Morris tribune., 1901-01-26
STAND ON THEIR MERITS.
Prospects for Passage Of the Army
and Ship Subsidy Bills in
the Senate.
GREAT MEASURES NOW IN DEMAND.
Have Been Favorably Reported On
by Two Successive Congresses.
Undeserved Opposition Attribute
BILE Only to FiIibustering Tactics
Especial Correspondence

Washington, Jan. "a .
Before these words will reach the eye Of
the reader, doubtless, the army reorganiza-
ton bill will have been disposed of in tho
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 a few renegade republicans, who feel that
they must oppose everything that will in any
way strengthen the hands Of the adminiS-
tration, that there 10 every indication Of
some vigorous talking, and, if that don't
work, then some vigorous action, that shall
efectually squelch these hypocritical enc.
mics Of American progress.
As 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-
eiples and the policies advocated by the re-
publican party and by President Mckinley.
These senators, however, who are now OPP
posing administration measures like the
army bill, for instance, know very well in
deed that they are attempting to thwart
the will of the people in taking whatever ac-
ton 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 filibustering against the army bill
in the senate is not 50 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 COM
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 enbarrass the pres
ident, and to give aid and comfort to the
nations enemies in the Philippines
The shipping bill, too, stands upon It's own
merits, and will, by the time this reaches the
readers eye have been restored to it's Pc.
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 mood to sit tamsly and permit the so-
called "kickers" in the senate to occupy |
time in flibustering. And after the ship
ping bill has been finally passed, 1t will be !
discovered that the flibustering tactics Of |
The pops and renegade republicans will Be |
just as much in evidence, no matter what |
the measure that they may have under dis.
,ussion.
In aksrrt the real purpose Of the fiibus.
terers is to delay action on all admiristra-
ion measures, even the appropriation bills,
in order to embarrass the president and
compel him to call congress in extra ses'
zion. If this despieable plan is successful,
then these very people who have caused the
extra session by preventing action upon imi
3ortant 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, although the sin.
certify of number of these DIRECTORS has
ong been questioned, it is only recently that
heir personal honesty has been impugned, (
out such 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-
5ioh," that the most unworthy of all mo-
lives now seems to be at the bottom Of some
If the most active and malignant of the op.
ponents.