Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-11-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
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(FTom our Regular CorreSpondent.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3Oth. 1899.
President McKinley's visit to
Richmond, tomorrow, to witness
the launching Of the Shubrio, the
first government vessel ever built
in that city, will show that he has
no political object in view in mix
ing with his fellow citizens, as it
must be plain to even his most
narrow-minded critics that he has
nothing political to gain by visiting
Virginia.
There is reason to believe that
the Philippine Commission, which
met in Washington, to-day, will
prepare a preliminary report at
once, covering its investigation
from the opening Of hostilities by
Aguinaldo and existing conditions
on the islands leaving the future to
be handled in later and fuller re-
port, which may take the civilian
members of the Commission back
to the islands after peace is restor-
de.
Senator Sewell, whose military
and personal experience adds
weight to his opinion, said of the
Filipinos: ''There is only one way
Of dealing with the Filipinos, and
that is with powder, ball, and bay
onet. / learned this many years
ago, when on cruise in that
vicinity. | had some experience
then with Philippine character that
| will never forget. The sooner
we show the leaders of the insur-
rection that we are in real earnest,
the sooner the trouble will be set
tied. The President is alive to the
situation and is handling it with
skill" Inasmuch as this language
was used by the Senator just after
he had been in conference with
President Mckinley, it was signi-
ficant. Senator Cullom, who had
also just seen the President, said:
"The proper action for those fell
lows is just such as we are taking
a substantial enforcement of the
authority of the government"
Men from the far west who come
to Washington these days all tell
one story-great prosperity and
almost unanimous support of the
foreign policy of the administra-
ton. For instance, Mr.. G. w.
Hartley, of Boise City, Idaho,
said: 'I voted for Bryan at the
last Presidential election, but /
will never do it again. / have been
studying the subject up a little
since that time. More than so per
cent Of the silver Republicans in
Idaho have decided to go back to
the Republican fold, and. unless
there is a very perfect fusion Of all
the opposing parties, Idaho is a
sure enough Republican state for
1900. Anti-Expansion doesn't go
out our way. We want the islands
in the East and lots of trade for
our western cities.
That there isn't the slightest
doubt in administration circles
about our permanent retention of
the Philippines is shown by the
decision of Secretary Long to
recommend in his annual report
the construction of a number of
light draft gunboats, for use in
Philippine waters. 1t is practically
certain that the insurrection will
be over long before these boats are
built, but they will be needed in
waters to look after our
commerce all the time.
Post Master General Smith, who
has just returned from a stumping
trip in Ohio, says it is only ques
ton of how large the Republican
majority would be. His last
speeches were made in the western
reserve" where democrats had been
all sorts Of claims about
Republican apathy. Mr.. Smith
says he found no Republican