The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1898-04-20

Presidency In 10OO-Congrs ssman Will
lam Alden smith Very Busy Man These
Days Other Washington Matters.
Washington. April 19.-"People gen
orally appreciate the wisdom OF the
conservative policy of the president"
says Senator Burrows. Il served in the
I house of representatives with Major
Y Mckinley for a number of years, and
hence became well acquainted with
him. He was never brilliant, but al
ways reliable. You may search his pub
lie record from beginning TO end and
you will find that he was always on
duty in great emergencies and that he
always voted with his party on impor-
tant questions of national policy.
When people are criticising him
most" continued the senator, Il felt
mistaken confidence i'm him. A man
whose whole life has been correct is not
likely TO change his methods of think
ing and of reaching correct conclusions
after he has achieved the pinnacle of
his ambition. 1t is well that we have
~ such a man at the head of the nation.
7 ann glad that Michigan was one of the
STRONGEST Of all the Mckinley states"
THE Nbiggest Democrat in all the
world today" says Congressman Bish-
op. is not William Jennings Bryan.
but Fitzhugh Lee. That distinguished
Virginian has done more for his coun-
try in the past twelve months than the
other man could do in a lifetime. Fitz-
hugh Lee stands at the head and front
of the Democratic party now. He will
continue in the front rank"
Fitzhush Lee for President.
THAT is all true" said Congressman
Brucker, and you can say more than
that. / believe that Fitzhugh Lee will
be nominated for the presidency in
1900. He will not be a candidate, but
he will be in the convention. the idol
of the Democrats Of the land. and he
will be nominated, as | anticipate. by
acClamation. He was a rebel during
our civil war; but his conduct in Hav-
ana has wiped out all of the enmities
and animosites of the civil war
Congressman William Alden Smith,
as a member of the committee on for
eign affairs has been a very busy man
during the past three weeks The COM
,nittee has had many discussions of our
international complications. They have
been disposed to agree with the presi-
dent upon a policy of armed interVen-
ton for the sake of saving the lives
of the starving people of cuba. But
the Maine incident constantly before
the committee At one of the meetings
he said:
THE suffering which / saw i'm cuba
will be a lasting picture Of inferno in
my memory. l shall never cease to
sympathize with them, and to urge
that relief shall be sent TO them. But,
while I saw all Of that suffering with
my own eyes and know Spain deserves
the everlasting contempt of the world,
have also in my memory the picture
Of a sunken battleship in Havana har-
Dor, with our flag floating over the hulk.
know that within the iron prison
walls. which were once the pride and
power Of the captain and the crew,
there still lie the shattered and man
gled bodies of our sailors; and their
foul murder has not yet been avenged.
That matter must not be forgotten"
Kept In the Foreground.
Therefore it has been largely due TO
his determination on this point that the
committee kept that matter in the fore
ground, while not overlooking the die
tates of humanity in behalf Of the suf-
ferers from Spanish barbarity.
General Spaulding says 1T is use
less to talk about local state news at
this time. The people Of Michigan and
the people all over the country are
looking to their congressman now, not
for legislation for their personal in
terest and individual welfare They are
looking to their congressman TO full
fiji a patriotic duty. and to stand in
their places, all summer if necessary,
until the account with Spain is set
tied The people never think Of Wash
fngton, nor Of the congress, except to
look for news concerning the cause of
humanity, and for vengeance The blow
that was struck at the Maine was a
blow at our flag, and a blow at every
citizen of the United States. at home
and abroad"
Constantly Increasing Mail.
This fact is emphasized by a visit to
the senators and congressman. They
are receiving letters from every coun-
" and from every quarter section. Ev-
cry one of them keeps stenographer
busy all day long answering the con-
stantly increasing mail Every letter
received during the past two months
has made some reference to our inter-
national complication, and the necessity
of doing something which will make the
whole world see and realize that our
soldiers our sailors, and our citizens
must be respected wherever they go,
lust as the citizens of Great Britain are
all over the world because of the
wbu-known strength of that govern
ment While probably no nation other
than Spain would commit such a crime.
the people at Washington want the
government 10 make it known that no
nation. under any circumstances, can
commit such crime against our sail
ols.
Charles Moore, private secretary to
Senator Mcmillan. and one OF the best
newspaper men ever developed i'm Mich
igan, confirms the statement Of Gen
eral Spaulding that the correspondence
of the people indicates that they have
sractically surrendered interest in pri-
Ate affairs, and are looking sternly for
truth, and for appropriate patriot
ie action.
Declaration of War.
Congressman Shower recently said:
The assault upon the Maine was a
hae