The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-03
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
Communicated
WASHINGTON. Feb. -, 1899.

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his army bill bluff goes down in
COMPRESSION history as the most
complete ever made 10y a PreSi-
dent. The Democratic victory is
complete. The new army bill Is
practically what vas offered to
the Administration hy Senator
CocklelI. on behalf of those Sena-
tors who opposed a large stand
ing army. it provides for contin-
using the present status of the
regular army OF $4,000 men for
two Years from neNt July, and for
enli>ting 81. 000yolumteerS for the
same period. Tie administration
Senators fairly fell over each
other in their anxiety to accept
Senatory Coekrell.S offer. The
next Congress. which will he Re
publica in both branches, will
probably infict large standing
army OH the country. but that
will not deprive the Senators who
killed he bill. to do 50 at this
time. of deserved credit
Our Philippine policy is bear
ing fruit quickly. In addition to
having an extensive war with the
FllipinoS on our hands. DeweY'S
dispatch to hurry mp the battle
ship Oregon indicates the belief
on his part that the is danger
of war with more powerful oppo-
nent>. Just how great this dan
ger is can only be guessed. be
cause officials are conceal . what
information they have and pre-
tending that the dispatch from
Dewey, which was made public
by mistake. had no meaning.
Little information can be gain
ed from private dispatches from
Manila. as they all strictly cen
Soled. but it is known that con
diiionS are critical. aud that En-
ropean conSulS there are making
some still claims on account Of
the recent partial burning OF the
town.
Mr.. McKinly has been catching
it again from members of his own
party in Congress. Senator Sew.
ell. who voted for the ratification
OF HE treaty, aud Tor everything
else that has been asked for by
the administration. was so stirred
up by the progress OF the war
with the FiIipiuoS. that he left
out the fact that he had he II sup
porting the Mckinley policy
against his own Judgment. He
said emplatically: "II ever was in
favor of the arqni>i ION of the
Philippines" and al led that he
had begged Mr. Mckinley to or
Sewell thinks the F'iIipluoS will
have TO he practically eXtermina-
before we can control the Philip
pines. lie also thinks that we
shall soon lac al war with Cuba.
because OF the administration pol
icy.
Representative johnson, OF In.
diana, a Republican. made long
speech, nearly every SENTENCE of
winch contained an attack upon
Mr.. Mckinley. He said of those
who attacked Secretary Alger
and praised Mr., Mckinley that
they have ''laclied The courage to
lay the axe at the root of tile evil
and cenSure the gentlemen who 10
reward him for his political ser.
vices and disbursements in the
campo gn Of 80, appointed him
tAlSef) to his present position,
and had maintained him there
ever since, notwithstanding his
lncompetency and against the
righteous complaints that have
been made against him." He said
that Mr.. McKinley'S recent Bos.
ton address twas nothing more
nor less than care ully devised
reinstatement of the issue, and of
our Philippine policy:r | insist
that the whole policy is not silnp.
~ an error. but that it is a crime,
and that the Chief Executive of
tins nation is the one who has pre-.
clpltated upon us the embarraSs.
ments and difficulties by which
we are now c0nfronted.n Speak.
ing OF the claim that Mckinley
acted upon the advice of Dewey.
Il! demanding the Philippines.
MI. 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
President McKinley's policy was
"his concessions to the selfish
capitalists of the country. his
surrender to their demands.
These are the gentlemen who fnr.
nlShed the money for his nomina.
ton and election, and who. I
doubt not, have pledged him a
denomination and reelection
These are the gentlemen who are
already grasping after special
privileges in the Philippines and
Cuba, and in Porto Rico. 1t was,
l imagine, for their especial bene,
fit that the President created tho