The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oaT Rcc,far Correspondent.

pOlntmentS he has made that even his
opponents cannot criticise. Mr.. Roots
reputation as a LAWYER stands second to
that of no man in the country. And II
was for that reason he was chosen.
President Mckinley wanted the best
LAWYER he could find at the head of the
War department, to handle the legal
questions that are constantly arising III
connection with the military govern
ment of orr new possessions, and
which are likely to be still more num-
erous and more complicated IN the near
future He Will get him III Mr.. Root.
No change in the Philippine policy Is
foreshadowed by the change IN the
head of the War Department. The or
ganization Of the volunteer regiments
is beng pushed with great rapidity-
already more than four thousand men
have eniisted-and the ten regiments
are expected to be completed by the
middle of August, and on their way to
Mani.l la very soon after that date, as
present plans are to have them all over
tut1t ny illt Gust VI (lc ldLllN stdHo!i,
so that campaign aggressive enough TO
crush out the revolt before the next
rainy season rolls around can be waged.
For the benefit of Mrs. Mckiulev's
health, which continues to Lake Cham
plain, near Plattsburg, \. y. How
long they will remain there will de-
pend upon the amount of benefit Mrs.
Mckinley may derive. There will he
pOrtaEce. by this vacation. as the Pres
ideut will he connected with the White
House by long distance telephone, and
will DE able TO give the same attention
while III Washington, and all matters
requiring immediate attention will be
disposed of before his departure.
The war with Spain abrogated all
treaty of Peace, which ended the war,
does not deal with commercial matters.
Consequently, United States trade with
Spain is now more or less handicapped.
ter has Just called the attention of the
Department Of State to the existence of
dtferentiai duty of two pesetas-a
fraction more than thIrty-eight cents
between United States and British flour
entering Spain, III favor of the British
flour. The Consul added: The mat
ter is OF some importance. as at pres
ent American flour can undersell other
foreign lmportations in this line"
When new commercial treaty is ne
gOtiated with Spain, as one doubtless
will be in the near future, such draw
backs to trade will be done away with.
the United States be given every com
mercial advantage possessed by the
most favored nation"
"CorpOral' Tanner, who has been
personally intimate with Secretary
Alger for twenty years, said, while dis
cussing Gen. Ayers record and his res
Ignation, "Whatever measure of failure
could be charged to him as Secretary of
one thousand degrees a. great as many
seem to thinks justly more charge
able To the system in vogue at the War
Department., that of bureaucracy and
divided responsibility, than to Alger.
The historian who sums up Ayers ca
recr dispassionately, with full know
ledge of events, must put him down as
4 really great man. He will be known
as man who fell a victim to the in
famous assaults of sensationalsm. In
all the great crises in the history of this
government, there has been developed
woltish side in the nature of the
American people. This quality, when
things do not 90 to suit the crowd,
makes them demand human sacri-
fee. They want TO rcnd and tear. !
speak with full knowledge and memory
of the DAYS when portion of the press
lampooued Abraham Lincoln a. a ba
boon and clown, and derided Gen.
Grant as a drunkard and butcher"
Mr. T. y. higgins, of Columbus,
Ohio, who Is always posted or the pol
itics of bis state, sad: This Will he Il
republican wear in Ohio. We will elect
our state ticket by ut least fifty thous-
and plurality. The democrats haven't
Il ghost OF chance, and wouldn't have,
even il they were not spJitInto factions.
No man the democrats can put up will
be able t. defeat Judge y: 81. He Is
not only strong in his own right, hut
the popularity OF President Mckinley
viii bring out very full vote in the
coming election. our people are enjoy
in satisfactory measure Of prosper
ity, ami that makes the average repub-
[ liran very wei pleased to continue to
east his ballot for the party of his
/ choice"
Assistant Secretary Nandcrlipr, of
the Treasury, thinks that the Dewey
! Home Fund, which now amounts to
about 50 900, contributed by more than
5000 persons, will be swelled to at
I least 500, 600 hy the time the Admiral
/ reaches the United States. lie thinks
I there are quite number Of persons
/ who will soon make large contributions
/ Treasurer Roberts and other members
of the committee are equally confident
Speaking Of the annexation of the
. Department of Puerto Principe with
the Department. Of Santiago under 4 re
cent general order from the War be-