Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-06-10
The Politician.

Tie TOIllICldIlI
President Mckinley attended the en-
campment of the United States Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy, held at Glen
Echo, near Washington, on Wednesday
and Thursday. The encampment would
have been a dead failure in point of at
tendance had not fair crowd of Wash
ingtonians burned out. The first day,
which was on the programe as "Vir-
ginia day. was a failure anyway.
Maryland day" the second, which
was attended by the President and a
number of prominent men, and little
better, but neither was successful
enough to warrant the holding of an
other encampment in the vicinity of
the national capital.
If col. Henderson could have heard
all the good words that have been said
of him since it became certain that he
would be unanimously nominated by
the Republican caucus for speaker of
the House, he would have realized how
very popular he is. 1t is no disparage-
ment of the other gentlemen who were
candidates before the sentiment of the
Republicans of the House was so over
wnelmingly expressed for Col. Hender-
son, to say that no better choice could
possibly have been made. He has
every qualification needed to make a
good speaker, and he is so well ac
qual- ed with the merits of all the old
members of the House that he can ar
range all the committee assignments
before Congress meets, or he can make
his selections strictly upon merit some
thing that every Speaker has not been
able to do.
Senator Hanna, whose physician has
ordered him to Europe on account of
his health, has expressed the wish that
he would not be asked to remain at the
head of the Republican National Com
mruuee, in the Presidential campaign.
He says that President Mckinley is
Jound be triumphantly elected,
even if there were no National COM
M, ZEE in existence. But, unless Mr..
Hanna's health gets a great deal worse
than some rheumatic pains, he is likely
TO be chairman of the committee again
as he admits that he will accept If it
is insisted upon, and with the same
ticket and the same issue, il will be
natural enough to insist on having the
same manager who won the first fight.
1t doesn't take much to build rumor
in the atmosphere of Washington. Just
because ex-Speaker Reed did not send
his resignation as a Representative to
the governor of Maine before leaving
for Europe, the Washington rumor-
mOngers built up long story alleging
Mr. Reeds's intention to retain his seat
in the House in addition to his mem
bershlp in that New York law firm.
One of Mr. Reeds strongest points is
his thoroughness, and thoroughness
and that story do not gee at all
An influential delegation of Missouri
Republicans came to Washington this
week to protest against the intention
of superintendent Merriam, of the Cen
sus Bureau, to give half the Census
Supervisors for the state to Democrats.
EX-Representative Frank, one of the
delegation handled the subject with
gloves when he said Imagine a Dem
ocrablc Census Superintendent giving
p alf of he best offices at his disposal
to Republicans. The thing is absurd.
We have not yet reached the polital
Millennium, and when that golden era
dawns there will be no further need
of opposing parties. Until then it is
but natural and right for he party in
power TO administer the government,
and ID can do so most effectually
through the agency OF its partisans.
Missouri is a state in which the Repub-
lican party needs encouragement from
the national administration. In Its
total of Republican ballots il comes
next after Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
Under such conditions we do not be-
lieve that the Democrats are entitled
TO share in the Offices, which, if given
them, will be used for party purposes
in the campaign of 1900 1t is ehiyal-
rOus not to exterminate the foe, but
fail to see the wisdom of giving your
enemy club which he may use for
your own destruction" A number Of
protests have been received from Re