The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-08-25


Kinley chose to offer and there
was not q single good reason why
the terms should not have been
I made such that their acceptance
would have settled the whole busi-
! ness for good and all. The excuse
for not doing that is not a valid
one 1t is that the administration
had not decided what should be
done with the Philippines. The
people have decided that Spanish
rule ought not to be continued in
any part of the Philippines, if the
administration hasn't.
SIMPSONS "pulp extended to
Mr.. Mckinley, as it has been de-
cided to make him a Rear Admiral
for his services in the war, although
not few persons say that his share
of prize money, on prizes he had on
hand in taking, will largely over
pay him for anything be has done
The public agitation in favor of
Schley is doubtle ess the cause of his
also getting made Rear Admiral,
but the pleasure at his promotion
is lessened by Sampson being pro-
NOTED ahead Of him, thus keeping
up the Injustice by which Sampson
was jumped over his head in the
first place
The willy Sultan Of Turkey APP
pears to have talked this govern
ment to a standstill in the game of
diplomacy that has been going on
for several years over the claims
of American missionaries for $780,
600 for property destroyed by Turk
ish mobs. The claim was first
made by the Cleveland admins
tration, and from its first filing un.
til very recently the public has
been told from time to time that
the government was about to COM
pei the Sultan to settle up. Moth
ing official can be obtained at the
State Department, but from other
sources it is learned that the Sultan
has positively refused to pay cent,
taking the ground that his govern
ment was not responsible. Ordin-
arily such refusal could have been
easily, met, but in this case the re-
fusal was based on quotation from
an answer given by this govern
ment to another government that
had presented Il claim for property
destroyed by riotous mob. That
is what brought this government to
standstill, until the next move
can be thought out. II would be
an easy matter to send a strong
fleet to Turkish waters and force
but it must first be de.
cided that it would be wise to es-
tablish such precedent.
Now that they no longer have
the Spaniards to fight, the army
who have been so busy try
ing to shift the responsibility for
the shameful shortcomings in the
of proper supplies to the
men in the army, not only at San (
tiagO, but in camps In the U. S.from !
heir own to somebody else's I
can give their entire at !
,ention to fighting each other, in ]
stead OF welding the official, white l
wash brush. Perhaps it may be I
possible when Congress assemblies {
% get an vestigation that will 6
'eally investigate. If 80, there is i
title doubt that much incompet-
nee will be located, and some O
rookedness too. BY that time b
many volunteers now in the service C
will have ceased to be soldiers and a
heir evidence will be available, n
While now their tongues are tied b
y military regulations. @ O.
There is trouble, and lots Of it le
head of the War Department, on n
Of its management OF its et
nd Of the war, and that may ac- a
punt for the rumor that Secretary n,
lger intends shortly to resign and nj
lat his portfolio will be offered to to
en-. Joe Wheeler, OF Ala. 1t would fo
3 shrewd move on the part of re
le administration to attempt to til
sad off democratic criticism fthe le
'ar Department by making such dC
good democrat as Gen, Wheeler m
Of War, but it remains to of
seen whether Gen. Wheeler hi