The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1899-02-09
MILES WANTS
An Opportunity to Prove
His Charge That EN-
balmed Beef was
Furnished the
Army.
THE GOLD STANDARD
Is Being Vigorously Pushed to The
Last Notch Of SqueexeologY.

Gen. Miles has stirred up the ad-
m m,nistration menagerie and fright
ened the War Investigating Com
mission, by again charging that
embalmed beef was issued to our
soldiers. Secretary AIger would
like to have Miles court. .martialed,
but he is afraid to do so, even IL
Mr.. Mckinley would consent, be-
cause he knows that would give
Miles an opportunity to prove his
charge, and that is just what Miles
wants. The positive assertion of
Miles that he has abundant proof
that the beef was embalmed has
greatly disturbed the War Inves-
tigating Commission, which had
about completed its report declar.
ing that. no embalmed beef was
furnished the army. 1t is now
little bit afraid to make it's report
so strong in favor OF the beef con-
tractors. This thing Isn't over by
a jugfull.
II Is now believed that q suffi-
cient number Of Senators who were
inclined to vote against the treaty
will content themselves with the
adoption Of the resolution declar-
ing that the treaty does not COM
NIT US to retention Of the Philip
pines to result In the ratification of
the treaty.
Nobody had any cause to be sur.
prlsed when the bill authorizing
the increase OF the regular army to
100000 men was passed by the
House by vote Of 1913 to 125. Four
democrats and one populist voted
for the bill and six republicans
voted against it. The humbuggery
Of the amendment giving the Pres.
ident authority, in his discretion,
to reduce the army to $4,000 men
was fully exposed by the democrats
before the bill was jammed through
under orders from the White
House. 1t is Mr.. Mckinley who is
clsmoring for standing army Of
100000; consequently nobody will
expect him to voluntarily make"
the number smaller. Just before
the bill was passed q shrewd move
was made to add to its strength In
the Senate, by the adoption OF an
amendment for the abolishment OF
the army "canteen". For several
years the temperance and reform
organizations Of the country have
been asking Congress to do away
with the "canteen," but their re-
quests have been ignored until
now, when their influence Is need.
ed to get the Senate to agree to q
standing army of 100000 men. The
republican leaders are about as
slick as they make them, when it
comes to manipulating legislation.
The Hull bill for the perpetuation
Of the gold standard, the retire
ment Of the greenbacks, and other
purposes, has been favorAbly re-
ported to the House from the Coin
age committee, under pressure
from the gold standard men who
have been demanding financial
Legislation, but, easy as it ought to
be for the republicans to put the
bill through the House, it is very
doubtful whether they do it.
Representative Handy, Of Del,
has fled the minority committee
report against the Hanna.Psyne
shipping bill, and it is q stinger.
Words are not minced, but the
bounties provided for by the, bill
are named for just what they are,
personal grabs into the peoples
money. OF the cost. the report
says: "By careful and conserva-
tive estimate we And that the gov
ernment will be obligated by the
contracts likely to be entered into
during the frst twelve months un-
der this bill to pay bounties
amounting to more than Sl65,OOO,-
0O0."- Its concluding words are:
"rhis bill 10 the ofspring OF mere
bounty bs0gsrs AMI should be re-
pudiated by Representatives Of
both political parties. Its vicious
In principle. It 10 not necessary
for the rehabilitation OF our mer-
chant marine to give hundreds Of
millions OF the peoples tax money.
The bill Is wholly unjustifiabie."
When the Ambassador A OF a for
eign country allows himself to be
interviewed for publication, 1t is
generally to help the government OF
the country he represents carry
out some plan. Consequently there
IS much curiosity In Washington
since the German Ambassador de-
clared In published interview
that Germany would not Interfere
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