Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-10-05
FREELAND, Pa, OCTOBER 5, 1so
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, October 3, 1885,


his present stay in Washington, of Mrs.
Washington Mclean, mother of Hon.
John r. Mclean, Democratic candidate
for governor of Ohio. The ovation
given him upon his arrival in Washing
ton, and during the civic parade he
reviewed, was greater than was ever
given to any other individual. 1t was
enthusiastically participated in by
everybody, regardless of politics, race
or sex, showing that the people recog-
nized the difference between real
national hero and a man temporarily
prominent through partisan politics.
The administration would gladly have
made this occasion a Republican cele-
bration, but the people would not have
it that way-they are perfectly willing
that the Republicans should have the
present war in the Philippines for their
own, but they know that the war with
Spain was not Republican party af-
fair.
Commissary General Eagan, the man
who as the result of a court-martial, is
drawing full pay as brigadier general,
without doing anything in the line of
duty, is again in Washington. He has
positively declined to accept the offer of
some of the friends of Colonel Weston,
who is performing the duties of commits
sary general, without receiving the
proper pay therefor, to pay him the
difference in cash between his salary on
the retired list and what he now re-
ceives, If he would ask to be retired, so
that Colonel Weston could be promoted.
Eagan can block Weston's promotion as
long as he remains on the active list
and he cannot be retired, except upon
his own application, before the expira-
tion Of the five years suspension from
duty.
Local protests were unavailing and
that Ohio man, General Thomas II.
Anderson, was appointed United States
attorney for the District of Columbia,
because of the exigencies of Ohio poll
tics. Naturally enough there is much
kicking, especially among the Republi
can members of the Washington bar,
who thought the place should have
been given to one of their own members.
Another Ohio man, DIR. A. b. Richard
son, of Massilon, has been appointed
superintendent of the government hos
pital for the insane (St. Elizabeth's) at
Washington, although the position is in
the classified civil service fand should
properly have been filled by the promo
tion of the assistant superintendent.
1t is difficult to resist the belief that
recent pop-gun campaigning in the
Philippines was directed from Washing
ton for political purposes. General Otis
informed the country that as a part of
the general forward movement, an
army of three divisions, under command
of Generals Macarthur, Wheeler and
Wheaton, advanced upon and captured
Porac, which had been garrisoned by
about six hundred Filipnos. The next
day it was quietly announced in the
regular press dispatches that our troops
have abandoned Porac and retreated to
Angeles. General Otis has succeeded
in getting himself retained in command
in the Philippines, If he hasn't succeed
ed in winning much from the Filipinos
t
The influence of Mr.. Mckinley is
being openly 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-Congressman Watson, who
was the source of so much worry to
Boss Hanna that he was given 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.. Mckinley.
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Quite number of Tammany men,
who came over from New York to con-
tinue the Dewey festivities. talked free
ly of the fight that is being waged
inside that organization against Mr.
Richard Croker, and some express very
positive opinions that Mr.. Croker would,
before long recognize the inevitable and
retire from the leadership to save him
self from being forced out of it, and
that with his retirement, there would
be an ond to one-man rule in Tammany.
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