Arizona republican., 1899-07-08
Applying for Commissions in
 Volunteer Regiments.
THOUGH DENIED IN ADVANCE
The pre Sidenf Will Slick Closely 10 Ills Original Determination to Officer inc New Regiments Only With r1en Who Have Won EnviabIe Military Records in Active Service.


 When President Mckinney announced that the officers of the new regiments of volunteers to be enlisted for service in the Philippines would be chosen from the troops which had seen ser vice. with a few from the regular army, he meant exactly what he said. but it has not prevented great pressure political and otherwise being brought to bear upon him to give commissions tc men who have had no military ex- perience whatever This pressure, great as it is,>iTill hardly succeed in landing a single commission. In fac-, its very existence is almost an insult to the president, as it implies doubt of his word. The presidents position is the proper one. The mere efficient these volunteer regiments are made, the greater their value will be to the country and nothing can add more to their efficiency than to give them ex- perienced officers. They are intended for the hardest kind of service, as tho understanding is that as soon as the rainy season is ever in the Philip pines, General Otis will start the most aggressive campaign he has yet waged against the Filipinos, and these volunteers will participate in that campaign.
 Senator Carter of Montana was in Washington a day or two ago and said of the political outlook: "Prtsi- dent Mckinley will be renominated and elected by an overwhelming mn- jority of the electoral vote. The dem ocrats are hopelessly beaten in ad- vance. for they have no issues. Bryan is about dead. l dc not think that Bryan will be the nominee of his party in 1900, though I am aware that a great many of the democratic lead CTS profess to be for him. German is popular in the east and if nominated would put up a stiff fight, but he would hardly be satisfactory tc the radical element of his party in the south and west. The democrats are in a bad position, for there never was a time when they had so little presi- dential timber, and if Bryan should bs, nominated, it will be largely due to the scarcity of available candidates"
 The business of the patent office, al ways profitable to the government, has become more so than ever under the capable administration of Commis- sioner Duell. The recei-'-s of the office are now averaging about 5000 more than they did ylar ago, and tha number of patents, trademarks and labels issued last week was greater than have been issued in one week since the spring Of 1890, when the record was broken.
 Governor Roosevelt has always been popular in Washington, and since his fat-footed declaration in favor of the nomination and reelection of Presi- dent Mckinney, which made it clear that he properly sized up the attempt of the democrats and assistant demo- crats to use him in their hopeless nght against President Mckinley, ne is more popular than ever. Level headedness is always appreciated by the people.
 It is not often that a man receivfA congratulations on having made an error of judgment, but Secretary Gage is delighted with the congratulations showered upon him for having under estimated the receipts Of the govern ment for the fiscal year jus1 closed, by twaDtv-odd million dollars
 General Grosvenor said of the Ohi1 campaign, in which he will take his usual conspicuous part: tI think we are going to have just about nomi- | nal campaign. The democrats have | not nominated their man yet, and new | conditions may arise, but it seems to | me that tha bafltle will be fought out | along the regular lines, with the regu- lar result-republican victory
 Senator Cullom who, as chairman of the senate committee On interstate commerce, had some personal exper- fence with MT. Edward Atkinson of Boston, whom he characterizes as e human talking machine, says it is great comfort that Atkinson is doing his talking for the Filipinos and against the United States government in the newspapers and in pamphlets, because if people had to listen to him, they would surely be talked to death in great numbers. He says of Atkin- sens gDp-arance before the com