Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, April 10, 1893

WASHINGTON April TO- 1888
It is daily becoming palmer to close observers
that Mr.. Mckinley aud his advisers do not re
gard next years campaign 3 Republican
walk-over. They are diligently studying ways
and means for coraling ELECTORAL votes that
they consider doubtful. The trip that MIR. Nc
Kiniey is now arranging 10 make this Summer
TO the Pacific Coast Is one OF the ways that has
been decided upon. They do not expect to DO
able to carry Delaware, Maryland or Kentucky
agaip, but they hope for Kansas and Nebraska,
both of which States are likely to be visited on
/ Mr.. McKinley's Western trip. They are also
beginning to realize that some sort of a blum
against trusts must be made. Representative
Lands, of Indiana. has come to Washington
especially TO urge upon the administration the
necessity of doing something to convince the
voters of the middle west that the administra-
ton is antagonistic to the trusts. Mr.. Lands
has done some very plain talking about the
danger to the Republican party, and 1t is evil
dent that he has frightened some Of the admin
istration men.
Attorney General Griags. doubtless acting
under orders frsm Mr.. Mckinley, has made a
play to shin the responsibility for his recent
queer letter about trusts from the shoulders Of
the administration, by proceeding against the
Chesapeake and Ohio Association, generally
known as the soft coal trust, under the She rman
antitrust law. The suit was instituted in
Cincinnati, and will be directed by the Solicitor
General of the U S. The public will watch the
prosecuti Of this case closely, owing to the
Attorney-General having so recently stated, in
writing, that trusts could not be reached by
F ederal laws.
Evidently Admiral Dewey isn't one of those
who believes the end of the Philippine troubles
to be in sight OF course he is too diplomatic
to discuss such a question where his opinion
would be likely to get out. but when he cabled
the Navy Department to send him six months
engineering supplies for his feet. every employe
OF that department knew that 1t was just a
though he had cabled that it would not. in bis
opinion be safe to materially reduce the strength
of the feet at Manila for some time to come.
The latest Philippine news seems to justify
the opinion of those who believe that the fight
ing over there is likely to go on for an indefinite
time. General Lawton has started on a campaign
with picked force. with tine intention Of trying
to run down the Fihpinos.
Democrats are not the only ones who regard
the Philippines as an undesirable possession.
Representative Steele, Of Indiana, staunch
supporter of the administration. who passed
through Washington day or two ago, said OF
them: So far as 1 am concerned, woul like to
trade the Philippine Islands for yellow dog
aud then kill the dog, If there were nothing else
involved but possession OF the islands,"
In naming one Of the new battleships Georgia
although no petition had been sent from that
State while they had been sent from dozen
other States, Mr. Mckinley Ia said to have been
actuated solely by desire to show his apprecia
ton of the courtesy with which he was treated
during his recent visit to that State. This is
creditable alike to the President and to the
people of Georgia. The other names chosen
were for battleships- Pennsylvania and New
Jersey; for armored cruisers-West Virginia
Nebraska and California; fer ordinary cruiser =
Denver, Des Moines Chattanooga, Galveston
Tacoma and Cleveland.
| After taking several days to consider the
matter, the Military Court Of Inquiry wisely
decided to admit as evidence the reports sub
/ mitted to General Niles on the beef issued by
one hundred and forty-seven officers who were
in Cuba or Porto Rico. Just to give an idea Of
| the nature Of these reports, the following
phrases, each from different officers report.
are quoted; "A miserable apology for food
'' No more unpaIatable food couli be issued. -
" An unsuitable article of food" A distinct
failure" 1t was nausesting." Prefer going
without meat to eating it, Was soft. watery,
insipid and unsatisfactory to the men," Was
stringy. tough and unpalatable" 'Tasteless
and the men would not eat it" Caused 8
great deal of sickness, and as ration was q
failure" " Was unfit for use and many of the
men said it had been doped.' WAS not fit to be
issued" WAS utterly unit as an article Of
diet" @ Hungry men left ii on the ground. y
The sight of 1t was enough to turn the stom-
ach." Was not fit for consumption Was
openly condemned by the men and generally
thrown away" Was just as bad as possible
short of being rotten" "It produced disordered
stomachs.s There was whole lot more of the
same sort. but this will do for sample.
Mr.. Mckinley has accepted an invitation &c
attend the Confederate eucampment 70 be held
June 7th and 9Th at Falls Church, Virginia
under the auspices of the Daughters of the Con-
/ federacy and promised to deliver an address.