Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-12-29
Washington STANDARD
SELECTS HIS NATE.
ROOT SLATED FOR "TEDDY'S"
PLACE ON THE TICKET.

ROOT SLATED FOR "TEDDY'S"
PLACE ON THE TICKET.
Senator Allen a Bimetalist- Some Nuts for
the Gold.Buss to Crack-Some Trouble
some Questions Regarding the Filipinos for
the Administration to Answer-Secretary of
the Senate Furnishes His Office With a ST..
600 lnkstand. Etc-Anti. Legislation to
Be Pushed by the Democrats.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1899.
Mr.. Mckinley isn't satisfied with
bossing Congress; he intends to boss
the whole Republican shooting match.
For some reason he has soured on
Boss Platt's little scheme of making
Gov. Teddy Roosevelt the Vice Presi-
dental candidate, and he took occa-
sion to tell the members of the Re-
publican National Committee, which
met in Washington to-day to choose
the time and place for the next Pepub-
lican national convention, that Secre-
tary Root would be nominated on his
ticket. Boss Plat tries to make it ap-
pear that he means it when he says
that Roots nomination for Vice Presi-
dent will be entirely satisfactory to
him. Now that it has become known
that Mr.. Root is Mr.. McKinley's can.
didate, the thick and thin worshippers
at the Mckinley shrine are falling
into line and the Root boom is grow
ing accordingly.
Senator Allen, who has been ap-
pointed by the Governor OF Nebraska
to fill the vacancy left by the death of
the late Senator Hayward, will be
warmly welcomed as a staunch and
valuable recruit to the ranks OF the
anti.gold standard Senators, who are
preparing for long and hard fight in
the Senate against the gold standard
bill, which Mr.. Mckinley has found it
so easy to jam through the House.
The Republican speeches in the
House, this week, have contained lots
OF gush about Republican prosper.
ity" and "sound money" but verv
little praise of any portion of the gold
Standard bill, which will, if it becomes
u law, put the control of the finances
OF the country in tho hands of the
bankers, enabling them to contract OF
expand the amount of money in cir
culation ct will.
Representative Cochran, of Mis-.
souri,, in an able speech against the
Mckinley gold standard bill, pre-
sented figures showing that there is
not enough gold in tile world to do the
business of the world, and declared
. that the importation of gold to paw for
the surplus crops exported to supply
the failure OF crops abroad had quick
ened trade and produced the prosper.
ity of which the Republicans boosted,
and warned the Republicans that
when the stock of gold declined, as he
believed it was bound to do, the pros
perity of to-day would crumble like a
house OF cards. Representative Sims,
of Tennessee, in his speech against the
gold bill, called attention to very
important fact-that while wages did
not average more than 10 per cent.
above the panic level, the price Of
manufactured goods had increased
100 per cent.
Senator Pettigrew's resolution call.
ing upon the Secretary OF the Navy to
inform the Senate whether the flag of
the Philippine Republic was carried
by vessels in Manila bay and saluted
BY Admiral Dewey or any Of the YES
sels OF his squadron at any time since
May l, 1898, and whether vessel fly
ing the. Philippine flag accompanied
the United States cruisers Concord
and Raleigh to Subig bay, in June
1898, TO aid in compelling the Spanish
force to surrender, asks for legitimate
information and should be adopted.
If these reports are false the admins
tration ought to be glad of the oppor.
tunity to officially say so, but no such
pladness is manifested. On the con.
trary. Mr.. Pettigrew's resolution is to
be smothered, not answered.
Mr.. Quay is in Washington, making
a personal appeal to Senators to vote
TO eeat him on the Governors creden-
tials. 1t is said that if be does not re-
ceive assurances from . sufficient
number of Senators to make it abso-
lutely certain that he will be seated,
he intends to withdraw his application
and credentials. but there is doubt
as 20 whether he could withdraw them.
Some of the members of the House
committee which 10 engaged in inves-
tigating the charges against Roberts
are themselves charged with being
more anxious II get free trip to
Utah and back. with all expenses paid,
than to complete the investigation
and make report. There seems very
little probability that the report will
be made. to the House before the
Christmas recess.
It is no new thing to charge the
United States Senate with being an
extravagant body. but the itemized
cost, as shown by the report of the
Secretary OF the Senate, Of the fur
nishings bought for the Vice Presi-
dents room in the Capitol. show that
it is growing more extravagant all the
time. Here are some of the items:
Imported carpet $465, Antique desk
1925, mahogany tables $50, sofa $3.50,
two rugs $212, two pairs Of lace cur.
tains $500. velvet portiere $170, and
solid silver ink stand 81 900.
The Democrats intend pushing
trust legislation at this session OF
Congress. Senator Morgan, of Ala
bsma, has introduced An antitrust
joint resolution which he says he in
tends forcing to . vote if it possibly
can be done, and Senator Chiffon, Of
Texas, Gays the same about the anti
trust bill he has introduced.
The appointment of Gen. Leonard
Wood, whose nomination to be Major
General of Volunteers who confirmed
by the Senate this week. to be Mill