Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 26, 1900, Page 3

re ODGRESS The Senate. Washington, May 16.—Mr. Clark of Montana fairly swept the senate with surprise yesterday by a formal an- nouncement that he had sent his res- ignation as senator to the governor of Montang. The announcement came without previous notice, and proba- bly not a half-dozen persons in Wash- ington knew that it was to be made. Mr. Clark struck first at the insteut the iron was hot. Mr. Chandler, chair- man of the committee on privileges and elections, had given notice that he would call up at 1. o'clock the nimous report of the senate de- < Mr. Clark not to be entitled to his seat in the senate. A spirited over the resolution was ex- ed and every senator in the city n his seat. At 12:30, when the ine brsines: r concluded Mr. Clark rose in his seat. He desired, he said in a low, tense voice, to ad- dress the senate on a question of the highest personal importarce to him. Instantly there was a buzz in the chamber. Senators on both sides of Je hurried to seats near Mr, and a hush fell over the as blage as the Montana senator be- n to speak. At first his words scarcely could be heard, but as he proceeded his voice became clear, and while at no time did he speak loudly, the intense earnestness of his utt es carried his address to the re the chamber. His address was a sharp arraignment of the committee’s action and report, an analytical discussicn of evidence ad. duced at the investigation, an ex planation of political and_ business affairs in Montana and a bitter ex- coriation of Mareus Daly and his friends. As Mr. Clark adverted to his desire to hand down to his chil- dren a name untarnished even by the breath of disgrace, tears welled to his eyes and his voice trembled with emotion. He almost broke down. Then bracing himself, he read the let- ter he had sent to the governor of Montana tendering his resignation. At the conclusion of the speech Mr. Clark became the center of a group of senators. all desirons of pressing his hand. Little other business of im- poriance, was transacted. The reso- lution relating to Mr. Clark went over untii Tuesday, and the senate pro- ceeded to the transaction of routine business, CLARK REAPPOINTED. By Acting Governor Spriggs in the Absence of Gov. Smith, Helena, Mont., May 16.—Lieut. Gov. Spriggs st night appointed W. A. Clark of Butte United States senator to serve until the next legislature shall elect his successor. Senator Clark's resignation was filed early in e day with the governor and last he was appointed by Goy. to succeed himself. Gov. has all along been a friend of Senator Clark, during his candi- dacy for the senatorship and since, al- though he preserved the utmost im- r and president of the senate the senatorial campaign. Gov. Smith, a partisan of the Daly people, left the state two weeks ago for Cali- fornia to attend to some mining B in which he is retained as at- torney. At that time there was no thought of Senator Clark resigning and bis enemies were confident he would be unseated by the United States senate. The resignation filed yesterday came as a surprise to the people of the state, who had no ink- ling of the coup prepared. During the day Gov. Spriggs received a great many telegrams from all over the urging him to appoint Senator ) . alleging that he was the real ehoice of a large majori of the Democrats and a large proportion of the Republicans as __ well. Goy. Spriggs was besieged all day by indt- viduals and by delegations friendly and hostile to Mr. Clark. The House. sent to the senate the last of the gener: ippropriation bills —the military academy bdill—and will be ready to adjourn as soon as the senate disposes of those-it has not passed and the two houses adjust the differences in conference. To-day the house will take up the bill to estab- lish a civil government for Alaska. The house The Senate. Washington, May 17. — Discussion of the administration of affairs in Cuba by agents of the United States occupied the attention of the senate during the greater part of yester- day’s session. Mr. Bacon of Georgia addressed the senate at length on his resolution directing the committee on relations with Cuba to make an in- vestigation of the conduct of financial affairs of the island. He said it was due the people of this country to know haw the things in the island were being conducted, and since the disclosure of the last few days of a shortage of funds in the postal ser- vice the obligation to make an in- vestigation was doubly heavy. He said the honor of the country de- pended upon its being able to clear away the charges. He insisted that the government of the United States had ne authovity in Cuba and de- manded to know how soon it intended to redeem its pledge and leaye the government of the island to its in- habitants. Tae House. The house accomplished little yes- terday beside passing the senate bilt to incorporate the American National Red Cross. No progress was made with the Alaskan code bill owing to the inability of the two sides to agree as to the time to be allowed for gen- eral debate. The corferecnce report on the District of Columbia appro- priation bill was returned after ex- tended debate. . The Senate. Washington, May 18.—The postoffice appropriation bill was considered in the senate yesterday. The committee amendment for extension of the pneu- matic tube service created some dis cussion and was under discussion _ when the senate adjourned. Mr. Wol- ‘11 per cent. cott. chairman of postoffices and post roads committee, vigorously attacked the appropriation of $750,000 for pneu- matic tube service, declaring the exten- sion of the service was unnecessary and the appropriation a waste of pub- lic money. Mr, Mason of Illinois quite as vigorously supported the’ proposi- tion. An amendment of Mr. Butler of North Carolina to reduce by 10 per cent the amount to be paid the rail- ways for the transportation of mail was rejected, 11 to 41. ‘The House. The house yesterday passed a spe- cial river and harbor Dill carrying $400,000 for surveys and emergency work and devoted the remainder of the day to the Alaskan code bill. Four pages of the 617 pages of the bill were disposed of before adjournment, The Senat Washington, May 19. early the en- tire time of the senate was devoted to the pneumatic tube service. The de- bate at times was spirited. The ap- propriation was defended by Senators Chandler, Mason, Carter and Welling- ton, and opposed by Senators Allison, Hale, Tillman, Lodge and Wolcott. Senator Morgan introduced a resolu- tion to investigate the Panama canal, aud in a speech sharply criticised that com Senator McCumber made @ speech defending the retention of the Philippines, during which Senator Tillman took issue with him on a statement that the people of all sec- tions were glad the war of secession did not succeed. . The House. The house in committee of the whole favorably acted upon a bill to appro- 100,000 to pay ex-Confederate soldiers. for horses and other property taken from them in violation of the terms of Lee's surrender to’ Gen. Grant at Appomattox. This is the first bill favorably acted upon since the Civil war to pay Confederates for the property taken from them. The Sennte. Washington, May 21.—At the open- ing of Saturday’s session of the sen- ate President Pro Tem Frye laid be- fore the senate a dispatch from the governor of Montana, R. B. Smith, an- nouncing that he had revoked the ap- pointment of W. A. Clark as senator, made by Lieut. Gov. Spriggs, and had appointed Hon. Martin Maginnis to fil the vacancy. At the request of Mr. Chandler, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, the tele- rred to his committee. nmi,” inquired Mr, Al- len, “to be t nas construing that a vacancy exists in the senatorial repre- sentation of Montani?” “I think the seat is vacant,” replied Mr. Chandler. “How the vacancy was created is another thing.” The resclution in the Montana sena- torial case was laid before the senate and on motion of Mr, Chandler it went over unti! to-day. The Senate. Washington, May,22.—A pyrotechnic iscussion of the status of the Boer oners now in Washington was precipitated in the senate yester- day by a resolution offered by Mr. Al- len of Nebraska extending to the com- missioners the privilege of the floor of the senate during their sojourn in the national capital. The vote was de- feated by a vote of 36 to 21, but not 1 after a sharp controversy be- tween its author and Mr. Davis, chair- man of the committee on foreign rela- tions. Mr. Allen maintained that the resolution was in line with precedents, while Mr. Davis contended that under the pecu! circumstance the senate ought not to ke any action that might be considered a recognition of Boer diplomats until the president, who alone had the power to receive diplomatic representatives, had taken n. The postoffice appropriation bill sed, the amendment to 000 to carry on ex contracts for the pneumatic An ef- d isting tube service being agreed to. fort was made by Mr. Morgan of Ala- bama to displace the Spooner Philip- e bill with the Nicaragua canal bill as the unfinished business, but it failed by a vote of 21 to 28. The Heuse. terd under suspen: on of the rules, pi ed two impor- nt reported by the committee —one to extend the gight-hour o all laberers employed under contract on government work, and the other to prohibit interstate traffic in prison-made goods by bringing them under the jurisdiction of the police powers of the state. The former bill is-designed to carry the law of 1892 to its logical conclusion. The convict la- bor bill caused some skarp inquiries from members of the Southern states where prison labor is employed in the fields and in the mines, but upon as- surances that it would not interfere with the production of coal, cotton or lumber. the opposition was not pressed. The heuse ye SMOOTH DETECTIVE. {fe Charges Aldermen With Accept- ing Bribes. Scranton, Pa., May 23.—Six montis ago the ranks of the city hall lobby- ists were augmented by the addition of a young man giving the name of Jo- seph Harris, and represen g, himself to be engaged by the Scranton Rail- way company to work against the new license tax ordinance by which the street car companies were to be taxed 4 per cent of the gross receipts. The ordinance was killed, but came up again in the new council after April, and was passed but the tax on the street car companies was cut down to Yesterday young Harris laid information against eighteen coun cilmen, charging _ bribe-taking. He proved to be a New York detective aamed Smith, and was brought here by the Municipal league, a civil re- form society organized a year ago. The accused councilmen were arrested and will be required to enter bail in $5,000 each. Terribly Mutilated. Hoxie, Ark., May 23.—The body of John Stockhouse, bother of Robert L, Stockhouse. the contractor with the Western Tie and Timber company of St.Louis. was found yesterday in the woods near Maynard. He had been first shot. then his eyes gouged out, nose and ears cut off and other parts of his body terribly mutilated. The murdered man came from Missouri, about two weeks ago. “1 appeal from the President, drunk with the lust of Em- pire, to another and a b. ter age.” Speech of Hon. George Frisbie Hoar, Republican senator from Massa- chusetts, in tke United States senate on Imperialism. —From The National Watchman. RINGDAL'S SPEECH Text of the Minnesota Sena- tor’s Address at the Sioux Falls Convention, Which Nominated Bryan and Towne for President and Vice President. The Reform Parties in Juxtapo- sition to Hanna-McKinley Un-Americanism. Readers of the state reform press will be glad to have in its entirety the speech of Hon. P. M. Ringal, of Minne- sota, as temporary chairman of the recent national convention at Sioux Falls, which was only printed in part by the daily press. The address is specially valuable for the contrast it afiords between the G. O. P. of to-day, and what that party once stood for, and as emphasizing what the People’s party stands for in such contrast. Mr. Ringdal said: “We are assembled to-day for a two- fold purpose; to reaffirm the Declara- tion of Independence and to name the next president of the United States. We have come to counsel together, to take up the torch of freedom, to re- light the fires of liberty in the hearts of the people. The People’s party has a mission to perform. It has gained some great victories; it will continue to gain others. Hight years ago the party was launched. When the or- ganization was completed in 1892 a platform was adopted. This platform was a departure from the conventional ones of that period. For the first time in a quarter of a century was hoisted again the flag of political equality. For the first time in recent years a voice of protest was raised against the growth of empire. The convention that assembled at St. Louis in 1892 de- ciared that the country was on the verge of financial ruin. A storm of derisive laughter was raised in the mo- nopoly press. It rang from ocean to ocean, from Canada to the gulf, but the ruin came. Fourteen nionths af- ter this declaration was made, the country plunged into the panic of 1893. Ruin came to thousands laughed at warning. IS TO BUILD UP. “We did not rejoice at their down- fall. The mission of the People’s par- ty is to build up, not to tear down. We were sorry that ruin came. We were sorry- when we saw it threaten, but we were true to our country—we were true to ourselves. We called attention to ine fact while we deplored it. “The first victory of the People’s party was a victory over falsehood. It proved that it dared to tell the truth. The next great victory of the People’s party was also a peaceful one. It was a victory forthe spirit of the party. That spirit went forth and took possession of the Democratic par- ty in national convention assembled, and the true Democracy of the nation responded. The spirit of the People’s party touched the heart of Democracy, for it was the svirit of 1776. “The next and the greatest victory yet won by the party was won at St. Louis in 1896. The Good Book tells us that he who conquers himself is great- er than he who captures a city. The People’s party in 1896 conquered its prejudice, conquered its ambitions, conquered its love of life and growth and power—conquered itself. No great- er victory was ever won. It followed directly in the footsteps of Him who gave His life for the salvation of man- kind and the sacrifice has borne fruit. The spirit of liberty is abroad in the land. THE PARTY GOSPEL. ‘ “The Declaration of Independence is once more the gospel of a great party. Its principles have again become the watchword of the nation. When the fathers of our country made for them- selves a government, they rested it up- on two great principles; first, that all men are created equal; second, that all just powers of government are derived from the consent of the governed. We who had! principles. The Republican party has been at work for forty years under- mining the doctrine that all men are created equal. It has granted special privileges with such a lavish hand that political equality has been submerged under a flood of industrial despotism. The doctrine of political equality is de- stroyed. The doctrine that the gov- ernment derives its just powers from the consent of the governed is now openly assailed. “Tf that principle too is overthrown the revolution will be complete. But it will not be overthrown. This con- vention stands as a guarantee that lib- erty shall not die on this continent. The Republican party stands for every- thing that we oppose. It stands for special privileges, and a favored class. We stand for equal rights for all and special privileges to none. It stands for government of the many by the few, we stand for self-government. It stands for an empire; we stand for a republic. It stands for the dollar; we stand for the man. OPPOSE REPUBLICANS. “As we oppose the Republican party in principle so we oppose its methods. It has been the constant practice of the Republican party to proceed by stealth and subterfuge. In the very nature of things it must so proceed. It seeks to benefit the few at the expense of the many. The many must therefore be kept in the dark. If they discover its real purpose they will rebel, and the party will go down. Secrecy is neces- sary to the success’of this enterprise. “Those who prey upon the people, whether in public or private station, must adopt the methods of the mid- night marauder. Secrecy and stealth is the key to their success. Double dealing and subterfuge has been adop- ted as the prime method of the Repub- lican party. Its platforms do not come up from the people. They are written in Wall street, and OKed in Washing- ton. The rank and file of the Repub- lican party has no voico in its coun- cils. They merely ratify the policy outlined in the higher circles. The Sultan of Sulu has more weight in shaping the policy of the Republican party than ten thousand plain Ameri- can citizens. Take up any of the late platforms of the Republican party, and ike the fabled Janus, they face both No one living can by reading them teil what they mean. If you want to find out what they mean, you must.ac’) these,en she firests, ee a an & THe PARTY'S alms. “Our aims are different and our metheds are also different. We seek to restore to the people the rights which by fraud and corruption haye becn taken from them. What need have we for secrecy? We are on an honorable mission bent. We have or- ganized to overthrow a wrong. We seek no privileges; we only demand equal rights for all. We can only ac- complish our purposes by so conduct- ing ourselves that the people whom we seek to benefit will give us their confidence. We cannot win by adopt- ing Republican methods. Our aims are the opposite from theirs, and our methods must also be different. We must keep our high aims in view. We must nominate men whose records are ,an open book. We must nominate }men whose positions are. known on the }great issues of this campaign. Their records must be as clear and unmis- | takabie as the noonday sun, and as free from taint as the new fallen snow. “The American people have already placed them in nomination. It is not for me to name them. That is the pre- rogative of this convention, and as I believe in the goodness of the Al- mighty, so I believe that this conven- tion will gladly, joyfully, endorse the nominations already made by the great common people.” GEN. MILES’ PROMISES TO PUER- TO RICO. “Puerto Rico under the American flag will enjoy the same privileges and the same immunities as the citizens of the United States and the territories of the Union.”"—From Gen. Miles’ proc- lamation on invading the island. SENATOR DAViS OF MINNESOTA. “What is the reason that this tariff, anomalous, unheard of, unprecedented, should be applied to Puerto Rico, while the other day a bill was passed in the other house appropriating $2,000,000 for Puerto Rico from the treasury?”— Cushman K. Davis, 2 member Senator have been drifting away from these of the peace commission. z WILL SWEEP THE STATE UNIFIED AND ENTHUSIASTIC REFORM FORCES, UNDER BRYAN AND “ TOWNE AND LIND. €rystallization of Sentiment Since the Sioux Falls Convention—The Rising Ground Swell Which Wil! Sweep All Before It—Mr. Towne and the Demo- crats—Other State and National Poli- tics—The Republican Delegation to Hanna’s Convention a Body Guard of Bank and Trust Defenders—Twin City Note and Comment—Political Points of the Week, State and Nation. Reform Press Bureau, St. Paul, May 21, 1900. Crystallization of sentiment among the reform forces, following the action of the Sioux Falls convention, is in every respect inspiring of enthusiasm | and hope for success this fall in the North Star state. In summary there is, first, complete satisfaction that the con- vention did the best that was possible to doin the situation, that is in making rny nomination for vice president. It is generally known now that only by nominations, completing a ticket, could these allies be held together. In the next place, going outside the Peoples party for both candidates, was sucha proffer of co-operation as appealed to the consideration of all. Finally, the recognition of Mr. Towne has touched off the enthusiasm of his devoted fol- lowing in every nook and corner of the state, inspired of the universal love and admiration for this great son of the North Star state. These expressions have literally piled up in. letters and telegrams at Mr. Towne’s home, but are in plentiful evidence at state head- quarters. The net result is a tremendous im- petus for the reform movement all over the state. Ourforces are not stopping to quibble about just how all the mat- ters are to be finally adjusted, knowing full well that the spirit of patriotism and devotion which inspires and pre- vails will well be able to direct all things wisely in the end. [f here and there some one has halted or stumbled in his anxiety for satisfactory results as to the remaining allies, it is probably due to a too hasty view of the situation. The real situation is such as to inspire and satisfy all, y “So far as this may relate to the Demo- cratic view there is this to be said, speaking for the sentiments as collected at state headquarters. The feeling is quite like the position and attitude Mr. Towne himself has maintained, in that he has not been a candidate in the sense of urging or even encouraging it in any way, to wit: that there should be a cordial Democratic endorsement of Mr. Towne, as to fitness, ability and courageous devotion to the interests of the people, for all of which he can be commended in the state pride felt for this favored son, the question of his nomination finally at Kansas City, to be wisely referred to the national con- vention. This attitude is perfectly satisfactory to Mr. Towne. It will re- assure his warmest friends. Onr friends, the enemy, are likely to hope in vain for dissensions on which to hang hopes of success in Minnesota. They are dismayed at the rising ground swell which has now loomed up, sup- planting or supplementing that steady growth of favorable sentiment, which has never abated a moment since the election and inauguration of Governor Lind. tress, The first national gun for Minnesota is fired by the Republicans in selecting delegates to Hanna’s convention, and the goppite traditions were preserved throughout. In fact the delegation may well be called a monopolistic body- guard, Street Railwey Magnate Lowry is near the top of the list, with the big- gest district delegation, Hengopin’s, composed of Department Store Maguate Olson and Lumber Truster Tom Shevy- lin. The clectoral ticket is headed by Banker W. E. Lee. The resolutions maintained the G. O. P. record for inconsistencies. Thus, Senators Davis and Nelson, who yoted for Porto Rico free trade, were com- mended along with the rest of the dele- gation in congress which voted for tar- iff. How sad it would have been if the resolutions reported by United States Marshal Grimshaw had failed to inform the pedple that ‘“‘all classes’ are in a ‘higher state of prosperity than ever before in all our national history.’’ On the same spot where Grimshaw read his vesolutior of pride that the Repab- lican party ‘“‘has written the gold stand- ard into the law of the land,” the Re- publican national convention of 1892 declared as follows: “The American people, from tradi- tion and interest, favor bimetallism and the Republican party demands the use of both gold and silver aa standard money.” The platform declares itself as “un- alterably opposed to all trusts and com- pinations that stifle competition or fix prices,”’ and selected Department Store Olson and Lumber Trust Shevlin to carry the sentiment to the national con- vention. Aah Speaking further of the goppite con- vention, it was dreadfully sad that the corpse of another member of the Man- eater club, Minneapolis, should strew the wayside, in the defeat of ‘‘Judge”’ Werner. The Republicans can turn down the Swédish-Republicans as fast as they bob up. Of course the G. O. P. steers clear of all ‘nationality rackets,” but it went out of its way at the convention to choose a colored man instead of one of Swedish birth. Selah! How kindly considerate of the Twin City Republicans to relieve the country delegates from the fuss and worry of any part of the convention work, carry- ing out their cut-and-dried programme. But the country delegates might have. been saved the time and expense of coming. Norwegian day, May 17, was ob- served in the Twin Cities, though with less attention than usual. Candidate Barker of the Mid-road ticket at least has a good sense of the proprieties. As soon as the Hanna con- vention was over he went over to Wash- ington and reported, informing the back end of Hanna’s firm that his running would be sure to defeat Bryan. Of course, in the language of the gentle- men from Texas, ‘‘What are we here for?”’ And the convention also had plenty of ‘‘slaps’’ to dispose of, thus declaring for the re-election of the whole delega- tion to congress, when but two have been nominated, and thus ‘‘ruling out’’ all ambitious and deserving Republican aspirants. How cruel is political fate when ex- Governor, ex-Speaker and ex-Banker W. R. Merriam, althorgh basking in Hanna’s broad smiles, is yet by cruel edict of the senior goppite senator de- prived of having a personal friend go to the national convention from Mor- riam’s district! And speaking of Twin City congres- sional politics, they do say that in both Ramsey and Hennepin the selections are as good as made for men to fill the present ‘‘vacancies.’’ In Hennepin it looks as if the job is to be done by Frank D. Larabee. The annual encampment of the M. N. G. is approaching, anent which Adju- tant General Lambert has purchased an artillery target range at Lake City. And here comes the daipy and food department again, interfering with that “liberty” of trade which makes straw- berry soda water out of analine dyes. Is there no way of stopping this state interference with food adulterations? A recent circular by Public Examiner Pope makes the following reference to the duties of boards and county audi- tors, regarding depositories of county ‘unds: “The duty of selecting and des ating the depository or depositories is vested solely in the board of auditors, but I may suggest that it is very desirable that at least one depository be located at the county seat, even if its rate of interest is lower than that offered by some other, and it may not be thought improper for me to re:aind yout that banks organized under state laws (being under state su- pervision) are cpen to the inspection and examinations of the state officials, who. can thus secure fuller knowledge con- cerning their financial conditions than can be secured regarding national or pri- vate banks. The public examiner and superintendent of banks would thus be- come, in a way, the guardian of the inter- ests of the counties whose financial affairs are also under his supervision.” In the same circular a call is made by General Pope for a statement of the present condition of depositories, which reports are now coming to hand. The examiner will enforce full compliance with the laws relating thereto. The department of public instruction is completing arrangements for the ap- proaching summer schools, of which an unusually interesting session may be ex- pected. The G. O. P. congressional conven- tions, as fast as held, carry out Wash- ington instructions to renominate every- body, and so Morris, Eddy et al. aro “‘saved."’ Speaking of congressional conven- tions, the Sixth district’s declaration on the Porto Rico matter is another gop- pite specimen. ‘‘We are in favor of free trade with Porto Rico,” says the resolution, Morris haying just been re- nominated for having voted for tariff! Governor Lind and board having ap- proved the petition fora vote on divi- sion of St. Louis county, that proposi- tion, which, if carried, will advance Virginia to a county seat town, will be voted on in November. ” arg 4 {Yes, undoubtedly, I will be nom- inated by acclamation this time.’? Thus spake the genial Captain Van Sant to a veteran of the Civil war, who hailed from ‘‘way down South,” after the two had exchanged thrilling reminiscenses of the war. The Southern gentleman knew all about the wicked Democrats in Kentucky and a few things about Missouri, and told the captain about it. Jimmy Tawney languidly gazed out on the fleeing landscape, and another pas- senger (for this took place on a Milwau- kee train bound in from Winona the other evening) remarked: ‘‘Yes, the Re- publicans are all for Van Sant, and the Democrats, strange to say, really want to see him nominated. Fanny, isn’t it? O, yes, he is very popular.’’ The invol- untary eavesdropper smiled. Speaking of the Kansas City conven- tions, Minnesota may goin two bri- gades, each having a train, ono of Democrats and one of “Lincoln” men. And why should not Minnesota be in evidence? In January last the administration declared the war of conquest in the Philippines over. Since then more Americans have been killed and wound- ed there than in any equal period since we invaded the territory. Otis sailed for home, and since MacArthur took command we have lost over 100 killed and wounded, losing a full score in a .single fight, while Otis is still on the | briny deep. One Israel Bergstrom has ‘‘with- drawn’’ from the “‘race’”’ for secretary of state. Lack of money is givenas the principal reason. It takes money to make the goppite mare go, and Israe! is not as well fixed as when formerly the state Republican machine carried him on the state pay roll. as a ache