The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-02
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
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" AsHINGToN, May 80, 1899.

1nere Is SOHleluluS ucClu0ulJ
suspicious in the news from the
Philippines. Not a line of press
news can be cabled from Manila
until it has been approved by the
United States Military Censor,
and it is not likely that he would
approve anything the administra-
ton did not wish made public.
Hence, the publishing of the
statement that it would be impos-
sible for General Otis to conquer
even the entire island of LuZon,
not to mention the remainder of
the group, so that it would stay
conquered, without a large in
crease in his army, was allowed
to pass the censor for a purpose.
Not being in the confidence of
the administration, few persons,
even amongst the most prominent
Republicans are, it cannot be
positively stated what that pur-
pose is, but the inference is that
it is intended to pave the way for
one or two things; a call for vol
unteers to reinforce Otis, or to
make the people of this country
satisfied with some dicker that is
about to be made with the Flip
mos, and which they would nat
urally be inclined to be disSatis-
] fled with. The preponderance of
opinion in Washington is that it
means more volunteers. Orders
have been sent to the civilian
members of the Philippine Com
mission that they must do moth
ing to interfere with the military
plans of General Otis, which is a
confirmation Of the reported
wrangles in the commission.
After holding it back for many
months, MIR. Mckinley has issued
his much advertised order modi-
flying the civil service rules. 1t
does not appear to please anyone
overmuch. 1t excerpts a total of
somewhere in the neighborhood
of four thousand places from the
operation of the civil service rule.
but as most Of these places are
already filled by Republicans, it
will make comparatively little
new patronage for the Republi,
can leaders. 1t does not touch
the Government Printing Office,
which SO many Republicans have
been trying so hard to get thrown
open to them. So far as the party
workers are concerned, the order
Is likely to do more harm than
good to the Republican party.
Representative Dalzell. of
Pennsylvania, who stands about
az much show as Payne. the New
York anti-Platt candidate. drop
ped into Washington a day or
two ago and announced that he
was a candidate for Speaker. He
could not control three votes in
the Pennsylvania delegation,
counting his own, to save his
neck. Bingham is the dummy
candidate of the Pennsylvania del
egation, and will remain such un.
tlfQuay shall decide who shall
get these votes.
No surprise was caused in
Washington by Senator Platt's
fiat footed declaration that Nc.
Kinley and Hobart would be re-
nominated. SO far as McKin-
ley is concerned, Plat has been
mortgaged since early in the pres
ent administration; his endorse
ment of Hobart means that if he
ever had any idea of helping to
get Roosevelt second place on the
ticket, it has been abandoned.
but whether because he was not
pleased with Roosevelt or whether
the latter was not pleased with
the idea Of second place, is a mat
ter of conjecture, but the former
is more likely to be true. The
declaration of Senator Penrose.
who is Boss Quay'S man and
mouth piece, in favor of McKin.
ley's denomination is nothing
more than bid for administra-
ton help for Quay in his contest
to get his seat in the Senate.
This was doubtless pleasing to
Mr.. Mckinley, whether he means
to help Quay or not, as he found
Quay decidedly "uppish" to.
wards the administration while
he was in the Senate.
The administration was very
particular to have the widest cir
culation given to the report of the
Beef Court of Inquiry, but it has
now discovered that all of the
$500, 600 set aside to pay for the
inquiry has been used nm. and