The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-02-27
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THOSE who for some months past nave
been using the name of the late Senator
Hanna to coniure with, as a weapon loi
the discomforture or possible defeat oil
the nomination of President Roosevelt
for the presidency. now declare that the
Senator's death was ''inopportune,
which is virtually a confession OF their
intentions aud wishes. 1t is now known
that Senator Hanna was loyal to PreSi-
dent Roosevelt, as he was to all OF ms
friends, although he may have doubted
the wisdom of some of the President 5
policies, Just SIS Senator Hoar did not al
WAYS agree with President Mckinley.
The death of the great Ohio Senator, so
widely lamented, has hushed all opposi'
,iou 70 The President, at least within his
own party, and he has little to apprehend
from Democratic opposition since thal
Marty is all at sea for issues, rent by
many assures, with no policy and no
candidate. Thus far out OF some iorty
delegates chosen for the convention al
Chicago. thirtv-six have been instructed
10 vote for President Roosevelt The
suggestion thot Robert rod Lincoln may
be a candidate for the vice presidency Is
merely the a(terglow of admiration Tor
the great Lincoln. Nor is it at all likely
that any member of President Roose-
velts cabinet will be put upon the ticket
Notwithstanding it contains such popular
men Hay and Taft
The past week in Washington has been
given up to mourning, with an almost
complete cessation of legislation and
very little political agitation. As the day
draws near for the ratification of the Pan
anna treaty, it becomes evident that 1t
will command very large majority and
cease at once to become political issue.
As soon as the legal machinery can be
set i'll motion preparations for beginning
work on the canal will be made. Before
men can be sent to the lsthmus for hard
laDor In tho trenches II Is but ituiu'ulc
and of the highest economic Importance
that their health should be protected and
conserved To this end il is proposed TO
spend million dollars toprovide the city
Of Panama with pure water; there must
be drainag system put in operation;
hospitals will have to be built, and
code of laws provided for the government
of the canal zone.
The statement by Con gresham Dal-
zell that Congress has nothing to do but
pass the appropriation bills and go home,
NAV be taken as foreshadowing, some
what, the policy of those who control
affairs in the national halls of legislation.
If this Delphic utterance has any mean,
ing it looks as if the pension service bill,
the eigth hour bill, The anti-injunction
bill the parCels-post sentiment and Sen.
ator l'oraker's proposition not to restrain
trade within "reasonaNle limits will be
allowed to sleep until after the election.
IA bill has been introduced requiring
the Director of the Census to cooperate
with the states i'll taking the census Of
man cuurics next year Senator
Gal ug-i wants the White Mountains OF
his 1s brown into a great National
Il aucl, and Chaplain Hale favors
4 proposition for he thinks if the trees
are protected they will prevent floods in
H tire Con Iuecticut river. 1t IS proposed
20 Increase the Signal corps from $50 to
,2oo msu. The reason is so many are
in the Philippines. 49,. The Agri
cultural bill for HE next fiscal year in
creases the allowance by $4,000 each,
for the following bureaus; forestry, ami
nal industry, good roads and evperi-
ments for breeding cattle
Seer .arg ihtcheocs of Interior DE-
nauutent bss been pushing the inyesti
CATIONS regarding the land frauds in
western states which have lead TO the
Indictment for conspiracy Of four real
estate operators in san Francisco. The
three government clerks, Walk Marian
aud Allen, who confessed 10 receiving
bribes for imparting confidential inlor-
nation, are to be exempt from prosecu-
tion but will be dismissed Tie method
Of Hyde, Benson and others indicted,
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