The Washington bee., 1902-06-28
VIII Go to the Country.

adjourn aud go TO the country up
on its merits. the prospects are Of
the picturesque and extremely va
rieQat, d sort. The stewardship of
the Nations interests will be call
ed into account and awards distri-
buted accordingly. 1t will be in
teresting to note the changes which
will be the result Of the election this
Fail. The business interests, which
have been effected by the beef
Trust; the propriety of suitable
waterway across favorable point
in Central America whereby the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans may
be in close reach of each other;
the adjustment of the much Vexed
Philippine question, the determl-
tion of eur northern boundaries;
the improvement of our rivers and
harbOFs; th3 amendment of the Dis
trict and the construction of a Union
Depot; the Cuban question aud a
host of other subjects have en-
crossed the attention of Congress
and provoked vigorous favorable
and unfavorable action. To what
degree of appreciation such action
has been received by the people
will be an open question until the
seal of the popular will is fixed up
on it at the next congressional elee
ion. And the several aspirants for
further legislative honOrs are now
wondering what the harvest will
be.
As rule the Republican party
has been on the side of right aud
justice. They have instituted IN
vestigations when the moral sense
of the country required itand have
advocated such legislation as viii
under ordinary aud reasonable con-
ditionS produce general happiness
and prosperity. The tyranny of
Bureaucracy which has hither run
rampant has had it's checks, a.
though the Gen of the army seems
not 70 be in the best of evidence
with his Chief. Effort has been
made by the Republicans to secure
legislation through the operation
Of which the civil and political
rights of all classes of citizens
might be exercised. New vigOr has
been Infused into campaign methods
by the splendid personality of Sen
ator Hanna and his faithful astute
friends and allies aud 3 new policy
has been demanded whereby old
time true and Tried Republicans in
the SJsth as we'll as elsewhere are
to become the party advisers and
participants of party patronage.
The Democrats have maintained
their usual policy OF antagOnizing
everything that is good and denying
participation in. any thing that is
bad, dodglng anything which has
shade of uupopuIarity, Indalging IN
gloomy prophecy, playing IN the
role of Alarmist and dex rOurly
manipulating the political draguet
TO catch hungry and disgruntIed
wJuld-Oe's aud their deluded sa -
alhtes. TiIlmauism mas ten pOrarily
given way dogged opposition to
northern interests aud to yankees
generally.
10 the calculation of forces when
must inevitably contribute TO the
final result in the elections next
Fall = very useful and hitherto
certain political quantity has been
left out. Instead of evidences Of
growing friendship for the colored
people among the Republicans it la
found that many or them are hob
nobbIng with the enemy aud ac-
cepting as true the fairy-Iales about
the loyalty of the average south
erner aud the utter squaller iguo-
rance, poverty, immortality and
general cussed Of the negro. The
c ,lored voters in Maryland. West
Virginia aud the states of the