The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-11-24
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Nov.


WASHINGTON, Nov. goth, 1893.
Each week since our Commission
ers demanded the Philippine Islands
friends of the administration have in
formed the public that an ultimatum
had been spent to Spain that would
end the business, but the business
isn't ended, and the answer submitted
by the Spanish Commissioners last
week, IS every bit as unsatisfactory as
their first. There has been quite
enough talk about ultimatums it is
now high time to actually send one.
The Peace Commission has been sit
ting seven weeks and absolutely moth
ing has been settled. 1t is time for
this government to show whether it or
the influence of the Spanish bond
holders is the strongest. There isn't
the slightest doubt in the world that
the delay has been caused by the
bondholders, who want to come in
somewhere in the game.
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There was pointer as to the prob
able time that Gen. FItz Lees corps
will go to Cuba in Mr.. McKlnley's
answer to the delegation of Savannah
business men who invited him to come
to their city and review Gen. Lees
troops, when he goes to the Peace
Jubilee, at Atlanta. He told them
he would be in Atlanta Dec ID, and
would gladly come to Savannah and
review Lees troops, if they were not
sent to Cuba before then. 1t was ev-
ident to his hearers that he thought
Lees corps would be in Cuba before
then-so evident that they asked him
if he could not come to Savannah be-
fore going to Atlanta. He told them
he could not. But plans as to send
ing troops to Cuba have been changed
so often that they are as likely to be
changed again as to be carried out.
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Senator Caffrey, of Louisiana, says
he will oppose the ratification by the
Senate of treaty annexing the Phil
ippine islands, but upon one condition
would gladly support it-that all the
negroes be deported to those islands
and never be allowed to return to the
United States. Mr.. Caffrey said: eff
the South could be rid OF the negro
problem, it would prosper beyond the
dream of man. With its great nat
ural advantages, of climate and OF
soil, with its coal and iron hidden
away in Its mountains and with the
vast inducements for capital which it
would offer, if the negro problem was
settled, it would take great stride
forward"
The presence of Boss Platt and
Representative Odell, chairman of the
New York State Republican Com
mittee, at the same Washington hotel,
last week, was hardly accidental. Mr..
Odell is a candidate for the Senate,
and although Boss Platt has appar-
emily sanctioned Chauncey Depew's
senatorial aspirations, this Washing
ton meeting has added to the number
of those who believe that Odell is the
man Platt wishes to have for his col
league in the Senate, or that they are
setting up the pins for dark horse.
Senator Morrill,, of Vermont, came
very near to sizing up the situation in
connection with the high jinks-beg
pardon. High Joint Commission, that
is trying to agree upon treaty that
will smooth out all the kinks between
this country and Canada, when he
said: The trouble with the situation
is that Canada has nothing to give.
She had her houses all painted new by
the agreement of 1854 to 1864. Now
they have grown weatherbeaten and
dingy she wants them to have new
coat of paint"
Those Republicans who talk about
the recent election having been an
overwhelming endorsement of their
party are merely indulging in pipe
dreams. There was nothing over
whelming about the election. On the
contrary, it was only by the skin of
their teeth, as the saying is, that the
Republicans escaped defeat. 1t was
such close shave that change oi
900 votes, distributed among eight
Congressional districts, would have
put the Republicans in minority in
State of Ohio, City of Toledo, &C
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