Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1899-09-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our Regular Correspondent.)
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a lively interest to his Congress
sional callers in the State cam
paigns that are going on. One of
his latest callers was Senator Nc
Comas, of Maryland, who said of
his conversation with the President:
81 told the President that we
would win, and ! meant what /
said. The President hopes to see
us triumphant, and was pleased
when | assured him that the pros
poets were growing better. Sena-
tor McComas also suggested to
President Mckinley that he would
have to pass through Maryland,
both going and coming when he
went on his western trip and that
the people Of the State would be
delighted if he would stop long
enough at one OF two places to
speak few words to them.
Senator Platt, Of New Y ork, who
was in Washington on business,
took occasion to assure President
Mckinley that the people of New
y York, regardless of politics, were,
with few exceptions, heartily sup
porting his Philippine policy, and
ready to back the administration
in every effort necessary to put us
in control of the islands.
This government has nothing
whatever to do with the action of
Spain in refusing to pay interest
on the Spanish bonds known as
the Cuban loan, most of which are
held in France; consequently no
official notice has been or will be
taken Of the matter. As to the
absurd claim made by Spain that
Cuba should pay the interest on
these bonds, that was fully settled
during the peace negotiations at
Paris, when the L. S. Commits
sisners positively refused to con-
slider the claim, which was put
forward then by the Spanish Com
missioncrs. If those bonds, prin-
cipal and interest, are not paid by
Spain, they viii never be paid at
all.
Representative TaWney, Of Min
nesota, says the people Of his sec
tion are almost all with President
Mckinley in his Philippine policy.
OF the status of the people at large
on that question, he said: Il
have no doubt as to the verdict
which the people of the [. S. will
render when they come to decide
whether we hold the Philippines.
The Commercial advantages to be
derived from continuous possession,
as well as the benefits which the
Filipinos will appeal to our people,
and they will not let the islands
60 When peace is restored, the
FilipinOs will be given the largest
measure of ofindependence consistent
with their ability to govern. At
present we cannot say how great
this degree of independence will be.
Our present duty is to restore
order, and then we will learn, as
quickly as possible, what capacity
for government the FilipinOs pos
sess. They must demonstrate their
capacity-must pass their eXamin-
alton, as it were before being ad-
mitted into the class of self-govern-
ing peoples"
A report from L. S. Consul at
AK la Chapelle, Germany, recently
received at the State Department,
says: Gas trusts are now being
discussed in the L. S., it may be
of interest to know that practically
every industry in my consular
district is managed in this way.
The report of the Chamber of Com
merce in this city, just issued,
urges the formation of a trust in
the pin industry"
A fresh batch of stories as to
Vice President Hobart's intentions,
have made their appearance. They
are merely guesses. The question
of whether Mr.. Hobart will be a
candidate again, depends now, as
it has since he commenced to show
signs of breaking down, solely
upon the condition of his health
when the proper time comes to
consider the matter. 1t is a waste
of time to speculate upon it now.
Bucklen's Arn1ca Salve.