The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-24
Prospects for Passage of the Army
and Ship Subsidy Bills In
the Senate.
sREAT MEASURES NOW IN DEMAND.
dave Been FavorabIy Reported On
by Two Successive ConSressee-
Undeserved Opponitfon Attributa-
BILE Only to EiIibusterfnE Tactics.
Especial Correspondence.l
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Washington, JAN "a
Before these words will reach the eye of
the reader, doubtless, the army reorgan MIA
ton bill viii have been disposed of in the
senate At this writing the majority are
wrought up over the flibusterlng tactics
pursued by few popuiists who have been
discredited by their own home states, and
by a few renegade republicans, who feel thai
they must oppose every thing that viii in any
way strengthen the hands of the admins
tration, that there Is every indication or
some vigorous taking, and, if that don't
work, then some vigorous action, that shall
effectually sque2ch these hypocritlcal enc
mics of American progress
As a matter of fact, when the people, by
their votes, in last November, Endorsed the
administration and reelected President Nc
Kinley, the people also Endorsed the prin-
ciples and the poiices advocated by the re-
publican party and by President Mckinley.
These senator's, however, who are now op-
posing administ ration measures, like the
army bill, for instance, know very well IN
deed that they are attempting to thwaft
the VIII of the people in taking whatever ac-
zion may be necessary to force to the rear
where they belong these discredited pops
and renegade republicans
The assertion has been peated1y made
that the fljbustering against the army bill
in the senate is II OF SO much directed against
that measure it IS against the shipping
bill, the latter being another great measure
national conventions, year after year, AID
which has been before two successive con
crosses, and twice favorabiy reported for
passage by both the house and the sena te
committees having the bill in charge Bus
1t is being seen, now, that the shipping bill
does not deserve this asperson. The army
bill, on its own merits, is opposed by tia
flag ends of repudiated and discredited and
Dobtail parties, solely to embarrass the pres
ident, and to give aid and comfort to the
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-
siton of precedence unfinished business.
Ii it has not been passed by the senate,
After the experience which the members OF
she senate have undergone in the discussion
of the army bill they will be in no kind OF
a mood to sit taneiy and permit the SO.
called |.kickers'' in the senate to occupy
time in filibustering. And after the ship
ping bill has been finally passed. it will be
discovered that the flibustering tactics Of
the pops and renegade republicans will be
Just as much in evidence, matter what
the measure that they may have under dis
cussion-
In short, the real purpose of the flibus
terers is to delay action all administers
ton measures, even the appropria ton bills.
N order to embarrass the president and
compel him to call congress in extra seq
sion. If this despicaDle plan is successful,
then these very people who have ca used the
extra session by preventing action upon i'm
Iortant 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 indefensible measures.
The worst of it all is that, though the sin
cerity of a number of these DIRECTORS has
long been questioned, it is only recently that
their personal honesty has been impugned,
but ouch pointed suggestions have been car
ried from them to those in control of af-
fairs on the other side that "for consid-
Grafton they would cease their "opposi-
tion,'' that the most unworthy of all mo
Iives now seems to be at the bottom of some
of the ~ost active and malignant of the OPP
ponents-