Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-09-24

President Mckinley has not com
planned because he failed 60 get an y
rest while away from Washington
on his recent vacation, but he has
arranged for another little trip which
he thinks will give him some rest.
He ia going to the Berkshire hills OF
Massachusetts, where himself and
Mrs Nc Kinley will be guests at the
residence of an old friend. 1t is not
probable that President Mckinley
has done a harder weeks work
since he was inaugurated than he
has just completed, but he has got
all the routine work up to date again
now, and as there are no important
matters pressing, he feels free to &c
away again and try to get himself
braced up little for the arduous
duties of the winter. He was sur
prised to find so many office seekers
awaiting him when he returned, but
he saw as many of them as he possi-
bly, could and made number of ap-
pointments, which of course, also
made much larger number of dis
appointments. He is very much in
terested in the greater New York
campaign, and willingly listened to
those who had information to i'm
part concerning 1t, but he says only
enough to draw them out. He has
expressed no opinion on the subject.
It was definitely settled at a con-
ference between the President and
Consul General Lee that the latter
should return to Cuba at the expira-
ton of his leave of absence, or earli-
er if circumstances should make his
presence there necessary. This in
dicates that General Lee will con-
tinue as Consul General to ca ba for
sometime yet. His leave of absence
expires early in October.
Pension Commissioner Evans, Ex-
Commissioner (CorporaD Tanner,
and General Baird, accompanied the
Washington members of the Union
Veteran Legion, who left this after
noon on special train for Columbus
Ohio, where the 18th National En-.
campment of the Legion will be held
this week.
Under the policy of the Pension
Bureau, to give the papers of appli-
cants for original pension prefer
ence, Commissioner Evans estimates
that two hundred thousand applica.
tions, which have been hung up un-
der the Democratic policy will be
disposed of during the present fiscal
year.
Secretary Alger is determined to
find out as much as possible about
the condition of things in the Klon-
dixie region, in order to be able to
carry out his project of sending food
into that region, if it becomes nee
essary to prevent suffering among
the numerous Americans who have
gone there, at his own expense but
in the name of the Government of
the United States. AS step in
that direction, he has been confer
ring with Mr.. Joseph Ladue, of
Dawson City, a gentleman lately
from the Klondike and who has
mining interests there. Arrange
ments have been completed for send
ing company of United States
soldiers to st. Michael, Alaska, for
the purpose of maintaining order
and protecting property at that
point.
The free trade press regards it, or
tries to make it appear to the public
that it so regards the matter, that
the compelling OF foreign manufac-
turers, who have established a
market in this country for their
wares, to start factories over here
or lose their American trade, is a
misfortune, but it does not so ap-
pear to sensible people, whether
they are Republicans or not. It is
clear enough that every establish
ment employing labor started and
maintained in the United States
must necessarily add TO the pros
perity of our people, and while in
creased prosperity for the people
may be a misfortune for the profess
sional calamity yowlers among the
Democratic and Populist politicians,
it win certainly not be so regarded
by those who get additional work
and become sharers in the increased
prosperity. If every thing con-
sumed or used in the United States
could bemade by our own citizens, it
would be one Of the very best things
that could happen to the country.
1t was largely because we bought so
much stuff of foreis production.
brought ia under the low rates of
the Democratic tariff, that we had
such long period Of business and
industrial depression. These are
facts that shonld be constantly kept
n mind BY the people Of the United
States.