Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-02-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
AN INTERESTING SUMMARY OF THE
POLITICAL DRIFT AT THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL

on the floor OF the senate and
house, but no American has said
such insulting things of him as
were said in a letter signed with
the name of his great and good
friend, Senator dc Lone, Spanish
Minister to the U. S., which was
this week published. Not only
was Mckinley grossly insulted by
name in this letter, but he WAS
jeered at for allowing himself to
be fooled by the farce of autono-
my in Cuba and the pretence of
Spain that it wishes to negotiate q
reciprocity treaty that would give
this country all the trade Of Cuba
and Porto Rica. 1t is doubtless
because of grief that his great and
good friend should have such an
opinion of him that Mckinley did
not send de Lone his passport at
once, instead of writing to have it
fully proven that the letter was
written and signed by de LONE,
by his resignation. This letter
was made public by the Cuban
Junta, which has the original in
its possession, and if it does not
open the eyes Of Mckinley to the
real situation and cause him to
either recognize the independence
of Cuba or to intervene by force,
it will convince all of the people
that great mistake was made in
elsctiug him president about
100000 are already convinced.
II he act quick, he may get some
credit, but if he delays, congress
will force him to act aud he will
get 40 credit. The feeling that
the time for action has come was
plainly manifested In the senate
while Senator Cannon: of Utah,
Mason of III, and Allen, of Nebra-
ska, were speaking on the Cuban
resolutions which have been otter
ed bv each of them,
In order that he might meet
them all and at the same time
show his appreciation of their
loyalty to him during the recent
deadlock. Senator German enter
tanned all of the democratic men,
bers of the Maryland Legislature,
except two who were kept away by
sickness, at dinner in Washing
ton this week. Not a man who at
tended that dinner regards Sena-
tor German as out of politics.
Mckinley has not forgotten to
take good care of his personal
friends. Another one of them,
Mr.. VIM. j. Calhoun, of ILL.,, who
it will be remembered was sent to
Cuba as the personal and confd-
entail representative of Mckinley,
last spring, has been given fat
berth. Mr.. Calhoun is to get the
position on the Inter State Com
merce Commission vacated by the
retirement of Hon. VIM. r. Nor
rison, the old democratic war
horse of Illinois. A Pennsylvania
man was slated for this position,
but so many vigorous protests were
received from labor organizations
that Mckinley was afraid to APP
point him.
Boss Hanna is again asserting
power. lie kept very quiet FOL
while after he returned from his
late Ohio shopping expedition, but
he this week compelled Mckinley
20 carry out the terms of a bargain
made at the St. Louis convention
in the face of protests not only
from the people of the city direct
ly interested and the entire Geor.
gia delegation in congress, but
from members of his own Cabinet.
This bargain has brought about
the nomination of J. H. Deveaux,
negro politician, who helped
Hanna control the Georgia delega.
ton to the st. Louis convention,
to be Collector Of Customs at
Savannah, Ga. The excuse given
by Mckinley to Representative
Lester, of Co., who called at the