Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-01-10
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Now that the election is long past,
and Mr.. Mckinley reelected by large
majority, we would very much like to
Know who is responsible for the con.
tinued trouble III the Phllhpines! We
were continually told, during the
late campaign, that the only hope of
Aguinaldo was the election of Bryan,
and that every speech made by the
Democratic candidate, was the cause
of the death of ten American soldiers
and we were lead to wonder, at the
time, if the said Aguinaldo had tele-
phone communication with the Ameri
can points at which Bryan spoke; and
being so ''shiftless," how Aggy., could
keep so we'll posted on American mat
ters, but now we want to know why the
insurrection did not Immediately ter
inmate as per republican promise?
We were greatly disappointed, for we
firmly believed that upon receipt of the
news of McKinley's election "Aggy."
would walk into the American camp,
and with tears in his eyes, and sand
burs in his hair, CALAMITY surrender
his "bolo," and receiving the congratu-
lations and beer of his msgnanimous
conquerors. return to his decimsted
horde of sayages, and discant upon the
magnanimity and generosity of his
new found friends, portraylng the ben
fits (and other thine) to be- gained from
q surrender to the enlightenment and
philanthropy of the twentieth century.
But no; Aguineldo is still obstreperous
and those who were so confident of an
early collapse, are now equally positive
that large army is necessary to ter
mlnation of the trouble; therefore it is
apparent that some one else than Mr..
Bryan is responsible for "telephoning
across the ocean to the PHILIPPINES to
be of good cheer. Who is it,?
Has Turkey paid the American in
IDENTITY demanded by the UnitedState
government, or has she merely bought
a gun boat? We had always supposed
that a part of the penalty for wrong,
was the publicity of that penalty, but
in the present case it appears that tie
dignilied Sultan is not to be humilia.
ted; he can stand before the world
and truthflllly say: II have success
fully withstood the American demand,
/ have not paid the indemnity, have
bought a battle ship"
Is it because America, having be-
come enlangled in Oriental questions,
must deal with Europe as a whole, in
stead of as individual nations. If so,
who can foress the end?
Which is the greatest body, the SEN
ate or the President? Which is the
greatest, the opinion of majority of
the Senate, or the opinion of one man
even though he ba the President of
the United StatesY The Senate by q
resolution demand the possession of
the Lawshee report upon the collec-
tion and disbursements of Cuban funds.
and the President says the demand
cannot be complied with. Now here
is question which should certainly
be decided at once and for all; for if
the chief executive can withhold the
document for day or a week, he can
withhold it for month or year, and
for that matter permanently, and If
he can withhold one document he can
Ialso withhold others, and the Senate
become merely machine, grinding
out what the President chooses to
put into its mouth.
| In case the Hay Ponceforte treaty as
amended by the Senate is accepted by
England, what will England ask IN re-
turn?
| For the fact that on account Of the
Clayton Bulwer treaty the United
States must needs treat with Great
Britain before entering upon the con-
lstruction of the Canal, certainly ar
CUES that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty
was still in force, and this being thus
tacitly admitted, England is not the
nation to quietly forego any right or
privilege she may possess under that
treaty without receiving full remuner-
alton? What will she ask?
AID VALoREM.