The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1899-06-23
Washington Letter.
IFrom our regular Correspondent.l

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 better
than he does. He thinks the ticket
nominated by the republicans is a
strong one, and says that no repnbli-
can in the state can give a logical rea-
son for not Loyalty supporting very
large majority. Representative Dick,
who will be the active manager of the
campaign, returned to Washington in
a jovial state of mind, absolutely GER
tain victory. He says that the cam
paign will not be started until about
the middle of September, but that
when started, it will be pushed aggres-
sively 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 Commls-
sioners; also much of the criticism of
the Withholding of recent dispatches
from the Philippines, by the War De-
partment. There is no disagreement,
and the dispatches have been with
held for good and sufficient reasons,
by order of President Mckinley.
| In addition to getting all of 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
ernment. | have yet to see the first
democratic representative who is not
pleased with the good luck of the
genial gentleman from Iowa. Having
served on the same committee with
him. I am especially pleased at his
coming elevation to the second high
est Office in the land"
| Acting Secretary OF War, Meikle-
|iohn gave patient hearing to COM
mittee of Cubans who are in Washing
ton trying to secure modification of
the order of the War department,
granting a postponement of the settle
ment of all debts incurred before last
December. The order was issued for
the benefit of impoverished planters,
to prevent their land being sold be-
cause 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. It
is doubtful whether the order will be
modified, as the matter was very care
fully gone over before it was issued.
The Chairman of the committee,
speaking of the general situation IN
Cuba said: eve are much in need
of civil guard in Cuba as the island
is poorly policed. I wish to deny all
these wild stories of disorder in Ha-
vana, as we are getting along nicely
and quietly. You magnify a few
Cuban bandits into great affair, and
lyet you forget that you yourselves are
now chasing train robbers in the West.
Again, is tiff between Cuban and q
Spaniard any more terrible than one
OF your lynchings? Cuba is not such
a bad place, and / hate to see these
stories magniied."
| Official reports from U. S. Consul
McCook, at Dawson City, bear out the
newspaper statements that Alaska is
likely to produce more gold than the
Canadian Yukon section After de-
scribing the success in the Alaskan
gold fields known as the Forty Mile,
Eagle City, Seventy Mile and Foyuk
mining districts, the Consul wrote: It
is surmised that Alaska will exceed the
Canadian Yukon in gold output in
4 few years, if properly developed. It
i covers more gold bearing territory and
the gold so far discovered is evenly
distributed, not being in pockets, as is
the case of many creeks in the Klon-
ldike districts, where one claim will be
rich and the adjoining one worthless.
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