The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-10-28
Washington Letter.



WASHINGTON Oct. 18th, 1898.
Circumstances alter cases, In politics
as we'll as in other things. A week ago
the republicans were pointing to the
odds offered on Teddy" Roosevelt by
betting men, as indicating what cinch !
he had on the Rovernorship Of New York.
Now, when odds are no longer TO be had |
and thousands OF dollars offered to bet
publicaus are ssyinV, this betting real.
ly has nothing TO do with the cam
paign.s This complete somersault Ia
one of the most amusing features OF the
campaign. Asa after of fact, the
change In the betting has been brought
about b9 the chanta in the situation.
When Roosevelt was nominated, the bet
ting men thought he could lie rushed
through the campaign on hurrah, and
that the voters Of the state would forget
everything else but that he WAS brave
soldier in the Santiago campaign; conse-
quently they backed him for q winner.
They have discovered slump in the
hurrah, and now they want to hedge
Lots of things have shown mp against
Roosevelt, not she Ieast of which is the
almost solid opposition Of the Germans,
one Of the most prominent OF whom
Oswald OttendOrier, editor of the S sars
Zeitung-calls Roosevelt "a big boy"Aud
"a sensation monger."
One Of the Witnesses, and by the way,
he was the only naval officer who has
testified before MI McKinley's alleged
investigation commission, stated that y
the navy had not gone to the assistance OF
the army the a. my sent to Santiago never
would have been landed. The witness
Lieut., Frank K Hill. who was detailed
from tile battleship Iowa to lake charge
of the debarkatiou Of Skaters army
continued, without waiting TO be ques-
toned: "Gen. ShafIer himself said that.
The army came with but one lighter,
which Was about the size OF this room.
There were thirty ak trsnsports with
men and provisions, |ri Ge plan OF
| landing was for the LuuAas to advance
on BaiQuiri, while the navy shelled the
/ beach 10 clear the way Ior the landing,
the army did not come prepared 10 land,
and 1t was necessary TO call upon the
navy for transportation to the shOTe." "
/ Instead of taking advantage OF the lead
/ thue gwen to ask something about why
the army Was not properly prepared 10
/ land, the commissioners tired 10 set fun.
NY by asking about building . dock for
| Gen Skater TO be landed upon, and
whether they had to use derricks, etc.
! Ii this commission stumbles upon any
thing that lie not complimentary to Alger
It will be done unIntsR'ioBAliy, or told
Voluntarily by some WItDrss,
The style in which Mr.. Mckinley e
commission started upon sts juuket Of
tie army camps, beginning wish that ol
Gen. Fitz. Lee, at Jacksonville Fla, in
dica,es that the people ~ill have to pay
an enormous bill Tor this mp to this time
entirely useless luxury. A special train
o, five cars; tSo PullmAns, Gen. Dodge d
private car, q dining car and baggage
car, was required % carry tre commits
sion and iIs hangers-on
The latest administration stump speak
er is Commissioner Eveus, of the Pen
sion Bureau, now in Tennessee, and
slated TO 90 TO Illinois, Indiana and Ohio.
Inc wSrd has been passed along to al
federal office hollers, big anu lit,ls, that
the more work they do in the Congress.
sional campaign, tue higher they viii
stand with the administration and that
those who are not In position to do any
work can square themselves by cAsh
c 1ntTibutiop.