Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-20
Democrats in House Laying Plans
For Struggle Of 1904
no BE PHILIPPINE QUESTION
Movement 10 Establish Peace MON
uniont on Field OF Appomaiox -
Glass Smashing Extraordinary


Especial Correspondence.
Washington, Feb. l5'--lt IS
evident that the Democrats IN
tend to make the prominent feature Of
the next campaign the question OF
whether or not the Philippine Islands
shall be permanently retained by the
United States as colonial possessions
This conclusion can easily be reached
by those who have paid careful atlen-
ton to the speeches thus lar made dur
ing the debates on the subject Of the
Philippines both IN house and senate.
Already Senator Carmack has declared
that the men OF the Democratic party
like Cleveland and Carlisle ana their
following opposed the Republicans on
the Philippine issue, but supported
them on another the money question.
Tie said the same was true Of the
Germans who have heretofore support
cd the Democracy The Tennessee SEN
ntor sought to show that had the Issue
been alone upon what the Democrats
declared to be the paramount Issue of
the campaign Of 1900 they would have
won. Ii Ia evident from what has thur
far occurred that the Democrats IN Op-
posing retention of The Philippines be-
lleve they have a good issue while the
Republicans are equally az certain that
the people will be with them In main
tanning absolute sovereignty over the
islands acquired from Spain, The tar.
iif Will BE- an incidental Issue, of
course; but 80 far az the two parties
in Congress are concerned. the Issue
for the coming congressional campaign
ut least Is made up.
4 PEACE MONUMENT.
II Is an interesting fact that the vet
Grams OF the late Confederacy are Win
ing that national military park with
peace monument should be estab-
lished at Appomattox Va, Senator
Quay introduced such bill ana he
would not have done so did he not
know that the soldiers on both sides Of
the civil war Join In the hope that
such park should be created and
monument erected II Is not the in
tentIon TO have the monument mark a
victory, but the restoration OF peace
between the states. a peace which eY-
verybody now welcomes as the founda-
tion OF The greatest OF all powers In
tht world today. Congress has been
moving rather slowly Of late In the
matter Of military and other parks,
Naf 4 -
bill seek3 40 establish q park and
erect o peCtt monument on that his
torlo field where the great war ceased,
where peace was restored where Sc
tlonal luminosity was buried and where
long suffering and divided people be-
came reconclled and reunited with one
nag one country and one destiny"
SHATTERED GLASSWARE.
At the farewell bachelor dinner given
by young Whitney before his marriage
TO Miss Hay the elegant and costly cut
glass Intended for use when Prince
Henry came 10 town was called into
requislton. As the dinner progressed the
young men became enthusiastic Pres
entity the toast was, offered, Here's 10
the bride" FOrty-elght glasses were
the fireplace aud shattered into thou
sand bits. Glasses from which such a
toast was drunk should not be profaned
by further use As the elegant glass
crashed the head waiter was In despair.
The manager was hastily sent for. hut
meanwhile a fresh supply OF glasses Of
the most costly pattern had been pro-
cured and were filled with champagne.
Here's 10 the grooml" The glasses
We're drained and again crashed into
the fireplace. The head walter thought
he would save the enormous cut glass
punch bowl and started to take Il
away He had not proceeded far when
a college baseball man hurled a glass
with unerring accuracy and the bowl
crashed to the lloor From that time
forward Il was evident that the young
men We're In control and they con-
Quoted the dinner to suit themselves re-
gardless Of expense,
FAvoRs TUNNELS GENERALLY.
Governor White OF West Virginia
was in Washington shortly after Sem
ator Scotts speech I'm favor OF the pa
flen canal route with a tunnel lie was
in group OF SCOTS friends who were
chatting the senator about his speech,
some Of whom were saying that Sona-
Tor Hanna had played sharp game
aud ''unloaded" the Darien route upon
Scott Gov White said with much
seriousness that Scott no doubt ear.
nestly favored the Darien route with
the tunnel, as the senator's favorlte
method OF reaching a given point was
by tunnellng. "He has got more pc.
litical tunnels IA West Virginia" said
the governor. than any man ! know
TO GET NEXT TO PROCTOR.
II you are hunter or a fisherman
you can snuggle down very close Il
Senator Proctor, But don't try TO "ge
next" by bluiilng or talking about biz
game and weighty fish, using wha
you have heard or read. You mus
be the real thing or the Vernon
senator will find you out You can
fool the man who has lived for year
and years with rod or gun In hi
hand and Proctor is Just that kind %
man. He can tell the genuine sports