Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-03-07
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DEWEY CALLS FOR THE OR
ECON.



From our regular correspondent.)
Washington, Feb. n, 1899
Mr.. McKinley's backdown from his
army bill bluff will 90 down in Con-
gressional history rs the most complete
ever made by President. The demo-
cratic victory is complete. The new
army bill is practically just what was
offered to the administration by Senator
Cockrell, on behalf Of those Senators
who opposed large standing army--it
provides for continueing the present
status OF the regular army of $1,000 men
for two years from next July, and for
enlisting 5000 volunteers for the same
period. The administration Senators
fairly fell over each other in their anx-
iety to accept Senator Cockrell's offer.
The next Congress, which will be repub-
lican in both branches, will probably in
flict large standing army on the coun-
try, but that will not deprive the Senat-
ors who killed the bill, to do 90 at this
time, OF deserved credit.
Our Philippine policy is bearing fruit
quickly. III addition to having an ex-
pensive war with the Filipinos on our
hands, Dewey's despatch to hurry up the
Oregon indicates the belief on his part
that there is danger Of war with more
powerful opponents. Just how great
this danger is can only be guessed. be-
cause officials are concealing what in
formation they have and pretending that
the despatch from Dewey. which was
made public by mistake, had no mean
ing. Little information can be gained
from private dispatches from Manila as
they are eli strictly censored, but il il
known that conditions are critical, and
that European consuls there are making
some stiff claims on account Of the re-
cent partial burning Of the town. q,
Mr.. Mckinley has been catching it
again from members Of his own party in
Congress. Senator Sewell, who voted
for ratification of the treaty and for ev-
erything else that has been asked for by
the adminisi ration, was 10 stirred up by
the progress of the war with the Fill
pinos, that he let ont the fact that he had
been supporting the Mckinley policy
against his own Judgment. He -.ia ~...
phatically: II never was in favor of the
acquisition Of the Philippines" and add
ded that he had begged Mr.. Mckinley
to order Dewey away from Manila, after
he won his victory. Mr.. Sewell thinks
the Filipinoe will have to be practically
exterminated before we can control the
Philippines. He also thinks that we
shall soon be at war with Cuba, because
of the administration policy. on -
Representative johnson, of Ind. re-
publican, made g long speech. nearly
every sentence of which contained an at
tack upon Mr.. Nc Kinnley. He said of
those who attacked Alger and praised
Mr.. Nc Kinnley that they have "lacked
the courage to lay their az to the root of
the evil and censure the gentleman who,
to reward HIM for his political services
and disturbments in the compaign Of '96,
appointed him (Alger) to his present po-
sition, and has maintained him there ever
since, Notwithstanding his inoompetency
and against the righteous complaints that
have been made against him." a
He said that Mr.. Mckinley recent
Boston address twas nothing more nor
less than a carefully devised misstate-
ment of the issue, and Of our Philippine
policy l insist that the whole policy is
not simply an error, but that it is crime,
and that the Chief Executive of this
nation is the one who has precipitated
upon us the embarrassments and Difficult
Ties by which we are now confronted.
Speaking of the claim that Mr.. McKin-
ley acted upon the advice Of Dewey, in
demanding the Philippines, Mr.. johnson
said "The Chief Executive cannot screen
himself behind the gold lace of the hero
of Manila" He expressed the opinion
that the real reason for Mr.. McKinley's
policy was 'iis concession to the selfish
capitalists OF the country, who furnished
the money for his nomination and election
and who, I doubt not, have pledged him
denomination and reelection. These
are the gentlemen who arc already grasp
after special privileges in Cuba and the
Philippines, and in Porto Rico. 1t was
l imagine, for tlfeir especial benefit that
the President created his Advisory
Board to the War Department..
1t is an open secret in Washington
that Mr. Mckinley would be glad to re-
ceive Alger's resignation. The story cir
culated last week that Alger was about
to resign originated in administration
circles, and was doubtless intended as q
hint to Alger 1t brought out the de-
fiant statement from Alger that he did
not intend to resign, of his own accord.
He is said to believe that Mr. Mckinley
is afraid to ask for his resignation, al
though he knows that he. ID constantly
being advised by prominent republicans
to do 30. .f}
When the Morgan Nicaragua Canal
bill passed the Senate, there was seven,
votes cast against it; when the River and
Harbor bill, containing an amendment
providing for the building OF the Mic
aragua Canal passed the Senate, only
three votes were cast against it--Senat-
ors Pettigrew, Teller and. Ravlins,
neither Of whom are opposed to the. Ca
nal under what they. consider. proper