The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-13
IT Will Be 4 NOT FIGHT
ARE DEPENDING ON WAR
The Only Thing h Republicans Have
70 Rely On % Protect Them From
Crushing Money Talked
In Oregon.
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Washinetsu Bureau OF the Standard
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Washington. d. c., June s-The rapid
approach OF the adjournment OF congress
brings into prominence the political cam
paign which IN to begin promptly after the
close OF the session. Leader of both par
ties are completing preparations for the
battle. which promises to be an uncom
monty warm one. At stake is ting control
OF the next senate and house OF repre-
sentatives. But the election OF 1898 is Of
stfl more Importance because II is prelim-
mary to the presidential campaign of 1900.
Both republican and democratic leaders
talk freely Of the present situation. The
republicans are greatly pleased at the re-
suit Of the Oregon election. II Ii the first
thing encouraging to them that has hap
pened this year. II these leaders are to be
believed. Oregon settles everything and
the fall elections will 20 republican with
a whoop. They admit that the success OF
their party in Oregon was due almost
wholly to the existence Of the Spanish
war. and the fact that the people were
unwilling to subject the administration to
a reverse In time OF war. They rely i'm
plicttly upon the same war to save them
this fall. The claim is made that whether
the war is over by that time or is not. the
enthusiasm of the people will continue
and IL will be impossible to make any,
thing but the war an issue of the cam
paign. 1t is not uncommon for them to
taunt their democratic and silver repub-
lean colleagues In congres with, well.
you forced us into this war. didn't your
We hope you are satisfied with your
work"
Tha -N--asA-
had small hopes of success in Oregon.
Three days before the election Chairman
White and Vice Chairman Osborne ad-
mitted to me that chances were strongly
In favor Of republican success. This was
stated by these gentlemen to be mainly
a republican state. and some local condi-
tons which operated against the silver
forces. These leaders did not seek to min
imize the influence of the pending war on
the electorate. but they believed that the
prodigal use of money was a far more po-
tent factor in the state. The Hanna barrel
was rolled out, unhooped. in Multnomah
county, and the result was an amazing in
crease In the republican vote and the re-
publican majority. Chairman White says
that there Will be a great change In senti-
ment later i'm the year and that the Ore
gon election In June is not significant of
what may occur in November. Vice Chair
haAahA - III az ~ yohA
correspondent. points out that after the
war is over. and II should be long before
the fall elections. unless IL Ii proplonged
for partisan purposes-the people will take
a different view concerning its conduct.
The ineficiency of the commissarN de-
partment and some queer transactions re-
garding supplies. will by that time be full
ly investigated. The republican party can
not. in the long run. profit by the patriotic
sentiments aroused by a wal which they
opposed so strenuously. and which the
administration has. to say the least. not
conducted with signal brilliancy thus
far.
Senator Teller believes the result In
Oregon TO be mainly due to the expendi-
ture of large sums OF money to secure
the election of a senator and the con-
troll Of the United States senate. He does
not believe IL to be at all indicative of
what may be expected this fall. He calls
attention to the fact that at the June
election In 1892 Oregon showed heavy re-
publican gains and In 1896 heavy .populist
and democratic gains. yet that in each
year the state reversed itself In Novem-
Der.
II now looks very much as IL Senator
Mantle would not be able to get to the
front with his cavalry regiment. This IL
due to the decision which has practically
been reached by the war department to
use no more cavalry I'm the war. As the
proposed Mantle regiment can only be
called into service by special act of con-
gress. 1t seems as though the senator's
patriotic ambition Is thwarted. II the war
department would recommend the pass
age of a bill for additional cavalry regi-
ments II would carry ongress with ease.
But without such a recommendation its
chances would be very poor indeed. The
decision of the war department against
the employment of additional volunteer
cavalry has been reached because of the
conviction that the regiments cannot be
gotten In shape In time to be of real SER
vice In the Spanish war. Senator Mantle
is much disappointed at the turn things
have taken. and so are the many gentle
men who have rendered troops to see SER
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