The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1898-06-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Oorrespondent.l
WASHINGTON, D. O., May q, 1898

WASHINGTON, D. O., May 81, 1898
President Mckinley, the members Of
bis Cabinet and, in fact, everybody in
Washington is in jubilant state OF mind
over the results of the week. The Spanish
feet has allowed itself to be cooped up
whore it cannot possibly do any damage,
and, unless the Spanish destroy the ships
themselves, it is only question OF time
when they are bound to fall into our
hands. This isn't so exciting as it would
have been to have met and destroyed the
fleet in battle, but it is in reality much
more satisfactory, because it is cheaper
both in money and men, and there are
some ships in the fleet that will make
valuable acquisitions to our navy. Hav
ing the Spanish fleet where it can neither
do any damage nor get away has mate.
rally simplited the problem OF invading
Cuba and capturing Porto Rico, and in
order that there may be no lack OF men
to successfully carry out the work OF end
ing Spanish dominion on this hemis'
phere the President has issued call for
$4,000 more volunteers. Enlistments
under this call will not be from the mi
litia, as they were under the first call,
but will be open to all, to the extent OF
the quota apportioned to each state and
territory.
Not the slightest uneasiness exists in
Washington on account of the reports OF
another Spanish fleet being sent to at
tempt to relieve the one now cooped up
in Santiago Harbor. Nothing would be
more pleasing to the President than that
every Spanish ship aaoat should be sent
to Cuban waters. We have ships enough
in those waters to dispose of them all
easily, and if they are sent there it will
result in more speedily bringing the war
to close.
Oae of the most significant events OF
the week in Washington was the accept.
ance of large U. s. flag (2lxS2 feet) by
Secretary Alger, with the condition that
it shall be raised over Moro Castle, Ha.
vana. The flag was originally bought
by the Corn Exchange, of Philadelphia,
and regiment was enlisted under it in
1861, but it was MIR. George w. Alger, of
Merchantville, N. j., who was its proud
owner until the delegation from j. X
Lee Post G A. R OF that town. brought
it to Washington and presented it to the
government. s cretary Alger concluded
his speech accepting the flag by saying
81 thoroughly believe that an oyer.rul.
ing Providence is placing this great bur.
den on the American people. Our couu-
try has taken up the cause of humanity,
and it will not lay down its arms until
Cuba is free and government of the
people and by the people is there estab.
lished. 1 thank you for the flag, and
will direct that it be raised over Moro
Castle when it is in our possession
Senator Lindsay, one of the few Dem.
ocrats who favor issuing bonds, instead
of fiat money, made this patriotic reply
to Senator Tillman's inquiry as to what
kind OF money would be paid for the
bonds to be issued 1.-THE bonds issued
will be sold for money as good as gold,
and the funds so raised will be used to
pay the boys who are to be sent to Cuba
to face Spanish bullets and yellow fever.
Our credit will be as good as gold ; and
at the end of the war we will have con.
Quoted it on the very cheapest possible
basis. We may become involved with
continental powers, and time may come
when we cannot 60 farther on coin
basis, either gold or silver, and when We
will be compelled to come to the issue
of greenbacks. When this time comes,
whatever necessity demands will be
done. 1t will be done without complaint.
Those who are alive at the end OF the
war will be charged up with the debt.
But We cannot promote that state of
affairs. We cannot discredit ourselves
ct tho very outset by resorting to cur.
rspcy which 10 in the nature of forced
loan, by issuing notes payable ON demand
and putting NO money in the Treasury
to pay them upon demand"
1t has transpired that Hon. William ].
Bryan's appointment TO bs colonel in the
Nebraska National Guard wa, like 20
many other things done BY that gentle
man, merely bluff. Whist hs really
wants Il . place on the staA Of Major.
General Wheeler, and the littlSby play
In Nsbrasks was indulssd In because Il
would. in h.s opinion, increase his
chances for gsttins sta6 appointmsnt.
Gen. WhssIeF has rsquasted that NJ.
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