Middletown transcript., 1898-02-12

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NHF~1G9r chairman of the
Republican Congressional Campaign
Committee, and representative Mercer,
of Nebraska, who was his able lieuten-
ant in the last campaign, is to be re-
elected secretary of the committee. It
is complimentary to these gentlemen
that in the reorganization of the COM
mittee for this years campaign, no
other names have been mentioned for
their position. Notwithstanding the
hoodoo which has so often re-
suited in the defeat of the party in
power at the first Congressional cleo
tion after the installation of the new
administration, the members of the
Republican committee are preparing to
enter the coming campaign with de-
termination to win, and the full ex-
pectation that the intelligent sentiment
of the country is behind the Republic
can policy that is giving back prosper
ity to the country.
Not a single Senator who has spoken
against the ratification of the treaty
for the annexation of Hawaii has pre-
sented a convincing argument against
annexation; con sequently those Sena-
ators who were for time in doubt have
hearty all announced the intention to
vote for annexation and the ratification
of the treaty is now assured when vote
is taken. Knowing this, Senator Davis,
who as chairman of the committee on
foreign relations has charge of the
treaty, is patiently waiting until its
opponents have been given an oppor-
tunity to say their say before taking
any steps to force a vote. President
Dole has started for home, but he will
make several stops on his way to San
Francisco, from which port he expects,
to sail on or about the 22nd inst.
Every effort to get him to talk about
the pending annexation treaty, for pub
lication, failed, owing to his correct
ideas of propriety. During his stay in
Washington. Mr.. Dole proved himself
to be a gentleman, a scholar, and a
statesman, whom every patriotic Amer
lean will be glad to welcome as fell
low citizen. co.,
The President and members of the
cabinet are 10th to accept the general
idea that Germany, in shutting out
American fruits, even partially, and in
th eatening to shut out American
horses, is acting upon general plan
of tariff retaliation, but if the official
investigation now being made shall
show that such is the case, action will
be taken that will be sure to cause
deep regret on the part of Germany,
No country on earth is so we'll fixed to
play the game of commercial retallia-
tion as the United States. Our Am
bassador to Germany has already given
the German government hint of our
willingness to play the game with any
country that makes the first move
against US, and the indications are
that the hint will be sufficient to con-
vince the Kaiser of the wisdom of
prudence.
The changing of Hon. Ethen Allen
Hitchcock, of Mo-, from U. S. minister
to U. s. ambassador to Russia, By
President Mckinley, has no particular
significance, political or otherwise. 1t
was done at the request of Russia, and
was in accordance with the policy
adopted by the U. s. few years ago,
to raise our ministers to the rank of
ambassadors, in all countries that de-
sired to send ambassadors to the United
States. The presence of an ambassa-
dor at a foreign capital, gives the U. s.
more precedence than can possibly be
gotten by minister, owing to the
strict observance of Diplomatic eti-
quette in those countries, which en-
ables an ambassador from any little
ten cent country to outrank a minister
from the U. s., or any other large and
powerful country, and consequently
to have precedence of him everywhere.
1t having been shown to the satisfac-
tion Of the Senate Post Office Com
mittes, that the charges against Mr.. E.
II. Bemus, nominated to be post-mas-
ter at jamestown, N. Y, and Repre-
sentative Hooker, whose recommends
tioD brought about the nomination, of
having used money and a position on
the House pay roll to secure the re-
tirement of q rival candidate, were
nothing more than an attempt to keep
the Democratic postmaster of that
town, in Office, the committee exon
ated Representative Hooker and Mr..
Bemus, by favorably reporting the
nomination of the latter to the Senate.
Representative Boutell,s of H., has
the distinguished honor of being the
first member of the present House to
be renominated. His nomination was
by acclamation, too. Pretty good for
man who is serving his first term.
Senator LindseyAs declaration OF in
dependence of the silyerites ofthe Ken.
tucky legislature, and denial of their
right to ask him to resign, would have
impressed more people that 1t did,
had he not preceded it by vote
for the Teller resolution. thus indica.