The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1904-05-13

Secretary Taft, in an interview with
your correspondent a few months ago
attempted to justify the subjugation OF
the Philippines by "the seizure OF Louis
lana under the purchase as he termed
it. suggested that the Louisiana prov
ince was not seized, but was appropriated
with the full consent Of the people who
dwelt there see that the Governor is
out again exploiting the louisiana Pur-
chase as a justification of our criminal
aggression in the east. oes he not re.
member that jefferson refused to use
force in Louisiana an tn 1t he selt CIV
ernor Claiborne as a commissioner to as
certain the wishes Of the peop pie? Cover
nor Claiborne went to New Orleans and
consulted the population, and, after OBJ
tanning authority to exchange the French
flag for The American. reported to Presi
dent Jefferson. eve raised the stars and
stripes yesterday amid the acclamations
of the Inhabitants" Govern Or Taft knows
perfectly well that that is not the way
the stars and stripes were raised in var
ious parts of the Philippine Islands when
he was governor there. Acclamations
instead of exaggerations! Does be really
think there is at least resemblance be-
tween the two?
| There is no doubt that the tariff ques-
ton in it's various phrases will be promi-
nent in the platforms of both parties, and
in the fall campaign. The Republicans
will exclaim 1--WE stand pat! But when
we think the tariff needs revision, we'll
revise it," The Democrats will retort
that party which has maintained an un
just law is not party to be trusted to
amend it in the interest of justice. Sen
ator Aldrich, the Senate leader of finance,
was greatly annoyed by Charles M.
Schwabs letter demonstrating that steel
rails sold to Americans for $28 a ton were,
under the tariff, delivered to England for
$19 ton, clear robbery Of the Ameri
can consumer of fifty per cent. Adricl'
fumed, pcrspired, quibbled, and even de-
MED but made no effort whatever to dis
prove the assertion. This revelation will
enter into the campaign as we'll as the
potency of the tariff as a trust breeder
The Hearst boomers met with Water
loo defeat yesterday at the precinct eiec
ton here. 1t seems odd that in the CAPT
tai of this great republic that is the only
kind of election that is ev er held-an ex
preston about as valua BILE as the straw
vote taken on railroad cars. Self govern
ment does not exist in this district. We
are taken care Of like helpless children
by three nurses called commissioners ap
pointed by the President who tax us and
spend ten million dollars every year os-
tensibly for our health and comfort
There are signs of revolt against this
state of things as good many of our peo-
pie are willing to face the perils of self
government rather than to continue the
meek and helpless subjects of an oil
garchy.
Mr. Hearst is particularly busy man.
He spends ONE time every day at the
spacious residence on Lafayette Park,
where boy baby looks up from a cradle
and calls him papa" or will, as soon as
he makes use of that gift of expression
which he must have inherited from his
father. He spent some time in his suite
of rooms in the Post building planning
his campaign We hear of him every
IL ho in
Baltimore with his mo Their. He answers
several hundred kilograms day and
runs four daily newspapers by some meth
cd which is inscrutable.
1t is very curious that, although Porto
RIGA is said to belong to the United States,
Porto Rcan has none of the privileges
of a citizen of the United States. A ma
tive of Porto RIGA who is a graduate of
Cornell University an d Law School
writes me that he is denied the right to
be examined for the New York bar on
the sole ground that he is not citizen of
the United States Neither Porto Rican
nor Filipino can be admitted to the bar of
this city. inquired at the State Depart
ment Yesterday if Porto Rican could
get passport to enable him to travel in
Europe and they said no; the only protec-
ton he could have would be a passport
from the Governor Of Porto Rica-about
as much protection in Russia or Turkey
as passport from Arizona would be.
And this is justice!