The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-04-04
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The Porto Rican House of Delegates
has sent this message TO President
Roosevelt: "The House of Delegates
unanimously request you to appoint sec
rotary of Porto Rico from among the
natives OF Porto Rico, thus giving us an
opportunity to demonstrate our ability
in sslf-goyernment. Such an act of jus
tice will be gratefully received by the
whole country
Editor William X. Hearst, in an adj
dress TO leaders of the New York State
Independence League. again accepted the
State leadership, but with the assurance
that hereafter the league need not ally
itself with either of the old parties, but
could act alone. His term as q Demo
cratic Representative from New York
had expired and he was freed from al.
ties to the Democratic party.
The prohibition forces in the Oklahoma
constitutional convention won a decisive
victory when the provision submitting
the question of prohibition separately to
the people of the new State was adopted
by a vote of IL 10 Is. On the same
day the Arkansas State Senate defeat I'd
a measure which provided for the suD-
hitting to tie people at the next State
election the question of license or no
license.
During a dinner at Omaha last week,
Henry NJ. Whitney, the prominent Bos-
ton Democrat. told w. j. Bryan that be-
fore he could secure the East for gov
eminent ownership he would have to do
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erty. Bryan replied that he and his
friends would not tolerate such system.
Whitney then said that if the Harrimans
and Hills kept on in their present path
the people would be driven to the owner
ship idea.
Ex-Secretary Shaw has been elected
president of the Carnegie Trust Company
at New York. Asked as to the effect that
this step would have upon his political
fortunes, he replied: a man by taking
thought may make himself justice of the
peace, but no man in my time by taking
thought has made himself President of
the United States, and those who have
given the subject most serious considera-
ton have usually died in disappoint-
ment. Admittedly some of the success
full ones have sought the place, but no
one was nominated because he sought it."
Gov. Stokes and both houses Of the
New Jersey Legislature have practically
committed themselves TO the principle of
selecting United States Senators by popu-
lar vote. The Governor, in his message,
recommended such action as would Sc
cure an expression of the individual voter
as to his choice for Senator, and a bill
to this effect has been introduced in the
Senate by the Republican leader. Mr.. Hill
lery. The Democrats are committed to a
similar course by caucus action. and a
measuressto effect the desired result has
been introduced in the lower house. As
the manner of choosing United States
Senators is prescribed by the federal con-
stitution, no immediate change can be
made, but it is aimed to give the voters
an opportunity OF expressing their wishes.
Ambassador Leishmann has resolutely
refused to reopen the discussion with the
Turkish government as to the official rec
ignition to be accorded to American
schools and missionary establishments in
Turkey. Energetic measures are likely
to be taken should existing conditions
continue.
Gov. Carter of Honolulu has aroused
Intense indignation by his recent state
ment that he would be quite willing that
his daughters should marry japanese.
The two little girls who have been great
ly leased by their schoolmates, are said
to have minds of their own in the matter
and to have expressed them with much
force.