West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-08-07
WASHING LETTER.
A Woman Fighter who Is Going 70
Test The Civil Service Law.
The President Has. Requested HIS
Cabinet 10 Take tn" stump For
The Republican Party.

quarters today. Throughout the
session., he continued, "the demo-
Gratis have worked for principles,
the republicans for votes. When
the oleomargarine bill came up, the
democrats, realizing that it was class
legislation of the worst form,
vigorously opposed it. The rcpubli-
cans, appreciating that it would
make votes in the rural districts
supported it. They won in Congress.
1t remains to be seen whether they
can win out of Congress. When
the anti-anarchy bill was reported
in the Senate, the democrats saw in
it menace to individual liberty and
violation of the principles of the
constitution and of the spirit of the
Declaration of Independence. Gen
orally speaking, they voted against
it. The republicans, on the other
hand, knowing that public sentiment
was outraged at the assassination of
President Mckinley and would APP
prove of any measure which breath
ed the spirit of revenge, supported
and passed it although not till it had
been materially modified in the
House. When the Philippine bills
came up the democrats were aghast
at seeing every principle of Ameri-
can liberty and independence so
ruthlessly violated and they fought
to defeat the measure. Senator
Hoar, the one republican who was
willing to place principle before sue
cess, allied himself with them and
| delivered denunciation of the
measure which years hence will ring
in the ears of those who heard it.
The leaders of the republican party,
however, appreciated that the pass
age Of the bill would satisfy
certain popular clamor and would af-
ford them great privileges with
which to trade for the support of the
immense vested interests of the
country--and they passed the bill.
That is the history of the session in
a nutshell.
"You ask il the republicans will
get the votes. That cannot tell.
| do not know but they may this
fall, but eventually they will work
their own defeat. Right will prevail
eventually. And, even if the demo
cratic party is defeated this fall, its
leaders will have the satisfaction of
knowing that they have voted with,
instead OF against, their consciences
and that sooner or later the people
will turn to them for relief from the
burdens which their own blindness
has laid upon them"
Representative Livingston of Geo
rgia, who has been in Washington
this week, regards the trusts as the
vital issue of the campaign and he
declares that the people are now
ready to seek relief at the only
source from which it can be obtain.
ed. Mr.. Livingston favors destroy
ing the trusts by removing the tariff
on. their products and he would
abolish the duty on raw material
coming into the country If necessary.
He futher says that for regulation
Of the trusts. either uniform State
laws must be adopted, which is a
practical impossIbility, or the State
must concede TO Congress the right
to regulate them. He does not
believe that the republican party
can do either of these things and he
believes the people realize that fact.
Speaking of the Philippine question,
Mr.. Livingston said that he believed
in the retention of the islands, their
organization as territories to be
followed eventually by their ad
mission as States. In a word he
declares that he is an expansionist
though not an imperialist.
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Miss Rebecca Taylor, who was
discharged from the War Depart
ment for criticising the policy Of
the administration in the Philippines
through the columns OF the news
papers, has brought suit against
Secretary Root to compel him to re-
store her to her position. Mr.. Root
has been summoned to appear
to-day July zSth and show cause
why she should not be reinstated
Miss Taylor bases her claim on the
fact that she was removed from
Office without having been informed
as to the reason and tina, her re.
moval for political reasons was in
violation Of the civil service law.
Miss Taylor said recently, as il
possible that employees OF the
Government, like the Civil Service
Commissioners, for instance, may