Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1898-09-30
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


SuIu CldiB6S bIldb lnu1Vluual demo-
Gratis have been making concerning
the conduct of the war. The Cam
paign Book issued by the Democrat
ic Congressional Campaign Commit
tee, which is supposed to state the
partys attitude on all the issues of
the campaign, does not even men
tion these charges. This shows as
plainas 1t can be shown that the
Democratic managers knew that be-
fore election day the Commission
which has already begun the work
of taking testimony, will have made
it perfectly plain to everybody that
there was nothing in the gen
eral conduct of the war that was not
cred1table to the Republican admin
istration.
Nothing could show the attitude
of President Mckinley towards the
investigation of the conduct of the
war, just started, more fully than
his own words to a member of the
investigation Commission-'.I feel
that the American people have COM
nitted these boys to my hands, and
if anybody has wronged them [
want to find it out. " The follow
ing gentlemen compose the investi-
CATION commission Gen. G.. NJ
Dodge, of Iowa, Chairman Col. j.
A. Sexton, of Ills. Capt. EP How
ell, of Ga. Maj. Gen j. M Wilson,
U. S. A. Hon. Chas. A. Denby, of
Ind. Ex-Gov. U. A. Woodbury., of
vt. Ex-Gov j. A. Beaver, of Pa.
Gen. A. d. McC ook, of N. Y, and
Or. p. S. Conner, of Ohio. 1t has
not yet been decided whether the
commission will do all of its work
in Washington, or will later visit
Lsome of the camps. There is work
enough to keep them in Washing
ton for awhile, anyway. Daily ses.
sions will be held, and work push.
ed to conclusion as rapidly as pos
sible.
Hon. B. Hermann, Commissioner
of the u S. Land Office, who rep.
resented an Oregon District in the
House for twelve years, thinks the
Republican gains in the extreme
west, this fall, will surprise those
who accept the apathy in Maine ant
Vermont, which resulted in a large
stay-at-home vote, and a consequent
reduction of Republican majorities
as representing the general condition
of the Republican party. Mr.. Her
mann has recently returned from al
extensive trip through the west, ,an6
his knowledge of the people ant
conditions in that section, make hi!
} Judgment trustworthy. He said
"This country has fought with brill
liant success, a great war since Pres
ident McKinley's election. The
west, fired with enthuisam over oul
territorial acquisitions in the Pacific
and enjoying an era of great crop
and plentiful money supply, will b.
heard from emphatically in Novem
Der; think the casting up of votes
out there will be q surprise to near
ly everybody.
, The conference of Gov. Holcomt
, aud Col. Bryan, at Washington, ha
, added to the belief of the Republi
cans that Nebraska is coming bacl
into the Republican fold this year
The following, from Mr., e. p Mey
erhoif, is a fair sample of the talk o
? Nebraska Republicans seen in Wash
5 ington "There is very decided de
, cline in the free silver sentimen
IN Nebraska, and I do not think tn
state could be carried again on tina
5 issue. Mr.. Bryan, too, i think, lack
: IA great deal of having his forme
g popularity, and many men who vot
ed for him in '96, would not supper
him if he should again head tn
Democratic ticket" 1t is believe
that Gov. Holcomb told Col. Brya
! that he feared the Republican
would carry the state, and if the
did, his chances for again headin
the Democratic Presidential ticke
would not be promising.
Nothing more than amusemen
is felt in Washington about tn
story that Aguinaldo, the head o
the Philippine Insurgents intend
to drive our army out of the PhiliI
pines and turn the islands over
Germany. Admiral Dewey an
Gen. Otis are not men to be drive
by any countries soldiers, and til
idea of their being driven by til
rabble which composes the insul
gent army, is too ridiculous to |
entertained for moment, and thu
Germany has any idea of openl
It assisting the insurgents in an
IT movement against the Americans
10 not at all probable.
o Nothing Official has been give