The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-06-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 10, 1898.

are having the most to say about the
delay in getting Gen. Skaters army
to Santiago would have led the harsh
criticism had the army met with any
mishap on account of being moved
before everything was ready, and that
the delay had been necessary and I'M
avoidable, President Mckinley if tax
ing matters as coolly as the broiling
spell of weather now upon Washing
ton will allow him. He knows that
no time has been wasted, and that
none will be; that Skaters army is
out for business, and that results are
going to follow its landing in Cuba.
The administration is not to blame be-
cause newspaper men who are not in
formed of the real causes of delay
printed their guesses, that the troops
were held back because of rumors of
the presence of an alleged new and
dangerous Spanish fleet in Cuban wa
tiers, etc, as facts; censorship of news
relating to important movements
contradicted all the rumors started.
Admiral Sampson has landed force
of marines in Cuba, at Guantanamo
harbor, which will be held as a base
of naval supplies.
Generals Coppinger and Lee, who
are to command the army that is go
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ders to get their command into condi-
ton for embarking at the earliest pos
sible moment, which is taken to mean
that the movement upon Porto Rico
is not to be postponed until the move
ment against Santiago is successful,
but is to go ahead independently as
soon as ready. Secretary Alger says
that in ten days time every man in the
army will be fully equipped for war.
The Navy Department has publish
ed Admiral SIMPSONS official report
of Lieut.. HObson's daring feat-the
sinking of the Northumberland it is Just
as enthusiastic as We're the newspaper
descriptions and is circulated to make
every American proud to be a citizen
of the country that produces such
men.
Senator Butley of n. c.. chairman
of the populist National Committee,
formally read Senator Kyle out of the |
pOpulist party because he voted for
the war revenue bill. The reading
out process did not appear to worry |
Senator Kyle, who stated that he was
responsible to his conscience and his .
constituents, and not to Butler. for
his official actions. Mr.. Kyle disposed .
of some statements concerning him
made by Senator Pettigrew denounc-
ing them intentional and malicious .
falsehoods."
The House is now engaged in de-
batting the Hawaiian annexation res
olution under an agreement to vote
upon it Wednesday. Its adoption by
more than twOthirds vote is certain.
Speaker Reads course since this mat
ter has been under discussion has been
greatly misrepresented. He is per-
sonally opposed to annexation. but his
prompt decision when a point of Or
der was raised against Gen. Grosve-
nor's motion "to proceed to public
business "-made in the House for the
first time in fifteen years-in favor of
Gen. Grosvenor, knowing that the
motion was made to get the annexa-
ton resolution before the House, was
proof enough of the falsity of the stor-
les about his resOrting to all sorts of
parliamentary tactics to prevent the
House getting an opportunity to vote
on annexation. Two weeks ago Speak
er Reed stated his position to Chair
man Hit and other members of the
committee on Foreign Affairs when
they went to him for a special rule
from the Committee on Rules. He
said to them: MY advice personally
is to postpone consideration of this
question until next session. | fire.
quently think | am wiser than the
Republican party, while as often the
republican party is wiser than l am.
You gentlemen must take the conse-
quences." The only trouble with the
Speaker in this case has been that his
Judgment is against that of 90 per cent.
of the republican party and probably
a majority of all other parties.
There is no buncomb about Presi-
dent Mckinley's good will towards the
eX-Confederates, or he never would
have nominated T. L. Rosser, of Va,
to be brigadier general. Rosser got
a lot OF newspaper notoriety several
years about making a ack-brained
speech announcing himself to be an
unreconstructed rebel etc. President
Mckinley only remembered that he
was gallant soldier, now seeking to
fight for the country he once mistak-
enly fought 10 destroy. 1t is things
like that which have caused it to be
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