Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1902-08-01

made some time ago by a United
States naval vessel.
The guarantees which have been |
.xacted from the Commercial Pa /
,ihc Gable Company by the Attor
icy General are the occasion Of |
much satisfaction to the admins
ration as they appear to insure
LIBERAL treatment Of the govern
nent and of commercial interests,
While they do not bind the govern
'ueut in any way. BY their pro
isions, the company is bound to
:harge not to exceed so cents per
word between Honolulu and San
francisco, and to reduce that rate
o as cents per word after the cable
las been III operation for two years,
md to charge not to exceed 81
per word between Manila and
china and the United States, and to
.harge the government for ofh2lal
business but one-half Of these rates.
Numerous other guarantees are
furnished all making for Just treat
ment Of governmental and com
mercial patrons. The only objec-
ion to the plan of the company
les in its presumable recognition
If the claims of a Spanish compa ny
which contends that, by virtue Of
IN ante-bellum grant, it possesses
a monopoly in the Philippines
which will entitle it to charge a
royalty on all messages sent there.
1t is further feared that the Gem
nercial Company intends to recog-
nize, in a similar manner, the mon
)poly granted to a European com
pany by the Chinese government
which monopoly is regarded as a
violation of the treaty rights of The
United States.
Considerable entertainment anC
amusement has been furnished tC
politicians in Washington by ihC
so-called harmony dinner" held
recently by the Democrats at Nan
tasket. The beauty of the Tilce l
! Club and the Nantasket harmony
dinners" said prominent Repub
! lican yesterday, us the entire ab
sence of harmony which has pre-
vailed on each occasion. MI
| Cleveland has gravely urged a har
mony which included the entir
elimination of Mr.. Bryan from tn
councils of the party, and MI
Bryan assures his fellow Democrat
that Mr.. Cleveland is a traitor
listen to whom is treason. Sera
tor Carmack assures the Democrat
that the Philippine question is tn
paramount issue, and Mr.. SheI
4 pard confidently states that the tai
if issue is "irrevocably at til
front Mr.. Bryan rather eau.
ously lodges committing himse.
to any issue and at the same TIM
! adroitly leaves open a loop-hole L
! which to introduce his free silv
5 folly whenever, i'll his judgmer
t the people desire a change. On.
t recently, Mr.. Villas has emerge
E from his obscurity and announce
that the old-fashiOned Clevelar
e Democracy, which had for its ca
dinal principle, tariff revision
+ the brand to conquer with, al
n Senator Teller writhes at any me
+ ton of lowering Of the tariff d
/ ties, while Senator German, wi
II is slated as Democratic leader
the next Senate, will staunch
/ support the Senator from Colorad
i In a word Democratic harmony
J. the same old delusion it was VIII
5 Mr.. Cleveland was defeated al
le that it was when, after numero
re unsuccessful Caucuses, the Dem
le Gratis in the Fifty-Seventh Co
d gress were compelled to aband
ID all idea of a Congressional platfol
lie on which all could unite"
Of The utmost interest is express
e in Washington concerning the o.
IN come of the Iowa convention viii
ip comes off this week. Republic
le leaders are liken the situation
b. that i'll Wisconsin, where the gC
is ernor, although a Republican, v
e. at variance with the represen
&C. tives of his party in Congre
70 There is one great difference in
of situation, however, in that, wher,
In the questions at issue between G.
Ip ernor LaFollette, of Wisconsin,. a
IS. the State delegation were of a 10
he character, those, or rather the
lie question, between Governor Gu
ed mings, of Iowa, and the Iowa G
" gressional delegation concerns i
ID ional policy. Governor Cummil
on is committed to tariff revision,
* vision by Republicans, it sho
-ty be remembered and along the Ii
ms of protection, but revision. Sc
m tors Allison and Deliver. Spea
rty Henderson and other Iowa c
of gressmen, even if they are not
ed, posed to revision, do not believe
ov- time is ripe for the introduction
led the issue into a campaign Sc,
md tary Shaw stands with the Il
led delegation, while the President
!; a inclined to espouse Governor CT
nal mings side of the argument.
the Roosevelt believes that, by his
nouncement of his intention to
ned cure regulation of the trusts, he
TIL left the Democrats almost witt
hat an issue and he argues that, if
It'll republicans of the country will
nti- nounce their position as favor
his tariff revision along protective
cry business lines, the Democrats
of be left without a single claim
and which to base their appeal for
cry port. 1t is freely admitted
t of whatever the action of the
inst convention may be it will ha,
pro- decided effect on the policy of
Ter party. Iowa Republicans are
>iti- staunch to permit of any ser
lote frictionin their ranks, and the G
ion prevails here that if the
vention stands for a modified
vision of the tariff. the party
most orally will abide by the decisic
aRea Considerable anxiety isexpre
SIS at the State Department in re
n,os, 80 k1ra ~occ Of ono C0nfafr1 Z