Conservative *
leges , with a corps of only half-educated
professors and a collection of half-in
structed students. The education of our
youth would be better promoted if phil-
anthropically-incliued people would
contribute to the more complete endow
ment of colleges already existing. They
would thus be enabled to raise their
standard of scholarship and more nearly
justify their claim to being institutions
of learning.
Secretary Root's
MORK BLOOD.
craving for gore is
almost insatiable. The slaughter of
1,000 Filipinos a week is a mere baga
telle , but a tantalizing morsel , to this
modern son of Mars. According to the
belligerent secretary wo are about to
become involved in a terrible conflict
with European powers. In a recent
public address , the fiery official of the
war department astounded his hearers
by announcing :
"No intelligent man can read the
signs of the times today and not realize
that the hour is coming , and coming
before many years , when we , the
American people , will be forced either
to abandon the Monroe doctrine or fight
for it. Should that happen , are we
going to abandon the Monroe doctrine ?
Never. We may have to fight for it ,
but we can never abandon it. Should
such a crisis find us unprepared , oh ,
what would we not give then for one
hour of Ulysses Grant. "
UNSEATED.Matthew Stanley
OUAY , UNSEATED.
Quay was denied
a seat in the United States senate by a
vote of 88 to 82. Owing to the failure
of the legislature of Philadelphia to
elect , Governor Stone appointed Quay to
the vacant senatorship. Party lines
were not observed in the vote. Thirteen
republicans voting against the seating of
the senator , while five democrats votec
for. The personal popularity of Quay
probably influenced the democratic votes
in his favor.
Section 8 , article 1 , of the constitution
thus prescribes the representation of the
states in the senate and the manner o :
filling vacancies :
"The senate of the United States shal
be composed of two senators from each
state , chosen by the legislature thereof
for six years * * * and if vacancies
happen by resignation or otherwise dur
ing the recess of the legislature of any
state , the executive thereof may make
temporary appointments until the nex
meeting of the legislature , which shal
then fill such vacancies. "
The friends of Quay construed this
provision to mean that the senate was
required to have ai
Wisely Construed.
all times a com
plete representation from the states and
to this end the governor is authorized to
fill all vacancies that may occur. The
opposition claimed that this clause is
restricted and the governor may ap
point only to fill a vacancy created
during the recess of the legislature and
not one existing during a session when
the legislative assembly had a chance to
elect. The precedents of Oorbett and
Vlautle support this construction. It
would appear to be not only good law
but is unquestionably in the interests of
public policy. It would be establishing
a dangerous precedent to recognize that
the governor may appoint when the leg
islature fails to elect. Unscrupulous
aspirants for the senatorial toga , unable
to secure the required number of votes
at the hands of the legislature , would
only need prevent an election by creat
ing a deadlock and receive from a
friendly executive the honor the repre
sentatives of the people declined to con
fer. A premium would thus be placed
upon deadlocks. The senate has wisely
taken the proper course in adhering to
precedent and placing a penalty upon
a state , by depriving it of a represen
tative , in case the legislators fail to
agree.
Reciprocity
RECIPROCITY.
seems to be the
principle which controls the relations of
the executive and congress. Members
of congress yielded to importunities of
the President and supported the civil
government bill for Porto Rico , which
gives the President the power of appoint
ing the executive council and judicial
officers. The congressmen who thus so
generously assisted the President are
now demanding the appointment of their
political favorites. The people of Porto
Rico will soon know the meaning of a
"carpetbag" government and will be
able to appreciate the irreparable ruin
inflicted upon the southern states by a
like system of government by irrespon
sible imported officials. The' 'blessings'
the Porto Ricans are now about to re
ceive at the hands of the McKinley dy
nasty , will cause them to be all the more
grateful for the privilege of local self-
government , if they are ever granted it
Benevolent as
PHILANTHROPY. . . , , . . , ,
similation is costly
The following is a statement of the
total expenses of the Spanish-American
war and the Philippine insurrection to
date :
On account of the war department $255,000,00
On account of the navy department 69,000,00
Paid to Spain for Philippines SO.OOO.OOt
Interest on war loan to date 0,000,000
Increased expenses in departmental
service in Washington 2.000,000
Total war expenditures $855,000.000
Our efforts at civilizing and Christian
izing unwilling people have cost thus far
$855,000,000. The manner in which we
are now trying to extend the blessings
of the Christian religion does not give
much promise of lessening the daily
cost of our philanthropy.
DEVILTRY.It is instructive
DOUBLE DEVILTRY.
to notice how
many of the same evils that followed in 'i UP
he train of the McKiuloy tariff are in- SNOT
licted on us again under the Dingley
ariff. The trusts which McKiuleyisui
fed and stimulated are given a new lease
of life and power by Dingleyism. Why
lot ? The same power dictated the
duties in each cose , the power of organ-
zed wealth.
The late Mr. David A. Wells wrote
eight years ago a brief and vigorous
article on trusts , which we reprint today
'rom the New England Almanac in
which it first appeared. No one who
las written upon Ihe subject has grasped
; he situation with more thorough com-
orohension or exposed it more clearly
than that wise student of public affairs
and fearless champion of equal rights.
The article is reprinted exactly as he
wrote it. He maintained then what has
been proved beyond question since , that
the duties were enacted trusts.'i
order to maintain and protect a host of
trusts in f/he United States which could
otherwise have no existence. And he
brought the question sharply forward
"How did your representative in the last
congress vote ? " That is the question
which voters should now be asking. Did
he vote protective duties to favor the
trusts which have been bleeding the
American people , and , if he did , will
the people trust him again ? Will a new
candidate vote to remove those favors ,
and , if not , will the people trust him at
all ?
Other questions will enter into the
campaign , but in the election of con
gressmen these are the test questions
which should never for a day be lost
sight of , for upon the answer to them ,
will depend whether the next congress
is to be the servant of the American
people or the slave of the trusts.
Bryan is the unanimous
NOT TRUE.
animous choice of
the Bryanarchists for president. He is
also the favorite of the Haunaites. The
latter favor him because they believe he
is the easiest man to defeat. They have
developed wonderful industry of late in
promoting the candidacy of the free
silver apostle in lining up , by fake in
terviews , gold standard democrats in his
favor. A few days ago the following
interview with ex-Postmaster General
W. L. Wilson was given out :
"It is to be MoKinley and Bryan. Mr.
Cleveland will not allow his name to be
mentioned and Dewey will not get an
opportunity to see himself voted down.
Bryan will be nominated , but the con
ditions are so changed that the campaign
will be on new lines. Both sides have
so many now conditions to confront that
the old tactics will not do. I think that
the democrats will win. We shall go
into the fight solid. "
Mr. Wilson says that the above in
terview was unauthorized and does not
coincide with his views.
