Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1898-10-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF rHF MoNIro
Washington, Sept. I6tbs 1880


Wdsh5aaton. Sept. 10TH 7898,oc
~ The managers of the cdenloefatic3
par ty are afraid to indorse the abaurb
charges that individual democrats
have been making concerning the war.
The Campaign Book issued bye the
Democratic Congressional Campaign
/ Committee, which. is supposed to
state the party's attitude 9aon all the
issues of the campaign, does not
even mention these charges. This
shows as plain sit can be shown that
the democratic managers. know that.
before election day.. the Commission,
which has already begun the work OF
taking testimony, will have made it
perfectly plain to everybody that
there was nothing in the general con-
duct of the war that wasnot creditable
to the republican administration 5tu5E
Nothing could show the attitude of
President Mckinley toward the inves-
| tigation of the conduct Of war, just
started, more fully than his own
! words to member of the Investigate
ing commission: ST feel that the
American people have committed
these boys to my hands, and if any
body has wronged them, want to
find it out.' The following gentle
men compose the investigating COM !
mission: Gen. G.. M. Dodge, of Iowa,
Capt. E. P. Howell, of Ga; Maj. Gen.
J. M. Wilson, U. S. A.; Hon. Chas. A.
DENLY, of Ind; Ex Governor Z. A.
Woodbury., of VT; Ex-Governor j. A.
Beaver, of Pa; Gen. A. d. McCook,
of n. Y; and DR.. P. S. Conner, of
Ohio. Tt has not yet been decided
whether the commission will do all of
it's work in Washington, summoning
such witnesses as may be able to give
information, or will later visit some
of the camps. There is work enough
to keep them in Washington for a
time, anyway. Daily sessions will be
held, and the work pushed to a con-
clusion as rapidly as possible.
Hon. Binger Herman, Commissioner
of the u. S. Land Office, who represen-
leu du OI0SOA bIStIlCU Ill tllC LAOuoO
for twelve years, thinks the republic
an gains in the txtreme West, this
fall, will surprise those who accept
the apathy in large stay at home
vote, and a consequent reduction of
republican majorities, as represen-
ting the general condition of the re-
publican party. Mr.. Herman has re-
Gently returned from an extensive
trip through the West, and his knowl-
edge of the people and conditions in
that section, make his Judgment trnst-
worthy. He said: s'This country has
fought with brilliant success, a great
war since President McKinley's cleo |
ton. The West, fired with enthu-
siasm over our territorial acquisitions
in the Pacific, and enjoying an era of
great crops and plentiful money
supply, will be heard from emphatic
ally in November. think the casting |
up of votes out there will be sur
prise to nearly everybody. Gov. o
The conference OF Gov. Holccmb !
and Col Bryan, at Washington, has
dQQ0Q 10 I1lG UGllCi VI
that Nebraska is coming back into /
the REPUBLICAN fold this year. The |
following, from Mr.. E. E. Meyerhoff,
is fair sample of the talk of Nebraska |
republicans seen in Washitgtou:
ssThere is a very decided decline in |
the free silver sentiment in. Neb, and | |
do not think the state could be carried
again on that issue. Mr. Bryan, too,
I think, lacks great deal Of having
his former popularity, and many men
who voted for him in SO, would not
support him if he should again head
the democratic ticket.' Tt is believed
that Gov. ,Ho1comb told Col. Bryan
that he feared the republicans would
carry the state, and if they did, his
chances for again heading the demo-
cratic presidential ticket would not
be promising. r-or4 than amusement
Nothing more than amusement is
felt in Washington about the story
that Aguinaldo, the head of the Phil
ippine insurgents intends to. drive
our army out of the Philippines and
turn the islands over to Germany.
Admiral Dewey and Gen. Otis are not
men to be driven by any country's I
soldiers, and the idea of being driven
by the rabble which composes the in
surgent army is too ridiculous to be i
entertained for moment amp that
Germany has any idea OF openly as
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