The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

| Washington, April 2Ith, 1899.
| Only amusement has been caused liz
| Washington by the cabled news that
| prominent European editors were seri-
ously discussing the probability of our
abandonment of the Philippines. These
men do not know the American charac-
| ter even little bit. President McKin-
| ley and his cabinet have no more idea
OF abandoning the Philippines than
| they have of abandoning Hawaii or
| Porto Rico. And, what is more to the
| point, they are perfectly we'll satisfied
with the progress that has been made
by General Otis towards getting posses
! sion of the Philippines. They know
that the origin of the numerous stories
about the insurmountable difficulties be-
! fore us in the Philippines, which are
being published in this country and
Europe, AS well as the telegram sent TO
| the Philippines to create dissatisfaction
among the volunteers, can be traced to
! politics dirty politics, too; that
they are being spread by Democrats
and other anti-expansionists, with the
! hope that a sentiment can be created
among the voters that will be injurious
| to the administration in next years
campaign. No political party can make
votes by Celittling the American flag
and power; hence the stories cause no
uneasness to the administration.
The Military Court OF Inquiry has
! completed the taking of testimony aid
| expects to make it's report this week.
There is nothing in sight to indicate
that the report will contain anything
sensational. There has already been
too much sensational stuff printed about
| the whole business.
Senator Quay is at his Washington
home, but his vindication by jury and
appointment to be senator by Governor
Stone has not changed his habitual reti-
| cence concerning himself. Since his
| arrival in Washington, the day OF his
acqulttal, he has been steadily receiy-
ing congratulations, by wire, mail, and
by personal calls from his friends. He
| expressed his qualification to all callers,
but pleasantly declined to sav ANYTHING
for publication concerning his appoint
ment by Gov. Stone, or his own inten-
tons. The senate has decided the ques-
| ton raised by the appointment OF Quay
to the senate both ways, and majority
of the senate of each congress can de-
eide 1t either way and there is no ap-
peal, but all the recent decisions have
been against the right of a governor to
fill vacancy in the senate that occurs
through the failure of the legislature to
elect a senator while in session. If Mr.
Quay's credentials from the governor
are decided to be good, the governors
of California, Delaware and Utah will
appoint senators to ill the vacancies,
from the same cause, from those states
tbs an interesting coincidence. made
prominent by the announcement that
Speaker Reed would retire from con-
gress to practice law in New York city,
that seven of the thirty-two speakers
the house has had-Rced, Carlisle, Ran
dali. Blaine, Colfax, Stevenson and Ma
Soh Del NSd llllCc tcIlllb each III tIlat
exalted position. 1t is noted also in
this connection that only one speaker
James X. Polk-ever became presi-
dent. SO far AS the states are concerned
the speakership honors have been very
unequally divided. Only fourteen states
have had speakers, and three ofthose-
kentucky, Virginia and Massachusetts
have each furnished four, while Penn
sylvania and Indiana have each mad
three. The only speaker who served
longer than three terms was Henry
Clay. who had fraction more than FIVE
terms to his credit. Only four speakers
have been from the West and three of
them were from a single state-Indiana
to Mr.. Reed is AS yet largely speculative.
No party ever had a larger array of cap
able men available for the honor than
the Republicans of the next House will
have. and while there may be good
natured rivalry between individuals as
we'll as sections, every Republican will
have the satisfaction of knowing that
good speaker is bound to be chosen.
While it is understood that Representa-
tiyes GrosveDor. of Ohio; Hopkins, and
possibly Cannon, of Ills; Henderson.
of Iowa; Dalzeil, of Pa; Mercer, OF Ne
braska; Moody, of Massachusetts, and
Sherman and Pavne, of NY, will be
candidates. the only avowed candi-
date who has been to Washington since
the announcement Of Mr.. Reedsa retire
ment. is Mr.. Payne, of N.Y., who sue
ceeded the late Representative Dingley
as Chairman of the WAYS and Means
Committee and floor leader of the Re- |
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