Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-09-09
PRESIDENT nckINLEY
la PhiIadeIphia Commissioners Evans
and His Pension Report-Receipts
for August The Nominations
in Ohio.
(From our Regular correspondent.

Washington, Sept. a. President Nc
Kinley returned to Washington Saturday
afternoon, but left today for Philadelphia,
to attend the annual encampment of the
G. "A. r. He kept so thoroughly I'M
touch with all important public matters
during his absence that he found only
routine business on his desk when he re.
turned. He had informal talks with all
the members OF the Cabinet, except Sec
re tary Long, who is not in the city, and
there was a regular Cabinet meeting TO
day. He also heard verbal report by
President Sohurman, of the Philippine
Commission He anticipates a pleasant
time at the encampment, owing to the
large number OF old friends he will meet
there.
Commissioner Evans, Of the Pension
Bureau, completed his annual report be-
fore leaving for the G. A. r. Encamp-
ment, and copies OF the document will
probably be distributed among the veter-
ans. There is more or less talk of the
probability of an attack being made upon
Commissioner Evans method OF admin
istering the Pension Bureau, in the report
of the G. "A. r. committee, which made
an investigation several months ago. and
which will be submitted TO the encamp-
ment but Mr.. Evans is confident that the
committees report will show that he adj
ministered the laws properly, and that II
there is any censure, it will be of the laws
and not of him. The report of the COM
missioner recommends the repeal OF the
law granting arrears Of pensions TO the
widows Of pensioners. He also recon-
mends that the law shall be strictly en-
forced which requires every pension agent
TO prepare and mail to each pensloner
whose pension is payable at his agency, a
voucher fifteen days preceding each quar-
terIy pension day. The report says that
during the present fiscal year, the arrears
Of work will be greatly diminished and
that all claims will be made practically
current. The report also expresses Salts
faction with the work accomplished dur
ing the year, and SAYS: The work is in
far better condition than at any time since
assumed charge of the Bureau. and it is
believed that further progress will be at
tanned by the system that has been insti-
tuted in the different divisions No new
rules of evidence have been introduced,
but the work has been accomplished un-
der prescribed rules of many years stand
ing.
Uncle Sam did pretty well for a sum
mer month. in August, which is usually
dull in official as well as in private bust
ness. The treasury receipts were $3.50
600 more than they were in August of
last year, and the surplus for the month
was S4455, 500. The amount of gold in
the treasury is larger than ever before, the
exact figures being $4S,757.o7I. These
figures tell their own story of the pros
porous condition OF the government and
of the country, and in the face of such a
story, how ridiculous is the claim now
being made by some Democrats, that the
Democrats have chance to carry the
country next year. To accept such a
claim is 10 impeach the intelligence OF the
voters OF this country, who have too vivid
a remembrance of Cleveland times not to
fully appreciate a good thing when they
have it, and to vote for its continuance.
The most talked OF event in political
circles, just now, is the buying OF the
Democratic nomination for Governor OF
Ohio, by Mr. John X. Mclean. whose
actual residence is in Washington. but
who has large property interests in Ohio
corporations. and who is also the owner
and nominal editor OF the Cincinnati En-
qurer. Republicans, including President
Mckinley, do not regard the nomination
of Mclean as an important factor in the
gubernatoria campaign, because they be-
Iieve that it has been from the day OF the
nomination of Judge Nash by the Repub-
lican convention Of Ohio, only question
of how large majority he would be Civ
en- there has never been and is not now
the slightest doubt of his election. Bur
the Bryan Democrats are in almost a |
state of panic. They do not trust Nc
Lean. They believe that he has secured
this nomination as part OF the plot to
defeat Bryan for the Democratic Presi- |
dental nomination, next year. They are
too badly frightened to talk publicly, but
among themselves, they are talking as
hard as they can. and the wires have been
kept hot with ,sages TO the Bryan
leaders. and TO Mr. Bryan himself, con-
tanning plans to head off McLean's am
bition. That Mr.. Mclean is a multi |
millionaire everybody knows, but why he
should be willing 10 spend any portion OF
his millions to get the empty honor of a
Democratic nomination for Governor of
Ohio. the ice-Presidency, or even the
Presidency, is something beyond the COM
prehension Of ordinary mortals. But he
has already made start in lavish expen-
ditures for very empty honor. and that
is what is worrying the Bryanites.
Secretary Root hopes and believes that
the situation in Cuba will warrant the
holding Of municipal elections not later
than next May.
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