Middletown transcript., 1898-06-18

readiDg out process did not appear to
worry Senator Kyle, who stated that
he was responsible to his conscience
and his constituents, and not to Butler,
for his official actions. Mr.. Kyle dis
posed of some statements concerning
him made by Senator Pettigrew by de-
nouncing them as intentional and
malicious falsehoods."
Knowing that the very persons who
are having the most to say about the
delay in getting Gen. Shafter's army to
Santiago would have led the harsh
| criticism had the army met with any
mishap on account of being moved be-
fore everything WAS ready, and that
the delay has been necessary and un-
avoidable, President Mckinley is TAX
| ing matters as coOlly as the broiling
spell of weather now upon Washington
| will allow him. He knows that no
time has been wasted, and that none
will be; that Shafter's army is out for
business, and that results are going to
follow its landing in Cuba. The ad-
ministration is not to blame because
| newspaper men who were not informed
| of the real cause of delay printed
their guesses, that the troops were held
back because of rumors of the pre-
sence of an alleged new and dangerous
| Spanish fleet in Cuban waters, etc., as
facts; censorship of news relating to
important movements would be useless
if the government contradicted all the
rumofs started. Admiral Sampson has
anded force of marines in Cuba, at
Guantanamo barbor, which will be
held as base of naval supplies.
Generals Coppinger and Lee, who
are to command the army that is going
to Porto Rico, have been sent orders to
get their command into condition for
embdrking at the earliest possible mo-
ment, which is taken to mean that the
movement upon Porto Rico is not to be
postponed until the movement against
Santiago is successful, but is TO go
ahead independently as soon as ready.
Secretary Alger says that in ten days
time every man in the army will be
fully equipped for war.
The Navy Department has published
Admiral SIMPSONS official report of
Lieut.. Hobson's daring feat-the sink
ing of the Merrimac, and it is just as
enthuiastic as were the newspaper de-
scriptions ard is calculated to make
every American proud to be a citizen
of the country that produces such
men.
The House is now engaged in debat-
ing the Hawaiian annexation resolu-
tion under an agreement to vote upon
it Wednesday afternoon. Its adoption
by more than a two-thirds vote is GER
tain. Speaker Reeds course since
this matter has been under discussion
has been greatly misrepresented. He
is personally opposed to annexation,
but his prompt decision when point
of order was raised against Gen.
Grosvenor's motion "to proceed to
public business"-made in the House
for the first time in fifteen years-in
favor of Gen. Grosvenor, knowing
that the motion was made to get the
resolution before the House
was proof enough Of the falsity of the
stories about his resorting to all sorts
Of parliamentary tactics to prevent the
House getting an opportunity to vote
on annexation. Two weeks ago
Speaker Reed stated his position to
Chairman Hit and other members of
the committee on Foreign Affairs
when they went to him for special
rule from the committee on Rules. He
said to them my advice personally
is to postpone consideration of this
question until next session. [ fire.
aaaenttllyg think I am wiser than the Re-
publican Party, while as often the Re-
publican Party is wiser than l am.
You gentlemen must take the conse-
quences.'' The only trouble with the
Speaker in this case has been that his
Judgment is against that of 95 per cent
Of The Republican party and probably
a majority of all other parties.
There is no buncomb about Presi-
dent McKinley's good will towards the
ex-C -Confederates, or he never would
have nominated T. u. Rosser, Of Va,
to be brigadier general Rosser got
a lot OF newspaper notoriety several
years ago by making crack-brained
speech announcing himself to be an
rebel etc. President
Mckinley only remembered that be
was gallant soldier, now seeking to
light for the country he once mistaken-
ly fought to destroy. 1t is things like
that which have caused 1t to be re-
marked more than once that "McKin-
ley is in many respects as great as Lin
coln.o
President Mckinley is we'll pleased
with the war-revenue bill, now q laW,as
a whole. He would have preferred that
the amount Of bonds authorized should
have remained at $500, COO, 900, as in
the original House bill, instead Of
s400. .000. 600, as agreed to By the con
ference. He does not intend to issue
more than shall be necessary to mset
var expenses. That is why the fret
issue Is limited to 5000, ,000, 900, and be
hopes that all Of these viii be taken Dy
the people In amounts Of $1,000 and
less.