Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-04-24

outweighs its allegiance to the President,
and its regard for Cubans, and American
| consumers.
| The most remarkable feature of the pro-
| longed debate on Cuban reciprosity was the
| speech of Representative Cushman, of
Washington, who paid his respects to the
| Reed rules, and made the assertion that in
| order TO secure the passage of any measure,
no matter how just he knew it to be,
| member OF the House must put his man
| hood in his pocket and go trotting down
| the little pathway that leads to the Speak
er's room, where, by comparison, all the
| glory that clustered around the holy of
holies in Solomon's temple, looks like
| thirty cents.' He further characterized
the rules of the House as 'un-Republican,
un-Democratic and un-American. Re-
ferring to General Grosvenor, of Ohio, Mr.
| Cushman said that he had in his campaign
many constituents who held absolutely
opposing views but, he continued: II
finally procured the speeches of Congress-
man Grosvenor had them bound together,
and | went through that campaign without
a scratch, because [ could always prove or
disprove anything that ever came up by the
| speeches of the gentleman of Ohio"
Last Wednesday the Senate passed a
Chinese Exclusion bill, not the measure
reported by the committee ON migration,
but the Geary law, re-enacting it for
another term. The large majority of the
Democrats voted for the more drastic meas
ure, but the influence of the Representa-
tlyes Of Large Pacific Coast Corporations,
who have swarmed the Senate end of the
Capitol of late, and who hope under the
provisions of the Geary law, to secure labor
at lower wages than they would have had
to pay had the new bill become law,
proved too strong for the Republican Sena-
tors. The action of the Senate was severe
disappointment to the Pacific Coast delega-
tions, and one Senator from that section
said to me yesterday, eff the Senate should
pass the Cuban reeiprosity bill, you might
as well strike my State from the Republi-
can column, and count it in the Democratic
list"
The Philippine government bill is now
the regular order in the Senate and it
will be followed by the Isthmian Canal
bill, at least, so say several members of
the Republican steering committee. 1t is
possible, however, that the Republicans do
not appreciate the organized opposition
with which their present bill will be met
| The testimony which is being presented to
the Philippine Committee is constantly
tending to prove the correctness of Demo-
cratic contentious as we'll as to demonstrate
the appalling cruelty and disregard for the
rules of civilized warfare of which certain
American officers have been guilty.
Correspondents of the Democratic press
have been charged with sending out ex-
aggerated reports of the army transporta-
ton service scandals, and, through the
courtesy of Representative Richardson,
secured the proof sheets of the documents
on the subject submitted to the House by
Secretary Root. Space will not permit
extensive quotation, but perhaps the follow
ing will suffice: In re-ftting the transport
Hancock, the Union Iron Works of San
Francisco furnished the following items as
shown by their itemized bill: One small
brass bed, $44; four pillows, SIG 40; three
bath curtains, $62 10; 232 yards of carpet,
S491.50; one chair, SIG. rs; three chairs,
1892; skirt round commanders bed, So 49,
| These are but few items. 1t is not sur
prising that Lieut.. Col. Chamberlain says
of the above, ''The following extracts APP
pear to substantiate the charges of ex-
travagance.