The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1898-08-11
AS WAS EXPECTED
The Warwas a Good Chance
For the Big Steals.
SOME QUESTIONS
That Must he Answered by he Ad-
minlstrntiOn After the Warts Over.

| mlnlSIrHliOn AlttT tHt w III u UNcT'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9th, 1885,
Just when the administra tion is
bringing the war to II su ccessful
close by forcing the accept ance of
its terms Of peace by Spai n may
seem an Inappropriate 'time to
entertain suspicious of thu inten-
tions of that administration, but
those who keep their ewes open
cannot ignore facts. Several men
known to enjoy Mr.. Nc clKinley's
confidence have said that he did
not wish the treaty of peac g that is
to be negotiated by commi ssioners
representing the U. S. and Spain to
be completed in time to be discuss
ed in the Congressional ca mpaign,
for fear that it might be come a
political question and thtls cause
it's rejection by the Senate. What
does he expect that treaty to con-
tain? Evidently somethi ng that
he thinks the people will not ap.
prove and which would, il known
during the campaign, be Likely to
cost the republican party votes.
This seems to justify the c riticism
of the terms of peace be cause OF
their not being more expli cit as to
what matters should be LEI for the
Peace Commissioners to de termine,
Mr.. Mckinley and his adnainistra-
tion have been Loyalty supported
by Congress and by the people, re-
gardless of politics, in the conduct
. of the war, but that support will
not be extended to the treaty OF
peace, if that treaty Includes any.
, thing to which Spain ought not to
be entitled. Spain has been whip
ped as bad as any country ever was
: and is entitled to nothing but what
2 this country chooses to give her
$ For many reasons it is hoped that
5 this suspicion will prove to be un.
: founded, but it has been invited by
: Mr.. McKinley's own talk.
: Interest in the war served the
s republicans numerous good turns
5 this year, not the least of which
i was preventing the attention of the
8 public being centered upon the big
= deficit the government closed the
3 fiscal year with. Although the
9 government received from the sale
5 of the Pacific Railroads $64,75l. .223
5 the expenditures for the year were
S,047 PAT in excess of receipts, anc
leaving the railroad money out o
! the calculation the deficit was sos,
249,l03 A very clever statemen
prepared by Assistant Secretary
!, Howell, of the Treasury Depart
iment, has been made public, il
which au attempt is made to shov
that war expenditures were largel.
:, esponsible for the big deficit. Blu
" even accepting Mr.. Howell's esti
i mate; that $56,O00,00O of the ex
p,snditures were made for war pul
poses, would leave a deficit of S42
a 249,103 for the year.
Is When the war is over there
p likely to be some plain talk fror
mon who kept their mouths shu
VIII ile the fighting was going. OF
# bee 'ause they did not wish to eve
j. see IN to encourage the enemy to bt
re lieS'e that the government was nc
m loyalty supported by all our peopl
in j Is conduct of the war. Anon
the acts of the administration ths
IL are likely to be fully ventilated {
10 the next session of Congress
10 whe ther it be an extra session {
s. not, are the following, alread
plainly touched upon by Repr,
- senta tive James Hamilton Levi.
,o Why did the government pay $362
" 900 for the collier Merrimac, in ba
er condi tion, that only cost 100000
Or Why was Senator Hanna's brotht
paid 100000 for yacht that onl
cost $4,000? Why did the Nav
" Depar !ment offer Mr.. Vanderbi
20 $25O,00O for yacht that only CO..
PC him Sc $1,000? How did a wealth
,y New Yorker geo 100000 for an oil
hulk tn at was raised out of the mu
to be sold to the government? VIII
~ were certain contracts made ft
III transportation Of troops at a raj
ie of $l2 man when responsible biz
10 ders had offered to do the work fC
1929 man? These are specimen
70 - of hundreds Of questions that wi
be asked, an answers demande,
when it can be done without injur
IN tho nouptru IInJaoo on upuou,