Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, July 81, 1899
There is to be more whipping of the devil
around the stump That is the sum and sub
stance of the semf-official leaking as TO the in
tention of the administration in the Philippines.
Gen. Otis is not to be either recalled or humili-
ated. On no! not for worlds! the administration
has such absolute confidence in him that it in
tends to let him sit in his office, at Manila, and
worry over the ten-cent details of the Govern
ment of such portions of the Philippines. as
recognize onr authority. But another man Is to
be nut in command of the army which is to do
the fighting. That would be SO thoroughly
characteristic of the Mckinley administration
that it is generally accented to be true of present
intentions. OF course, those intentions, like
many others have been, may be changed before
being carried out. Statements differ as to the
man who is to command the fighting branch of
the PbiIipoine army. some saving that 1t will be
Iawton aud others that it viii be Miles Gen
| Miles has indicated to Secretary Root his will
iueness to take command of the Philippine
campaigp. hut there are several reasons why he
! Is not likely to 90. The first and most important
| of which is the evident intention of the admins
| tration to leave the supreme command nomin-
ally in the hands of Gen, Otis. Gen Miles could
not serve under subordinate officer
The new Secretary of War has been asked to
pass upon a question OF law. but he has not said
] that he will do SO, Notwithstanding all the talk
about that being what he was taken into the
Cabinet to do The question involved is whether
the Secretary of War has a right TO authorize
officers who are his favorites, TO draw specified
sums, in addition to their salary and regular
allowances, 20 be used to maintain the dignity
of their positions During Ayers recent visit
to Cuba, he authorized Gen Brooke to draw
S. 500 year in addition to his pay as Major
General Gen Ludlow, who made break last
week by suppressing Cuban newspaper. IS GOO
a year, in addition to his pay as Brigadier Cen;
Col Bliss collector at Havana. 49, 600 in addition
TO his salary as Colonel, and Maj Davis, SAM
tary Officer at Hayana, $1,000 in addition TO his
salary as Major. Alger directed that there
allc wances be made from the Cuban revenues.
Only favorItes Of Alger were authorized TO draw
this extra money, no such authority being given
to Gen. Fitz Lee, Gen. Leonard Wood and other
officers who would seem to have quite as much
dignity TO maintain as the officers on duty at
Havana. 1t has been pointed out to Secretary
Root that Section 1853 of the Revised Statutes.
which fixes the pay or Army officers, contains
this positive language; mo allowance shall be
made to officers in addition to their pay except
as hereinafter provided" The provisions REFER
red to are for the care OF oheers horses, the pay
nlelt ior quaIseis' ana iof tlaFei pay Dus lnere
was nowhere "oru aDou' any Aiio"@nce W
maintain uisn'y' II Is very GEAR inst anger
exceeued ms iegal autnori'y IN making snese
allowances out ~nelher secretary hOoe WIZ say
50 . morse ol quise Aio.ner cOio.'
democrats hereaoou's nave palu very nteie Al
.en'iOn W 1ne ae'eniPs Vi 10" on
Democrats IN new Jersey " start oo0ni io'
iion a. INC De,hioot a''o oanui
uo'e "e1s year sii'p's OeoAuse 'hey Anu" 'na'
DRY al, 'ne man whom nine'y pei oei.' u 1ne
ware to die before the nom,rstine convsntior
met. Mr. CIeyelands name would not be serious
ly considered. He has received all the honors
he VIII ever get from the National democracy
no, .,. at 80 ,.,aatraa.
and even those he has wsy of Intervening to
suit himself Mr.. Cleveland is able man-one
OF tne aDiest VINO was ever ffesioeht'-out so
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least the peer of every other man. One auto
crat is an ample sufficiency for the Democracy
1.e'el'nS % !. nVs DeSu9e
bacanss of The shrsw,iness If Hon, W whit
ney.
Against the advice of experts, Secretary Alger
gave a contract ias' year ior '~ensy-nVe Brown
sa,i,ar,r ,,,t IL, ~, 10 sooaaaa -
cause when tested, one of them blew out the
breech and fractured its jacket, under less than
the required pressure. II they had been ready
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