The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-11-11
Washington Letter.
tFron Our Regul rlCorrespondent,)
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WASHINGTON Oct. 3lst, 1898.
A leak in the Paris end of the admin.
is.ration has made :, apparen, why the
republicans ws-e so arAiaus that the
treaty ~ peace should not te included
before the consrs-.ints election. We
are to get The Phd,prjna islands. But
we are to boy Ihtm--a new wrinkle,
after capturing TERRITORY ty force Of arms
to paw for it--e,ther Is paying large
sum In cash or by assuming aboHt $40 .
000, 900 Of Sranish h",ds, or both. 1t is
not sNrprieing thar t,e republican mana
gers should dread such information as
that going To the country on the eve OF
an important election, nor that they
should now be trying to discount it by
saying that nothing had ct been posit.
lively determined uoon, except that we
demand all OF the Philippine islands.
Secretary Gage has been giving away
administration tecrtte, by publicly ad-
mitting that while he hoped for the elec-
! tion Of a republican majority of the
next house, he would not go 60 far as to
say that he looked for republican sue
cess. The only difference between Sec,
retary Gage and the other members Of
the administration is that he has nh
licy sAid what they ali think snd say
privately.
Instead of teing help to Quay, Mr.
McKinley's visit 10 Philadelphia was .
positive injury TO QUAY and Quayism.
Mr. McKinly did not speak :he good
word for Quay that II vas hoped by the
terror-stricken Quayites that he would
speak. In fact he spoke not a single
word that could be construed into sym-
rathv for Quav or a wish for his success,
although some Of Qusy's friends took
especial pains TO make openings far Mr..
McKinlev 10 cay some; hing of that eort.
The result Is that the QIavitss are cav
Mr.. Mckinley to hsve E-mained out of
the state
Mr.. McKinley's commission ought TO
give Capt. VIM. Astnr Chanler, who
served in the Cuban campaign and Wop
praise from Gen. Shafter il an official
report, and lie now democratic candidate
Tor congress against Lemuel Eli QuigR,
II one of the New Y,srk cliy districts. q
chance 10 testify. i they rsslly wish to
get al some warm iaet~. Capt. Chanlsr
, says that Abner Mckinley made money
out of contracts for ,uFnUshing supplies
i, to our troops in Cuna. ard moreover,
that the stuff furni,h.d by tie AbneI
Mckinley con. err VS. Il lbferior quail
ily, aud not up IU Ia. specifications in
airy particular. Fhis maitrr will bt
j., heard from again As sOln as congress
. meele.
:. The country may expect the publica'
ton of a preliminary report from Mr.
Mchinley's alleged investigation COM
- mission soon, a. Bnss Hanna ard th,
other republican m~nsseEs have ordeieC
4 u a. one be sde aud aIven 10 the pub
q lie bt fore ths c ngTtssional election
:, There is lut probAb,hsy that the white
: wash report, such as w.il BE- made, vii
no.infuenee the eastu x at a single..vote
The people Of the e>untrs are on 20 thai
commission and is week.
n Although Gen Bn5irf sul Admira
n Sampson, two OF our military commits
a sioners a: Havana, have made strouI
10 representations Of - ,'4nger Of troubI
in that city from Tinss bs the Unpai'
, and discon;eSt.d Spauish soldiers. an
!. asked that one CT more warEhips be zen
there, because to do so ould be a vio
lation Of the protocol
Il is evident that somebody in auiho.
I'y thinks that Lieut. Hobson is gettin
too much glory out Il his efforts to say
these wrecked Spanish vessels. Hotso
is now in Washington, being catechiss
,. by board Of naval officers. VINO are in
. ciined to stop bis work, on the groun
that it will sost too much money.
: Hotson is not allowed 10 proceed will
his plaus tor saving those vessels, tn
, people will know very we'll that none
had nothing TO do with it, but ths
jealousy OF Hotson ard his rep1tatio
% is at the bottom Of the whole busins SIS.