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as he is in open revolt against import
alism, the principal policy for which it
now stands.
Secretary MooGy's Task.
The secretary OF the navy, Hon. VIII
liam III. Moody, Is young man with
all the enthusiasm Of youth. He has
started in TO work certain reforms I'm
the navy department, but the navy de-
partment does not want to be reform
cd. fact which Mr.. Moody will soon
discover. If he has not already discov-
cred ii. The task which he has set for
himself will equal in righteousness the
twelve labOrs of Hercules. The tirSt
work that the secretary has laid out
for his accomplishment is to remove
all those who are superannuated or in
any other way incapacitated for doing
good days work for n good days
pay. Along with all other honest and
patriotic citizens. | wish him a hearty
godspced. but l fear that he will build
up for himself a reputation second
only To that of Nero. Such Il howl Will
go up in Washington as has not been
heard since the days OF King Herod.
and the cry will roll over the land un.
til the average citizen will he con
WINGED that Secretary Moody. instead
Of being one OF the most amiable OF
men. Is monster i'm human form. IL
he succeeds. he will certainly deserve
well Of the republic and If he fails he
will deserve the praise Of having hal
the good sense Il know what ought 10
be done and the nerve to attempt its
achievement.
Going to the Orient.
At last Lieutenant General Nelson \.
Miles is going TO the Philippines. width.
er he should have been sent two or
three years ago il they meant 10 carry
on war over there for with all his
fuss and feathers he is the most an.
proved soldier on the American CONT
nent While neither Miles nor any one
else says what he is going for the
mere fact OF his going appears to "a
locker on in Vienna as n confession
that Miles has been right about the
Philippines all the time. He is the
most successful Indian fighter the
country ever had. Not only that. but
successful in negotiating with them by
the arts OF peace. Let us ferventlv
hope that by his mission TO the Philip-
pines he will prevent any further cf-
fusion OF blood and bring peace 10
those distracted islands.
General Miles has only one more
year TO serve in the army before the
age OF retirement 1t would be strange
indeed il I'm this one year he should
make more reputation by preventing
war than he has made i'm his whole
career by making war
Philippine States.
The Washington Post speaks flip
PANTY OF "insular statehood" and at
great length poScs fun ut the idea that
there ever will be any insular states.
and yet that is precisely what there
Will be if we retain our insular posses
sions, and every man OF good sense
knows IL. The conditions under which
Porto Rico. Hawaii. the Philippines
and the rest OF them will be admitted
as states are as follows:
Let one party control the executive,
the senate and the house; let it come
to the conclusion that ii needs n few
peterborough electoral votes and SEN
ators, and in they will come.
War to the Knife.
The tariff war i'm the Republican
party is war TO the knife. and the
knife to the hilt. The Globe Democrat
is one of the most eminent whole hog.
gers" Whenever any Republican SAYS
word in favor Of tariff revision the
CD. proceeds TO jump on him with
both feet. In a recent editorial the
CD. says:
A Minnesota congressman has been dis
covered who is giving some aid and COM
fort 10 the tariff smashers. According 10
this person. there Is a very strong senti-
ment in Minnesota and other states OF
the northwest In favor OF tariff revision
either in the short session OF the present
congress or in the one which is soon to
be elected. Several OF the Democratic
papers feel a good deal OF encouragement
at this talk Their predictions as to a
complete ovcrhauling or the tariff sched-
ules. they believe. are soon TO be realized
These tariff revision maunderings are
not attracting the attention OF any con-
siderable number OF the Republican Vot-
ers 1t may be safe enough. as Secretary
Shaw suggests. for the tariff revisers TO
get 10 work when the friends of protec-
ton get a sufficient majority in congress
TO make them complete masters OF the
situation. so as to enable them to say
Just how far the revising can go The
majority in the present house may or
may not be adequate for that but IL is
entirely certain that there is no time for
II. 1t IS also reasonably certain. accord
ing TO precedent. that the majority In
the congress soon TO be chosen will be
smaller than IL is at present. The clear
lead OF 40 over all which the Republicans
have In the present house may be re-
duced 10 20 or rs or even below the lower
or these figures in the house which will
be elected in November
All this shows that there is not the
faintest chance OF tariff tinkering earlier
than 1905. if II comes then. The Repub-
licans would not venture upon IL in the
congress which meets in December, 1903. in
any case. bill passed by that congress
would not reach the presidents hands
before July. 1904. at the earliest. or four
months before the election. That net
would be assailed viciously by the Demo-
Gratis. whether they were actually against
IL or not The trade disturbance which
tariff revision always brings. even when
the revising Is done by the friends OF
protection. would turn hundreds OF thou
sands OF votes against the Republicans
throughout the country. The Republican
leaders will not indulge In this sort OF
folly on the eve OF an important election.
II the tariff must be changed let the