Courier Democrat., 1902-07-10
CONGRESS ADJOURNED.

to have done we'll, at least in the
political work which it undertook.
It made the proposed plan of So
called civil government in the
Philippines a law, passed mea-
sure repeating the war taxes which
it's predecessor had imposed, estab-
lished tariff between the Philip
pines and the United States. made
the census Office permanent, and
established after a fashion con-
sular and diplomatic service for
Cuba.
It has passed no measure inter-
fering in the slightest degree with
the enormities of the present tariff
and has ratified and continued all
the enormities of unconstitutional
anti-American methods in the
Philippines. One measure, and
one alone, has been adopted dur
ing the past session which reflects
credit upon congress and Oh the
party which originated it. That
measure is the provision made for
the irrigation of the arid lands of
the west. But, as if to Offset this
sensible provision for supplying
bona fde settlers with free homes
on lands now worse than useless,
is also adopted measure which,
as long as it remains on the statue
books, will reflect shame upon the
American name. 1t embodies the
the very extreme of legislation es-
tablishing special privilege in one
class and confscating the property
of another. That measure is the
oleomargarine bill.
1t is not so much for what it has
done as for what it has left undone
that public criticism can be direct
ed to the congress which adjourn
ed last week. Every measure
which was free from political tinge
which did not involve the expendi-
tnre of the public funds and which
was promotive of one or more good
public purposes, that was under
consideration during the last ses-
sion of congress, has remained un-
acted upon.
The bill for the codifcation and
amendment of the emigration laws
was also victim of it's own undis-
puted merits. On the other hand
many other laudable undertakings
which possessed more or less politi-
cal significance, but not of the
kind acceptable to the majority,
went to their death. Among these
we're the measure giving statehood
to Arizona, New Mexico and Okla
homa, and the measure providing
for the election of United States
senators by direct vote of the peo.
pie; while the infamous scheme TO
extract millions from the national
treasury, known as the ship SUBJ
sidy bill, is left unscathed, with
reasonable prospect of its enact
ment when congress meets again
at the next session. Eight hun
dred millions of tho peoples
money has been appropriated for
one purpose or another during the
past session of congress, but not a
single remedial measure was even
seriously considered which might
Tighten the burdens of the people
or could in any manner restrain
the exactions of the trusts or mon
opolies which have literally throt-
tied the life of the nation. Unless
the glitter of militarism has blind
ed the American people to the
enormities which have been per-
pentrated throughout the past term
Of congress against the rights
and destruction of their con-
stitutional liberties, the forthcom-
ing congressional elections will
tell in their results a very inter-
esting story Unpopular indignation.
ON many farms in Cavalier
county it is noticed that this sum-
mer the wild mustard problem is