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Show MANY HARD PROBLL'MS. Large Number Face the l'rrtrnt Reunion of Coucrem. Cleveland, O., Deo. 7. In discussing anti-saloon legislation, that would be pressed for coustdorutlon at Washington, Washing-ton, Rev. Wilbur r. Crafts said: "Wo shall need to mobllizo all our statesmen, ofllclal and unofficial, to solvo thd now problems that confront the present session of congress problems prob-lems moro serious and more numerous than any congress has faced sluco tho civil war. Shall wo rovlso tho Declaration Declar-ation of Independence and say that governments derive their Just powers from tho consent of tho governed except ex-cept in tho tropics? Shall wo amend tho constitution so as to secure 'real manhood suffrage' but manhood first? Shall we amend the constitution yet again so that Islands shall not be taxed to support industries thoy do not possess? pos-sess? Shall wo havo eight senators from theso Islands, or amend the constitution con-stitution to keep them colonies? Shall we amend the Chinese exclusion law that wo becomo not guilty of a cruelty equal to Weyler's, by banishing tho Hest citizens of tho l'hlllpplnes? Shall wo strengthen civil service reform, now that a greatly enlarged civil list and moro delicate foreign relations make It more necessary than ever? Shall our American public school system, sys-tem, temperance and all, be extended to these Islands for tho development of Intelligent citizenship? And our Edmunds-Tucker law against polygamy poly-gamy and kindred evils, and our territorial ter-ritorial anti-divorce laws and our territorial ter-ritorial antl-prlze fight law, with bull, fights included?" |