The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-01-27
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. a1th, 1908.

IePu0hcans' whatever they believe,
voted this week to a man to helm
Spain, by continuation of the do
nothing policy. And in addition, Mr.
Dingley, the republican floor leader.
admitted that the Cuban question was
a partisan question. Surely the demo-
cratic party could not ask for more
good campaign material to be given
them in a single week by their Cd
ponents. If the democrats get the
sstes of all who believe that it is the
right and dutylof this country to end
the war in Cuba by aiding the Cubans
to gain their independence, at the
Congressional elections, they will get
about three-fourths of the entire vote
OF the country. Mr.. Dingley may
dare to make opposition to doing any
thing to help Cuba the platform upon
which he will appeal for votes in his
own district, to be returned to Con.
gress, but there are few republicans in
the House who will dare to do the
same. But no matter what these
men may do or say at home they can
not escape the record they bave this
week made by voting down the
democratic amendments to the Con-
sular and Diplomatic bill, declaring
for recognition of Cuba by this govern.
ment. Let that record be kept be-
fore the voters.
The administration in its anxiety to
keep down the appropriations in or
der to wipe out the Treasury deficit
has made one mistake that may give
it considerable trouble. That is, in
reducing the number of letter-carriers
IN cities. There was some plain talk
on this subject in the Senate from re-
publican Senators. Senator Hoar
said: at is absolutely intolerable
that this great branch of the public
service should stop or be crippled.
Many of the smaller cities of the
country are to be deprived practically
OF mail delivery facilities, and it is
time that something be done to avoid
serious business embarrassment" Ard
Senator Allison said "The point is,
that the Postmaster General has pre-
sented estimates to Congress too low
to cover the expenses of his depart,
ment." The cut in the appropriation
for the District of Columbia, which
has no representatives IN Congress to
make fuss about it, us the deepest
of all, the amount being nearly two
million and half dollars less than the
estimate of the Commissioners, and
more than half million less than the
appropriation for the current fiscal
year. All OF this cutting is done for
the purpose of enabling the republi-
cans to make a good showing in the
Congressional campaign of this year,
regardless fthe inconvenience 1t may
cause.
The slowness of the debate in the
Senate on the treaty for the annexa-
ton of Hawaii has not prevented its
reaching an acute stage, and there
may be some sensational develope.
ments before it is ended. The bring
ing of the President of Hawaii to
Washington by the administration,
for there is little doubt that Mr.. Dole
came to the u. S. at the request,
direct or implied, of Mr.. Mckinley,
Is beng somewhat harshly criticised
and many believe that his presence in
Washington will be much more likely
to make votes against annexation
than for it. 1t is committed by
Senators who favor annexation that
they have not yet secured sufficient
number of votes to ratify the treaty. !:
Senators who oppose it say they never
will.
The republicans did not succeed in
their efforts to have the old Stanley
Matthews resolution, declaring all u.
S. bonds payable in silver dollars, at
the option of the government, which
was introduced by Senator Teller,
pigeon-holed. The Finance commit
tee has favorably reported the resolu-
ton to the Senate and there isn't the
slightest doubt that it will be adopted
with number of votes to spare when
it is voted upon, nor is there any
doubt of its being pushed to a vote.
1t is in charge of Senator Vest.
The quarterly meeting ofthe execu-
tive Committee of the American
Bimetallic Union was held in Wash
ington, this week, for the purpose of
taking the preliminary steps for parti-
cipation in the Congressional cam
paign of this year. Gen. A. J. War
ner, of Ohio, rendered his resignation
as President of the Union, on account
OF his bad health, but was persuaded
to withdraw it on the promises of
members of the committee that they
would take up his work while he took