The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-19
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
" ASHINGTON.
Dec. ID. 1902.
tCommunicated).

The determination of Senator
Beveridge and a little clique OF
Republican Senators. of whom he
is the mOnthpiece, to obStruct the
passage of the Omnibus Territor-
ial bill was again made evident
on last Thursday when the meas
ure came mp for discussion in the
Senate. That a considerable ma
iOrity of the members of the Sen
ate favor the admission of the
territories TO statehood. in accord .
ance with the pledges of the ma
tional platform of both parties, is
also evident from the dilatory tao
ties which the opposition is adopt
ing and their anxiety to prevent
test vote on the bill. Senator
Quay, who is champiOning the
cause of the territories. openly
charged the opposition with oh
StructiOn measures. Their state
ment that sufficient time had not
been allowed for the discussion OF
the measure he met with the state
ment that the subject had been
under discussion for fifty years.
Many months ago the House
passed the bill and the Senate
Territorial Committee had post
poned making its report until the
last possible moment. In conclu-
sion Mr.. Quay said: "lf the Re
publican party can lie to the PEG
pie about one plank in its plat
form it can lie about all" Fin.
ally. however, the Pennsylvania
Senator permitted the bill to go
over until > o'clock today when it
will become the regular order of
business. 1t is evident that if
the Senate ever gets an opportun-
ity to vote Squarely on the meas
ure it will pass, but there are
many chances that it VIII be de
feated by parliamentary chi
canery.
Again the markets of the couu-
try are upset and another appeal
has been made to Secretary Shaw
to do something for the relief of
riIe spectators. The prediction
is made that things will become
much worse before the first of
January. but the Secretary an.
nounceS that he can and will do
nothing. AS the elections are
over, it is probable that Mr.. Shaw
means what he says, but, as be
fore, report emanating from
Wall street to the effect that the
Secretary of the Treasury was
about to resign promptly brought
the needed relief, even though it
/ was necessary to violate the law
aud accept wild cat security for
United States funds in order to
afford that relief, il will not he
safe to count on VI Shaw'S ad
herence to his present statement.
Since the death of Hon. ThoS.
b. Reed it has become known hat
he was in Washington for the
purpose of sounding congressional
sentiment with a view to his an
ticipated candidacy as Wall
streets choice in the next national
Republican convention. Mr.. Reed
was firmly convinced that before
that time Mr.. Roosevelt would
still further incur the enmity of
Wall street and he had received
assurances that he could count on
the support of the vested interests.
There is evident in Republican
circles in Washington a belliger-
ent element which would be glad
to see war precipitated with any
nation which the United States
could safely count on vanquiSh-
ing. The opponents of this senti
ment talk loudly about the drastic
measures which should be taken
in regard to Cuba and Colombia.
Cuba should be cowed into ac-
cepting the Platt amenment it all
its details and should be given to
understand that any further evil
dence of reluctance would be fol.
lowed by the landing of United
States troops on Cuban soil and
the entry of United States gun
boats into Havana harbor, say
these belllcose advisors of the
President. Colombia should be
treated to the same "courSe of
sprouts" If she does not promptly
accept the proposals of Secretary
Hay as remuneration for the zone
of land through which the canal
will pass, she should be held up
and made to do it at the muzzles
of American guns. These same
advisors gently, but none the less
eifectually, inSinuate that, with
the glory of a few martial victories
behind him, Mr.. Roosevelt would
become the idol of the American
people and nothing could stay his
sway. Meanwhile, whatever Mr..
Roosevelt may himself think of
these suggestions it is evident
that he is making every effort to-
wards preparedness of war" and