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Sm Extraordinary Proposal.
Macon Telegraph*
The Baltimore American thinks
that some day “the grandeur of Mr.
Andrew Carnegie’s offer to finance
the Filipinos' aspirations for inde
pendence and buy freedom for our
Tagal brethren will be recognized
by the American people, regardless
of political divisions,” and that this
nation will be “thrilled as it was
never thrilled before by the noble
sentiments of a munificent million
aire.”
Certainly it was no small thing for
a private American citizen to offer
to buy from his own government the
independence of the tribes of the
Philippines. And it may be that the
motive hi&d its root in pure human
kindness instead of “reckless ambi
tion,” as has been oharged. Still it
was rather presumptuous, and it im
plied the belief that the whole thing
was a mere question of money. The
Sun estimates that $450,000,000
have been Bpent on the Philippines
since they were “bought” from
Spain for $20,000,000. Instead of
offering to pay the United States
$20,000,000, therefore, Mr, Carnegie
should have offered $500,000,000 if
he wanted to pay all oosts and get a
quit olaim deed.
Even if he had done that, there
would still have remained the some
what important question as to wheth
er of Mr. Andrew Carnegie or the
will of the majority of the Amerioan
peodle should be allowed to deoide.
After all Mr. Carnegie is only one
man, and in a democracy the voice
of one man is at least supposed to
count for no more than the voice of
another. Now, the national election
of 1900 showed not only that “sil
ver” was dead, but that the majori
ty of the people of this country were
fasoinated with the idea of owning
an empire on the other side of the
world. As far as oan be seen, there
has been no considerable change in
this attitude up to the present time.
Mr. Carnegie, therefore, wanted to
do with his millions what the people
had refused, and in all probability
will continue to refuse to do with
their votes. So it is likely that more
people were amazed at the andacity
than were “thrilled” by the “grand
eur” of the offer.
It may well be doubted if the au
thor of “Triumphant Democracy”
would have attempted to make him
self an emperor of the orient, but if
ho had “bought” back the Philip
pines for $20,000,000 he would have
felt that to temporary proprietorship
belonged the resonsibility of tempo
rary adviser and director. He would
have gone to Manila, called a coun
sel, and got himself into trouble
with the native chiefs in a month.
So he may consider himself fortunate
that the United States government
took no notice of his extraordinary
proposal.
An Old Book.
The first book ever written in
South. Carolina, and probably in the
southern states, had as its authoress
one Sarah Hume, a member of the
Society of friends, and but lately ar
rived from England. It was printed
by Samuel Farley, of Castle Green,
Bristol, England, in 1751. Its title
is long, but has the merit of giving
the possible reader a fair idea of
what he may expect, which is con
siderably more than many of our
modern books do:
“An
Exhortation to the Inhab
itants of the Province of
South Carolina to Bring
their Deeds to the Light
of Christ in their own Con
sciences. In which is In
serted some Account of the
Authors experience in the
important Business of Re-
ligion.”
""".This book, now the property of
the Bavenels, of South Carolina, is
exhibited in that mine of things an
cient and curious, the Woman’s
Building at the Gharlston Exposi
tion, and is in an excellent state of
preservation.
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Lynching Discussed In The Senate.
Associated Press.
Mr. Gallinger of New Hamp
shire offered a resolution provid
ing that the Judiciary Committee
of the Senate should make an in
vestigation into the subject of
lynching in the United States
with a view to ascertaining wheth
er there is ,any remedy for them.
Mr. Gallinger said he introduced
the resolution in full view of the
fact that he might be charged with
precipitating a seotional contro
versy, but nothing was further
from his thoughts. He said lynch-
ings were not confined to the
South. Horrible oases have oc
curred in the North, and white
men as well as black had been the
victims. Throughout the coun
try intense interest was manifested
in the subject. He thought it
imperative the Judiciary Com
mittee should take some action
on the subject. During the past
ten years 2,658 lynchings had oc
curred in the United States. If
the strong arm of the law could
reach out to prevent such occur
rences he deemed it desirable that
it do so. He had read the Asso
ciated Press account of the burn-
of a negro in Texas a few days
a^o. He said history did not fur
nish a more fiendish instance of
mob wrath, and Fox’s books of
martyrs was tame in comparison.
The whole wretched business, he
said, was a disgrace to American
manhood and in the lights of
the alleged atrocities in the Phil
ippines paled into insignificance.
The Spanish Inquisition did
not furnish a case exceeding that
one in inhumanity. He appre
hended that it would be said that
the federal government was pow
erless and that the states had ex
clusive jurisdiction. If so the
American people desire to know
it. Public sentiment should be
aroused to prevent such inhuman
atrocities. They should come to
an end and the majesty of the
law should be vindicated.
Mr. Baily of Texas said he
no idea of being drawn into
sectional controversity by
senator from New Hampshire,and
lie would be willing to have the
people judge the men who perpe
trated such outrages. He desired,
however, to discuss the ques
tion .whether the government had
the right to go into the several
states and take charge of peace
and good order. He asked, there
fore, that the resolution go over.
‘•There can be objection,” said
Mr. Bailey, “to a report from the
Judicary Committee on the sub
ject, because I am sure there can
be but one conclusion reached by
that committee. But if in the
course of its investigation it
should undertake to parade be
fore the country all the lynchings
and burnings that have occured
in any section over a nameless of-
sense, and all the murders of wo
men and children and all the ab
ductions which have occurred in
other sections of the country, the
only result, it seems to me, would
be to make us think less of our
selves as a people and as a nation
and I have* little disposition to
indulge in that pastime my
self.”
The resolution went over. Sub
sequently Mr. Culberson of Texas
had read the story of the burning
of a negro near Leavenworth,
Kan., last January, saying he
wanted the fact shown that these
crimes occured in other states
than Texas. He hoped the New
Hampshire senator when reciting
examples of these atrocities in the
future would not confine himself
to one state.
Mr. Hoar, chairman of the Ju
diciary Committee, said his com
mittee had had the subject under
consideration, and the bill con
sidered had been reported by him
adversely. The matter had been
considered as a question of con
stitutional law and duty.
had
any
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Items of Interest.
It is said that Mississippi has
no game law.
France now has 4,28S,087 acres
of vineyards.
The national debt of France is
$6,000,000,000.
Thirty million artificial teeth
are used each year.
The smallpox epidemic has cost
London $5,000,000,
The last census shows increased
growth of the small towns.
Explosions have killed 172 per
sons in Chicago in ten years.
In New York oity there are 6,-
100 fireman, including 1,200 vol
unteer fireman.
No less than 185 gpeoies of but
terflies are found in Mexioo and
Central America.
Africa promises to rival South
America and the Wnst Indies as a
producer of cocoa.
The Geological Sooiety estimates
that Belgium has coal deposits
worth £8,500,000.000.
There is a general crisis for
wine-growers because of an over
production in the entire world.
The quarterly target practice of
the North Atlantic naval squad
ron cost $187,000 for ammuni
tion.
The self-denial week of the Sal
vation Army in Great Britain re
sulted in the collection of $500,-
000.
Maryland’s industry employing
the greatest number of persons
is the canning of fruits and vege
tables.
Ceylon tea is steadily ousting
the Chinese leaf from the Russian
market, says the British consul
general at Odessa.
Terra cotta sleepers are in use
on Japanese railways. The in
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the greater insistence of decay.
Palladium is employed in the
making of astronomical instru
ments at a cost of $480 a pound,
being more precious than gold.
The hardest wood in the world
is not ebony, but cocus, which is
much used for making flutes and
other similar instruments.
Two treops of cavalry are sta
tioned in the Yellowstone Nation
al Park. Their duties are to pre
vent poaching and vandalism.
Moscow has the largest hospital
in Europe, with 7,000 beds. There
are 96 physicians and 9ti0 nurses,
and about 15,000 patients.
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