Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-18
Mr.. HEATH AT HIS DESK
Annoyed at interpretations Placed on His
Remarks.
The Ohio Campaign the Hottest Ever
Organized in the
State.

First Assistant Postmaster General Heath
returned to his official desk today from his
trip to the west He was somewhat
amused, and yet a little vexed, at some of
the interpretations placed upon his re-
marks before the Republican Editorial As
sociation of Michigan respecting Aguir-
aldo.
Mr.. Heath said his remarks referred alto
gether and entirely to the condition of af-
fairs existing prior to the capitula ton of
Manila. Some of the newspapers have APP
pied his remarks to recent conditions. Mr..
Heath says that all readers of newspapers
Will recall that when Admiral Dewey sailed
from Hong Kong to destroy the 1eet in the
bay of Manila Aguinaldo and his staff were
on board the Olympia; that they were most
cordially received by Admiral Dewey and
given every possible attention. that it was
the understanding that if there was fight
ing on land at Manila Aguinaldo and his
soldiers We're to be given a place with the
American army, and they were TO bear
arms against the Spaniards: also that had
there been continued fighting on the part Of
the Americans against the Spanish troops
Agulnaido and his followers would have
been part of the American army as was
Garcia at Santiago.
Mr.. Heath says that he should more
properly have used the word place in
stead of commission" in speaking of the
understanding as to what was to be done
with Aguinaldo. He affirms the belief that
had AguinaldO remained true to the United
States there would have been no war in
the Philippines after the fall of Manila
and that Aguinaldo today would have a
prominent part in the form of government
which would have existed ut present: and
ne believes that a position n the regular
army would have ultimately been the
proper place for Agunaldo when the ma
tive troops, such as are now enlisted in
Porto Rico, We're enrolled for the invest
ment of the Philippine Islands.
The Ohio Campaign.
Mr.. Heath was with Senators Hanna and
Frye two days in Ohio, having left them
at Youngstown yesterday, and in speaking
of the campaign in the buckeye state to-
day sad that it probably the hottest
tight ever organized in the state. Mr.. Nc
Lean has undoubtedly perfected the best
Organization the democrats of Ohio have
ever mad, remarked the first assistant
postmaster general. He is his own man
ager, ana is sparing no means to make the
contest successful Tor him. The republicans
regard the hight as a serious one and not
as a Walk-oEer L believe, however, that
the republicans will win a great success.
The state of Ohio is republican by large
majority when the republicans are stirred
up and are brought out to the polls. There
is such great prosperity throughout the
state, and the people are busy, that
there IS danger of many remaining away
from the polls on account of business en-
gagements or their daily work.
The issue in Ohio seems to be princi-
pally based upon the war with Spain, al
though the republicans are making great
hits by comparing the present unprece-
dented prosperity with the distressfuly
hard times of 1896, when the democrats
were in power. Everywhere Senator Han
ma goes he receives great ovations. Sena-
tor Frye made one of the greatest speeches
OF his life at Ashtabula the night before
last He spoke almost entirely upon the
subject of the with Spain. He partic-
ularlZed the conditions leading up to the
present fight against Aguinaldo, and re-
ceived the very best of attention. Few
people understand the conditions which led
up to the present war upon the insurgents
in the Philippines, and they learn the
facts the talk about Aguinado being a pa
triot or a man worthy of the confidence of
this country disappears"