The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-10-25
Side Tracking Dewey.

Washington, Oct. 23-The man
who has no weakness is yet unborn.
Mr.. McKinley's supporters have
taken advantage of Admiral Dewey's
only known weakness-fear for his
health-so shut off the flow Of Dewey
enthusiasm, and thus, as they think,
lessen his availability as an anti
Mckinley candidate for the repub'i
can presidential nomination. They
do not wish Dewey to attend any
more big receptions because they
keep him too prominently before the
public, and, although Dewey looks
much better than he did waer he
first came to Washigton, and has
been going to the club or the theatre
in the evening and attending to his
private business in the day time-he
helped the committee select the
house, which will this week be
bought for him-in as active man
ner as any other man of his years
could do, he has been persuaded that
his health is in great danger, and
that he must absolutely avoid excite.
ment of all kinds for some months.
This was so firmly impressed upon
him that he cancelled his engage
ments to go,to Atlanta and to Phiia.
delphia. and announced that he
would accept no more invitations
until mex spring And the McKin
leyites think they have killed the
Dewey boom.
What Archbishop Chappelle, apos-
tolic delegate to the Philippines, who
has announced his intention to go to
the Philippines to bring about peace,
which Gen. Otis has so signa!ly fail.
ed to do, and Mr. Mckinley said to
each other during the long confer
ence they held at the White House.
while big politicians were kicking
their heels in the secretary's Office,
is what all the newspaper men have
been unsuccessfully trying to find
out That they talked Of conditions
in the Philippines is all that is posi-
lively known, although much more
has been sent out by the imaginative
news makers. The archbishop seem
ed very we'll pleased when he left
the White House, and said that be
would probably see Mr.. Mckinley
again before be left Washington for
Manila, which he will do in few
days The archbishop is we'll known
and popular in Washington. where he
once had charge of a bhurch.
The Washington Post, which has
practically been a Mckinley paper
since this administration came into
power, sounded significant warning
when it said at the close of an edi.
torial full of praise of Mr.. Mckinley
personally "Tbe president must
usher in new and healthier regime.
If he cares for political future, he
must replace imbecility with brains
and vigor. The people are worn out
with failure, bewilderment and disas-
ter. Humanity demands cessation
of the murderous bungling in Luzon
Good faith and national honor re-
ouire the paci6cation of Cuba and
the political rehabilitation OF the
Cubans. This tragedy must end and
end soon Existing conditions pro,
iected into the coming year will put
a conclusive end to Mr.. McKinley's
public life.
Col N. M. Bell, who was promi
nently connected with the post Office
Departments during the first Cleve-
land administration, and who has
been in private business in St Louis,
for some years, is visiting Washing
ton. He says that people iu the east
have DO idea Of the intensity of the
feeling against trusts in the west,
and predicts that the trust issue will
figure largely in next years cam
paign He also thinks that there is
increasing hostility towards militia
rism, one of the aliases of imperial
ism. and towards that sort Of expan
sion involving the surrender of the
Monroe doctrine
Notwithstanding the failure of the
senate, at the last session of con-
gress, to act upon the batch of naval
nominations which would have put
Rear Admiral Sampson ahead Of Rear
Admiral schley, aud of the public
calling down at Minneapolis of Sec
retary Long, when he attempted to
glorify Sampson for what Scbley did,
it is announced upon seemingly good
authority that the attempt to jump
Sampson over Schiey's head is to be
again made by Mr. Mckinley es soon
as congress meets. The unjust asti-
tude OF the administration towards
dno;ro1 Gchlav hoo an far 0nlv added