Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-02-05
POLITICAL.

The last public utterance of eX-
Ripper Recorder A. NJ. Brown, of
Pittsburg, to the effect that Governor
Stone was the custodian of the fund
raised to pass the infamous ripper
through the legislature last winter
has gotten that garrulous old has
been into peck of trouble. If what
he says is true he knew all about the
illegal and disgraceful means used to
pass the bill, and if he was half as
honest as he now wants people to be-
lieve, he should not have accepted Of
flee at the hands of Governor Stone
or any other corruptionist connected
with the gang. The trouble with the
old major is that he did not become
honest soon enough. Remorse of
conscience, such as Brown is now
experiencing, comes too late to be of
benefit to the people. unless he tells
the whole story. He will hardly do
that, as a lot of other 'reformers"
now patting him on the back would
be in the hole as deep if not deeper
publican.
THE Philippine Tariff measure
passed the house of representatives by
a party vote. 1t is one of the most
shameless pieces of legislation ever
proposed by any party and ought to
seal the political fate Of every man
who supports it. England, in her op-
preston of American colonies, never
was guilty of anything more tyranni-
cal, and even Spain, whose despotism
aroused our country's armed protec-
tion in behalf of Cuba-even Spain
lacked the refined cruelty which the
Republican leaders practiced with
seeming enjoyment. While the West
Indies were under the rule of Castil
lians they enjoyed free trade with the
mother country and had representation
in the imperial parliament, but the
Filipinos, after cooperating with us
against Spain, bought like chattels
from vanquished foe, were placed un
der the control of high-priced carpet
bag officials. They are to be shut out
of commercial intercourse with the
states by the high tariff wall con-
structed to enable a few American
manufacturers to grow rich at the eX
pense of the rest of the people, and
are denied representation in the legis-
lature which taxes them. The Demo-
Gratis in the house will greatly
strengthen their party by great opposi-
tion to the measure. WIN. ]. Bryan
We said, the other day, that Presi-
dent Roosevelt had evidently been im-
posed upon by the Pennsylvania sena-
tors when he nominated their man.
Saylor, for consul at Dawson, Canada
If Mr.. Roosevelt found that Saylor had
been booked for this appointment by
President Mckinley, and if he sent the
name in without other information as
to the character and antecednnts of the
appointee, we can understand how the
mistake came to be made. The ell.
dorsenent cf Quay and Penrose ought,
perhaps, to have been considered as
Il suspicious Circumstance, but under
the press and rush of business and the
necessity of seeing an average of 100
visitors per day the natural suspicion
which attaches to a recommendation
overlooked. Now that the bad rec
ord of the man, however, has been
brought to light, the president should
promptly withdraw the nomination.
The naming of Saylor as consul at
Matanzas by Mr., Mckinley was one of
the most deplorable appointments of
the latter's career The good people
of Philadelphia are not easily shocked
by the doings of their politicians, but
the appointment of a man who has
just been detected in attempting to
Ewindle the state while serving on an
investigating committee of the legis,
lature. stirred them nightly They
sent a delegation to Washington to
demonstrate with the president
against this CALLING indignity, but in
vain. The would-be swindler was
appointed consul at Matanzas. The
war with Spain swept away great
many abuses of one kind and another,
and it was supposed that Saylor's
consulship had gone with the rest, but
now it appears that he was only re-
served for a more important position
at the capital of the Klondike, where
the disgrace of his appointment will
be more conspicuous and glaring than
1t could be in second-rate Spanish
American town.--New York Evening
Post