The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-09-14
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Mclean Will Spend His Money
Lfberally-What Eastern
Politicians Say.
The First Encampment Of the Spanish.
American War Veterans Held
at Washington-Other
Gossip.

WASHINGTON, September s, 1899.
President Mckinley and other Ohio
Republicans in Washington are simply
amused at the ridiculous bluffs the Dem.
ocrats are putting DIP about their expect
ting to carry Ohio. Said one of them !:
"Why, there isn'ts fairly well informed
Democrat in Ohio who really believes
that Mclean can come within 10000 of
carrying the State. All the bluffing is
for purpose, however. If Mclean can
be made to believe that he has chance
to win he will spend money literally,
but 80 long as he regards himself the
leader of forlorn hope, as he does at
this time, he will be niggardly in his
expenditures.
Those who have for months been en-
gagged in trying to create discomfort
among pensioners in the hope that it
could be used to secure action from the
G. A. R. encampment that would reflect
upon the pension policy OF the Admin
istration had their pains for their trou-
BILE. There are doubtless pension laws
which might be improved by amend
ment, but the veterans did not see any
reason in that for casting. reflections
upon an administration as friendly as
they know that of President Mckinley
has been.
Owing to the inability of the steel
works of the country, all of which are
working night and day, to fill orders,
several contractors have been compelled
to ask the Navy Department for an ex
tension OF the time within which their
contracts bind them to complete torpedo
boats. No action has yet been taken by
the Navy Department, but it is not likely
that it will be disposed to be hard on
the contractors who are unable to pro
cure materials because of the great pros
perity OF the country-a prosperity due
largely to the Administration of which
the department is part.
Each week the amount in the Treas
ury grows and new record is made
The total amount of the gold reserve
has now reached the comfortable sum
OF $249 ,246,254. With that amount of
loose change in reach it is not surpris
ing that Uncle Sam should laugh at the
stories invented by the alarmists of f.
nancial difficulties ahead of the Govern.
ment. He knows that the Government
finances are all right and that there is
no danger of any trouble in that line as
long as Republican administration is
kept in power.
Secretary Gage, who has been on duty
during the entire summer, has arranged
quite trip, beginning on the 18th inst,
for vacation for himself and Mrs Gage,
which includes visit to the Grand
Canyon OF Colorado. They will arrange
to be in Chicago during the au
tumn festival, and on October II, Secre-
tary Gage will deliver and address to the |
students of Ann Arbor University,
Michigan.
War Department records show that
orders had been issued to promote the
late Col. Hawkins, of the Tenth Pa. reg
iment, to brigadier general, and that the
news of the death of COL Hawkins was
the only thing that prevented the carry.
ing out of those orders. This effectuslly
disposes of the story that Col. Hawkins
Was not promoted because of the ami.
mostly OF Gems Otis and Greene. His
death was the only cause for his not be-
Ing promoted.
The Industrial Commission, created
~ the last Congress, has resumed bus
meas ct the old stand, and is again hear