Texas Mining and Trade Journal, Volume 4, Number 27, Saturday, January 20, 1900 Page: 4
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TEXAS MININO AND TRADE JOURNAL.
Che (tetas IVUnma anb Crabc Journal
Owned and Published bv T. P. M. & M. Co.
WALTER B. McADAMS, Editor and Manager.
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Entered at the Post Office at Thurber. Texas, as Second-Class Mail Matter.
Thurber, Texas: Saturday, January- 20, 1900.
Senator Hoar's speech in favor of his Philippine resolu-
tions, while an able argument from his point of view, is, we
think, more likely to do harm than good. Only recently he said:
"This terrible war in the Philippines weighs upon me so heavily
that I cannot sleep at night." Yet, on the 8th of the present
month he made a speech, the only possible effect of which will
be to encourage the Filipinos to attempt to keep up the revolt
which is apparently tottering upon its last legs, in the belief that
they have the sympathy and support of a considerable number
of influential Americans. Regardless of one's opinion on the
Philippine question in the abstract, it would seem that the prop-
er attitude of patriotic Americans, so long as the American Flag
is being fired upon and brave Americans killed, is to support the
Government in its efforts to bring about peace, remembering the
historic saying: "My conntry, may it always be right; but
right or wrong, my country."
Some awfully nice things are being said at Fort Worth this
week about Texas, Texans, Texas cattlemen and Texas cattle,
and of Texas' possibilities. Occasionally something nice is said
aloud about Fort Worth, just to "jolly" the crowd. Fort Worth
deserves to be spoken nicely of, for it has gone forward in the
face of the most exasperating difficulties, conditions brought
about by men who owe to Fort Worth the debt of their existence
and prosperity, yet who pull against her every step toward
greatness. While in the minority, the effect is shown in bad
streets, poor lights, scant first-class hotel accommodations, and
lack of auditorium facilities.
The Chicago canal is one of the greatest works of any age,
and will result in untold benefits to commerce all the way from
the Lake City to the Gulf of Mexico. But the price must proba-
bly be paid in the health of the people who live along the banks.
Advices from Washington show that the reciprocity treaty
with France will probably fail. Every industry whose protec-
tion is cut down by it has representatives in Washington fight-
ing it. The Pacific coast delegation is solidly against it.
England insisted on the release of Mason and Slidell when
taken by a United States war ship from the decks of the Trent
during the Civil war, under exactly similar circumstances to her
recent capture of German subjects on German ships.
Under- the Tucker act, Congress has the right to decide
whether the vote of any State for President is cast according to
law. If the Goeble act continues in force in Kentucky, the vote
of that State may be thrown out next winter.
Now comes the benefit of the rigid examinations of recruits
made before the Spanish war. That army of pension applicants
will be cut down considerably when the records are looked up.
Possibly St. Louis may be able to get an injunction to stop
the Chicago river, but it is unlikely to hold water.
The battleship Ohio is to be launched at San Francisco during
the campaign next October, and the President will go there to
participate. Incidentally he will make speeches from the rear
platform of his train on the way across.
Senator Davis of Minnesota declares that whatever action
Congress may take about the colonial possessions will be de-
clared Constitutional by the'Supreme Court. Probably this is
so, but how does Mr. Davis know it.
Mr. McKinley is quoted as saying that he has no choice for
Vice President next year, so long as the nominee is a btg enough
man to be President, if need be. How big a man does Mr. Mc-
Kinley think is needed for the job?
Denmark has not offered to sell her West India Islands to
the United States, but has let it be understood that she is open
to an offer. The United States has fooled her too often in con-
nection with those islands.
While General White is making a last despairing effort to
defend Ladysmith Buller can find nothing to do except order a
demonstration. As a British paper says, he might as well order
a display of fireworks.
Why do not those Clan-na-Gael heroes who are preparing to
invade Canada go to Alaska and fight over the boundary ques-
tion. That might possibly do some good to their country, as
well as to themselves.
Of course no one expects Congress to adopt resolution of
sympathy with the Boers. Such resolutions are introduced only
by members who can find no other way of getting their names
in the newspapers.
France can't attack England without Russia's aid; and if
Russia steps in, Japan will follow suit. All of which shows that
the powers are tolerably well balanced just at present.
General Wheeler should resign, either from Congress or
the army. His sticking to both is certain to arouse ill feeling,
and cause him to lose many friends that he now has.
The Connecticut tobacco growers are petitioning against free
trade with Puerto Rico. Yet that island produces only .$100,000
annually, and has reached the limit of production.
The British are said to be preparing Napoleon's old quarters
at St. Helena for the reception of Oom Paul. In the matter of
cold nerve this goes ahead of most things.
The exports of the United States to the four sets of colonial
dependencies for eleven months of 1899 amount to more than
they ever did during a full year before.
It must be some consolation to the Lawton family to know
that their hero can never lose the respect of the American peo-
ple, as so many others have done.
By the way, it was a rather gallant thing for Schley to take
all the abuse for that loop without telling the public (Captain
Cook was responsible for it.
Mr. Hanna, having selected Mr. McKinley for the next
President, it is only turn-about that Mr. McKinley should select
Mr. Hanna as his manager.
Joe Chamberlain has ventured out of his cyclone cellar
long enough to congratulate the Canadians on their gallantry.
Are those stoppages of German ships a put-up job on the
part of the Kaiser to get his new Navy bill through?
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McAdams, Walter B. Texas Mining and Trade Journal, Volume 4, Number 27, Saturday, January 20, 1900, newspaper, January 20, 1900; Thurber, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200539/m1/4/: accessed May 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.