Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-06-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Corrsspondsut.l
EDITOR CRAWFORD AVALANCHE.

/ EDITOR CRAWFORD AVALANCHE.
President Mckinley has not def
nilely decided to issue call for vol
unteers for the Philippines, but 1t is
regarded as practically certain, that
he will do so In few days, the num-
Der Of volunteers to be called for to
be decided by General Otis, who has
been asked to state how many more
men he wants. Secretary Alger says
that Gen. Otis has understood from
the first that he could have as many
men as he considered necessary to
put down the Filipino revolt.
There will be no difficulty In getting
as many volunteers as may be called
for. A number of governors have
not fed the President OF the willing
ness of their states to furnish as
many as may be wanted, and Gov.
Otero, of New Mexico, called in per-
son to tell President Mckinley that
his state Is ready to furnish regi-
ment at a days notice; that the four
companies OF Roosevelt's Rough Rid
ers from that state are ready To, a
man to enlist for the Philippines.
Count de Arcos, the new Spanish
Minister, arrived in Washington this
week, and formally re-established
diplomatic relations between the u.
S. and Spain.
Col. Henderson's candidacy for the
Speakership is having big boom.
aud his friends are claiming that his
election is practically assured. Rep
resentative Babcock, of Wisconsin,
whose familiarity with things con.
Igressional and his known opposition
to making claims for effect, said OF
the Speakership campaign: "The
action OF the Wisconsin delegation
means that Col. Henderson will be
recognized as the only Western can.
didate within thirty days, and prac.
tically assures his election as Speak.
er. Michigan will declare for him
when It's delegation meets, next
week, as will Indiana, and there is
no doubt where Minnesota stands.
He will get Ohio also, and the Speak
crship will be decided long before
Congress meets" Friends OF the
other candidates do not, Of course,
admit all the claims made by Col.
Hcnderson's friends, but they all ad'
NIT the existence of a Henderson
boom.
| Another old-time democrat who
sees nothing ahead Of his party but
overwhelming defeat is ex-Represen
tative WeadOck, Of Mich, who is In
Washington on business. He said Of
the political outlook: Il do not SEE
wherein there is any solid ground fol
hopes of democratic success as Ions
as present conditions continue. j
must be evident to every well in
formed student of politics that tn,
men who upheld the democracy IL
times past, who represented TIT
brains, dignity, and true worth o
the party, are now in their tents
They are going to remain in them
too, long while, before they will
, Join hands with the populisti
crowd that took possession in 1896
and who have made shipwreck OF ;
great political organization. Tn
talk of healing the breach between
the factions is idle, for there can b.
no basis Of agreement between thOs
who uphold the doctrines promul
gated at Chicago and those who ar
, loyal to the tiDe-honored principle
OF the democratic party"
The business of the U. s. Paten
Office is a barometer of the progress
and prosperity Of the country. Al
though applications for patents ar
more numerous than ever before, tn
business of the Patent Office has bee
brought 80 nearly up to date by Com
missioner Duell that patents ar
often granted In from four to 81
weeks. The old and widely know
patent law firm of c. A. Snow & CO
with record of having obtaine
more than 10000 patents for In
ventors, and with clients in ever
city. town and village in the cour
try, paid Commissioner Duell a hig
compliment when thev said tina
y never In their twenty-five years pra'
: tice before the patent office have al
s plications for patents been 6
r promptly and so intelligently acte
Il upon as no.
i Hon. Webster Davis, Assistar
: Secretary of the Interior, is no
Q known as one of the country's grea
4 est orators. although he is con
e paratively a young man. Followin
l. Is an extract Of his Decoration Da