The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1897-10-21
WASHINGTON LErTLR.


fights among Republicans, besides listen.
ing to statement from both sides of the
Republican controversy in Virginia,
and hearing what some New York Re-
publicans had to sA in defense OF their
opposing the regular Republican ticket.
If ever any member OF the U S Su.
preme Court was entitled to retire with
honor, Justice Stephen J. Field is, He
has served longer than any other man
ever did, and has for eleven years past
been eligible to retirement by reason OF
his having passed the age limit, seventy
wears. While no official announcement
has been made and none is looked for
before the nomination is made, the i'm.
preston is general among public men
chat Attorney Geueral McMeekin will
succeed Justice Field.
Ii Lord Salisbury's skin isn't as tough
as an elephant, Secretary sherman's
note concerning the change Of mind on
the part of the British government
about taking part in the sealing confer
ence will give him bad hour. The note
ISN'T quite as plain spoken as the one
sent several months ago, accusing Sal
isbury OF having acted in bad faith, but
its meaning is quite as plain,
Representatives of Civi Service League
were heard by Attorney General Nc
Kenna today, on the legal status of dep.
utv narrhals and collectors under the
civil service law and rules, their object
being to convince the Attorney General
that he should not approve an opinion
written by Assistant Attorney General
Boyd, taking the grounds that marshals
and collectors have the right to dismiss
deputies and fill their places without
asking the Civil Service Commission
for an eligible list
Attorney General Taylor, of Ken
tucky, now visiting Washington, thinks
Republican prospects in that State are
bright OF the present situation he said:
"The Democrats are split into two fac
tions mutually embittered, and each bent
on downing the other. The Populists
have ticket of their own lhow and do
not propose to give the free silver Dem
ocratic nominee vote, claiming that in
return for their allegiance to Bryan in
'96 it is only fair for the Democrats to
support the Populist candidate this
year Mr. Bryan, himself, who has
been imported into Kentucky to aid his
party, is making no inroads on the Pop
ulist vote. My belief is that the Re
pubicans will carry the State. Bryan
ism will be beaten good and hard, but
it will not put the gold Democrats in a
condition to get control of the State
They can pever win over the adherents
of Chicago platform for these men rather |
than return under the domination Of
Carlisle, Watterson, and Buckner will
tumble over each other into Populism.
The nature OF the reply made by the
new Spanish ministry to the suggestion
of President Mckinley that the war in
Cuba be brought to aspeedy close caused
no surprise. 1t is just about what it was
expected to be-a polite, diplomatic
plea for this government to keep it's
hands off until the new ministry has had
chance to put it's new policy in effect
in Cuba, and the expression Of the be
lief that peace will soon result Presi.
dent Mckinley may believe, as do many
others. that the answer is nothing more
al ,hofo al Oft fn
gain time, but he will be compelled by
the diplomatic usage of nations to &C
cept the answer for what it purports
to be, and to give the new ministry a
reasonable amount of time to try its pol.
icy, before again pressing it on the sub
ject of an immediate peace in Cuba. But
President Mckinley intends to keep
himself fully informed as to what is done
in trying to carry out the New Spanish
policy. As one of the various ways of
doing that he has directed Consul Gen
eral Lee to return to Cuba not later than
the goth inst, and to closely observe the
conduct OF the new Spanish officers on
the island. President Mckinley doesn't
wish to take any step that will look to
the rest of the world like bullying Spain,
but he is none the less fully determined
that the interests of the U. S. demand
peace in Cuba, and if Spain fails to bring
it about, he will do it himself.
National Committeeman Dawes, of
illinois, was in Washington this week
and had talk with the President Mr..
Dawes had been studying the Ohio cam
paign, and says that while the campaign
10 somewhat quieter than some he has
known, he hasn't doubt of the success
Of the Republicans on both the State and
legislative tickets and the return of
Chairman Hanna to the Senate. His