The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-15
Washington Letter.
(From our Regular Correspondent.)


Washington, March 10.-The re-
publican leaders leaders are laying
the wires for financial feke that is
expected to tide the party over the
Presidential campaign. The caucus
committee of Representatives elected
to the next Congress, chosen to pre-
pare a financial bill for the republi-
cans, met in Washington this week
and agreed to meet at Atlantic city
the 18th of next month. How this
thing strikes veteran political OBJ
server may be judged by the folio W
ing words of ex-Congressman Dolli-
yer, OF Mo-, in relation thereto: 'The
republican caucus committee is now
engaged in making pretense of do
los that which they have no intention
of doing-the framing of measure
for currency reform. They will do
their best, and I guess will succeed
in staving of any change in the fnan-
cial statutes until after Mckinley has
been candidate for another term.
Their heroic and vociferous ssser-
ton that they will do anything at all,
does not fool me-" 1t is probable
that the committee will get up some
sort of bill, but it will be purposely
made meaningless. Mr. Mckinley
has no idea Of allowing any real f.
nancial legislation before the Presi-
dental election.
Senator Jones, chairman of the
Democratic national committee, has
had second attack of heart trouble,
similar to the one that laid him up
several weeks before Congress ad-
iourned, but neither his physician
nor lis family regard his condition as
dangerous as it has been represented
to be in kilograms sent from Wash
ington. The doctor thinks the Sena-
tor will be all right, if he will remain
perfectly quiet for about month
and not attempt to atterd to any bus
mess whatever. Those who know the
energetic makeup of the Senator will
understand how difficult it will be for
him to meet the doctors wishes.
Gen. Wilson, Chief OF Engineers,
under whom Gen. Hale, who is max
ing a fighting record in the Philip
pines, served from the time he grad
uated from West Point with the high
est standing in studies ever attained
until he resigned from the army to
engage in private business, at Denver,
Colo, said of him: "He was the most
remarkable man I have ever known,
both in his studies and in his abili-
ties and I am delighted to hear that
he has made out so we'll. He is young
enough to attain almost any rank il
be should stay in the army" Gen
Hale entered the volunteer army as
Colonel of the first Colorado Regi-
ment, and was promoted to Bricadiel
General last August. He is only 81
years old.
Il is reported and generelly be-
lieved in Washington that Secretary
Alger has offered to resign, provided
Mr.. kinley will allow him to name
his successor. How is that for gall:
That such en- offer should have been
made indicates that Alger has a hold
upon Mr.. Mckinley that compels the
latter to defer to him. 1t would moi
change the situation a particle for al,
ger to retire from the Cabinet, if he
was succeeded by man selected by
himself to continue the system that
has been aptly called Algerism and tc
cover up all its past defects. Mr.
McKinley's wisest advisers are trying
to get him to defy Alger, force him
to resign, and to put man in hiG
place whose name will convince the
/ country that he will not allow con.