The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1899-06-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. June 18th. 1899.
President Mckinley does not talk
politics publicly. but among his per
sonal friends he expresses pleasure at
the outlook in Ohio, and no man
knows the politics OF that state bet
ter than he does. He thinks the tick
ct nominated by the Republicans is Il
strong one, and says no Republican
IN the state can give a logical reason
Tor not Loyalty supporting it. He is
confident that the ticket will be
elected by Il very large majority.
Representative Dick, who will be the
active manager of the Ohio campaign,
returned to Washington in iovial
state of mind, absolutely certain of IL
victory. He says that the campaign
will not be started until about the
middle of September, but that when
started, it will he pushed aggressively
until election day
Having failed in their open fight TO
discredit the Philippine policy of the
administration, the anti-imperialists,
so called, have resorted to secret in
trigues. There are reasons for belief
that they are behind the stories alleg-
ing serious disagreement between
Gen. Otis and the Civil Philippine
Commissioners; also much of the crit
icism of the Withholding of recent
dispatches from the Philippines, by
the War department. There is no
disagreement, and the dispatches
have been withheld for good and suf-
ficent reasons, by order of President
Mckinley.
In addition to getting all the Re
publican votes for Speaker, Col. Hen
dersOn is getting good words from his
political opponents on every hand
Representative Underwood, of Ala
bama, said; Col. Henderson has
made the most wonderful speakership
campaign in the history of this gov
eminent. | have vet to see the first
Democratic representative who is not
pleased with the good luck of the
genial gentleman from Iowa. HAY
ing served on the same committee
with him, | am especially pleased at
his coming elevation to the second
highest office in the land"
Acting Secretary of War, Meikle-
john gave patient hearing to "A com
mittee of Cubans who are in Wash
lngtOn trying to secure a modification
of the order of the War Department,
granting a pOstponement of the set
clement of all debts incurred before
last December The order was issued
for the benefit of impoverished plant
erS, to prevent their land being sold
because they could not at once raise
the cash to meet old obligations, but
this committee claims that it has done
more harm than good. and that it is
now almost impossible for planters to
secure loans in Havana, although
there was never so much idle money
in the hands Of capitalists in that
city. 1t is doubtful whether the order
will be modified, as the matter was
very carefully gone over before it was
issued. The Chairman of the com
mittee, speaking of the general situa-
ton in Cuba, said: We are much
in need of a civil guard in Cuba as
the island is poorly policed. | wish
TO deny all these wild stories of dis
order in Havana, as we are getting
along nicely and quietly. You mag
Nifty a few Cuban bandits into a great
affair, and yet that you yourselves
are now chasing train robbers in the
West. Again, is a tiff between a
Cuban and Il Spaniard any more ter
rible than one of your lynchings
Cuba is not such IL bad place, and
hate to see these stories magnfied. "
Official reports from United States
Consul McCook, at Dawson City, bear
out the newspaper statements that
Alaska is likely to produce more gold
than the Canadian Yukon section.
After describing the success in the
Alaskan gold fields, known as the
Forty Mile, Eagle City, Seventy Mile
and koyuk mining districts, the Con
sui writes: 1T is surmised Alaska
will exceed the Canadian Yukon in
gold output in Il few years, if prop
erly developed. 1t covers more gold
bearing territory and the gold so far
discovered is evenly distributed, not
being in pockets, as is the case on
many creeks in the klondike district,
where one claim may be rich and the
adjoining one worthless
The Commission named by Pres-
dent Mckinley to investigate and
report upon the best route for a ship
canal across the lsthmus of Panama.
in accordance with an Act of the last
Congress, has nine members instead
of seven, as at first proposed. Rear
Admiral Walker, who was President
of the Commission, which has Just
made an exhaustive report on the
Nicaragua route, is President of the
new Commission. The only politi-
elan on the Commission is ex-senator
Pasco, of Florida, who was chosen to
represent the strong Southern ele-
ment which favors building canal.
The Commission will endeavor to
make II report by the time Congress
meets, and while there is no certainty,
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