The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-07-06
MCKINLEY
Pullihg for Harmony on All Sides
Washington News.

Washington, July s, 1899 One
of the first acts of Mr.. Mckinley
after his return to Washington was
to order the persecution of Admir-
al Schley, by the Sampson clique in
the Navy Department, stopped.
He did not do so because of any
love he had for Schley, but because
of statements publicly made by
Maryland republicans that they in
tended to hold the administration
responsible for the Navy Depart
ment's treatment of Schley. That
frightened Mr.. Mckinley, who is
by no means as confident OF his re-
election as some other republicans
profess to be. And, in addition to
ordering a let up on Schley, Mr.
Mckinley sent for ex-Postmaster
General Gary and asked him to
help keep Maryland in line. Un-
less Marylanders who ought to
know are off in their Judgment,
nothing will prevent Maryland re-
turning TO its old place in the demo.
cratic column.
In his anxiety to remain in the
Cabinet, Notwithstanding his deal
with Gov. Pingree, who everybody
knows is not an adtnirer either of
Mr.. Mckinley or of his admins.
tration, Secretary Alger is getting
foxey. In order to jolly Mr.. Nc
Kinley, he publicly said that has
deal with Pingree was solely for
the purpose of obtaining the Sena"
torship and was not binding on
either for any other purpose; that
he was Mckinley man from start
to finish and was prepared to prove
1t at any time that it might be-
come necessary, by breaking with
Pingree, if he should show any dis
position to antagonize Mr.. McKin-
ley in Michigan. How much of
this Mr.. Mckinley swallows no.
body knows, but it is certain that
Alger has undertaken difficult
role. 1t is known that Senators
Mcmillan and Burrows are hard
fighters and that they will demand
that Alger be put out of the Cabi-
net, and their demand will be back
ed by many republicans whom Mr..
Mckinley will not care to offend.
Besides, it is believed that Pingree
is only using Alger to try to get
even with Senator Mcmillan, and
considered by no means certain
that he would allow Alger to go to
the Senate even if he succeeded in
controlling the Michigan legisla.
ture.
Nothing could more surely prove
the deception practiced by the adj
ministration concerning the situa-
tion in the Philippines than the or
ders issued this week to all the re-
gular recruiting officers to enlist as
many volunteers rs may present
themselves for service in the Phil
ippines, and the official announce
ment that Gen. Otis is to have an
army of 10000 men by the end of
the rainy season. In order to keep
the appointment of all the officers
in the hands of the administration,
no ganizations are to be enlisted.
The men are to enlist as individuals
and the regiments to be fol med
will be u. S. Volunteers. Although
the announcement was made at the
same time that all the officers for
these regiments would be chosen
from the volunteers who have seen
service in the Philippines, it is a
safe bet that they will not be. Ex-
Congressman Campbell. of ILL.,, who
is now in Washington, tells his
friends that he has been promised
the colonelcy of one regiment, and
he hasn't sesn any service in the
Philippines; and there will be
others.
"Makiug virtue of necessity"
said Senator, "is what l call the
announcement of Thurston, of Ne
braska, that he would retire from
the Senate at the end of his term.
Knowing that neither lie nor any
other republican has any show to
be elected to the Senate by the Ne
braska Legislature, Thurston con-
cluded to save some Of the big wad
Of corporation money he ha. by not
entering the field as candidate
His talk about being tired OF hold.
ing office was merely little grand
stand play"
The adage, snake hay Willie the
sun Shines" appears to have been
changed by the inventors of the
country into "Alake money while
the mercury rises" The weekly
receipts of the Patent Office are
now averaging 5000 more than
they did N the summer OF last year
and this weeks issue of patents