The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-08-10
Where the Shoe linclieS.

Where the Shoe pincheS.
(From onr Washington Correspo1dent.}
The people of the United States
owe Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, OF
Rough Riders fame debt of graft
tude, not only for his physical cour-
age in battle before Santiago de
Cuba, where he so gallantly led his
command against most CALLING and
deadly fire, but equally for his moral
courage in throwing the light OF pab-
licitv upon the inner state Of affairs
il our army at Santiago. That Pc
cuiiar characteristic Of his which will
not allow him to mince matters but
requires him to meet them boldly
with a strong hand has caused con-
sternation in official circles around
the war department at Washington.
And although the Secretary OF War
has tried to use a fine Italian hand IN
parryiug of the telling force OF Roose-
yelt's rapier, it has evidently cut to
the quick; for, while the department
was listlesslv allowing all OF our men
at Santiago de Cuba to be taken of
BY that fell DESTROYER, yellow fever,
before Roosevelt took hand IN deal
ing with the situation, it is now NOV
ing heaven and earth to get all OF
General Skaters army away from
Santiago as soon as possible. But,
at the same time, an effort is being
made to show that Roosevelts letter
had absolutely nothing to do with the
present activity of the department,
although it is bewailing the fact that
the true state of our affairs down
there has become public. The de-
partment has taken the turn OF Re.
elimination, and the Secretary OF
War hopes to discipline the irrepress.
ible Teddy" by his rather caustic and
rebuking letter in response to what
proves to have been personal, pr.
vate, confidential letter of ''Teddy's
to his chief, the irascible Secretary
himself s.Teddy's" letter had the
desired effect all the same, and 1t has
cut like a two-edged sword; it has
placed the Administration before the
country in very ugly light to say
the least of it; and it has called such
pointed and favorable attention to
STeddy" just at this critical time ID
New York politics where there seems
to be a formidable and steadily grow
ing sentiment in favor of nominating
the irrepressib!e Teddy for Cover
nor to lead the anti-Platt forces,
that the Administration felt called
upon to try and help Platt to crush
the irrepressible Teddy But, from
present indications, Teddy" will do
tie crushing act himself-not with
hatchet, but with his manly, honor
able and patriotic letter, telling the
American people how their brave
soldier boys are being 50 grossly neg
lected Gin the interest OF some pet OF
the Administration who has succeed
ed in cornering big contracD that
they are dying like fies-only one
out OF every ten OF our men IN Cuba
being, at date OF last report, tit for
any sort OF military duty.
But that is neither all nor the worst
of It. Our Government is not only
starving and grossly neglecting our
Own troops in Cuba who have given
their services to their Government in
its philanthropic mission of freeing
Caba, while ossensibly feeding the
dying reconcentrados, but it is treat
ins our home volunteers who have
not been allowed to leave their ma
tive shores just as badly. The man
agemeDt of Camp Alser is stencil in
the nostrils OF the public-It has been
a burning disgrace to the American
Government. 1t is wrong, at any
time, for 4 Government to ask men
to leave their daily walks and occu-
pations, their home comforts and
family associations and render SER
vice to the public, and fail to give
them the best treatment possible uE-
der military operations; but, when
such favors are requested for Don
Quixote mission(such as :he present
war bas beenl il becomes hyprocisy
Of the worst dye for Government to
90 to war for the ostensible purpose
of freeing somebody away fron, home,
call uponit good, useful and loyal
citizens to volunteer their services
and risk lives for their country S hon
or--oaly to learn that their country
is so small that it will allow them to
be neglected, defrauded and starved
almost to death in order that some
scoundrel (who has been favored with
big contract to provide them with
food, medicines, etc. may make a
fabulous sum ont of it.
Wonderful Discovery.