The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-22
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent.}

this week. There had evidently been
a weak spot somewhere in the Alger
coaching department, and it may re-
suit in another court-lnartial for Ea-
gan, the verdict of which Mr.. McKin-
lev will not dare to set aside or miti-
gate, and serious trouble for other
officers who have been connected with
the Alger clique. Col. Smith, the
War Department purchasing agent
at Chicago, testified that he bought a
lot of second class canned beef be-
cause he didn't know any better, also
that he bought ali the canned beef he
bought by sample and trusted entire
ly to the honesty of the packers to
furnish it up to sample, and that can
ned roast beef was first purchased by
direct order of Gen. Eagan. But the
uost damaging portion of his testl-
nory was that Eagan III number OF
Instances ignored him entirely and
bought by wire, without competition,
large quantities of canned roast beef.
The justification of Gen. Miles is fore
ing itself to the front Notwithstanding
extraordinary to keep it back.
The "nigger" 10 the canal legisla
ton of Congress is becoming visible
to the naked eye. The work done by
the Panama Canal compaDy's lobby
lists in killing legislation for the con
struction OF the Nicaragua and Pana-
MA routes, is now being supplement-
ed b9 other shrewd work towards
roping this country il as partner
in the Panama Canal. As another
move in that direction about sixty
Senators and Representatives have
accepted invitations for month";
juuket upon an elegant steamship,
as guests of the Panama Canal Co.,
the junket to include visit to Cuban
ports ofinterest. The Panama Canal
has already been the cause of a great
scandal in France, brought about by
this way of spending money to in-
fnence legislation.
The absolute control exercised over
the machinery of the republican par
tv by Boss Hanna is shown by the
talk in Washington about Mr.. Hobart
and the Republican national ticket.
next year. Mr.. Hobart is not only
willing but anxious to have the old
ticket put up again, but there are
some objections, because Of the un-
broken rule Of changing the tail OF
the ticket. Hanna will settle the
matter before Alr. Hobart leaves his
Townsville house, whore he is q
guest with Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley,
and the strangest thing about it is
the ready acquiescence of prominent
Republicans in his right to do SO.
One of the latter speaking about it in
the most matter -of-fact tone said: "If
Hanna decides that Hobart shall not
be nominated again, you may look
for an announcement from Hobart
before delegates to the national con-
vention are elected to the effect that
his private business demands his at
tention; no announcement will be
needed if the decision is for the old
ticket"
When Admiral Higginson wrote a
letter declining the promotion given
to him because the nominations of
his brother officers for similar pro-
motions had not been acted upon by
the Senate, while his had been con-
irmed, the country expressed its adj
miration for the extraordinary dis
play of magnanimity; when Sampson
made an attempt to square himself
by following with letter to the Sec
retary of the Navy, suggesting that
his name be left out of the promo
tions sent to the Senate, at the next
session of Congress, the country gave
him the ha! ha! Of derision. The
public is often humbugged, but in
these two cases it correctly sized up
the genuine and the imitation with
out moments hesitation or single
pointer, other than the letters of the
two men and what anybody knew of
their records. Sampson cannot live
long enough to live down the bad
opinion the people have had of him
ever since it became known that be
deliberately attempted to appropriate
to himself Donors which he knew be-
longed to Schley, and in order to do
so did not hesitate to attempt to
blacken the record of Schley. Fair
play is something that many DO not
get, but he who does not believe in it
and practice it is unworthy to be
called an American.
Anti-imperialists would feel more
like rejoicing over the American vic
tories over the Fillipinos during the
the present week were it not for the
loss of good American blood in the
fighting that led up to those victo,
ries and their belief that it was lost in
cause that is so unwise and their fur
ther belief that more will have to be
continually lost, either through fight
ing or disease, as long as we keer
those islands and try to control theil
semi-savage Inhabitants American
bravery will always thrill American
hearts; but in this case it is, in many
minds, accompanied by a regret thai
it had not been displayed in more
worthy cause than in whipping an in
ferior people into subsection to US.
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