Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1898-10-25
The Commissioners Junket
FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDERS
MUST ANTE OR WORK.
Roosevelt a Sensation Monger.
Washington, Oct. II, 1893.

as well as in other things week ago
the Republicans were pointing to the
odds offered on "Teddy" Roosevelt by
betting men, as indicating what a cinch
he had on the governship OF New York.
Now, when odds are no longer to be had
and thousands of dollars offered to bet
even remain uncovered, these same Re
publicans are saying, ''the betting really
This complete somersanlt is one Of the
most amusing features of the campaign.
As matter of fact, the change in the
betting has been brought about by the
change in the situation. When Roose
welt was nominated, the betting men
thought he could be rushed through the
campaign ON the hurrah, and that the
voters of the State would forget every
thing else but that he was brave soldier
in the Santiago campaign; consequently
they backed him for winner. They
have discovered the slump in the hurrah,
and now they want to hedge Lots oI
things have shown un against Roosevelt.
not the least of which is the almost solid
opposition OF the Germans, one OF the
most prominent of whom-Oswald OF
tendorfer, editor of the Stats Zeitung
calls Roosevelt "a big boy and "a sensa-
ton slonger."
The speeches made by Mr.. Mckinley
on his western trip were not impromptu
by any means On the contrary, they
were carefully prepared before he left
Washington, as q result of numerous
conferences with boss Hanna and other
party leaders, and while apparently non
partisan, were intended to aid the Re
publicans in the Congressional campaign,
by harping on the necessity OF the eoun-
try's presenting a united front and stand
ing by the administration until the
treaty OF peace has been signed. 1t was
shrewd political dodge, ~ il is certain
that the treaty OF peace will not be made
public until after the Congressional
elections, even should it be concluded
before then, which is not at all probable.
One of the witnesses, and, by the way,
he was the only naval officer who has
testified before Mr.. McKinley's alleged
Investigation Commission, stated that il
the navy had not gone TO the assistance
OF the army, the army sent to Santiago
never would have been landed. The
witness, Lieutenant Frank X. Hill, who
was detailed from the battleship Iowa
to take charge OF the debarkation OF
Skaters army, continued, without wait
ing to be questioned: Gen. Shafter
himself said that. The army came with
but one lighter, which was about the
size of this room. There were thirty-six
transports with men and provisions, and
the plan of landing was for the Cubans
to advance on Baiqniri, while the navy
shelled the beach to clear tue way for
the landing. The army did not come
prepared to land, and it was necessary
10 call upon the navy for transportation
10 the shore" Inst ad of taking adyan-
tage OF the lead thus given to ask some
thing about why the army was not prop
erly prepared to land, the commissioners
tried to get funny by asking about build
ing a dock for Gen. Shafter to be landed
upon, and whether they had to use der
ricks, etc. II this commission stumbles
lpon anything that is not complimentary
TO Alger, it will be done unintentionally,
D. told voluntarily by some witness, like
Lieutenant Hill. who was temporarily
yiven chance 10 talk without being
compelled to confne himself to answer
ing questions asked.
The style in which Mr.. McKinley's
commission started upon its junket of
Lhe army camps, beginning with that OF
ien. Fitz. Lee. at Jacksonville, Florida,
indicates that the people will have to
pay an enormous bill for this up TO this
time entirely useless luxury. A special
train of Ave cars; two Pullmaus, Dodge's
private car, dining car, and baggage
car, was required to carry the commits
ion and it's hangsrs-on. This train will
arrive at Jacksonville to-day. II the
programme was fully made out when the
commission left Washington, 1t was not
made public. further than that the COM
mission would remain several days at
Jacksonville, and that Tampa, Fernan-
dino, Huntsville, Chickamauga Park,
Knoxville, and other places will probably
be visited before it returns to Washing
ton. The pay of the commissioners has
not yet been settled, and report says will
not be until after election. An itemized
account of the expenses of that special
train during the junket would be quite
an interesting document, and, inasmucli
as there is no appropriation either fol
the commission or its expenses, 1t would
also be interesting 10 know from what
money its expenses are to be paid.
The latest administration stump
speaker is Commissioner Evans, OF the
Pension Bureau, now in Tennessee and
slated to go to Illinois, Indiana and
Ohio. The word has been passed alonl
10 all federal office holders, big and little
that the more work they do in the Con
eressional campaign, the higher they vii
stand with the administration, and thos
who are not in position to do any wor
can square themselves by cash con