The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-11-13
WASHINGTON tETTER.



Washington, November Sth. 1897.
President Mckinley and the mem
bers Cf his Cabinet would doubtless be
much amused 1T the persistence with
which new war scares are launched
through the columns Of the yellow jour
nails, if the subject were not too serious
and important to be REGARDED from
jocular point Of view. Seeing how easy
the scares have been tloated, and with
what aviditv they have been pushed
along by the gtliitle, q gang of Wall
street spectators got up one and &C
cording to the financial reports, they
succeeded in fleeing thousands Of cas-
lily frightened spectators out OF large
sums of money by using their war sc&-e
to hammer down prices of speculative
stocks. AS long as people will swallow
any sort Of a crazy story that unsCrup-
uious newspapers may choose to print,
it will be impossible to stop this sort Of
thing. OF late, the Navy Department.
cannot order vessel to be repaired or
the General of the Army cannot discuss
the need of additional coast detenses
without it being taken in some quarters
to me;in that war is expected IN a few
days The only remedy is for sensible
people to exercise their sense in the
choice of the newspapers they read.
As matter of fact, while the yellow
journals of New York and the specula-
tors of Wall street were hysterlcal over
the alleged danger of war, the President
and his Cabinet were q"ietly attending
to the routine duties of their position,
not dreaming of such an awful thing as
var. 1t would be expecting too much
of perversc human nature TO expect
that this country would never again en-
gage III war, but it can be truly said
that there is no danger of the good peo-
pie of the country going TO sleep some
night in peace and waki.g the next
morning to find the country at war.
President Mckinley desires no war,
and expects no war with Spain or any
other country. Peace and prosperity
are what he wishes continued.
The keystone of the instructions given
TO Consul General Lee, who Will return
to Cuba this week with the expressed
intention TO remain until the war is
over, was watch illness of the persons
and interests of American citizens III
Cuba. and in order to impress those in
structions the more strongly upon the
Il Of |
in person by President Mckinley.
There are no new developments con-
corning the relations between this COun-
try and Spain and none are expected
in the immediate future, sensational
rumors to the contrary notwithstanding.
The annual report of Hon. II. Clay
| Evans, Commissioner Of Pensions. has
been made public. 1t shows the net
increase in the total number of pension
ers for the wear ending June 39th, last,
to have been $50, and the total mum
Der drawing pensions on that date a16,
| Oh. There are still seven widows and
nine daughters OF revolutionary soldiers
drawing pensions. Among the import
ant recommendations Of the report are
the publication of complete list OF
pensioners, and the adoption of legisla
ton by Congress that will prohibit the
! payment of a pension to the widow OF
any soldier OF the rebellion who shall
marry after the date upon which such
law shall 90 into effect.
Washington republicans are much in
terested in the selection of Il republican
successor to Senator German by the
Mary land legislature. Location make s
that interest perfectly natural, but in
addition to that is the fact that four OF
the gentlemen who are beng talked OF
rs probable candidates are as vel
known to Washington people as any
citizen of Washington. They are, Judge
McComas, who was put upon the bench
of the Supreme Court of the District OF
Columbia by President Harrison, after
having made an unusual record III Con-
gress for the length of time he served
Postms ster General Gary, whose bust
ncss-hke administration of his great
department has made him n is OF
new friends and admirers; Governor
Lowudes. who has always been popular
in Washington, and Representative
Mudd, whose qualities as an all-around
ncrvy political fighter have made him
liked by the rank and file OF the party,
Others have been named in connection
with the ScnatorshIp, BUTT is this quar-
tettc in which Washington Republicans
are most interested. With such men to
choose from. there is no likelihood that
the Maryland legislature will make q
mistake.
Nov that the entire results of la t
week 5 election are discerHible, ii IS
seen that our friends, the enemy, have
been at their old game of shouting vie
rorv when there was no victory. About
the only place the democrats won any
thing substantial was in New York City,
and, unless Tammanv has changed for
the better since it was last in power,
that victory will, in the end be harmful
to the democratic party az large. The
republicans have gained another Sena-
tor and learned some useful lessons on
the necessity of party harmony that
will be certain to bear results in the tn-
ture. Success of the party, not CT an
individual, is the motto that can nevc,
be departed from without danger.
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