The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-10-06
HANNA'S DOODLE
To be Used to Save theHOuse
of Representatives.
MCKINLEY
Appeals to the Boss. etant
officials to be Shielded. AN Extra
Session OF Congress.

Session OF Congress.
WARRINGTON, Oct. 5, 1898. S.--Boss
Hanna has been appealed to by Mr.,
Mckinley to save the House by the
same methods he carried the Presi-
dental election--the unlimited use
of money. Hanna Is now in WASH
ington preparing to make assess
ments on the men who put up the
Doodle in '96. Chairman Babcock.
of the Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee, told Mr.. Nc
Kinley that unless something was
done at once the democrats would
certainly eject majority of the
House. That is why Hanna was
telegraphed for. If money can
elect majority of the House, Han
ma is going to do it, unless the men
who contributed money for him to
use two years ago go back on him.
AT the present rate of progress
Mr.. McKinley's commission will
not get through Investigating the
War Department by the time the
Presidential campaign opens. a
week ago the commission was or.
ganized, and not a line of testimony
has been taken; in fact a majority
Of the Commission have been away
from Washington nearly all of this
week. They say the taking OF testi
mony will be started next week.
Ehe kick against making the in
vestigation secret has caused the
commission to modify its original
intention so far as to agree to allow
representatives of the press associa-
tions to be present when testimony
is being taken.
Democrats who attended the New
York democratic State Convention
say that Roosevelt's defeat is assur-
ed, and that his nomination will
help the democratic candidates for
Congress. They are calling "Teddy'
"dime novel candidate" "comic
valentine" "man full of grit,
nerve and Wheels" and other
picturesque things. The German
vote will go almost solidly to the
democratic ticket, and many other
republicans will refuse to vote for a
tax-dodger, as Roosevelt has ac-
knowledged himself to be-. Some
of the old Blaine men will also
knife him.
"Little Billy" Chandler dropped
into Washington this week and
gave out somewhat remarkable
interview. He began by admitting
that many mistakes were made in
the conduct of the war, and excused
Alger, placing all the blame on the
army officers who are at the head
of the various bureaux of the War
Department. But the most extra
ordinary portion of this interview
was its closing paragraph, which
means, If it means anything, a
notice served upon Mr.. McKinley's
investigating commission that 1T
must not expose mIsmanagement.
The paragraph closes with this
thinly yelled appeal to the Com
mission not to find out anything
discreditable: "The whole world
looks on with wonder and admira-
tion and recognizes the U. s. as
again one of the great powers of the
earth. Shall we refuse this position
and dishonor and disgrace ourselves
by demonstrating that we did not
know how to make war; not even
how to transport our men and sup
plies; to locate our camps; to sub
sist our armies and to take care of
our sick and wounded; buS have a
War Department full of incompet-
ents from head to foot? How de-
grading such a scandalous scheme.
We should take warning from the
spectacle which France now pres
ents in the Dreyfus case." Senator
Chandler's appeal to patriotism to
help shield incompetent, neglectful
and criminal officers is balderbash.
1t will not lower the country In the
eyes of the world to punish the men
who caused unnecessary suffering
among our soldiers.
That there will be an extra
session of the next Congress next
Spring is the opinion of many, be-
cause it is doubtful whether it will
be possible to get all necessary leg
islation put through during the
short session of the present Con-
gress, but it is not true that the de-
mocratic leaders intend to try to