The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1899-07-21

1919 ~ - - - :. LIT = NV AOuC
what / should have done, I shall
be very glad to surrender my pre-
sent official duties. 3
Capt. John B. Eaves, Of N. G.,
now in Washing ton, said Of poll
tics in his state, IF the srepnbli-
can party in N. q. would make
the fight in the coming campaign
solely on an honest republican
platform, giving the gold standard !
and protection l,lanks the promi-
hence to which they are entitled,
the chances Of victory would be
reasonably sure. McKinley's pol
icy is popular with the milling,
banking, railroad. moneyed and
progressive element. and prosper
ity is a more Important issue now
in the south than effete party
lines"
Attorney General Griggs has
gone to New Jersey for a short
vacation, which he has earned by
q great deal of hard work, made
necessary by the many 1knotty law
points, brought up in connection
with the results of the wor with
Spain. Is @.:.. ~.
It WAS in a Washington hotel.
A democrat was regalinga crowd
with, stories Indicating his belief
that the democrats had show to
carry Ohio this year. After a
while quiet gentleman, who is
prominent Ohio business man,
quietly remarked: II see that
you don't know. The democrats
have no chance of carrying the
state, no matter what sort of
ticket they put up. T. have been
in more than half of the counties
of the state during the past four
months and have taken especial
care to get the drift Of public sem
timent. The discussions within
the republican party are neither
so widespread nor so serious as
the democrats think, as they do
not extend to the mass of voters.
Some individuals are sore, but
they will not affect the result. The
state will 60 republican by about
the usual majority, although big
vote for an off year is likely to be
polled. In Judge Nash the re-
publ ans have a candidate who
does the party credit. He is an
amiable man, and yet has nerve
enough to meet any situation"
u A delegation representing the
, National Temperance Society and
kindred organizations, called on
: the President this week and re-
quested him to set aside the opin-
, ion of Attorney General Griggs
, on the '*canteen'' clause of the
army act of the last Congress.
The President told them he would
make personal Investigation to
satisfy himself as to the correct
> ness of the construction put upon
} the law by the Attorney General,
T that if found correct ut would
stand, if not it uldbe5set aside.
This government will not pay
damages on account of the de-
tention of passengers, or their
: sickness, on the vessels seized
during the Cuban blockade. Such
in effect was the reply made by
Secretary Hay to the French Am
bassador who had filed a claim
= for $4,000 on behalf OF q French
: passenger on ono of the French
q steamers captured and held until
released by decision of the AID.
miralty Court. It wis consider
Q ed as merely an incideut of the
Q war. d.
/ Commissioner Evans not only
\ gave q cordial welcome to the G.
q A. R. committee which came to
Washington to investigate the
> Pension Bureau, but he detailed
i expert clerks in the bureau to as
n sist the committee and ordered all
d employees to give any information
+ the committee might desire. This
Investigation is thing made
largely because of cbarges which
T. have been made by members oil
Q the G. A. r. against Commissions.
f Evans and his method of admins
a tering the BUSINESS Of the bureau
and the committee iscomposed oil
some of the most prominent mem.
bers of that organization, includ.
0 ing Col. r. B. Brown, of Zanes.
j. Vile, Ohio, who /. il chairman
Gen. John w. Palmer. of Albany,
- former Commanded in = Chief
o and W. G. Johnson, of Cincinnati
l. present Commando in Chief
h Commissioner Evans says the
i more thorough the investigation
y is made the stronger will be the
:: vindication. Col. Brown says the
l. only object of the: committee il
to get at the facts. 80 that intelli.
gent recommendations may be
made to correct any defects found
either in the law oi in the con-
struction of the Law BY the bureau
officials. -. Z a.
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