Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-25
TRACEWELL TO TYLER
Comptroller Insists That War
Claim Is the States,
Mr.. M'K|NLEY A HUMBUG,
So Says an Editorial in The New
Orleans States"
OBJECTIONABLE APPOINTMENTS
REORGANIZATION on His Part Against
the south In the Matter of Distri-
buting Army Commissions at the
Opening of the War.

WASHINGTON. d. c., December "a
rcnec,al THE Comptroller Of the Irea-
surv has replied TO the letter from Gov
ernor Tyler, of December 9Th, In Wnlch
the Governor claims that the positloh Vi
the Comptroller, in Withholding repay
,,,ert of money paid out for purchase OF
sunplies for soldiers, was untenaDie' DoN-
ernor Tyler said that the purchases were
made nv him at the request of the Presi-
don't and on his promise that the money
sbouId be refunded. He protested against
the conversion Of private claim i''o
one of the State of Virginia.
In reply, and 10 sustain MS conten'oi'
that the debt was one incurred py the
state the Comptroller quotes various
,otters and vouchers sent in by Governor
TYLER. in which the Governor referred 10
the claim as one of the State Of virginia
The accounts. he says, were certiiied Dy
the Auditor Of the State.
MKINLEY A HUMBUG.
give below an editorial from the New
Orleans Daily States, on the Atlanta
sneech Of the President, which Is Just
now attracting considerable attention
here ,oe,
"Nr William Mckinley Is the grandest
fraud of the age. We DOUBT II ever
bigger humbug occupied so exalted STA
tion. He talks with the sweetness Oh an
angel and does the dirty work OF Mark
Hanna with the servility OF a CircasSi"i
slave At Atlanta yesterday he mace
an address to crowd OF soutiein 'i''"'
ers. in which he said: .,,
..E,,,er,, soldiers grave made during the
unfortunate civil war is a tribute 10
American valor. And while, when those
Graves were made, we differed widely
9bout the future of the government. those
diffarences were long ago settled by the
arhitrament of arms-and the time mas
now come i'm the evolution OF sentiment
and feeling. under the providence or Coo
when. in the spirit Of fraternity, we
should share with you in the care or the
graves of the Confederate soldiers
"This is very pretty, but all or II
which amounts TO anything more thail
gusb and rot Is due 10 the Valor oi
American soldiers. During the clVii
v,,r the soldiers Of both sections dis
tingrished their country by courage
heroism. and constancy under prl'd-
tions and suffering, and when the war
was over the bluecoat and the southeri,
soldier. who had no coat at ALL ciaspeo
hands each paying tribute TO the ValoI
of the other The war was ended. anu
n IL had been left TO the fighters OF both
eides an would have been merry meet
inc Rut a gang of INSCRIPTIONS pollti-
clans aided by spectators. contractors
md schemers. backed Wy malignants, cap
tured the control Of the government, ana
The reconstruction era, with all lts
shame and infamy. was inaugurated. Ihis
vas turned down finally by the con
stancv and mfaltering courage or TIC
South after millions Of money ana pro
nertv had been stolen or destroyed by
! Mr. McKhleys party.
BRIDGING THE CHAsM.
ON the course of events. Mr.. McKin-
Io,. he Of the silver voice and the SUP
earvient craven's hand. was by the gra-
cicus influence Of Mark Hanna and Doodle
elected president. Well, did this Wiltan
MCKINLEY. who spoke so sweetly ana SC
VOL AT Atlanta yesterday, do anything t'
Lridge the bloody chasm'; to make rms
one country; 30 bind the hearts or IN,
south I'm devotion and love TO TINS Union
( Eay. not he. Obeying his Doodle masters
he appointed Henry Demas' an obhoN
iCUs and INFAMOUS HtSlp f'iA'iN'""f
a high Federal office in this city. IL
utter disregard of the wishes of the peo
uIe-nav. In many instances In face o.
he violent protests Of the white people
he ap,o,nted numerous negro postmaster
in different portions Of the South-not ont
i'm the North. The war came on ana GU
Il 0fty-seven brigadier-generais appoint
cd he selected hfty-twO from the NorIi
and five from the South, while Only
few DAYS ago his master Hanna IN nj
behalf. threatened that If any opposi'loi
To McKinley's appointments were mad
bv tho sugar-ulauters OF Louisiana, then
50 far as lay I'm mis- power TO contro
tariff or other legislation, the SAID pant
ers would be ruined. 1t is true a denia
of this has been sent out: but we douD
II any sensible man believes the denial
"Such IS william Mckinley. who jour
news South 10 receive the applause ant
adulations Of his southern subjects
..His words were very pretty. Inc,
remind us Of familiar fable wall
into my parlor. said the spider to IN
fly"
PERSONAL AND POSTAL.
Major ]. c. Watson and wife, Of Abing
don. Va. are in the city, on their way L
New York. where they will spend tn
Christmas holidays Mr.. Watson was ma