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Referring to the report that King Edward will
give a dinner to half a million poor persons in
London as a feature of the cele-
strikingth bration following the coronation
the Nail ceremonies, the New York
on tho Head. World hits the nail on the head
when it says: "After tho
pageant and tho rejoicing are over it might he well
tor the Icing to give serious consideration, if he is
capable of it, to the question why there are 500,000
persons in London so poor as to be glad of a
dinner from the royal bounty."
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Where la
tho
Recompense?
No one will sympathize with Terrence V.
Powderly in his dismissal from the position of tho
commissioner general of immi
gration. Mr. Powderly's accept
ance of that position was a dis
appointment to many men who
had come to admire him because
they believed him to be a true friend of the labor
ing men. And now that he has been thrown over
board by the politicians to whom he can no longer
render substantial service, he finds himself with
out any sympathizers and dependent upon the
melancholy reflection that he sold his birthright
for a mess of pottage.
The Minneapolis Journal says: "The fact that
Lukban was captured by native scouts under tho
. . command of Lieutenant Stribler
shows how well American sol
diers are learning the game of
fighting natives in the Philip
pines." The logic of the imper
ialistic organs is something wonderful to behold.
They teli us that the natives of the Philippines are
savages, barbarians, heathens and blood-thirsty
head-hunters, and in the same breath boast- that
we are violating the articles of civilized warfare
by enlisting the aid of these same barbarians. The
'logic of the imperialistic organs may be depended
upon to answer itself.
Weird Logic
of the
Imperialists.
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Naval
Snobbery
Still Rampant,
"Lack of professional qualifications" is given
as a reason why Gunner Joseph Hill of-the train
ing ship Pensacola should not
have a commission. Gunner
Hill, who is a survivor of the
Maine disaster, was examined
for a commission and duly noti
fied that he had passed with credit the mental,
moral and physical examinations, but this was fol
lowed by the further information that his applica
tion for a commission had been rejected on the
ground that he lacked "professional qualifications."
.With the case of Gunner Morgan fresh in mind it
will be easy to understand that Gunner Hill was
turned down because he does not know how to lead
the german, pour pink tea or dance attendance on
society butterflies.
A London cablegram, under date of March 15,
to the New York World says: "The latest re
turned South African hero is
Sergeant Paish, of the Glamor
ganshire militia. He hanged
with his own hands fourjpoers
accused of breaking tjjpr pa
Tole, a punishment which in itself is aJjKach of
civilized usages. What specially arouseolRngo ad
miration was Paish's description of the 'pretty
scene' created by the wife of one of his victims
when she saw him practising tho hanging before
hand with an old anvil. This practice was car
ried on in a public place so the women could not
fail to see." If reports are true, there have been
many "pretty scenes" in South Africa similar to
the one described by this British officer. It is
strange, however, that a civilized people could
tolerate the pul ic recital of these "pretty scenes"
or could regard as a hero a man who had made
extraordinary efforts to inflict-'grief upon women
"Pretty
Scene" In
South Africa.
Great Britain's
Bis:
Load.
The Commoner.
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whoso burden was already too heavy. As tho truth
concerning tho South African war begins to leak
out, the world begins to suspect that tho methods
employed by tho British against tho Boers are in
keeping with the methods employed by tho British
of tho time of George III. against tho American
colonists.
, In the house of commons a member charged
that the war secretary had plegon-hrled evidenco
showing that the losses on
transports of every column in
South Africa amounted to from
$350,000 to $500,000. Another
member charged that widespread
corruption in tho horse purchases for Great Brit
ain had been disclosed in almost every country on
tho globe. If the Britici ministry would pay to
the dishonest contractors, purchasing agents and
other men high in authority who are insisting
upon carrying the South African war to a finish
one-half the attention they accord to tho patriotic
Englishmen who are pleading for peace in behalf
of humanity and civilization, tho load upon tho
British taxpayer would not bo quite so enormous
as it is.
Newspaper dispatches from Ohio say that re
publican politicians in that state have organized a
presidential boom for Mr. Han
Mr. Hanna'a na. Recently Senator Foraker
Presidential of Ohio declared himself in
Boom. favor of Mr. Roosevelt's nomi
nation and the relations between
Foraker and Hanna are such as to justify tho sus
picion that Mr. Foraker would be greatly grieved
if Mr. Hanna secured the republican nomination.
Many people believe that Mr. Roosevelt's friends
already recognize that tho president must wage a
contest with Mr. Hanna for the republican nomi
nation in 1904. Whatever opinion one may havo
as to the propriety of trying to make a president
out of Mark Hanna, it must be conceded that Mr.
Hanna is perhaps the best representative of tho
present day policies of tho republican party that
could be found anywhere in the public life of this
country.
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The postmaster at Syracuse is evidently a
level-headed man. Recently a number of letter
carriers in Syracuse have been
A bitten by savage dogs. Com
plaints made by the letter car
riers to the owners of the dogs
failed to bring results and tho
Syracuse postmaster issued a statement that car
riers were not required to run the risk of being
bitten by vicious dogs in delivering mail matter.
The postmaster therefore directed "persons keep
ing such dogs must call. at the postofflce for their
mail. If they wish it delivered at their houses
they must lender it safe for the carrier to ap
proach their premises." It is safe to say that tho
owners of savage dogs in Syracuse will not bo
long in choosing between the convenience of hiv
ing their mail delivered and the questionable pleas
ure of maintaining on their premises snarling
canines.
Level-Headed
Nasby.
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The six republican senators who voted against
the ship subsidy bill are receiving congratulations
from their constituents. And
Squared these congratulations aro de-
Their served, because they did what,
Conscience." under the circumstances, must
be regarded as a brave act when
they cast their votes against the measure, which
unquestionably had the indorsement of. their party
machine. And yet some criticism of the course
of these senators is not out of place when it is
remembered that thvpted with Mr. Hanna and
his associate "patriaB' in defeating nearly every
amendment offered u the democrats, and thus
helped the managers of the bill to the extent of
permitting it to go to passage practically in tho
form desired by Mr. Hanna. Tho Washington cor
respondent of tho Chicago Record-Herald, writing
of these senators, said: "Having refused to aid
the democrats in porfcctlng-or improving tho bill,
they squared their consciences by voting against
tho bill itself, but there were not enough of them
to do any harm and tho bill wont through so
nicely that Senators Hanna and Fryo were much
elated over their victory, tho moro ploasant be
cause it comes after a campaign of three or four
years and after the bitter disappointment of the
last session."
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. In tho house of lords recently, Lord Salisbury
was called upon to dofond martial law in Cape
Colony. Lord Coleridge, liberal,
Uprising asserted that martial law was
in imposed in a number of place
Cape Colony. in South Africa where there was
no resistance to British author
ity. Salisbury replied that there was "plenty of
armed resistance In Capo Colony to fully justify
tho application of martial law." It has long been
suspected that Capo Colony was a hotbed of Boor
sympathizers and It cannot bo doubted by observ
ing men that if tho time over comes when an up
rising in Cape Colony will bo of material benefit to
tho Boers, tho uprising -will take place. And
when it is remembered that tho British forces
must thus keep one eyo on tho active Boer oppo
sition and another eye on their presumably loyal
colonies, in spite of tho proud boasts of tho Brit
ish ministry, there is yet need for all tho skill
and energy which the British forces may summon
to their aid in the South African situation.
The Washington Post has mado a discovery
or thinks it has, which is quite enough for the
Post. It asserts that Mr. Bryan
Not a seeks to make tho election of
Campaign senators by popular vote a "cam
issue, paign issue." Nothing could bo
further from the truth. A ma
jority of tho American people demand that tho
constitution be so amended as to permit the elec
tion of senators by popular vote, and The Com
moner is but giving voice to this popular demand
when it calls upon tho senate to accede to tho will
of the people. It is true that the democratic party,
was the first to incorporate into a national plat
form the demand for popular election of senators,
but that demand only voiced a well-nigh universal
sentiment that had been ignored by republican
leaders. Two republican congresses havo declared
for the reform. There are some things that stand
apart from politics as that word is usually inter
preted, and the election of senators by direct vote
is one of them. Tho republicans will make it a
campaign issue if they defeat the resolution in the
senate.
It is significant that the hope of preventing
the passage of the ship subsidy bill by the house
at this session rests upon the
Subsidy Bill fact that the congressional elec
in tha tions aro at hand. It is pointed
House. out that Speaker Henderson,
who, of course, will be a candidate
for re-election, can hardly afford to go before the
people so soon after having indorsed so bad a
measure, while being at the same time required
to justify his position with that of the two sena
tors from his state whose opposition to the subsidy
bill appears to meet with general approval among
the people of Iowa. No one doubts that tho re
publican house will yet pass the subsidy bill, but
it is not believed that the house will pass the
measure at this session. Does it not seem strange
to those republicans who yet have faith in the
patriotism and Integrity of their party that tho
republican leaders in the house cannot find pa
triotic reasons for destroying this measure, rather
than merely delaying its passage until they may
have -the opportunity of once moro deceiving thf
people and securing a new vote of "confidence."