The Scranton chronicle., 1901-06-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Aeltect the President has come to the
conclusion that he eau govern the
Philippines ciyillg under military law.
Al Iesst he has decided 10 do 50 and
let the supreme Count oyerrule him III
il within which case The money col
leefed ia duties under his military
tariff law will be refunded. The spoon.
eT Law will be set aside as not anthoriz-
ing anything and as sauotioning every
thing. By this means II has been
figured cut niat an extra session can be
avoided The President oama 10 this
conclusion. il Is ANNOUNCED. after a
solemn discussion Of the matter with
his Cabinet officers aud in consequence
Of au opinion handed down by the at.
tornsy General. There are people here
however and politically "wise" peo-
| pie, too, o,-sbo assert that the alleged
solemn conference was cooked IN adj
vance; that The President never had
the slightest idea of calling an extra
session aud that all the late hddlede.
deR was gone through with for the
sole and express purpose 0f leading the
country to believe that the President
was anxious 10 avoid anything that
might give force 10 the charges Of i'm
periallsm. II used 10 be said that
when one OF the Roman augnrs met
another be wonld wink. Certainly,
when member Of the Mckinley cabi-
net meets another he ought to
wink.
chauueey Depew has come to the
| front again as a member Of the claque
which wishes President Mckinley TO
he a candidate for. reelection. Mr.
Depew says. "A third term for
President OF the United States is not
bogy to be frightened at simply be-
cause no precedent has ever been set.
There is absolutely nothing against
such plan. So far as ! have been
able to discover there Ia no prejudice
among the American people on the
question of third term FOR President
Mckinley. The rule has been tina,
a man is eiaeted 10 the head OF the
nation so late in life that lie cannot
live many years, and this has operated
to prevent third terms" On the 9th.
ershand Senator Harris OF Kansas. has
this to say on the subject. "There will
undoubtedly be number OF claqueurs
and toadies who will soon begin sug
gesting the third term nomination OF
President Mckinley, but | cannot be.
iieve that the President will be party
to the movement. The sentiment
against third term is very strong in
the country aud especially SO in the
middle West. While do not believe
that the President will seek a third
term or that his name will be seriously
suggested, can readily understand
that the business element, which is
entirely without sentiment, may say
that il is worth while to keep Mr..
Mckinley IN the White House" In
other words, Senator Harris is opposed
to a third term but limits that the
money interest runs things In this
country nowadays.
After beating about the bush. feeling
pulseq, and soifortb, the high protect
ionists in the Republican party have
made up their minds that Representa-.
tive nabeock's tariff reform ideas have
not enough following in the Republican
party TO make them at all dangerous
and has decided 10 make such an ex-
ample OF him that no one will dare TO
inaugurate such movement as his
again. The weekly publication OF the
American Protective Tariff League In
the issue of Nay 81, has this to say
about Mr. Babcock: "Mr. Babcock has
leaped into fame at one bound. So did
Benedict Arnold. among others (a9l).
There is lame. But what about Mr..
Babcock's relations with the Republican
partya He is the Representive-elect Of
his district in the Fifty-seventh Congress
and cannot be unseated prior to March
i. 1908. He can, however, be omitted
from the House committee on Ways and
Means when the Committee assignments
are made next December and be can
fail OF reelection as Chairman of the
National Republican Congressional
Committee. As the responsible author
OF bill whose provisions are in direct
conflict with the platform of the Re.
publican party, as an avowed enemy to
the policy OF projection of American
labor aud industry. is hs entitled to re-
main, ought he be pernilied to remain
a pseudo.republican member OF the
House Ways and Means Committed
Should he az ain be honored aud trusted
with the chairmanship of the National
Republican Congressional Committed
The obvious answer is No. To retain
Mr.. Rabcoek in either position would
be to hesiow reward upon disloyslty
and ireaehery. Mr.. Babeocs must 60"
From party stand point this Is said, is
altogether favorable to the Democrats:
for II the Republican party had al
lowed Mr.. Babcock's S antitrust and tariff
reform lead, j, might have controlled
the elections foz years TO come.
Without this it certainly cannot do
so.