The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1902-05-01
WHAT THEY SAY
Extracts From Various Sources Indi-
eating Democratic Opinion Con-
cernjnu Questions Of the Day.

The Republicans who are so wise
in the condemnation of free silver at
the present time forget that the Re-
publican state platform Of 1892 COM
mended the silver purchase act as a
"long yet prudent step toward the free
coinage Of silver" What was meant
by that IL 1t did not mean that the
Republicans of Indiana we're in favor
OF free silver ?--Michigan City Clnd.)
Dispatch.
The charge that Senator McLaurin
was bribed to vote for the ratification
OF the treaty of Paris, and the counter
charge that Senator Tillman in making
II has slandered his colleague, stand
undisposed of by the senate. Both are
Of the highest Importance and dwarf
into comparative insigniflcance the
matter Of fisticuffs, gross and unseem-
ly as that was, to which the senate has
addressed itself.-Washingt Star.
The logic of the imperialistic or
gans is something wonderful to be-
hold. They tell us that the natives of
the Philippines are savages, barbarians,
heathens and blood thirsty head-hunt-
ers, and in the same breath boast that
we are violating the articles of civiliz-
ed warfare by enlisting the aid Of
these same barbarians. The logic Of
the imperialistic organs may be de-
nendad unon IN opcwar itaalf -Cnm-
moner.
At any rate 1t might be we'll to ar
range few large Boer demonstrations
on coronation day so that the true
sentiment OF the people may be made
known to Offset the demoralizing in
luence of the presidents act. When
the real feeling of the people is ex-
pressed the president may regret the
concession he has made to the mon
archial and aristocratic ideas which
have developed with the progress Of
imperialism.-Muncy (Pa) Democrat.
The United States senate is the busi-
est body Of men one most ever heard
Of. From the days of the great San
hedrim to this good hour no set of
legislators ever had so much to do.
And what are they doing? They are
sweating over subsidy schemes and
canal projects and high tariffs and i'm
perialism and the reception of princes
and the subjugation Of far-off islanders
and whole lot Of other things which
will result in no good to the toiling
and struggling masses whom they mis-
represent-Lexington IN. c. Dis
patch.
1t is neither fair nor just that the
enormous newspaper interests Of the
country-interests in which the gen.
eral public is deeply concerned, to say
nothing of the hundreds of thousands
employed by the newspapers-should
be bled for the benefit of the wood
pulp trust. Among the --latest utter
ances of President Mckinley was one
in favor "of remitting those taxes
which experience has shown to be most
burdensome to the industries of the
people," And to nothing more burden
some than the tariff duty on wood-pulp
could his words be applied.-Cincinnat
Commercial Tribune (Rep.).
The sentiment in favor of tariff re-
vision is gaining in spite of the hercu-
lean efforts Of few party leaders in
the Republican camp to keep 1t in the
background. The pernicious system OF
protecting the giant monopolies with
their accumulated millions, is SO gross
| ly wrong that revolution must short
| ly set in that will demand a revision
of the whole protective system. The
| principle of the protective system is
grossly misrepresented under our pres.
ent tariff laws, and instead Of affordins
protection to our industries, permits
| and encourages community of in.
| terests" for the restraint OF legitimate
| trade.-St Mary's (W. Va) Oracle.
| The testimony given by soldiers a
the trial Of Major Waller, on the
charge of killing natives of Samal
without trial should be interesting tC
Secretary Root, who declares officially
that it is not true that there has beer
marked severity" in the conduct O
warfare by the American troops. The
execution of IL unarmed natives with
out trial may strike the secretary al
an instance of marked humanity anC
magnanimity," but some persons ar,
! likely to regard the evidence in tn,
Waller case as justification of Genera
Miles very moderate condemnation o
military methods employed to assimi
late the Filipinos.-North American
Philadelphia.
Senator Hoar, in a recent speech IL
the senate, referred to the fact that al
order had been issued by the Philip
pine commission prohibiting the read
ing of the Declaration of Independence
in the Philippine islands. The sena
tor further pointed out that by th
law promulgated by that commission
it was penitentiary offense to reai
the Declaration of Independence. TIL
declaration is said to be barred from
the Philippines on the ground that I
Is an incendiary document. Is thi