The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-10-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Oct. %. 1S9

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The man who has no weakness is yet
unborn. Mr.. McKinley's supporters
have taken advantage of Admiral
Dewey's only known weakness-fear
for his health-to shut of the flow of
Dewey enthusiasm, and thus, as they
think, lessen his availability as an
anti-McKinley candidate for the Re
publican Presidential nomination.
They do not wish Dewey to attend any
more big receptions because they keep
him too prominently before the public
aud, although Dewey looks much bet
ter than he did when he first came to
Washington, and has been going to
the club or the theatre in the evening
and attending to his private business
in the day time-he helped the Com
mittee select the house, which will
this week be bought for HMM as
active a manner as any other man Of
his years could do, he has been per
suaded that his health is in great
danger, aud that he must absolutely
avoid excitement of all kinds for some
months. This was 50 firmly impressed
upon him that he Cancelled his engage
ments to 90 to Atlanta and to Phila-
delphia, and announced that he would
accept no more invitations until next
Spring. And the McKinleyites think
they have killed the Dewey boom.
What Archbishop Chappelle, apos-
tolic delegate to the Philippines, who
has announced his intention to go TO
the Philippines to bring about Peace,
which Gen. Otis has so signally failed
to do, and Mr.. Mckinley said to each
other during the long conference they
held at the White House, while big
politicians were kicking their heels in
the secretary's Office, is what all the
newspaper men have been unsuccess-
fully trying to find out That they
talked of conditions i'm the Philippines
Is all that is positively known, although
much more has been sent out by the
uews-makers. The Arch
bishop seemed very well pleased when
he left the White House, and said that
be would probably see Mr.. Mckinley
again, before he left Washington for
Manila, which he will do in a few days.
The Archbishop is well known and
popular in Washington, where he once
lad charge Of a church.
The Washington Post, which has
practically been Mckinley paper
nce this administration came into
)0wer, sounded significant warning,
when il said at the close of an editorial
ull Of praise Of Mr.. Mckinley person
lily: "The President must usher in
lew and healthier regime. If he cares
Or a political future, he must replace
with brains and vigor. The
eople are worn out with failure, be-
and Disaster
Humanity demands a cessation of
he muderous bungling in Luzon.
iOod faith and national honor require
ne paciiication Of Cuba and the politi-
Al rehabilitation of the Cubans. This
agedy must end and end soon.
xisting conditions projected into the
'ming year Will put conclusive end
, Mr.. McKinley's public life."
Col. n. NJ. Bell, who was prominent
connected with the PostOflice De-
lrtment during the first Cleveland
administration, and who has been i'm
'ivate business in st. Louis, for some
'ars, is visiting Washington. He
" that people in the East have no
ca Of the intensity Of the feeling
ainst trusts in the West, and predicts
at tine trust issue will figure largely in
xt years campaign. He also thinks
at there is increasing hostility to-