Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-07-30

Boutwell,, men who were one
thought leaders OF the Republican
: party, discuss the August Nortt
American Review, the recent decis
ions of the Supreme court on the IN
sular cases ard the party's relations tt
them. Mr. Boutwell, is the more OPP
timistic of the two, for by analyzine
the contradictory reasons by which the
judges reached their majority con,
illusions he finds that seven and per.
h,ps eight Of the judges will hold,
when such case reaches them, that
as soon as the new possessions are
erected into territories, rs Porto Rico
has been, or rs soon as they are given
anything but temporary govern nent,
the constitution will Of necessity ey-
tend over them. Nj Edmunds on the
other hand, with the power Of sar
casm for which ne is famous proceeds
to reduce the doctrine of the court
and party to an absurdity and to show
how essentially it violates and repu-
dates the foundation ideas Of the re-
public. The power claimed of IN
equal and variant and irresponsible
taxation. he declares, sis, perhaps,
the most CALLING and destructive of
all forms of tyranny. That the new
despotism in this respect is congress.
sional does not lessen its dangers. IA
corclave of despots has almost always
been found to be worse than single
despot. The French directory was
worse than the king it had slain, and
the commune was worse than Napol-
con III. Was the Declaration Ct In.
Of lTIG mere phantasm
Of the founders Of the republic put
ting forth fantastic fictions? II so, |
the people Of the United States ought, |
logically, to be now crown colony
Of Great Britain. awaiting, like the
Beers, the good pleasure of Parlia-
n ent and the king or such measure of
liberty and justice as their masters
might be pleased to bestow upon
them" The idea that the guaran.
tees CT the contitution are unIeces.
sary, because our new wards may
safely trust themselves to our benevo-
ence and generosity and wisdom, he
,annot tolerate:
Doubtless it is highly convenient,
Is it always has been, 10 rulers hsv.
Dg aggressive policies, good or bad,
o carry 90, that 70 barriers to their
rec exercise exist. Thus the colonial =
hsrters before the Revolution were :
perverted, suspended or revoked, a.
he will of weak aud wicked king,
r the passion Of party, or selfish mo- :
ives of trade dictated; and, following
UGH preCedents, as is reported, the /
barter of Cape Colony has Just heen
u spended. And thus congress, think.
ng itself free from any constitutional
opstraint, has thought it fit to enact !,
discriminating measures affecting in
rinsic rights and interests of our
ltizens ard the other people Of Porto II
leo ard Hawaii, and has Imposed
onditinns upon the people of Cuba I
OF hinted at 10 the SOLEMN, public
'sIoIdllou HdoG ~ CODgTess WneD ID
lie great drama out Of which have 81
roun all our present embarrassments
Dened And ia the Philippines a h
overumeut is being instituted and
Tvs decreed by the President alone. >,
/ his sole discretion, under an au. u
lority granted him by congress for
lat purpose ard 10 legal effect. pi
over to continue in him until he b
mself shall cOnsen. to surrender it, "
two-th rds Of each house shall take
from him. 10
Still the ex-senator recognizes that
ere is ncthing to do but submit Il
It'll the decision is reversed, but
) hopes t1st congress will yet give ~
the "ciyilized parts" of the "apur- ",
nant" territories substantially At
dependent government" and
ieal with the urcigili1ed tribes Tin. La
lunlng To emperor Of Sulu' and his ga
ews, subjects and slaves, by
,aties, etc, just as We have for
injury CONSTITUTE onally done with =.
e Indian tribes in the states and
on this continent