West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12

n request IA an order he must obey,
regardless of his own wishes. Mr.
Mckinley has not yet agreed TO become
party to this attempt to use the
country's admiration FOR Admiral
| Dewey as n Republican vote.malter
but there is danger that he will do SO.
notwithstanding all the administra-
| ton talk for months past about Dewey
oelnR allowed To dispose OF his tim,
IN nhy way he pleased when he got
| back home.
| Tho administration Is very glad OF
tho Dewey excitement, which Ia now at
white heat 1t serves TO distract
public attention from tho humilintiug
fact that the Filipinos, who have no
navy, succeeded i'm sinking H. :.
gunOoat aud killing or capturing it's
entirc crew within 30 miles Of the eity
OF Manila,
TIT
| III the Cubans all feel as stronplv
concerning the action OF Cen. Ludlow
IN pushing aside the civil authorities
in Havana and putting an end To n
iaoor strike by arbitrary military
authority. as Con. Carlos Garcia, who
is now In Washington, does. there il
danger ahead. When the news OF
| Ludlow's action reached WASHINGTON
den. darcll sent Ludlow "A telegram
saying II beg to remind YOU thai
yoa are not i'm Russia" and speaking
OF that action he said "Of all the
|
mittcd by military authorities i'm Cuba
Tins act OF Gen. Ludlow, approved bv
| Governor General Brooke, Is the most
vicious. Gen. Ludlow has been most
nnwiae in taking military charge OF
nhairs in Havana without bong asked
for help by the civil authorities. Tbere
was absolutely no need for such n dis
play OF brutal authority. Tho strike
was as peaccablc ms any people's
| gathering can DO. Gen Ludlow has
taken II wrong view OF the objects of
government in Cuba. He ought not TO
have meddled in the strike The civil
authorities ought to have prevented
his action, taking In advance the nee.
essary precautions TO settle the differ.
ences between the employees and the
laborerS The charging on helpless
! laundry women, reported IN the news
paper dispatches, shows that brutal
force has ooen unnecessarily used in
! naYana ! protest against such ont
RACES and denounce them rs a viola
tion OF tho rights my people are emit
| tied To under the guidance Of the
American government. Gen. Ludlow's
| ukase, in which he threatened TO
| plunge into the Cubanas fortress u
thousand or more men, is the most
abusive ostentation OF power that
! have ever heard, including those Of
Wey Ter. ! hope that the administration
! VIII take this matter up Immediately,
| 30 as 10 prevent serious complications
| that may arise from the inability Of
Gems. Brooke and Ludlow TO cope with
the situation in Hayana."
TT
The Census Bureau is TO be tho same
old political machine the Republicans
have invaribly made It. and those who
control the appointments don't care
how much IL will cost the pooplo. An
indication Of this has just been given
by the choice OF "A tabulating machine
20 be used. The Committee decided to
uso the same macbines that were used
ten years ago, although "a now machine
was offered which would do the work
much faster. The decision r. said 10
have been made because the new ma
chimes. IN adopted. would have larVoIy
reduced the number u clerks re
quired, which Republican Congress.
men protested against.
TT
According 90 the talk Of citizens OF
Michigan, who have been in Wishing.
ton recently, the passing Of Pingrec is
more pleasing than otherwise. one Of
them Mr. NJ. !, Duke, OF Grand
Rapids said "Ifon nazeu Pingrec's
retircment from politics marks the
finale Of a stupendous demaRogBo lie
has accomplished very little in bis
spectacular career, saye 90 spend the
public funds recklcssly and increase
the taxes Of the people. great many
who looked upon him az modern
Moses now see that he was the com
monest sort Of politician. Ills admin.
istration has been costly ono for the
taxpaYers of NJ Michigan aud noa that
the voters scs him revealed in his true
l'ght thov arc thankful that his
official career is ended
TT
a Washington man has received a
letter from a Republican friend iu
ohio from which the following is *.
tractcd You ought TO see Hanna
IIe has she scare Of his life on, and be-
lieves that Mclean ls going to win,
unless nc can get the disgrunted Re-
publicans back into the traces ne
and his henchmcn have dropped their
bulldozing .actics towards Republi.
cans and are talking a. sweet as pic to