The Washington times., 1901-07-25
POLITICAL COMMENT.

A Filipino empioye of the Cebu post
Office who robbed the mails has been SEN
fenced to years Imprisonment at hard
labor. His name was not Neely.-New
York World.
Hawaii Is in the Union in such wise that
ali Hawaiian products are admitted into
the continental part of the Union free Of
duty. ana reciproealIy all products Of the
continental part are admitted into the ISL
ands free Bringing Cuba into the Union
in such wise will not be accomplished
so long as those who easily turned Mr.
Mckinley from the path of plain duty
In the case of Porto Rico have power to
preyent.-Chicago Chronicle
Ever since the advent to the Presi-
dency of William Mckinley and the evi-
dent surrender of his party to the trusts
and trust promoters. there has been a
steady but certain invasion of the per-
Sonai liberty of the working classes and
an evident movement OF tthio great monop-
olies to secure the suppression OF individ-
uai rights.-Boston Traveller.
Hon. Emilio Aguinaldo Farni is re-
ported to be chafing at his bonds II
Emilio doesn't chafe rather quietly our
benign satrapy will give him the run of
the military camp in Guam--Norfolk
Pilot.
II will certainly be remarkable If the
United States Government has no power
to punish a thief like Neely. whom it had
itself Observation-Disclosures News.
j. Pierpont Morgan will probably take
advantage of the strike to push up the
price of what material he may have on
hand. After that Is sold he may find
something to arbitrate.-Chicaso News
Admiral Dewey in command of fleet
at King Edwards coronation will attract
.,
cept the King himself. in spite of his de-
tractors among his. own people--Atianta
Journal.
Vice President Roosevelt Is growing
taciturn. The soporidc effects Of the Of
fee are always evident.-Mexican Herald
The American Protective Tariff League
is busy working up an opposition to the
reelection of Speaker Henderson. He
comes from Iowa, and the protectionists
are becoming suspicious of Republicans
who hail from the agricultural States.
the tariff must be reformed seems to have
struck terror to the soul of the protected
East--Dallas News.
vice-President Roosevelt may have to
join North pc.se expedition in order to
get In the public eye again--Birmingham
Age-Heraid.
1.-THE Steel Trust strike is said to be
costing the parties to 1t sieacc0 a day."
Temporarily The great outside party. the
public. will pay for the whole game in
the end--Charleston News and Courier.
Mr. Neely has assured his friends that
he will never be prosecuted. 3fr. Neely
evidently has a firm grasp on the coat
tails of Mr.. Rathbone, and the latter is
hanging onto some one higher up VIII
the Administration be able to make
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Philadelphia Times.
After a trial of civil government for
three months two islands in the Philip
pines and one Of the provinces of Luzon,
il has been decided to re-establish mill
tary authority once more. The people
are. Ia a backward state and the territory
is but partially pacified- 1t Is probable
that these will not be the 0ely provinces
to lapse into the old conditions. 1t
takes more than two years to shoot civ
ilization into race OF savages with gat-
ling guns.-Peoria rald-Transcript.