Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-11-25
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Interesting Notes From Our Special
Political Correspondent.

Earnest Graigwell of Brooklyn,
the first negro immigrant Inspector,
to be sent to Ellis Island, arrived at
his new post carrying his own
lunch, in case his white companions
should object to his eating in the
restaurant. They said that they
had not the slightest objection,
however, and now Graigwell takes
luncheon with the rest of the in
spectOrs.
All the land held by the religious
orders in the Philippines will pro-
badly be bought by our government
for $6,O0O,O OO This will put an
end to one Of the most aggravating
questions concerning the islands.
Several days ago the House Of
Representatives held a five minutes
session After prayer by the chap
lain and the reading of the journal,
a motion to adjourn was carried.
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The latest title earned by the
German Kaiser is William the Rest
less.
The National Sociological society,
now in session in Washington, has
appointed committee to appeal to
Attorney General Knox to uphold
the political rights of the negro and
defend the Fifteenth amendment
to the constitution.
w. j. Bryan has sailed for Eur
ope. His last words were parting
shot at former President Cleveland,
who made the White House a
RENDEZVOUS of syndicates and eX-
ploiters."
Several hundred petitions against
permitting Senator Reed Smoot to
retain his seat in the senate have
been filed in the senate. Churches,
religious organizations of all kinds,
universities, colleges, and other ed
vocational institutions are among
those who have joined in this mar
row blgoted protest. Senator Hoar
declares that the sending of such
petitions to the Senate was out of
order and improper.
Representative w. w. Kitchin of
North Carolina has introduced a
resolution in the House providing
for the repeal of the fifteenth
amendment.
A non commissioned officer IN
Fran Furt, Germany, has just been
sentenced TO imprisonment for one
year. He was charged with not
less than 693 cases of mishandling
recruits. The patience of the Ger
man recruit must be as great, as
the justice of the Fatherland is
slow.
After a caucus of three and a
half hours last Monday the demo-
cratic members of the United States
senate were forced to admit that
they were hopelessly divided on TIE
question whether they should OPP
pose the president if he should ne
gotiate canal treaty with Panama.
While all Of them regretted to let
pass the opportunity of denouncing
the administration for it's hasty
recognition of Panama, they recog-
nize that there is an almost unlver-
sal sentiment throughout the South
ern states in favor of canal, as the
Southern people believe they could
get higher prices for their cotton
and cotton goods, if the canal were
built, and for this reason enough
southern democratic senators would
support a treaty with Panama, to
insure it the necessary two-thlrds
majority, even though some OF the
republican senators should refuse to
follow their party. AS the senate
is at present constituted, the repub-
licans need three Of the democratic
votes in order to get twothirds
majority, which is required for the
ratification of treaty. AS large
minority senator's would vote for a
treaty with Panama, the president
is certain of the support of the SEN
ate in case he decides to negotiate
with the new republic.
In the Princeton Dartmouth
football game, Dartmouth had a
colored player He was refused &C
comodation at the Princeton Inn,