Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

after careful and conscientious
study OF the situation from an i'm
partial and disinterested standpoint,
and In the light of the observations
which I have made upon my tour,
1t 10 my candid Judgment that the
change We have experienced from
uni versal depression and dissatisfied
tion to general prosperity and con-
tentment In the short periods Of
eight months under the administra-
ton Of Mckinley, Is phenomenal, in
comparable, and without precedent
In our history" That 10 the testi-
mony of Assistant Secretary of War
Meiklejohn, who has just returned
from q six weeks tour of the military
posts of the Government from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, during which
he camc In contact with all sorts
and conditions of men, and had a
good opportunity to observe the gen.
eral condition of affairs. The fact
that Mr.. Miklejohn travelled through
the same states and territories IN
December 1894, when the country
Just began to realize the terrible ef-
feet of Clevelandism and free trade,
enabled him to form more vivid i'm
pressions of the contrast between
then and now. or the trip, from
which he has just returned, he says:
II made point Of conversing with
men in all walks OF life, and sought
to get the views of those who were
engaged in a variety Of occupations.
1t was the universal testimony, and
my personal observations confirms 1t,
that an era of prosperity has dawned
|, for the United States such as has not
blessed our people since the good
, times we enjoyed under the McKin-
ley tariff"
Judge Day, Assistant Secretary Of
State, settled all rumors connecting
, his name with the successorship to
Attorney General McKenna, when
that gentleman succeeds Justice
, Field upon the bench Of the U. S.
Supreme Court, by stating that he
, had for personal reasons declined the
portfolio of Attorney General, which
President Mckinley offered him. Sc
far as anything to the contrary is
known in Washington, Judge Day
, finds his present position congenial,
and has no intention whatever OF
, leaving 1t.
With few exceptions Republican
Senators and Representatives are OF
the opinion that President McKin.
ley's handling OF the Cuban matter.
have been such as to justify Con
gress in leaving 1t entirely in hit
, hands. Many who were In favor Of
the House adopting the joint resolu
tion, adopted by the Senate at the
extra session, declaring in favor Of
> the recognition of the beligerency Of
the Cubans, now express their will
ingness to leave the whole bushes.
h to be dealt with by the President
Representative Cannon, the veteran
chairman of the appropriation com
mittee, said jokularly of the siLua
ton: Il don't know what In thu
y world we shall do for speeches, nov
u that they have turned all the Amer
, leans free"
e Chairman Cannon of the Hous
u Appropriation Committee, speaking
J. of he general policy Of that commit
u tee in preparing appropriation bill
- at this session said: II believe In
e liberal but not an extravaganza polio
e in making appropriations, and unit
" our revenues increase shall oppos
~ entering upon new enterprises rt
Quiring the expenditure Of govern
ment funds" As an expert upo
b. financial matters, there is no man !
s. Congress whose opinion carries NOR
" weight than that of Mr.. Cannon. II
IS says that by the close Of the presen
,t fiscal year the Dingley tariff bill wi
ly be producigg sufficient revenue
70 meet the legitimate expenditures
TO the government. AS to the probabl
a. length OF the session he said: Nv
S, should be away from here asily b
Is the first day Of June" He doub,
III whether any important legislatio
rs will be accomplished, owing to tn
D. condition of the Senate.
q, Representative Stone, Of Pa, wi
3, endeavor to secure action on I'll
IL immigration question at this sessio
Of Congress. Speaking of the nece
sity for such action, he said: "Penl
IT, sylvania is to day suffering from IL
is hordes of alien laborers, who hay
al poured into our mining and Q
It's regions, and have nearly drive
IL native Americans out, because II
ed latter cannot compete with the pa
re perized foreign element. 1t 10
ty shame and disgrace, an outra,