The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1898-05-12
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May 6, 1903.

WY Woh Wy Jul LhoidliS ol ludulO Oil
under Commodore Dewey. Ii would
have been strange, indeed, if it had
not been, for nothing more daring
in the annals of naval warfare has
been recorded than Dewey's action
in taking his ships into an enemy's
harbor, supposed to be heavily
mined, for the purpose of attacking
fleet nearly his equal in strength,
which was supported by heavy land
batteries, and succeeding i'll destroy
ing the Spanish fleet, silencing the
batteries and planting the American
flag on the Philippine Islands. 1t
was an achievement worthy of the
American navy, and one that every
American commodore is anxious to
try to duplicate. They are appar-
emily going to be given opportuni
ties, too. In fact, the orders have
been issued that will give the rest
of Our navy an opportunity to share
i'll avenging the Maine by doing
some fighting. Parto Rico is to be
taken. Our soldiers also are to be
allowed to do some fighting. The
air of hesitation, which was so ag-
gravating, has entirely disappeared,
and everything is now apparently
bent on fighting. Admiral Dewey's S
official report has been received, and
he CAN possibly be prouder of it than
is every American who reads it.
Millions of Americans yet unborn
will thrill with pride and patriotism
when they read Of the victory won
by the daring and gallant Dewey,
who will be made All admiral and
who will receive a vote of thanks
from Congress.
Congress has authorized the en-
1istment of 10, 900 yellow fever inn
munes, in the south, for service in
Cuba, in addition to the I25, 900
volunteers.
1t is always more or less danger
Gus to interrupt Representative
Champ Clark when he is making a
speech, but Representative Lacey,
of Iowa, had to get squelched before
he would believe it. Mr.. Clark
was making a vigorous talk against
the six democrats who voted for the
republican war revenue bill, which
authorizes an addition of 5000, ooo-
600 to the country's interest bearing
debt, and incidentally against the
democratic party being held respon-
sible for the acts of the Cleveland
administrations, which he declared
were democratic only in name, when
he said there were only two worse
names in history than that of Grover
Cleveland-the names of Judas Is
CARROT and Benedict Arnold. Just
then he was interrupted by Mr..
Lacey, who asked if Judas Icariot
was not the original silver man.
Mr.. Clark turned upon him and re-
torted: 1.-The first silver speech
ever made in the American Con-
gress was by William B. Allison,
whom you all worship. Now, some
of the rest of you ask me questions.
The challenge was not taken up. In
the same speech Mr.. Clark ridiculed
the claim Of some ofthe republicans
that they were responsible for the
war with Spain, and addressing the
republican side he said 1--WE took
you by the scruff of the neck and
dragged you into it. It's our war;"
Mr.. Clark closed with glowing
and patriotic reference te the brilli-
ant achievement of Commodore
Dewey i'll Manila harbor.
The administration is not allow
ing the war to cause it to forget the
need the republicans have for help
in the Congressional campaign.
The patronage Of the Government
/ hitting Office is to be turned over
to the republican candidates for
Congress, by all order declaring
that establishment never to have
been legally under the civil service
rules. 1t will be remembered that
an opinion declaring that the plac-
ing of the G. P. o. under civil ser
vice rules was illegal was prepared
by an official of the Department of
Justice last year, but was never
adopted by Attorney General Nc
Keena as his own was never made
public. Attorney General Griggs,
doubtless under pressure from the
Republican Congressional Commit
tee, has agreed to the PRONUNCIATION
of that opinion as his own, and
democrats in the G. P. o. who are
wise are on the lookout for other
jobs.
Mr.. Mckinley deserves credit for
standing out against the enormous
pressure brought to bear upon him
by politicians of his party in favor
of iucomDetert aDD1icante for oet,.