The United States have begun in earnest to define the relations which the country's new possessions shall bear to the country itself and, incidentally, it may be confidently said, the Republican party has made a serious mistake.
This year will witness a presidential election and itis but natural that the game of politics should be kept to the front and engage the attention of both parties, sometimes may be, to the detriment of the best interests of the matter in hand, This year finds the Republicans with a remarkable advantage in the game, for, controlling the Presidency and both branches of Congress, they can pnt through any measure upon which the party may decide, It spite of this they have so mismanaged a3 to lose prestige in any event.
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