Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-07-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. July 2ist. 30.

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1t is not surprising that he should
not feel called upon TO take any Of !
fetal notice OF the complaints OF Ger |
tain newspaper correspondents, at
Manila, that zen. Otis has not con-
Quoted the war against the Filipinos
to suit them, and that his military
censor has not allowed them to cable
anything they choose to write to their
papers. The President knows that
the same complaints were made
against Gen. Grant, Gen. Sherman,
Gen. Sheridan and In fact every Of
flcer who conducted campaign dur
ing the civil war. He knows that
those officers managed to get along
Notwithstanding such complaints,
and he has every confidence in the
ability OF Gen. Otis to do the same.
Information from civil and naval
sources, over which Gen. Otis had no
control, have conceded too closely
with what he has sent for any unprej.
udiced person to swallow the story
Of his having at any time missrepres-
ented the situation.
Secretary Alger has placed his res
ignation In the hands of President
Mckinley, to take effect whenever
the President wishes; that ought to
stop lot OF fool talk, but, OF course
it wont.
senator Nelson was given a hear
ing by Secretary Hitchcock. Assist
ant Secretary Ryan and Indian Com
missioner Jones, concerning the Or
der Of June 22d, for the withdrawal
o! all intruders and white trespassers
from the Cass Lake Indian reserva-
tion. Senator Nelson took the ground
that the reservation was public land,
and that settlers had right to enter
1t. and asked, that the carrying into
effect OF the order be postponed, un-
til there should be opportunity for
congressional action. Sec'y Hitch
cock has not announced his decision
yet, but will do so in day or two.
Secretary Hay has granted permis-
sion to the Civic Federation, OF Chi
cago, through its Secretary, to re-
lquest all U. S. Consuls In Europe to
respond to series Of questions as to
the existence and workings of trusts
and trade combinations in the coun-
tries In which they are stationed.
That President Mckinley will be
reelected is as certain as anything
in the future can be. Even IL there
had lie no war with Spain, this would
still be certain. on account OF the
prosperous condition of the county.
The matter Is thus briefed by resi-
dent of Washiugton: All elections
in this country are carried by the
laboring vote. the men who follow
the pillow, and the mechanics and
Iartysans are the ones who elect Pres
idents. This class of voters are not
yet ready to again embark upon the
sea of approximate free trade, which
is the chief corner stone OF the So
called democratic organization. The
laboring man Is to near the time
when he walked the street looking
for work, living in souphouses that
were maintained by public charity,
while his wife and children were at
home without the necessary. food to
Sustain life, and without fuel to keep
them warm, to be yot ready to join
the party which closed up the fac
tories and threw them out Of employ
ment during the last Cleveland ad-
ministration. IL William Mckinley
had nothing to rely upon except the
fact that he had given employment
to every laboring man throughout the
length and breadth OF the land he
could rest assured OF reelection.
Mr.. r. j. Vincent, of California,
who thinks Senator White, Of his
state, would be the strongest man
the Democrats could nominate for
President, said: "But there is no
use expecting any such good luck.
Bryan already is picked out, and II
he hasn't any more show in the rest
Of the Union than in California, he
will make worse race than in '96. "
The fourth treaty for reciprocity
with British Colonies was this week
signed by represent atives of the U.
s. and Great Britain. They provide
for trade reciprocity with Barbados,
/. Bermuda, British Guina and Jamaica.
The text of none of these treaties will
be made public until they have been
acted upon by Congress, the Dingley
, law, under which they were negoti
ated requiring they shall be approved
, by the House as we'll as the Senate
, before becoming effective. The time