Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1902-01-24
FREELAND. Pa, JANUARY "a, 1902.
WHAT THEY SAY
Extracts From Various Sources lndl-
eating Democratic Opinion Regard
ing Questions of the Day.

eating Democratic Opinion Regard
ing Questions of the Day.
Republican gall is almost limtless
when it comes to dealing with public
money, but the Republican majority
in congress will hardly dare to indorse
Secretary Cages plan of loaning the
treasury surplus to the national banks
-Shelbyville Qnd.) Democrat.
Although Governor Durbin, of In
diana, is clearly violating the consti-
tuition in refusing to surrender eX-
Governor Taylor to the Kentucky
authorities, there is scarcely a Re-
publican newspaper in the country
that does not support him in his
wrongdoing. This is because Cover
nor Taylor is a Republican and the
crime in which he is held to be an
accomplice was the murder of Demo-
crat. This is small excuse, however,
for justifying disregard of the consti-
tution.-Reading Telegram.
Ex-Governor Shaw, the new secre-
tary of the treasury, argues that be-
cause the railroads control the num-
ber Of cars they use, therefore banks
should be permitted to control the
volume of money used by the people
Whether he takes this position be-
cause of his bias in favor of banks or
because of his ignorance of the money
question is immaterial, the fact that
he holds such views shows that the
people at large will not be considered
during his administration of the treas
pennsylvania has received an
other blow which sinks it to lower
depth in both the moral and political
world" 1t not only declares it 'an
act of political partisanship and
demagogy pure and simple" but was
attended by attempts on the part of
the governor to bribe Mr.. Brown.
Stone is going to his fate without the
benefit Of clergy. 1t is extraordinary
the contempt with which he is re-
garded by men of all parties and all
sects. Few men in high office have
ever sunk so low, We have no paral-
lei in Pennsylvania.-Unit Presby-
terian.
A hundred Chinese who were
stopped upon landing at San Fran
cisco, although they claimed they
merely wished to pass through
the country to Mexico, are to
be sent back to China after being de-
tanned two months. 1t has been held
that they have no right of appeal from
the decision of the local collector.
The treatment of these people seems
very harsh in consideration of all the
privileges that are demanded for
Americans in Chinese territory. They
might have been forwarded to their
destination in a country willing to re-
ceive them, at much less cost than is
incurred in sending them back.-Un-
identified.
1t now seems the machine has con
cluded not to call the state conven-
tion at an early date, as was at first
thought desirable, but will follow
precedent and hold the same in June
or not earlier than May. This is sat.
isfactory and will give abundance of
time for discussion concerning candi-
dates and make a good fight for dele.
gates. The coming contest in this
state is an important one, and will
call upon the time, energies and best
thought of Republicans to battle for
high aims and the best men in the
commonwealth, so that we will nc
longer hear the sneering cry: What
is the matter with Pennsylvania? ?"-
Lancaster Examiner (Rep).
The appointment of ex-senator II. S.
Saylor, of Montgomery county, as con-
sui at Dawson City is an insult to the
respectable citizenship of Pennsyl-
vania. Saylor is one of the cheapest
tools the gang ever used at Harrisburg.
He was so cheap and transparent that
even the page boys around the Hill dis
cussed him in the corridors and ridi-
culed his futile attempts at dignity.
President Roosevelt would never have
named Saylor for anything did he
know his calibre. 1t was Saylor who
was chairman of the committee that
investigated the condition of the btu
minous coal miners in 1897, and who
put in an expense bill which called
forth protests from all over the state.
1t was so terribly padded that Cover
nor Hastings vetoed it and Saylor has
been crying ever since.-Clearfield Re-
publican.
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