Middletown transcript., 1899-05-13
WASHINGTON kEEFER.
From our Special Correspondent.

1irginis Hot Springs where l.s aud
Ars. Mckinley will remain for aboui
wo weeks. He is no sick, and, al
hougf the rest is taken by order Of
lis physician, ii is more in The naiuit
If an exenplificaiiOn of the adage,
An ounce of prevention is worth
,nnnd of cure" than because it il An
Ibsoluse necessity at this time he is
un down and has recently bsea suf
erer from rheumatism. an1 it seems
IN impossibility for President TO ge
my rest in Washington. Incase there
ihould be any urgent necessity for his
presence, be can reach Washington in
sight hours. Before leaving Presi-
lent Mckinley approved the ri port
made by the Military Court Of Inquiry,
which will at once be- made public.
There is no truth in the rumor that
Gen. Miles is either to be removed
from the command of the army or
as result Of the re-
Dovt.
Judging from the latest Philippine
adyices, the end is near, and no sur
prise would be felt in official circles
should Aguinaldo's formal surrender
occur any day. The rebels have &C.
knowledged themselves fought to a
standstill, and were it not for the ef-
forts OF Aguinaldo and the other Fill.
pino leaders to secure promises that
they would be given positions under
the local government, similar to those
which have been given to Cuban Off
GERS in Cuba, the surrender would have
taken place before now. They will
get no promises other than the general
one made by the Philippine Commits,
sion, that pending the final disposition
of the matter by Congress, the islands
would be given home rule to as great
an extent as might be found consistent
with American interests. The semi.
official announcement that Admiral
Dewey contemplates an early return to
the United States is taken to mean that
he sees his services will not be needed
over there much longer.
Representative Gardner, of New
Jersey, who always has opinions of his
own, said: 81 am not inclined TO think,
with many, that Mr.. Bryan is the
weakest candidate the democrats could
put up. On the couGrary, it is my
belief that he is infinitely stronger than
any Eastern man the democrats might
name. Whitney or German couldn't
begin to poll the votes the Nebraskan
would command. l am also positive
that Bryan was defeated in '96, not
because of his advocacy of silver, but
because the working classes were arous,
ed to the necessity of once more get
ting back to protective tariff. If
silver had been the only issue the demo-
Gratis might have triumphed, but they
lost because the Wage.earners .epudiat-
ed free trade, which, as illustrated by
the Wilson bill, had come pretty near
running the country"
Secretary Wilson obtained SO much
agricultural information during his
recent trip to South Carolina, that he
has arranged to leave Washington this
week upon a similar trip, which will
include visits to Louisiana, Mississippi.
Texas, and possibly several adjacent
states.
President Mckinley hasn't told any.
body that there would be an extra ses-
sion of Congress, simply because he has
not fully decided to cal one. He has
talked the matter over with prominent
republicans and has intimatsd his be-
lief that circumstances will probably
make it wise to call Congress together
in advance of the regular session in
December, and has advised Senators
and Il representatives. to make their
plans accardiuglyly. That II as far as
the matter has gone. Thare may or
may not be an extra session; but the
favor one. There is lots
of work ahead Of Congress, and if here
Is DO extra session, ths H,l4s cinno.
hops to get down to business aefore tile
lat of January, bocause the nnW Speak
r cauldnot get the Committees arrang-
I'd before that date. An ezra session
would enable all thai To be d1ue before
land,- and would undoubtedly greatly
expedite legislatio on Of al! kinds. Many
,hink, alsp, that ii would b. good pt,li.
les to Call al exir. session. 10: enly
BECAUSE it would shDitaa tbs Speaker,
hip contest, but bec4nsa ii wD III give
more time to act upon tha financial |
III, which has h9en pre- ,ared by the
louise Caucus COMMITTEES, and allow
to get before the country and bs fully
iscusssd and understood before the
xeitsmsnt of the Pissidsn iaI Caw-
aign begins. The need Of legislation
Or our new possessions, especially
laval and Porto Rica, is also an
reaaaesit FER fftsf ~ j 75Ssttfst . ssiutI,
Secretary Alger has returned to
Washington and resumed his duties.
reply TO qiestiphs, he said that be
ad nothing to add to what he said in
liehigan about his being candidate
succeed Senator Mcmillan.
AS rule, Republican representatives
sent the attempt, which they say is
slng made by outsiders, to make the
contest sectional fight Of
% West against the East, and present
dieations are that the attempt win
u, and that it will be solely contest !
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