The true northerner., 1901-01-25
STAND ON THEIR K'ER|IS.
Prospects for Passage of the Army
and Ship Subsidy Bills in
the Senate.
GREAT MEASURES NOW IN DEMAND.
Have Been FavOrabIy Reported On
by Two Successive Congresses-
Undeserved Opposition Attributa-
bile Only 10 FiIibustering Tactics.
Especial Correspondence.l


Washington, JAM "a
Before these words will reach the eye OF
the reader, doubtless, the army reorganiza-
tion bill will have been disposed of in the
senate. At this writing the majority are
SO wrought up over the filibustering tactics
pursued by few populists who have been
discredited by their own home states, and
by few renegade republicans, who feel that
they must oppose everything that will in any
way strengthen the hands of the admins
tration, that there is every indication of
some vigorous talking, and if that don't
work, then some vigorous action, that shall
effectually squelch these hypocritical enc
mics of American progress.
As a matter Of fact, when the people by
their votes, in last November, indorsed the
administration and reelected President Me-
Kinley, the people also indorsed the prin-
ciples and the pohces advocated by the re-
publican party and by President Mckinley.
These senators, however, who are now op-
posing administration measures, like the
army bill, for instance, know very well IN
deed that they are attempting TO thwart
the viii of the people in taking whatever ac-
tion may be necessary to force to the rear
where they belong these discredited pops
and renegade republicans.
The assertion has been repeatedly made
that the flibustering against the army bill
an the senate is not so much directed against
that measure as it is against the shipping
bill, the latter being another great measure
demanded by republicans in their state and
national conventions, year after year, and
which has been before two successive con-
crosses, and twice favorably reported for
passage by both the house and the senate
committees having the bill in charge. But
it is being seen, now, that the shipping bill
does not deserve this aspersion. The army
bill, on its own merits, is opposed by the
fag ends of repudiated and discredited and
bobtail parties, solely to embarrass the pres
ident, and to give aid and comfort to the
nations enemies in the Philippines.
The shipping bill, too, stands upon its own
merits, and will, by the time this reaches the
readers eye have been restored to its po-
sition of precedence as unfinished business,
if it has not been passed by the senate,
After the experience which the members of
the senate have undergone in the discussion
of THE army bill they will be in no kind of
a m6od to sit tamely and permit the So
called ''kickers" in the senate to occupy
time in flibustering. And after the ship
ping bill has been finally passed, it will be
discovered that the hlibustering tactics of
the pops and renegade republicans will be
just az much in evidence, no matter what
the measure that they may have under dis
cussOn.
In short, the real purpose of the filibus-
terers is to delay action on all administra-
tion measures, even the appropriation bills,
in order to embarrass the president and
compel him to call congress in extra ses-
sion If this despicable plan is successful,
then these very people who have caused the
extra session by preventing action upon inn
portant measures during the time available
will be the first to eXcoriate the president
and the republican party, for what they Will
charge as extravaganza, and desire to put
through all sorts of indefensble measures.
The worst of it all is that, although the sim
cerity of number of these objectors has
long been questioned, it is only recently that
their personal honesty has been impugned,
but such pointed suggestions have been ear
ried from them TO those in control of af-
Grafton" they would cease their 'opposi-
tion," that the most unworthy of al mo-
tives now seems TO be at the bottom of some
of the most active and malignant of the OPP
ponents