The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-06-21
Political Rascaldom.
News and Gossip in Washing.
ton-M ore Troops Needed
in Luzon.

Y ash;ngson June 19.-At last,
War Department officials admit the
truth as TO the situation in the Philip
pines ,ha: more fgnting and lots of
it is ahead of our troops !; that the
alleged Peace Commissioners OF
Aguinaldo, who were feted and enter
sained in Manila by the civil Com
missioners, pulled the wool over our
mems eyes and not only got the time
they wished to prepare for good
fighting bat gathered valuable infor-
nation as to the number and condi.
tion of American soldiers, which they
have been able to put to good use in
the aggressive fighting of Aguinaido
during tie past week There is no
more talk of voluntary surrender on
the part Of Agninaldo. 1t is now ad.
mitted that he has got to be whipped
into submission, aud that it will not
be an easy job, by any means, unless
a much larger army than thirty five
thousand men now being provided
for it is placed under the command of
Gen Osis
There is rumoy afioas that Mr.
John r. Mclean, of Ohio, who also
has home in Washington, intends
to establish daily paper at the
National Capital, which will support
Col. Bryan for President and advocate
free silver also that Mr. Mclean
would Ike TO run on the ticket with
Col. Bryan.
1t IS no: surprising that the admin:
istrstion should have quietly over
looked the break mate by Prof
Haupt, member of the present and
last canal commission, in confirming
the general impression that influences
strong enough to thwart the almost
unanimous wish OF the people Of
this country. had been successfully
used to prevent the building Of the
Nicaragua canal, and even to prevent
the publishing Of the report made by
the las. commission, which is said to
contain scathing exposure of some
of these influences The SUBJECT is
chock full of political dynamite, aud
the administration was afraid of it
Therefore, instead of calling Prof
Haupt down for his too truthful ex-
posure OF pational scandal and
firing him from the new commission,
the administration got him to write a
letter saying be had been misquoted
by the newspaper that printed the
exposure, and was glad to let it go
at that. The new commission met
last week, authorized the appoint.
ment of committees, and adjourned
to meet again, in Washington. July
9th
There isn't the slightest dcubt
about the position Of Representative
Lentz, Of Ohio, on national Issues
He said OF the national outlook !:
"The only thing that can keep Mr.
Bryan from being president of the
United States is for the Hanna demo
Gratis aud the Hanna republicans to
prevent his nomination. They are
now schem;ng to bring abou. that
consunma:ion, but they will hardly
succeed | AN for Bryan in 1900,
and repetition Of the Chicago plat
form, With some additions. favor
the election Of United States sena
tors by direct vote, and also hope to
see the Initiative and referendum
made pa:t Of cur governmental
system u
4 prominent Ohio republican has
been telling party tales out of school.
He said Of the fight on Senator
Foraker, by II Il. KohIssat. editor
of the Chicago Times Herald, which
has caused SO much talk because of
the close personal relations known to
exist between Mr McKinley and
Mr. Kohlsaat 81 have absolute per-
sonal knowledge that the assaults
made upon Foraker in the Chicago
Times Herald are the result of an
understanding between its editor and
Senator Esnna The latter ssid at
the Columbus convention, after
Foraker bad declared against the
! Hanna machine. that he proposed to
get even with him, and would resort
to any means That might be neces-
sary to down him. Foraker's term
in the senate will expire in 1903,
and HanDa intends to prevent his
reeIec:ion. J am thoroughly Con-
vinced that MIR Mckinley is familiar
with every move made by Kohlsaat
against i'orakes would not say
that Hanna IS paying Kohlsaat out of
funds Of :he republican national com