The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-11-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

! that he has no political object In view
| in mixing with his fellow citizens, az it
| must be plain to even his most narrow
| minded critics that he has nothing to
gain by visiting Virginia.
There is reason to believe that the
Philippine Commission, which met in
Washington, today, will prepare pre-
liminary report at once, covering It's in
vestigation from the opening of hostil-
Ities by Aguinaldo and existing condi-
tons on the islands, leaving the future
to be handled in a later and fuller re-
port, which NAV take the civilian MEM
bers of the Commission back 10 the
islands after peace is restored.
Senator SewelI, whose military aud
personal experience adds weight TO his
opinion, said of the Filipinos There
il only one way o dealing with the Fill
ipinos, and that is with powder, ball,
and bavonet | learned this many
years ago, when on cruise III that Vi
cinity. | had some experience then
with Philippine character that | Will
never forget. The sooner we show the
leaders of the instruction that we are
in real earnest, the sooner the trouble
will be settled. The President is alive
to the situation and is handling it with
skill" Inasmuch as this language
was used by the Senator just after he
had been in conference with President
Mckinley, it was significant. Senator
CuIlom, who had also just seen the
President. said: The proper action
for those fellows is just such as We are
taking-a substantial enforcement of
the authority of the government"
Men from the far west who come to
Washington these days all tell one
story-great prosperity and almost I'M
aniinous support of the foreign policy
of the administration. For instance,
Mr.. c. w. Hartley, of Boise City,
Idaho. said: Il voted for BRYAN at the
last Presidential election, but | will
never do it again. | have been study
ing the subject up a little since that
time. More than so per cent. of the
silver republicans in Idaho have de-
cided 10 90 back 10 the republican fold,
and, unless there is very perfect tu-
sion OF all the opposing parties, Idaho
is sure enough republican state for
1900. Anti Xpansion doesn't 90 out
our way. We want the islands in the
East and lots OF trade for our western
cities"
That there isn't the slightest doubt In
administration circles about our per-
manent retention of the Philippines is
shown by the decision of Secretary
Long to recommend IN his annual re-
port the construction of number of
light draft gunboats, for use in Philip
that the insurrection will be over long
before these boats are built, but they
will be needed in Philippine waters to
look after our commerce all the time.
Post Master General Smith, who has
just returned from stumping trip in
Ohio, saws it is only Il question of how
large the republican majority would be.
His last speeches were made in the
"NStClh IL itSSINSi " 'iSiS ioNis'tS
had been making all sorts of claims
about republican apathy. Mr.. Smith
says he found no republican apathy i'll
that section of the state; that the re-
pubicans there, as in all sections Of the
country, had been SO busy making
! money that they waited later in the
cam paign than usual before giving their
time and attention to politics; that
when he left they were thoroughly
aroused, and that there is no reason to
fear that the full republican vote will
no; be brought out. Mr.. Smith says
| that while there are wide differences
of opinion rs to the total vote sam
| Jones will get, the best posted men in
| the state are absolutely certain that he
! Will take many more votes from Nc
| Lean than from Nash. President Me
! kinley's private adyiccs from Ohio,
which are numerous and full, all point
| one wav-to certain republican victory.
| No Drawer man ever wore de United
! States uniform than Brigadier General
| Guy Y. Henry, of the regular army,
! who was buried today, with military
! hOnors, at Arlington, where so many of
/ his former comrades are sleeping their
| last sleep. In the Indian wars, he
earned the title of Fighting Guy" by
| his gallantry. How gallant he was may
| be judged from the fact that in the cam
| paign against the Sioux Indians in 1876,
/ l
! receiving shot through his face which
! broke his nose and destroyed the sight
of his left eve. and said after the fight
! had been won, to the officer who at
tempted to condole with HIM. viii e
! leading him from the field: 1T is moth
! ing, Jack. This is what we are here
for" and again when he pursued the
! ChevenueS across the Canadian border
in the dead of winter, and gave them a
! humiliating thrashing they never for
got. 1t was III the latter campaign that
/ Gen. Henry had both hands and feet
! frozen, which made him a cripple to
his dying day. 1t is men like Gen
| Henry who have given the American
/ soldier the high place be. occupies in
/ the esteem of the entire world. and
"h:ch makes him unconguerabfe; and
every American should he proud of the
! knowledge that We have never lacked
Il Henry when there was need for his
| services.
November has started in with beau
tiful weather; let lis hope this Indian
summer will continue through the
month.