Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-07-11
Washington, July 18th, 1898.

Washington, July 18th, 1898.
President Mckinley probably, all
things considered, never passed a
more satisfactory Fourth of July than
this one. Gen. Shafter has justified
all the confidence reposed in him by
winning a series Of golden victories
at Santiago, victories in which Ad-
miral Sampson and his gallant sailors
won new honors for the American
navy, and which add not a little to
the respect felt by the world for the
fighting qualities of Americans. There
is only one drawback to the general
rejoicing and that is the large number
of killed and wounded on our side
The victories have been glorious, but
they have also been bloody. But such
is war. The peans of victory are with
rare exceptions, such as the victory
of Dewey in Manila Bay, always min
gled with mourning cries for the gal
liant dead and sympathetic tears for
the brave men wounded. Skaters
victories were won by assault upon
an enemy strongly fortified, and could
not have been otherwise than bloody.
Notwithstanding the persistency
with which statements to the contrary
continue to be circulated, the Presi-
dent has not even considered issuing
another call for troops, and unless
there are some unexpected develop
m ents he does not expect to have to
consider the matter. He believes that
we have enough men now under arms
to complete the job of thrashing the
Spaniards, which has been SO glori-
ously conducted up to date.
Alabama ought to be proud of her
Representatives in the Senate. Sena-
tors Morgan and Pettus are Demo
Gratis, but not the obstructive kind. |
They are Americans first of all, and
as such they have been strongly sup
porting the administration in its con-
duct of the war; also in its efforts to
bring about the annexation Of Hawaii. |!
In an able speech in favor of annexa-
charge that annexation would cause |
us to build a large navy by saying: 81 |
hope to God it will. I will welcome |
the day when our navy will be SO,
powerful that no nation of the world |
will ever dare to offer US an insult. "FG
Interest in the war has not made |
those who are interested in keeping |
the Government Printing Office under |
the civil service rules cease their eff |
forts to prevent action by the Presi-
dent that will take the office out of |
the control of the civil service COM |
mission. The .civil service commits |
sion, which desires to hold on to the
office, has submitted a plan for the
of the employees of the
office among the several. states and |
territories, and prominent men are
trying to influence the President to |
let the Office remain under civil SER
vice rule. AS soon as he can find
time, President Mckinley will take up
generally believed in Washington
that it is to be put outside the civil
service.
The stamp section of the war reve-
nue. law has not been as troublesome
to put into effect as many had pre-
dicted. So far as Washington is con-
cerned, the new law, which went into
effect on the list of the present month,
has made more amusement than real
trouble. The paying tellers of banks
were surprised at the large number of
their depositors who didn't know that
a revenue stamp had to be attached
to their checks, but they didn't cash
any checks until the required stamp
had been stuck on. About every other
person who filed telegram registered
a kick when informed that it would
not be accepted until stamped, and
wanted to know why the telegraph
company did not stand the tax. Some
dealers are trying to profit largely by
the stamp tax by adding five or ten
cents to the price of articles which are
axed, something like one-eighth of
one cent. but their customers as
rule, are calling them down.
The opposition to annexation is dy-
ing hard, but there is no doubt that it
is dying. Tt is doubtful whether it
has strength enough to keep up the
fight all this week. It is expected that
4 vote will BIS taken in the Senate on
he annexation resolution this week.
f the resolution be adopted by the