Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-29


ment, is not good way TO convince the
either wishes to find the guilty or intends
to punish them when found. A case in
point is that of LII Col. Rush 81. Huideko-
per, the horse doctor who was Chief Sur
geOn at Camp Thomas Chickamauga Park,
and against whom many charges were
made, including one from q Brigadier
General, made directly TO Secretary Alger.
Instead of having Huidekoper cOurt mar
tailed, so that he could have been either
vindicated or convicted, orders were that
his resignation should be accepted and he
he given honorable discharge. Mr.. Nc
Kinley heard of that order and counter
manded it, and directed Huidekoper
be ordered to Washington to testify before
the investigating commission. Mr.. Nc
Kinley is finding out much more about
things than he knew before the talk about
investigation began ; and it is believed
that he intends making it hot for some of
the guilty parties. In fact, his personal
friends are telling him that he must do so
for self preservation.
Representative Cochran, of Mo, who is
in Washington trying to convince the adj
ministration to order more Missouri V0lun-
teers mustered out of service, said of the
Republicans asking endorsement of their
conduct of the war: "The Republicans
will be fortunate, indeed, if they can d.
vert public attention from the bond issue,
the neglect and Encouragement which has
characterized the conduct of the authori-
ties in actual charge of the prosecution OF
the war. How they can expect to gain
any advantage by raising war issues, it is
difficult to understand. The troops in the
field are composed of men of all parties.
They did their duty nobly, and have
added to the glory and reputation of
American arms, by deeds of unparalleled
heroism. So much for the soldiers in the
field. Now, if the authorities at Washing
ton can afford to go to the country for sp-
probation of an administration which
failed to provide our brave soldiers with
the ratiOns, tents, medicines, and COM
petent surgeons and attendants, during the
struggle, and hinge the result of the Fall
election upon this issue, the Democrats can
afford to meet it.
Much interest is felt in Washington in
that affidavit made by Teddy" Roosevelt,
that he was not a resident of New York,
but of Washington. 1t is not believed that
the making public of this affidavit by the
friends of Gov. Black will prevent Teddy"
getting the Republican nomination for
Governor of New York, but "Teddy's" ex-
PLANTATION of why he made it will 90 long
way towards helping the Democrats to de-
feat him afterward. He says he made the
affidavit under the advice from his lawyers,
because he was assessed for personal taxes
both in New York and in Washington, and
did not wish TO pay double taxes. He es-
capped the payment OF his personal taxes in
New York by filing that affidavit, and a
careful search of the tax book of the Dis
trict of Columbia, shows that he paid
no personal taxes in Washington
"Teddy's" army record shows that tax
dodger may make tip-top fighter, but the
voters of New YORK are likely to decide by
a large majority that they do not approve
of making tax dodger Governor of their
State.
Col W. ]. Bryan and Governor Hol-
comb, of Nebraska, received much atten-
ton from prominent Democrats during the
several days they were in Washington
working in the interest of Nebraska Volun-
teers. Col. Bryan could not pub 'lcly talk
politics. but he participated in some i'm.
portant political conferences and freely
gave his opinion to his fellow democrats.
In his speech to the Republican State
Convention last Tuesday, Attorney General
Griggs took credit to the administration of
which he forms part, for "the glory, the
achievements, the success with which the
army of 100000 was raised out of nothing
and hostile nation almost wiped out in
ninety days"
For wild flight of fancy this beats any
thing in modern oratory.
The army of 100000 men was not created
out of nothing, for large part of it was
the regular army, and the militia which
the States have spent millions of dollars in
creating and maintaining. The army of
100000 men hastily summoned and badly
differed forced the capitulation of Santiago
alone, and did not do it moment too soon,
since INSTRUMENTATION has made an end
less procession of starved and plague
stricken soldiers, on vessels, returning TO
ill-gOYerned camps to be stricken anew
with preventable diseases.
For the privations of these 100000
men," and the lives and health of very
large part of them and the expenditure
of $780, 1000, 900, what have we done toward
wiping out nation?
Captured seaport in the Philippines
with the right to fight for the possession of
the islands with the natives.
Captured Santiago, with the right to
fight with the Cubans for the possession of
Cuba.
And secured the cession of Porto Rico,
with the right to maintain a military
government there.
What these magnificent conquests have
been made to cost has been matter of
the most careful concealment by the ad-
ministration responsible for it.
What has been the extent of the malad-
ministration can only be judged by The
fact that the President has moved heaven
and earth raked the country to find
commissioners who will keep the matter
away from Congressional Investigation.