettO
!, The Alaskan boundary dispute is t,
be settled and will require boil
diplomacy and firmneSS. The settle
ment of this question was merely post
pOned by the mOdRs Vi0enG now ii
+ force.
And then there is the matter of tn
, great railway consolidation, forming
2 the most gigantic trust the world ha
! ever known. It's relation to interstat
l commerce must be decided, and witt
, care for the interests Of the people
! The Danish West Indies question /
S also m Of great Importance.
$ By far the most important question
to the toiling masses Of this country
\ however, is that Of trusts and thei
p godfather, the tariff. Americans ar
awakening as never before to the trad
destroying and manhood killing tart
r schedules in vogue in the land an
, such a howl has gone up from tn
mouths Of an outraged people tina
even some OF the republican leader
( are beginning to see the handwrltinI
@ On the wall as plainly as when 'twa
flashed before the gaze Of the after
n dants at Belshazzar's feast.
a At the same time we are OF tn
o opinion that the country can look fC
T no relief as ap%pertaining to tart
reduction at the hands OF the dom
nant party. So interviewer are th
interests Of republican campaign mar
e ayers with those Of the tariff lOOtC
and trust robber that a line OF demarl
{ alton will be difficult to establish.
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