Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-01-10

difficult to imagine the embarrass
ment and humiliation that must have
overwhelmed the eloquent Mary
lander in the very moment of his
triumph. Thirty years have gone
since this occurrence in the senate.
Both participants left the chamber
in 1881, Whyte by a t1rn In politics,
Conkling under circumstances fam1l-
lar to thousands still living. The
latter has been in his grave nearly a
score of years, and his name and
fame are fast fading into a "palo
memory" and after an absence of %
full quarter of century, the veneer.
able Marylander has returned to the
seat he long ago filled and adorned,
having been appointed by the govern
or of his state to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Sena-
tor German.
Upon the presentation OF this reso-
lutions there were those who scoffed;
"Hark, from tue tomb!" Others
said: "The ruling passion, strong IN
death" More said: even so the
hour has struck and the pendulum is
due to swing in the opposite direct
ion"
But enough of "reminiscences.
CoIored Troops to the Fore.
Unless all prophecies go for
naught there will be something do
H. he hi fxaer <xf
congress. he Brownsville affair,
involving the right OF the president
10 discharge, without honor. the three
companies of colored troops OF III.
25th United States infantry will holi
the center the stage, with Senator
| Foraker playing the leading role. HIS
resolution authorizing the committee
on military affairs to take such fur
Their testimony as may be necessary
| to establish the facts connected with
the discharge of these soldiers VIII
come up for final consideration under
the rules Immediately following the
conclusion of the routine morning
business on January 8. This prom
ises to be almost exclusively a repub-
lican row, if such a term Is permlss-
able in connection with so grave a
question, though the democrats may
be compelled to take sides beft e
the end is reached. 1t is believed
the democrats generally sympathIze
with the president Tillman has
been richly cartooned as fatally
caught between the d. and the
deep, blue sea in the exigency of the
situation On the other hand a
large contingent of republican sena-
tors will antagonize the president,
but as everything is fish that gets
into the presidential net, the execu-
tive Is likely to show on top when
|, the smoke of battle shall have clear
ed away. However. at this time, the
, concensus of opinion among lawyers
in and out of congress, is that the
, president has woefully failed tic
make good" that is, to make out sucn
, case as would hold in a civil OF
!, military court on the evidence thus
far adduced. The hurrying on to
piottiihtht piuCldi Ol
/, the department of justice in quest OF
additional proofs, looks as IL the
, president himself had grave doubts
, of the sufiiciency of the evidence
!. submitted in connection with his re
!. cent message transmitted to the
senate.
; II Mr.. Roosevelt is not alarmed
n over the situation, many of his de
/. voted followers are. especially since
!. the merciless attack OF the One
|. senator prior to the holiday recess
]. The care of the negro troops coulc
O scarcely be left in better hands than
O those OF the buckeye statesman. VI,
i is a brilliant lawyer. thorough,
g trained in the practice, and withai
l. he Is a born fighter great deba .e
c. and fearless antagonist He ask,
d no quarter ard gives none while IN,
!, fight is on.
l. To the layman. 1t does seem as i
u the old legal maxim, long since gon,
4. into the parlance of the plain peop,e
II that 1t is better that nine guilty one
n so free than an innocent one shoul,
be punished, has been reversed n
y It's application to the case OF TN,
n colored men stationed at Fort Brown
u Texas. There may be precedent 70
o this summary proceeding on the par
n of the executive but we have faile,
y TO find IL among all those submitted
n This Is especially true of all case
j. that have arisen since the revision O
b the articles OF war enacted for IN,
& government of the army after IN,
l. conclusion of the civil war In TIM
> revision, punishment is caren,u
l. provided and defined for ever
!, known or conceivable offense. but il
l. all cases punishment is never to n
$ inflicted except upon the finding q
a court.martial or as oourt.maytia
II shall direct.
g ~ appears altogether probable tina
/, the Foraker resolution win be adop,
!, ed and further Investigation unner
r taken by the senate committee q,