Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1898-02-12
PREPARING TO WIN.
Poor Arguments Against Hawaii A
Hint to Germany Ambassador
Hitchcock.


able management was potent factor
in the Republican Congressional vic
tories Of ga and 90. is again to be
chairman OF the Republican Congress
siona1 Campaign Committee, and Rep
resentative Mercer, of Nebraska, who
was his able lieutenant in the last
campaign, is to be reelected secretary
OF the committee. 1t is compliment.
tary to these gentlemen that in the
reorganization of the committee for
this years campaign, no other names
have been mentioned for their posi-
ton Notwithstanding the hoodoo
which has so often resulted in the de-
feat of the party in power at the first
Congressional election after the in,
stallation of the new administration
the members of the Republican Com
mittee are preparing to enter the COM
ing campaign with determination
to win, and the full expectation that
the intelligent sentiment Of the coun
try is behind the Republican policy
that is giving back prosperity to the
country.
Not single Senator who has spok-
en- against the ratification of the
treaty for the annexation Of Hawaii
has presented convincing argument
againt annexatlon consequently
those Senators who were for a time in
doubt have nearly all announced their
| intention to vote for annexation, and
the ratification OF the treaty is now
assured when a vote is taken. Know
| ing this, Senator Davis, who as chair
man of the committee on foreign rela-
tons has charge of the treaty, is pa
tiently waiting until its opponents
have been given an opportunity TO
say their say before taking any steps
to force vote. President Dole has
started for home, but he will make
several stops on his way to San Fran
cisco, from which port he expects to
sail on or about the 22d inst. Every
effort to get him to talk about the
pending annexation treaty, for publ
cation, failed, owing to his correct
ideas of propriety. During his stay
in Washington, Mr., Dole proved him
self to be gentleman, scholar, and
statesman, whom every patriotic
American will be glad to welcome as
fellow citizen.
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 threatening 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 Ger
many. No country on earth is SO
we'll fixed to play the game OF COM
mercial retaliation as the United
States. Our Ambassador to Ger
many 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 convince the
Kaiser of the wisdom of prudence.
The changing of Hon. Ethan Allen
Hitchcock, of Missouri, from U. S.
minister to U. S. ambassador to Rus
STA, 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 United
States a few years ago, to raise our
ministers to the rank of ambassadors,
in all countries that desired to
send ambassadors to the United States.
The presence of an ambassador to
a foreign capital, gives the United
States more precedence than can
possibly be gotten by a minister,
owing to the strict observance of dip
lomatic etiquette in those countries,
which enabled an ambassador from
any little ten-cent country to outrank
minister from the United States, or
any other large and powerful country,
and consequently to have precedence
of him everywhere.
1t having been shown to the salts
faction of the Senate Post. office Com
mittee, that the charges against Mr..
f II. Bemus, nominated to be post
master at Jamestown, n. Y, and
Representative Hooker, whose recon-.