The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-06-12
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL,
From Our O,cn Correspondent.

WAsHINGToN, d. c., June 10. 1901.
By some marvellous alteration
OF intellect the President has
come to the conclusion that he
can govern the Philippines civ
lily under military law. At least he
has decided to do 30 and let the Su-
preme Court OvorruIe him IL 1t will-in
which case the money collected in
duties under his military tariff law will
be refunded. The Spooner law will be
set aside as not authorizing anything
and as sanctionine everything. 81
this means it has been figured out that
an extra session can be avoided. The
President came to this conclusion, it is
announced, after o solemn discussion
of the matter with his Cabinet officers
and in consequence of an opinion hand
ed down by the Attorney General.
There arc people here, however-and
politically "wise" people, too-who
assert that the alleged solemn confer
ence was cooked in advance; that the
President never had the slightest idea
| OF calling an extra session. and that nll
| the late fiddlededee was gone through
with for the sole and express purpose
OF leading the country to believe that
the President was anxious to avoid
anything that might give force to the
charges Of Imperialism. 1t used to be
said that when one of the Roman
augurs met another he would wink.
Certainly, when member of the Nc
Kinley Cabinetmeets another he ought
to wink.
Chauncey Depew has come to the
front again as member of the claque
which wishes President Mckinley to
be candidate for reelection. Mr.
Depew says: "A third term for
President Of the United States is not a
bogy to be frightened at simply be-
cause no precedent has ever been set.
There is absolutely nothing against
such n plan. So far as Ihave been
able to discover there is no prejudice
among the American people on the
question of q third term for President
Mckinley. The rule has been that q
man is elected to the head of the nation
so late in life that he cannot live many
years, and this has operated to pre-
vent third terms" On the other hand
Senator Harris, of Kansas, has this to
say on the subject: "There will un-
doubtedly be a number of claqueurs
and toadies who will soon begin sug-
gesting the third term nomination of
President Mckinley, but cannot be-
ieye that the President will be party
to the movement. The sentiment
against third term is very strong in
the country and especially so in the
Middle West. While do not believe
that the President will seek third
term or that his name will be seriously
suggested, can readily understand
that the business element, which is en-
tirely without sentiment, may say that
it is worth while to keep NJ Mckinley
in the White House," In other words,
Senator Harris is opposed to n third
tenn but admits that the money inter-
est runs things in this country nova
days.
After beating about the bush, feeling
pulses, and SO forth, the high protec-
tionists in the Republican party have
made up their minds that Representa-
tive Babcock's tariff reform ideas have
not enough following in the Republi-
can party to make them at all danger
GUS. and has decided to make such an
example of him that no one will dare
to lnaugurate such movement as his
again. The weekly publication of the
| American Protective Tariff League, in
the issue Of May 81, had this to say
about Mr. Babcock: "Mr. BabcoclS has
! leaped into fame at one bound. So
did Benedict Arnold, among others
HTf). There is fame and fame. But
what about Mr.. Babcock's relations
with the Republican party? He is the
Representative elect of his district in
the Fifty-seventh Congress and cannot
be unseated prior to March 4, 1908. Ho
can, however, be omitted from the
House committed rn Ways and Means
when the Committee assignments are
made next December and he can fail
OF reelection as Chairman of the Ma
tional Republican Congressional Com
| mittee. AS the responsible author of q
bill whose provisions are in direct con-
hict with the platform Of the Republi-
can party, as an avowed enemy to the
policy of protection to American labor
and industry, is he entitled to remain,
| oughI he be permitted to remain q
pseudo Republican member Of the
Houpa Ways and Means Committee9
Should he again be honored and trust
ed with the Craftsmanship of the Ma
tional Republican Congressional Com