The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-05-02
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ingtOn.
(Communicated).
W ASHINGTON,
April 2Sth., 1902.

April 2Sth., 1902.
The past week in the Senate
has been characterized by a scath-
ing arrangement of the Republic
can policy in the Philippine
Islands. During the major por.
tion of three sessions Senator
Rawlins of Utah delivered
speech which set forth the aims
and intentions of the adminiStra-
ton and pointed out how the fran
chises and special concessions of
the islands were to be farmed out
to administration favorites at the
expense of the Filipino people.
On Friday and Saturday Senator
Carmack delivered a brilliant adj
dress especially noteworthy for
its demonstration of the inconsis-
tency of the President in condemn
ing those who have defended the
rights of the Filipinos and its de
nunciation of Brig.
General Funston, whom he de-
Scribed as the most valiant cap
tain that ever marshalled a die
tionary to battle array, the
mightiest Sampson that ever
welded the iawbone of an ass as
a weapon of war" The unquali
fed condemnation and the accom-
panying bitter sarcasm of the
Tennessee Senator produced their
effect on his opponents and there
are prospects that Senator Lodges
edlct. LET the Democrats do all
the talking" will be defled and
that those Senators who will be
compelled to go before their con-
stituents for re election will insist
on making some reply to the
charges which have been made
against their spirit of justice and
AmericahiSm.
In almost entire support of the
Democratic position. has been the
testimony recently taken before
the Philippines committee, and
finally the news has come from
Manila that General Jacob II.
Smith has admitted to the Court,
Martial. before which he is being
tried. that he gave orders to Ma jOr
Waller to kill and burn and make
Samar a bowling wilderness and
that ne especially ordered the
killing of all FilipinoS over ten
years of age. As if to Substanti.
ate Democratic claims that the
islands have been the scene of un
told uutrageS, and that The policy
of the administration has been to
suppress the facts, continually
augmented evidence has been pre-
Sented of the use of the "water
cure" and other forms of torture
aud oppression. in abolute viola
ton of all the teuetS OF civilized
and enlightened nation.
Tariff reform will be one of the
leading issues of the next and es
pecially OF the next presidential
campaign" said Senator Money
OF Mississippi. yesterday. when |
asked him of the prospects of
Cuban reciprocity in the Senate.
THE Republican party. continu-
ed the Senator "dare not reduce
the tariff which it has built up.
Great moneyed interests protest
at any reduction because such re-.
duction curtails their profits and
these interests are stronger than
the party. The removal of the
ditfeIential on refined sugar was
a step in the right direction. The
profits of the Sugar Trust would
have been reduced 10 the material
benefit of the people but the bill
was not amended in the House
with the expectation that it would
pass, but rather with the belief
that the amendment would kill it
and there is no chance for the bill.
as amended, in the Senate. Not.
withStandiug the fact that many
of the DingleY rates were made
purposely high with a view to
providing a margin for the ne
gotiation of reciprocity treaties,
are confirmed By the dominant
party, no reduction of tariff rates
is made and the people naturally
turn TO the Democratic party for
relief and they will get it,"
Opinion in the Senate is still
greatly divided as to the outcome
of the Cuban reciprocity bill. 1t
is now certain that straight reel
procity bill will be reported and.
as far as | can learn. the Demo-
Gratis will try to amend it as was
done in the House. That they
will be successful is possible as
they are likely 70 have the sup
port of the Beet Sugar Senators
and if they do so it will proba bly,
kill the bill on its final passage.
The present indications are that
the Republican Senators will be
satisfied if they can secure the
passage of a straight bill in the
Senate and will permit it to die
in conference with little regret.
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