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THE WAR IS OVER.
The “rebellion” in the Philippines
has been “crushed,” as General Grant
would say. The resistance to the
authority of the United States has
been overcome. Aguinaldo has es
caped. Now that the matter seems to
be closed, what are the statesmen out
of jobs going to do about it? Ths po
sitions of political parties are rather
peculiar. There are some who cry
out “imperialism,” for want of some
thing more nonsensical to jabber about.
The constant advance of the republic of
the United States has been steady and
regular by “expansion,” from the
landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth
Rock to the final movement of our
people in the Philippines. Such “im
perialism” is not hurting our form of
government. Mr. Jefferson did not
hesitate'to extend the empire of repub
lican government in his time of ad
ministering the affairs of the govern
ment, and he was a Republican in his
day and time. In that same period
and for like causes there were the
same hue and cry of “imperialism”
about the “Louisiana Purchase,” and
some of the Democrats then made
great complaints against the Republi
can administration of President Jeffer
son.
The resultant facts are now the
brightest parts of our development of
republican government, and President
Jefferson is regarded by students of
history as one of the wisest and one of
the most patriotic statesmen who ever
administered the affairs of the repub
lic, and Democrats, Republicans, ab
olitionists, all regard him as the tute
lar saint of the republican doctrine of
a government conducted by the chosen
representatives of the people. This form
of our government is not a democra
cy, and some of our smart men who
would so instruct our people as Demo
crats are not the teachers of sound
and correct doctrines or fundamental
principles of governmental science.
We should learu to consider the gov
ernment in its true sense as a Repub
lican or representative government,
with the will of the people as sover
eignity, and public office as a public
trust, to the chosen officials whose
duties are to make, and administer,
and to execute the laws of the people,
for the people. With a proper under
standing of our government and its
fundamental principles, there cannot
be any reasonable objection to our
progressive expansion, even if our
development may extend all over the
world.
Let the true principles of a repub
lican form of government be estab
lished in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii,
Philippines, Spain, China, or any
where else on earth, so that all people
may be free, and learn to govern them
selves by republican principles of
commonwealth, or common ownership
of such things as must belong to the
people in a public use and purpose.
This clap trap about imperialism is
all bosh. Legitimate and necessary
expansion and development of repub
lican government is no more like “im
perialism” than the doctor of divinity
by the principles of Christianity is
like Hebraic theology. Let us hold
the Philippines, and extend the prin
ciples and science of Republican gov
ernment, as we would inculcate and
propagate the principles of salvation
by the course of true religion.
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WILL MEET IN KANSAS CITY
COMMITTEE SELECTS PLACE AND DATE FOR
NATIONAL DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
Ii
JULY UH THE DALE NAMED.
Honor Lay Between Kansas City and
Milwaukee and the Former Won.
The Democratic national commit
tee met in the parlors of the Hotel
Raleigh at Washington, Thursday at
noon, to fix the time and place for
holding the national Democratic con
vention. The committee was called to
order by Senator Jones, chairman of
the committee. Every state and ter
ritory was represented either by the
national committeeman or by proxy.
Kansas City, Missouri, and Wednes
day, the 4th of July, was the time and
place decided upon for the convention.
The really significant thing about
this decision is found in the absolute
and decided refusal of the Democratic
leaders to hold their convention on
the 9th of May, the date on which the
Populist national convention will be
held. The sentiment against the prop
osition to hold the convention on that
day was practically unanimous.
Its strongest advocate was National
Committeeman Thompson, of Nebras
ka, who in some respects has been re
garded as Mr. Bryan’s personal repre
sentative on the committee. That in
his advocacy of this date he did not
represent the wishes of Mr. Bryan,
however, was strongly attested by
other members of the committee who
have been in conference with the
leader since the member from his own
state has seen him.
Mr. Bryan was in favor of some day
in the first week in June, preferably
the sth, and the committee would have
selected that date except for the strong
appeals made by the representatives
from Oregon, who pointed out that
this would conflict with their elec
tions, and that they would be unable
to send delgates to the national con
vention if there were such conflict.
Outside of this refusal to accept the
Populist date, the most significant de
velopment of the day’s conference is
found in the emphasis given the fact
that the Democratic campaign is to be
pitched so as to catch, if in any way it
is possible, the German vote. This
first manifested itself in the appeal of
the orators who spoke for Milwaukee.
The geographical arguments advanc
ed by Kansas City proved efficacious.
To the eloquent appeal of the repre
sentatives of Milwaukee they pointed
to the fact that with the convention of
1896 at Chicago, the Democrats lost
Illinois by nearly 150,000 votes,
while the Republicans lost the state
in w’hieh they held their convention
by about 70,000 votes. Kansas City
won by a vote of 41 to 9.
Cincinnati had a delegation on
board headed by John 8. Huff,former
ly of Atlanta, with an offer of $25,000,
but it was decided not to present the
city’s name, as the sum was too small
to give it a chance.
The claims of the rival cities as to
hotel accommodation, railroad and tel
egraph facilities were presented in
open session by representatives of
each city, and subsequently in execu
tive session ex-Governor Stone on be
half of Kansas City, and National Com
mitteeman E. C. Wall, on behalf of
Milwaukee, explained the financial
inducements which the city he repre
sented w-as willing to make.
Each offered the committee $50,000,
but in addition Kansas City was will
ing to furnish hotel accommodations
for the members of the committee and
the hall with decorations and music
free of expense to the committee.
A speech which had a great deal of
influence in fixing the date was made
by ex-Senator Gorman. He said that
four’years ago it might have been well
to hold the convention early, as the
party then took a new position, one
which drove many of the leaders out
of the party or into temporary retire
ment. The organization then went
SON DEFENDS FATHER.
Young Clark Appears Before the Sen
ate Investigating Committee.
C. W. Clark, son of Senator Clark,
of Montana, appeared before the sen
ate committee Tuesday and told that
he had an income of $250,000 a year
and that he was in business for him
self.
He denied in detail the assertion of
such witnesses as Whiteside and Hew
itt, State Senator Myers and others.
Mr. Clark submitted what he said was
a detailed statement of his receipts
and expenditures for political purposes
during the Montana campaign. The
aggregate footed up to SIIB,OOO.
into new hands, inlto the hands of able
men, but many of whom had not been
active in control of party affairs. It
took them some lime to organize.
Now there was a f ood organization.
The party was reaily and equipped to
enter upon the campaign. The party
in power should be allowed to hold
its convention first and the indict
ment of that party.could be made as it
had been madein’imes past.
address issued.
When the business of the meeting
was concluded the committee issued
the following call:,
“The national democratic commit
tee, having met in the city of Wash
ington on the 2211 day of February,
1900, has appointed Wednesday, the
Foui th of July, aS|the time and chosen
the city of Kansa s City, Mo., as the
place for holding sie national Demo
cratic convention I Each state is en
titled to a represeiJation therein equal
to double the nuiiier of its senators
and representative! in the congress of
the United Statesjnd each territory,
Alaska, Indian Territory and the Dis
trict of Columbia,lhall have six dele
gates. All Demolratic conservative
reform citizens of Ithe United States,
irrespective of past political associa
tions and differences, who can unite
with us in the effort for pure, econom
ical and constitujional government,
and who favor th republic and op
pose the empire, t e cordially invited
to join us in send ig delegates to the
convention.”
The committee, at 6:30 p. m., ad
journed to meet at iansas City, July 3.
WASHINGTON 5 FAREWELL. .
Usual Address Is Read In the United
States-Senate.
An annual custom which has pre
vailed in the senate for many years is
the reading by some senator designat
ed by resolution, of Washington’s fare
well address, immediately after the
reading of the journal of the senate on
Washington’s birthday.
Several day’s ago Senator Foraker,
of Ohio, was selected to read the ad
dress. It was a notable compliment
to him that when the senate convened
Thursday that all the public and
private galleries were crowded and
scores of people stood in the corridors
unable to gain admission.
An unusually Igrge attendance of
senators was present and all gave close
attention to Mr. Foraker’s reading,
which was a fine bit of elocution.
At the conclusion of the reading he
was congratulated by his colleagues.
Miners Get More Wages.
An advance of 2 1-2 cents per ton iu
wages has been granted the coal dig
gers of the Alabama Consolidated Coal
and Iron Company at Brookw’ood,
Bibb county, Alabama.
AGUINALDO IS LOCATED.
The Wily Insurgent Leader Escapes
to Japan.
A special from Hong Kong, British
China, to The New York Evening
World says:
“United States Consul Wildman has
information that three members of the
Filipino junta, Luban, Ponce and
Agoncillo, brother of the envoy, left
recently for Japan to meet Aguinaldo.
This gives credence to the story that
Aguinaldo escaped from the island of
Luzon to Formosa when hunted by
General Lawton’s expedition through
the northern part of the island.”
GROSVENOR BLAMES BRYA.N.
Says Nebraskan Influenced Votes Fa
vorable to Spanish Treaty.
Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, spoke in
the house Thursday in support of the
Porto Rico bill. He said that any
political party or individuals who took
part in ratifying and supporting the
treaty with Spain was estopped from
opposing any of the legitimate effects
of that treaty. When that treaty hung
in the balance, a certain Nebraska
colonel (Bryan) left his regiment and
came to Washington to aid in securing
ratification and he did influence votes
at a critical juncture.
A GRANT MEMORIAL.
House Will Vote Honey For a State
In Washington.
The house committee on library fa
vorably reported a bill Thursday
making on appropriation of plans or
designs for a memorial or statue of
General Grant to be erected at Wash
ington.
The bill upon which the report is
based was introduced by Representa
tive Mercer, of Nebraska.
Prominent Populist Dead.
Colonel Thomap Fletcher, of Little
Rock, known throughout the country
as the leader of tjhe Populist party of
Arkansas, is dead.
CRONJE REQUESTED
BRIEF ARMISTICE
Kitchener, However, Returns an
Emphatic Reply.
“FIGHT OR A SURRENDER.”
London Advices Say That Boer
General is In a Bad Way.
According to Thursday’s advices
from London, General Cronje is seem
ingly making his last stand. He is
dying hard, hemmed in by British in
fantry and with shells from sixty guns
falling into his camp. On the third
day of the fight the Boer chief asked
for an armistice to bury his dead.
“Fight to a finish or surrender un
conditionally,” was Lord Kitchener’s
reply.
General Cronje immediately sent
back word that bis request for a truce
had been misunderstood, and that his
determination then, as before, w r as to.
fight to the death.
The battle went on. This was the
situation of General Cronje Tuesday
evening as sketched in the scanty tel
egrams that emerged from the semi
silence of South Africa.
Officially Lord Roberts wires that
he scattered the advance commandos
of the regiments that w'ere striving to
reach General Cronje. It is regarded
as singular that Lord Roberts, wires
Wednesday, should not mention the
appeal for an armistice on the previ
ous day and also that the war office
should withhold good news, if it has
any.
Without trying to reconcile even the
scanty material at hand, it seems
plain that General Cronje is in a bad,
and even a desperate condition, and
that the British are pressing their ad
vantage.
While the attack on General Cronje
proceeds, there is a race for concentra
tion between the Boers and the British.
The engagement with Gen. Cronje’s
five to eight thousand intrenched men
is likely to become an incident in a
battle between the masses. The sep
arated fractions of the Boer power are
rapidly drawing together to attack
Lord Roberts.
Will Cronje be able to hold out until
the Boer masses appear, or if he does,
will they then be able to succor him?
The British are facing the Boers on
ground where the arms, tactics and
training of the British are expected to
give them the advantage.
General Buller, according to a dis
patch from Chieveley, dated Wednes
day, finds the Boers in positions north
of the Tugela largely re-enforced.
This seems strange.
The war office for the first time has
given out an official compilation of the
British losses. The total is 11,208 to
February 17th. This does not include,
therefore, Lord Roberts’ recent losses,
nor the Wiltshire prisoners.
The press association learns that
the British losses at Koodos rand
were 700.
Advices from Paardeburg Drift,
Orange Pre? State, Tuesday, Feb. 20,
via the Modder river, Wednesday,
Feb. 21, statfe that one of the cost
liest actions of the war occurred at
Paardeburg Drift Sunday, February
18, General Kelly-Kenny, in his pur
suit of General Cronje, caught his
rear guard at Klip Drift and followed
the burghers to the Boers’ laager at
Koodos rand. The drift action began
at daybreak.
The advance was deadly and the
British losses were heavy. The bat
tle W'as an exact repetition of the Mod
der river battle, with the soldiers un
der fire all day long and the fighting
had no definite results, as the Boers’
laager was well barricaded and they
remained therein. The British guns
shelled the laager vigorously and Boers
confessed to a loss of over 800 men.
The terrific shelling was resumed Mon
day, when General Cronje asked for
an armistice.
The shelling was continued Tues
day, over fifty guns pouring lead into
the Boer camp.
A WALK-OUT ORDERED.
Miners at Jellico, Tenn., Are Advised
To Go On Strike.
An Indianapolis dispatch says: Pres
ident Mitchell, of the United Mine
Workers, before leaving for the Illi
nois convention instructed that a
strike be ordered at the Jellico,Tenn.,
mines.
It was at first intended to have Na
tional President Mitchell call the men
out and allow the operators, if they
saw fit, to issue an order for his ar
rest, but after weighing the T. case J.
Smith, president of the district iu
which the mines are located, was di
rected to call out the men.
Adverse To Department Stores.
The Missouri supreme court has de
clared the department store law,
passed by the last legislature, uncon
stitutional and void, being class legis
lation.
GREAT DEBATE
IS LAUNCHED
Discussion of Porto Rican
f Tariff Bill Begins.
OF MOMENTOUS INTEREST
All the Democrats In Congress Are
Outspoken Against the Payne
Measure.
A Washington special says: The
debate on the Porto Rican tariff bill
opened in the house Monday.
On all hands it is agreed that this
bill, although it applies only to Porto
Rico, involving as it does the question
of the power to govern our new pos
sessions outside the limitations of the
constitution, is the most important
measure which will come before this
congress.
Interest in the bill is intense among
the members on both sides and there
is urgent demand for time. The Dem
ocrats are solidly arrayed against the
measure and they will have powerful
support from the Republican side in
Mr. McCall, of Massachusetts, and
Mr. Littlefield, of Maine, both able
and forceful debaters. How far the
Republicap disaffection will extend,
or whether it will endanger the bill,
it is impossible to say at this time.
Mr. Payne, the floor leader of the
majority, refused to agree that a vote
should be taken upon a substitute to
be offered by the minority. This sub
stitute, which has not yet been framed,
will be in substance the bill originally
introduced by Mr. Payne providing for
free trade with Porto Rico by the ex
tention of the customs and revenue
laws of the United States over the
island.
The debate Monday was in the na
ture of a long range bombardment be
fore the clash of the contending forces
in battle. Mr. Payne opened with a
general argument in support of the
bill, going largely into the material
side of the situation which the bill is
designed to relieve.
The house then went into committee
of the whole with all questions relat
ing to the close of the debate open.
Mr. Payne, in charge of the bill, in
opening the debate, received marked
attention.
“This bill by its terms,” he ex
plained, “relates only to the island of
Porto Rico. It cannot be taken as a
precedent of any legislative action in
reference to the Philippine islands
when the present insurrection shall
have boen overcome except in so far
as we assert in it our view of our pow
er under the American constitution.
“But our constitutional power is
questioned. I find no case where the
question was directly involved or
which is decisive.
“It is now universally conceded
that we have the power to acquire ter
ritory by conquest or by treaty. I
find no limit in the constitution to
this power. In respect to Porto Rico
we are not hampered by treaty stipu
lations by act of congress. We have
absolute power.”
RICHARDSON LEADS OPPOSITION.
Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, the
leader of the minority, made the open
ing argument in opposition to the
measure.
“I am not an alarmist,” said he,
“but in my judgment the pending bill
is more dangerous to the liberties of
the people of this republic than any
measure before seriously presented to
the American congress. It will prove
more far reaching in its provisions
and disastrous in the results that must
of necessity follow if it should be en
acted into law than any act ever pass
ed by congress.
“The bill is framed upon the idea
and assumption that congress enters
upon the government of Porto Rico
unrestrained by the provisions of the
constitution. This we deny. Those
of us who oppose this measure, I be
lieve, without exception, maintain
that the bill cannot be enacted into
law without a total disregard and vio
lation of not simply the spirit, but
the express letter, of the constitu
tion.”
CONFERENCE AT TUSKEGEE.
Negro Educators Hold Their Ninth
Annual Meeting.
The ninth annual session of the
Tuskegee negro conference assembled
in the church at Tuskegee institute at
10 o’clock Wednesday.
The session was notable for the un
usually large number of prominent
southern educators and business men
of both races who were present.
Professor Booker T. Washington
said in his opening address that the
value of these meetings lay in the;
good which the delegates got from
them to carry home. He warned them
against ex-slave pension agents and.
emigration agents.