Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-09-23
WASHINGTON GOSSIP
President Overwhelmed By
Western Invitations.
Carlisle of New York in Kentucky
Politics. a f1iSu understanding
Regarding the Recent Appoint
mcnf of Admiral SChIey.

Washington, Sept 22.-CSpecial)-
Evcr since the official announcement
ttat President Mckinley would visit
St. Paul and Minneapolis, as well as
Chicago, when he goes wess next
month, the president has besp over
whelmed with invitations by mail, by
wire and verbally to visit other west
ern cities. WhiIa this proof of his
personal popularity is naturally graf
flying to President Mckinley, it is also
embarrassing to him, because CT his
inability to accept all the invitations
and his unwillingcess to appear to dis
criminate. HIS may decide to visit
other places, but the chances are that
he will not. His premise to visit Chi
cage during its autumn festival was
obtained many months ago. and it was
his desire to assist in welcoming the
Minnesota volunteers home from the
Philippines, that caused him to decide
to GO to Minneapolis and ST. Paul; his
interest tnl and kindly feeling toward
the volunteers are known to all VINO
Although now voter in New York,
ex-senator Carlisle can't keep his
fingers out of Kentucky politics. While
in Washington several days ago, he
made a statement showing in the most
positive manner that in 1896, GoebeI
claimed to be sound money demo-
crat and was working with that fac
tfOn of the party. Ex-senator Back
/ burn, who has been in Washington
about a week, Supposed to be sick, says
that Mr. Bryan has rot crawffshed on
his promise to speak for Goebel, and
that he will manage Bryan's stumping
! trip, which he says. will be confined
to the strong democratic districts, be-
cause its principal object is to bring
kicking democrats into the party
traces.
Jim" Boyle, an cd newspaper man
who was private secretary to President
Mckinley while he was governor Of
Ohio, and during the presidential cam
paign, but who has been for the last
| two years, United States consul at
Liverpool England, is in Washington
ca a vacation. Being a close Observer
and careful man, these words Of Mr..
Boyle's are gratifying to all Ameri-
cans, and should be valuable to the
American manufacturer who is seeking
to extend his foreign trade, especially
with England: THE most gratifying
thing to a citizen of this country is
the ever-increasing demand in England
for Yankee manufactures. What
would try to impress on our people is
the vital necessity of sending over
cnly high class goods. By keeping cur
products up to high standard we
secure the confidence .of the English, |
who are always willing to pay the !
very highest prices for the best But |
any deterioration from this standard |
breeds distrust and means a diminu- !
tiCn of imports. In some lines by !
failure to pursue this correct policy, |
in this bicycle trade, which liz 1898 |
fell off fifty per cent from the ,prcl1ed-
ing year, owing to the fact that great
many trashy wheels were sent from
this country to England, the result be-
ing that some degree of suspicion was
sure to attach to all American makes
of bicycles in the, future"
1t seems dif1cuit> for the navy de-
partmsnt to issue an order concerning
Rear Admiral Schley which does not
put the inventive faculties of scme
newspaper writer's 'cn double duty and
produce lot cf stories which anyone
at all familiar with tbs practices of
the department know to be farc1aa.
Some time ago Admiral Schley aske
to be given sea duty, and last week he
was ordered tC hold himself in readi-
ness to take command of the South
squadron, the first opp0rtun-
ity there has been to comply with his
request, the appointments of that
rank since he fiI5d it having all gone
to his seniors. First came a batch of
stories about the command being an
Cne That is pure bOsh. ,
No flag command is regarded in the .
navy as unimpoItant, and any one Of
them may becoma ct any time the most
important. 1t is always customary be-
fore assigning officers of high rank to
any particular duty, to ascertain their
wishes, and that is all thai has been
done in the case of Admiral Schley.
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