Middletown transcript., 1899-07-22

NNWM sSa ment from the
wAMS SE recruiting off,.
SS ~ GERS and greatly
Ws<SSTY pleased at the
promptness with
which the men are enlisting-the aver
erage is nearly 400 a day-for the hard
service known to be before them in the
Philippines. although he is not surpris-
ed. He has an abiding faith that the
patriotism Of Americans is strong
enough to promptly meet every call
that it may become necessary to make
upon it. It is now certain that the ten
new regiments of volunteers will be re,
cruited in time to be sent to Gen. Otis
as soon as be can use them, which will
not be until after the rainy season is
over in the Philippines.
pirecteE Roberts, Of the y Mint
has just returned from trip through
the middle West. He said of what he
Observed" Money is plentiful and
the West seems to have all Of its share.
In fact, there is so much money that
Nebraska banks, for instance, are com'
peting for commercial paper in Chi
cago, with interest at low rate. do
not think this has ever occurred before.
Heretofore, the Western banks have
never had too much money, and bave
had to borrow from Chicago and the
East. Money is now getting from the
West to the East, and this renders the
money market In the East easy. There,
fore American money is going to
Europe, where interest is higher.
There is not much talk Of politics in
the West. The general understanding
is that President Mckinley and Mr..
Bryan will be re-nominated. Mr.. Nc
Kinley will carry more western states
than he did three years ago, and will
obtain a much larger majority in Iowa
than before. Many Democrats who
voted for Bryan told me that they were
satisfied with the situation, and would
vote for the reelection Of Mckinley"
Senator Scott, Of W. Va, who has
just returned from trip to the Pacific
coast, gave the Democrats who imagine
that successful campaign can be made
on an anti-expansion and free silver
platform. a valuable pointer, when he
told them that the Democrat most
mentioned for the Presidential nomi,
nation out there was Senator Morgan,
Of Ala, who is admired because of his
work In behalf Of the Nicarauga canal,
his robust expansion views. and his
hearty support of the foreign policy of
President Mckinley, during and since
the war with Spain.
Admiral Dewey has written that he
will arrive In New York harbor not
later than Oct. !, and that he may
possibly get there little earlier. He
will receive such a welcome and
ovation as was never given to any
American, and the best part Of it is
that he deserves all the honor that will
be given him. There are other heroes
Of the war with Spain, all Of whom are
honored by an appreciative and patri-
otic people, but no man ever did SO
much in single day to raise his
country in the estimation of the whole
world as George Dewey did on the
memorable May day, in Manila harbor.
Dewey is not only an American bero.
but he is world-hero, whose name
will be known and honored as long as
brave deeds give men places In the
inches of the temple of fame. and are
recorded In song and story.
There was really nothing significant
in the fact that during three days,
when Secretary Alger and Assistant
Secretary Meiklejohn were away from
Washington, Gen. Miles was actin g
Secretary of War. By Statute of
the q. s. the Commanding General of
the Army is directed to act as Secre-
tary of War, during the absence Of
the Secretary and Assistant Secretary.
This happened to be the arst time that
both Of those officials had been absent
at the same time since before the war
with Spain. The fact that both of
those officials should have been absent
at once does indicate, however, that
the relations between Gen. Miles and
the War Department have somewhat
improved. It is very certain that there
was quite an extended period during
v Nhich Gen. Miles would not have been
given an opportunity to act as Secre-
tary Of War, under that law.
Ex-senator Wilson, of the State of
Washington, says expansion ID not q
party question in his State. as it is en-
dorsed by practically the entire popula-
tion. He thinks there isn't the slight
est doubt of President McKinley's re,
election by an Increased majority, both
II, tha nonular vote md in tha Alanf0raI.
college. Like other observant men
who have recently been in the extreme
West, Mr.. Wilson thinks that Bryan is
losing ground so fast In that section
that he will not be re-nominated by
the Democrats. Il is only because Of
Bryans supposed control of the West
and South, that he has any support at
all In the East. IL the West and South
do not eend solid delegations for him.
10 the Democratic National Conven-