The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1899-10-07
WASHINGTON LETTER
from our REGULAR eorrespondsal J

WASHINGTON, D, c., Oct. 2, 80.
Admiral Dewey is the guest, dur,
ing his present stay in Washington,
of Mrs, Washington Mclean, moth
er of Hon. John r. Mclean, demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of
Ohio, The ovation given him upon
his arrival in Washington, and dur
ing the civic parade he reviewed, was
greater than was ever given to any
other individual. 1t was enthusiasts
t;cally participated in by everybody,
regardless Of politics, race or sex,
showing that the people recognized
the difference between a real nation
al hero and a man temporarily
prominent through partisan politics.
The administration would gladly
have made this occasion a republic
an celebration, but the people would
not have 1t that way--they are per-
fectlv willing that the republicans
should have the present war in the
Philippinseysor their own, but they
know that The war with Spain was
not republican party affair.
Oh, no! the rear platform speeches
which Mr.. Mckinley is 20 make in
Ohio are not to be political 1t is
just a mere coincidence that he will
make speeches at Cleveland and To-
ledo, where the republican disaffec-
ton is strongest At least, that is
the sort of talk the republicans are
handing out. Nobody believes n
word of it.
The influence of Mr.. Mckinley is
being openl Y used to compel the few
anti-Hanna Ohio republican Federal
office-holders in Washington to speak
and work for the Hanna ticket. For
instance, ex-Congl essman Watson,
who was the source of so much wor-
rv to Boss Hanna that he was given
a nice position in Washington to
keep him out of the state, has gone
home to take the stump for Nash, at
the personal request of Mr.. McKin-
ley, although he hates Boss Hanna
as the Old Boy is credited with hat
ing certain kind of water, and does
not hesitate, when no campaign is
on, to say SO with emphasis.
Local protests were unavailing
and that OHIO man, Gen. Thomas
H. Anderson, was appointed U. S.
Attorney for the District of Colum-
bia, because of the exigencies of Ohio
politics. Naturally enough there is
much kicking, especially among the
republican members of the Washing
ton bar, who thought the position
should have been given to one of
their own members. Another Ohio
man, DR.. A. B. Richardson, of Mas
sillon, has been appointed Superin-
tendent of the Government Hospital
for the Insane (St. Elizabeth's) at
Washington, although the position
is in the classified Civil Service and
should properly have been filled by
the promotion of the Assistant SUI
perintendent
Quite number of Tammany men,
who came over from New York to
continue the Dewey festivities, talked
freely of the fight that is being wag-
ed inside that organization against
Mr. Richard Croker, and some ex-
press very positive opinions that
Mr. Croker would, before long rec
ognize the inevitable and retire from
the leadership to save himself from
being forced out of it, and that with
his retirement, there would be an end
to one-mGn rule in Tammanv.
1t is difficult to resist the belief
that recent pop-gun campaigning in
the Philippines was directed from
Washington for political purposes.
Gen. Otis informed the country that
as part of the general forward
movement, an army of three divis-
ions, under command of Gems. Nc
Arthur, Wheeler and Wheaton adj
vanced upon and captured Porac,
which had been garrisoned by about
six hundred Filipinos The next
day it was quietly announced in the
regular press dispatches that our
troops have abandoned Porac and
retreated to Angeles. Gen. Otis has
succeeded in getting himself retained
in command in the Philippines, if he
hasn't in winning much from