West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-12-10
NATIONAL NEWS NorEs.
Personal and Political Points Picked
Up Around Washington City.
Fr0n our reEuiaF corresponuent.

UP hE"uhu washington Clty.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON. -. g..
Dec. 3. 1896
senator Cuilom. the gentIem an
who WINS candidate for the Re.
PublcaG Presidential nomination
bec,use Of u fincIed facial resenl-
blance 10 Abraham Lincoln and
who HIS been mentioned" for the
cabinet. has set up a financial or
Aele. II said "The Republican
pirty vii settle the silver question
within the uex four years to the
satisfaction OF every body" When
asked 20 state how this wonderful
settlement WAS to be brought about
The oracle replied "Just what
plan viii be followed | cannot say,
but ! feel sure it will be settled. -
Now isn't that convincing
TIT
There is alarm among tho Repub.
hcans over report that Teddy
Roosevelt is firing OF his New York
JOB and wants to come back to
Washington US Assistant Secretary
Of the Navy under the Mckinley
administration. They don't want
"Teddy" to come back to Wash
inston, but ho has a knack of get.
ting what he wants; hence their
aIafm. They know What wonder
FIJI capacity " eddy" has for stir.
ring thingsNup and keeping them
stirred up. They think the extra
session Of Congress and other Nc.
hiniey iuilieuons will be trouble
enough without Teddy" The
newspaper men are a uuit in disir.
ing "Teddy's" return to Washing
ton as member of McKinley's al !.
minlstration;as ANAL around copy
maker-readabIe copy, too--he beats
che band, as the yellow kid SAYS.
TIT
The Presidents message is all
ready to be sent to Congress, and
the usual precautions have been
taken to prevent its premature pub,
LEGATION. If it be fair 20 Judge
from the lack Of curiosity as to the
contents of that document this
year, those precautions we're hardly
necessary. 1t will, Of course. be
printed as matter of news when IT
goes to Congress, but it is doubtful
whether an advance copy of It could
be sold to any paper IN the country.
not because Of the belief that it Will
be any less interesting than Mr.
Cleveland's previous message. but
because Of the knowledge that the
situation in Congress is such that
nosmatter how wise or how i'm
portant the recommendations of the
message may be there is no posi-.
bility Of their being carried out by
legislation By the present session.
tit
Speaking Of the probability that
one or more Senators may be asked
to join McKinley's Cabinet a vet.
erau Republican Senator SAID /:
well, everybody must judge for
Themselves, but the Senator who
has been in Office for more than
one term who Is wiling TO enter
the Cabinet must either have been
blind to what went on under his
nose or imagine that he proposes
the ability TO make bis experience
dllIerentfrom that ofother men who
have tried the same thing. Many
Senators have been persuaded into
iFeslaents CaObets, but ] don't
believe there vas ever single one
Of them who did not regret it. Sen.
ator Lodge, Of Massachusetts,, who
has been mentioned as cabinet
possibility, says be would not leave
tne Senate FOR any position in Nc.
kiniey's gift. Lodge may not have
level bead on everything but on
chs subject be has. There Is moth
ing iu odicial ilfe, except the Pres.
idency, better than q Senatorship.
TT
The White House 10 about the
Only place ln Washington one can
70 nov without meeffug ooe or