DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE. SATURDAY. MARCH 31, 1900
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WHAT THE FATHERS THOUGHT
In support of tbo doctrine that
congress lias power to provide sucb
taws for our territories as may be
be deemed fit; that the constitution
does not "run" in them nnd never
did '-run" till congress brought it
thcro; that congress, therefore, is not
restrained by tLe constitution from
passing any tariff laws for the gov
ernment of Puerto liieo it rcny
consider applicable to existing con
ditions, and that tbo founders of our
government never did consider cong
ress so restrained, The Cukoxule
submits the following facts of history :
By tho act of March 2C, 1804, for
the government of the district of
Louisiana, all power executive,
judicial and legislative was lodged
in one person, in the governor of the
territory, a thing impossible in any
place where the constitution is in
force. The act of March 3, 1805,
for the government of the same
territory, reads:
"The legislative power shall be
vested in the governor and in three
judges or a majority of them, who
6hali have power to establish inferior
courts in the said territory and pre
scribe their jurisdiction nnd duties
and to make all laws which they may
deem conducive to the good govern
ment of the inhabitants thereof."
Could that have been done under
the constitution? If the constitution
"ran" in the territory how was it
possible to combine in the same
persons the power to make laws, to
adjudicate laws and to execute laws?
And let it not be forgotten that this
was done in this case under no less a
leadership than Thomas Jefferson,
author of the declaration of inde
pendence. There is no part of the constitution
lictter known than that which pro
vides for trial by jury in all cases
involving more than 120. Yet in
two provisions of the nets already
referred to, the language of which is
identical iu each act, the right of
trial by jury was limited to 1100,
notwithstanding that the seventh
amendment to the constitution that
fixed the sum at $20 bad been
adopted some years before. Thus
'those who helped to make the con
stitution, nnd who assisted in the
adoption of the seventh amendment
said that a jury could only be de
manded in Louisiana in cases where
in flOO was involved. Is it not
-clear as sunlight that these men be
lieved that when legislating for ter
ritory belonging to the United States
they were not limited by the pro
visions of the constitution?
Once more. Congress in March 3,
1821, passed a law for the govern
ment of the territory of Florida,
vesting all military, civil and judicial
power in sucb person or persons as
the president should direct. Under
'the authority of this act President
.Monroe appointed Andrew Jackson
-governor. The only laws that had
then been extended by congress over
Florida were the revenue laws nnd
those forbidding the importation of
people of color. A federal judge,
Klegius Fromentin by name, was
"'authorized and empowered to ful
fill tire duties of bis office according
to the constitution and laws of the
United States." In the exercise of
his authority Governor Jackson came
in conflict with the Spanish ex-governor
of the territory over the
question of the possession of some
papers relating to the title to lacd.
Jackson put the ex-govcrnor in jail,
had bis house searched and took the
papers. The ex-governor applied to
the federal judge for a writ of habeas
corpus and the Judge, believing in
tbo newly resurrected bcresaj that
the constitution, of its own force,
follows the flag, granted the writ.
But that did not release the cx
governor. Jackson, who was legis
lator, judiciary and executive all in
one for the constitution, we repeat,
did not " run" of itself in American
territory in those clays cited the
judge to appear before him and
answer for "open contempt of the
orders and degrees made by me, as
the citation read. The controversy
was Dually submitted to Pr.sident
Monroe and the president, by John
Quincy Adams, secretary of state,
Informed the judge that his com
mission applied only to the two laws
extended by congress; that the presi
dent "thought tho authority of cong
rcss alone competent to extend otner
laws to tho newly-acquired territor
ies" and that he "could not give to
the judge a jurisdiction that could
only be conferred by them." The
iudffc'8 explanation of Governor
sf O
Jackson's position ought to be inter
esting reading for end-of-the century
disciples of Old Hickory. Writing
to Adams, Judge Fromentin Eaid
"But again, says General Jackson
the writ of habeas corpus is not ex
tended by law to this territory, nud
I must confine myself to the Jurisdic
tion given by tbo net of congress in
the only two cases mentioned in the
act, to-wit: the revenue laws and the
importation of people of color."
This is what Andrew Jackson
thought and President Monroe de
cided the controversy in harmony
with Jackson's contention, and The
Chkoxicle submits it in all candor,
as good, sound democratic doctrine
that modern Democrats and alas
that we should have to say it not
a few Republicans, through ignorance
or for political reasons or both, have
abandoned for a doctrine that we
supposed had been shot to death in'the
civil war.
So fully did the Democratic legis-
!ators of Andrew Jackson's -day rec
ognize the laws be bad passed in bis
legislative capacity for the territory
of Florida all extra-constitutional
as they were it took nn act of
congress to repeal some of them that
were found objectionable to that
bodyl Let us charitably hope that
certain Democratic and Republican
editors are unwittingly but not will
fully ignorant of these things. A
little knowledge would stop their
senseless rant about the monarchial
and imperialistic tendencies of the
administration and its supporters,
AS ALMOST HOVE LESS HUDDLE
Apropos of the coming of Bryan
to Oregon, the Eugene Register
makes the following sensible remarks
"The history of this country shows
that no man who has been a persist
ent seeker after the presidency has
ever been elected. This is one com
mendable feature of American com
mon sense. If Bryan had exercised
common judgment be would have
settled down after the last campaign,
stayed at home occasionally at least
with his wife and family, studied
economics, widened bis vision,
broadened bis views and acquired a
belter knowledge of the ethics of
statesmanship instead of skylarking
around over the country during the
last four years, charging from $150
to $500 a night for speeches and
growing rich off tbe contributions of
the people."
Public opinion is undoubtedly
against taxing Puerto Rican prod
ucts even if every cent of the tax
collected here and in the island shall
be spent on tbe islanders. Yet this
same public opinion would probably
approve of the extension of the con
stitution to tbe island with its Ding
ley tariff nnd internal revenue tax
on rum, tobacco and numerous busi
ness enterprises, which would be
infinitely more oppressive. It is
considerations like this that keep
thoughtful, impartial minds from
hasty conclusions on a subject that
unquestionably has more than one
side to it.
It seems there is a clash between
the Oregon and Washington and
Idaho representatives over the pro
ject of improving the dalles of tbe
Columbia. TLe Washington and
Idaho representatives favor a portage
road on the Oregon side of the river.
Messrs. Tongue and Moody are up
posed to a portage road, the former
on principle, as being the opening
wedje for government ownership of
railways; the latter because be be-
iievea a norta2e road would not
afford much relief on account of the
cost of transferring freight and be
cause it would tend to prevent the
building of a canal or boat railway,
which alone would permanently meet
the demands of the tributory trailic.
On tbe other band Representative
Cushman thinks a portage road would
materially cut freight rates and, even
if built and not operated, its very
construction would accomplish the
end desired. The Chkoxicle agrees
so far with Mr. Cushman. It re
members the service rendered' the
country tributory to The Dalles by
the little portage at the Cascades.
But is there any hope that the gov
ernment would construct a portage
road? There's the rub. And If not,
would not the advocacy of such a
measure, as Mr. Moody thinks, tend
to defer the building of the canal?
The boat railway we pass as vision
ary and impracticable. Tbe cost of
operation would be little less than
tbat for breaking bulk on a portage
It was never better than a dream
of some crack-brained government
engineer. Tbe government will never
construct the boat railway. A canal
is tbo only permanent improvement
the government is ever likely to
undertake. A canal will be built
sometime but, judging from cxperi
ence, not in tbe lifetime of any man
now living. And the people want
relief now, not after they are dead
A right of way adapted to any of
ttie improvements hitherto suggested
has neen procured by tbe govern
ment, but no river and harbor bill,
we are told, will be passed at this
session of congress. Tbe whole busi
ness is in a hopeless muddle and tbe
clash of arms among the delegates
docs not help it a bit. The Chkox
icle is for anything that will give
relief the soonest. A portage road
would meet the demands of traffic
till a more permanent improvement
would be constructed. It might even
be built by the government or by
government aid as a necessary ad-
unct to the construction of a canal;
but if the government will do nothing
to give relief within a reasonable
ruture hie l iikosici.e would urge,
what it advocated years ago, the con
struction of a portage road by the
state. And why not? Our experi
ence with the little state portage at
tbe locks leads us to believe tbat the
people of Oregon would gel back, in
the form of cheaper freights, the
whole cost of construction within a
year.
A country whose laborers strike to
have their wages increased from
3 to 5 cents an hour is hardly nn
ideal place to take our constitution
to tariff laws internal revenue laws
and nil. And ct "public opinion,"
unreasoning and unreasonable as it
often is, will not brook a mere tariff
pittance of 15 per cent of existing
rates with no internal revenue at
all not even when it is backed by
the proposition to give all the tax
back and charge the Puerto Ricans
nothing for collecting it!
!m torriinrv hefoie It is sent there
ivu - j
by congress the constitution is already
in tbe Philippines. If it is there it
has carried with it tbe light to free
trade with tbe United States. It
follows, therefore, that if we can
place no restrictions on our exports
to the Philippines we can place uor.e
on Spanish exports to these islands.
But the United States has trcatici
with all tbe great nations of the earth
which guarantees to them, in all
United States territory, trade privi
leges equal to those enjoyed by tbe
moat favored nation. If, therefore,
Spain has the right to free trade with
the Philippines all these nations have
the same right, and if the Philippines
have tbe right to free trade with the
United States all the leading nations
of tbe world have the right to free
trade with the United States through
the Philippines. As one has aptly
said, "this is tbe Bermccide feast to
which Republicans are invited. Who
among us will accept the invitation ?"
INVITED
TO A
FEAST.
BARMECIDE
England has npoligizcd for opening
McCrum'a mail. England has not
apologized for opening McCium's
mail. This the very latest.
To Con a Cold in On May,
Take Laxative Bromo Ouinirt Tab
lets. All druggists refund the monev.
Whatever modifications of exist
ing tariff la (T3 may be demanded by
present conditions the Republican
party is not ready to have the whole
American system tumble about our
ears like a bouse of cards. Yet Ibis
is precisely one of tbe things indirect
ly involved in the Puerto Rican
tariff bill. American producers have
no dread of Puerto Rican competi
tion. It is that of tbe Philippines
they fear, nnd with good reason. If
congress has no power to impose
tariff restiictions on Puerto Rican
products they can impose none on
those of the Philippines. If they
can impose no restrictions on Filipino
products they can impose none any
where, and the whole system of
custom duties falls to the ground.
This is no idle dream. Every in
telligent free trader in the land
nows it. Every well-informed Re-
ublican knows it, or ought to know
it. Hence the bitterness of Demo
cratic opposition. Hence tho obsti
nacy of Republican persistence.
Only a word is needed to plnco this
matter in its true light. Under the
treaty recently negotiated with Spain,
that country is to enjoy in the Phil
ippines for ten years the same trading
privileges as the United States enjoys.
If the constitution goes to an Amer-
Amid all the froth and fury
and falsehood nnd ignorance and
rank and unjust partisan denuncia
tion that have been poured out upon
a long-suffering people over tuis
discussion of tbe Puerto Rican tariff
bill, no living soul has attempted to
suggest any measure for raising tbe
revenue needed for tbe conduct of
the government of tbe island that
approaches tbe gouernment tariff bill
in practicability, adaptation to exist
ing conditions and generosity to the
"storm-swept and starving" islanders.
It is due to Colonel Bryan to say
that the faithful in Portland deny
that the colonel is charging anything
for bis present services in bunting
the octopus in Oregon. They Jex
plain that while it is customary for
the colonel to claim compensation
for his missionary labors, it would
scarcely be au fait for him to make
a charge as an avowed presidential
candidate on a tour of education.
The colonel's temporary self-denial
deserves appreciation.
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THE MAN WITH A JAW.
This country lent Russia 125,000,
000 a few days ago. How much
would we have bad to lend if Windy
Willie bad been elected president?
Dalle Public BchooU.
Following is the report for the quar
ter (4 weeks) ending March. 23, 1000.
TEACHERS.
S9 38
:sj. 3
3 40
Eat HM Primary.
MIhk Nan Cooper 1A, 2H and 3B 41
Mlsi Koberta 3A, 4A and 5A 441
Court Street.
Mlra Ponthit 1st1 87
Mlsa E Cornier ''di 53 J 4i
Miss Martin Mi 6(ti 5 So!
Mlsa Wrenn 4th SO 4ti' 43'
a .t . . . n i. i i
MIrH rhlrm.n
Miiis Flinn
.1st 49
2B-3A! b
41 43
to si
Mis. Knrha 4A-5Bi 41 8H( jfti
MUsBall 5th
High School.
Mrs.Baldwin nth
MIks U Rlntotil 6A-7H
Mm T. Kintoul ,7th
Miss Michell stn
. 3. Denartment.
Miss Hill I
Mr. Nell II
Totals
42 41 401
54 6.-l'
51 521 411
50 47 45
55 51 4X
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Homed by the weight of theories, he steps
Upon the stage, and glances at the crowdi
A smile of self-approval In his face,
And on his back the burden of Democracy.
W ho made him dead to argument and Bense?
A thing that reasons not and never learns?
Persistent most when mostly in the wrong?
no loosened aim set lree this nimble ja ?
Who gave perpetual motion to this tongue?
Whose hands set up the wheels within this
brain?
Is this the man the Populists made apd gave
To be the ruler over this fair land?
To sit In the W hlta House and fight
The festive heeler, when he fain would loot
The treasury of our Uncle 8iu?
Is this the dream he dreamed, who won for us
The priceless boon of national liberty?
Of all the quacks who advertise their wares
And lure the simple rustic to invest.
There is no smoother character than this.
W hat gulfs between him and our Washington! !
Slave of Populistic follies, what to him
Are expanding commerce, the music of the mill,
The perplexities of railroads short of cars,
Tbe tradesman's happv laugh, as be deftly drops
A handful of gold la his ample jaw,
Tbe farmer's smile of self-approval
At bis expanding home market?
Through this sad shape the ottlce-seekcrs loilf
And dream of days to ome w hen the poor voter,
Humbugged, betrayed and eternallydoue up,
Bliall open unto them the public purse.
O Fuslonlsts and free silver cranks of every
stripe;
O Anarchv and Altgeld, and Rlxteen to One;
O Teller, Jones and Charley Towne, and all
Tbe maniao tribe who preach unsound finance,
What excuses will ou make unto this man?
How answer bis burning question in that hour
When all the polls havecloscdand nlmli'e clerks
Have counted up the ballots, and all who run
May read In letters large this fatal legend,
"Lincoln's boy orator has 'got It In tbe neck !' "
8LY.
acre, whereas the pioneers paid $2.50u
acre.
Mr. Jones and Mr. Moody mikei
very good team, and if anybody can if
the bill through they can. Ttiieittboi
the first time that tbe Oregon u
Washington members in the house h?
worked together so hard for any t
measure, and they may be more buck
ful than others have been before thee
An Apology to the 1'resa.
Number of days of school, 20.
Per ceut of attendance on number be-
longing, 95.
School holidays, none.
J. S. Landers,
Superintendent.
Advertised Letter.
following is the list of letters remain
ing in tbe poetoflice at The Dalles un
called for March 30, 1900. Persons
calling for the same will give date on
which they were advertised :
LADIES.
Callay, Miss Nora Smith, Miss Mamie
inn, wibm ioiu wanlner, Mrs
Moore, Mies Lena Warren, Mist M
warren, airs ii u
GKNTI.lt MKN.
Arown, A J Hawson, Hendry
Barnes, C L Hurdt, Ernest
Boban, M Masby.Jobn
Miller, Martin
Newell, Chas
Ray, 8 M
Snoyer, Chas
Smith, M T
Stringer, C A .
Wagner, Fred
Ward, Guy H
Clark, Wm
Davit, Wm
Harris, J A
Hill, liny
Howard, C W
McCoy, John
Naas, Charley
Nelson, K L
Wingfleld, I C
Tub Dalles, March 29, 1900.
Editor Cubonicle :
There is possibly an apology due to
tbe representatives of the press from
having a committee who were not next
to themselves on such work, or, as is
more probable, from tbe short notice
and the indefiniteness as to who was
pushing tbe excursion and what was
expected making It somewhat embar
rassing. But we were willing to give
our time and money and take such
blame as one always gets on that kind of
work, rather than that the representa
tives of Astoria should think tbat we, as
a town, were not courteous. I will
further say tbat I am safe in saying tint
had any volunteers come forward and
insisted on it they could have had the
job, and if those, who are in any way
dissatisfied, will forgive us, I for one
will promise, as I bave 20 times before,
not to go on a soliciting committee some
more. One or Them.
DOUBLE-MINIMUM LAND BILL
Democrats, as Usual. Oppose It-It,
Moody's Efforts Commended.
Congressmen Working Together.
II. II. RlDDKLL, P. M.
For Sale.
40-acre tract, miles from The
Dalles, 4 room house, barn, all fenced,
orchard of 300 trees, running water,
good range for cattle adjacent, 10 acres
bottom land fine for berries or garden.
Price reasonable, terms easy. Call at
this office. ii)2l-dwloio
Walcb this paper for date of big mus
lin underwear sale at the New York
Cash Store.
New patent
hangers' suits
Store.
painters'
at tbe New
and paper
York Cosh
Fresh cracked Nebraska corn at the
Wasco warehouse. Finest kind of
chicken feed. mcb25-if
Representative Jones is co operating
with Representative Moody, o( Oregon,
in an effort to secure the passage of the
bill known as the double minimum re
funding bill, says the Washington cor
respondent of theTacoma Lsdjjer. This
Ij a measure that was left as a legacy by
the late Senator Dolpb.of Oregon, and
tbe man who succeeded him, Stnator
McBride, has been pushing it every ses
sion that he has been a senator from
that state. Dolpb succeeded in passing
it once through the senate, and once he
failed on account of the opposition of
certain Southern senators. McBride
got It through the senate with a good
deal of coaxing, and it is now "np to"
tbe bouse members to get it through if
they can. It is very bard to get a meas
sure of this kind pAtsed, because it will
require the refunding of a large sum of
money from the treasury. There is no
question as to the justness of It, because
tbe men who paid this money were com
pelled to do so when they took land
within railroad limits. The roads were
not built, the land was forfeited to the
settlers, and years aftor men came in
and took the forfeited lauds at 1.25 an
The Goldendale Sentinel publisbeit
Interesting letter from ConeressmsnK
L. Jones to Attorney W. B. PreBby,
Goldendale, giving a history of the tf
forts that have been made in tbe pu
and those tbat are now being made b
tbe Oregon and Washington delegate
for the passage of the bill for tbe repi'
luent to settlers within the limits :
forfeited railroad land grants the. eit
of 1.25 an acre paid by them for w::
lands. With most of tie tacts recite
by Mr. Jones tbe readers of The Chboj
ici.e are already familiar. The letlr
closes as follows:
This is a bill directly in tbe interei'i
cf the people, and it must seem w?
strange to many who bave beard tbi
statement of our Democratic poliiicim
of their great love for the people, or, ii
they delight to say, the "common peo
ple," I say it most seem strange when I
state to you as a fact that the only oppo
sition to this measure upon the commit
tee came from Democrats. I make tt
comment upon this and simply stale i:
as a fact.
Whether we will be able to get tbt
bill through this session or notiiu
other question, but I am very Impelt
that some time during this congress tbt
bill will pats.
I want to say that no one did mo"
toward securing favorable action op"
this bill by our public lands commit!
than Mr. Moody ot Oregon and he cer
tainly deserves tbe good will and tup
port of his people.
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