Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-10-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IRON our Regular Correspondent


Warrington, Oct. s. Tue Pres
;deutial train left Washington tins
morning for the Omaha exposition,
lint the President was not aboard OF
# The President and Mrs. Mckin-
lev left Saturday night for Canton to
attend funeral of Mrs. Mckmley's
brother. who was killed. After the
funeral, the President will JON the
Washington party, consisting OF mem
hers of the Cabinet, other officials
and ladies of their families, and pro
coed to Omaha, in accordance wi'n
the published programme, but VINE"
she left Washington, Mrs. Mckinney
EXPRESSED her intention ofremmmng
at Canton.
That s'truth is stranger than nc
ton" may be, but politics Is s'r''n-
GER than either. The talk OF some
noliticians around Washington about
the present campaign in New York;
is the latest proof of this assertion
For instance, it is asserted by some
republicans that there is large el''
ment in their party who desire Co.,
Roosevelt to be defeated for Cover
nor. because, if he wins, he might be
= troublesome candidate for the Pres
idential nomination in 1900, and 1t Is
equally as strongly asserted by demo
Gratis that their party in the 0o"'n
and West want Roosevelt to win, be-
C ,use, if Van Wyck wins, the New
York delegation to the next demo
cratic National Convention would
suppose themselves to have presuge
enough to keep the silver iS'ue out Oh
the platform, just as it has been Kept
ont of the New York State PLATFORM
and to insist upon the nomination OF
IN anti.silyer man for President.
Bishop whipple, of Mimi, who IS
attending the Episcopal Convention
at Washington, says OF the Indian up
rising in his state: "The Indians at
B ,ar Island have always refused civil
lization, the whole difficulty has been
due TO fire water, which was Snug
oiled to them. The Indian police are
rood fellows, but they appear to be
unable to prevent the introduction OIL
whisky among their brethren, and
when these Indians become drunk
they are veritable devils. The pun
ishment for smuggling liquor to them
shonld be made more severe, ana
then the practice might be broN-
EN- up. There Is not the s'S"eS'
cause for the belief that genera
uprising will occur. There are SIX
thousand Chipewas in Minnesota, ana
they have always been friends OF the
whites. and as n rule they are hon
est and law-abiding" War Depart
mcnt officials say the trouble Is now
all over.
President Mckinley has shown
upon more than one occasion that he
has moral courage ola high order
Just before the war began an order
was prepared exeinpting several thou
sand positions placed under the evil
service rules, by Mr.. Cleveland ;
blanket order, but the war came on
and the order was laid aside, be-
cause the President had more I'M
portant affairs to look after. Several
DAYS ago, several prominent repuOh'
cans called on the President and asked
him 10 issue that order at once, TO
help his party in the Congressional
election. The President told them
that he has made up his mind to issue
the order, but would not do so until
after the Congressional elections, be-
cause he had 10 intention Of engaging
IN such small politics as many would
consider the issuing Of the order in
the midst OF campaign. Apolitician
deserves more credit for displaying
moral courage than an ordinary man.
because such displays arc rare.