The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-23
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
Communicated :
WASHINGTON. June 10. 1899.

more fighting and lots of it is
ahead of our troops: that the al
legged peace commissioners of
AguinaldO, who were feted and
entertained in Manila by our Civil
Commissioners, pulled the wool
over mems eyes and not only got
the time they wished to prepare
for more fighting. but gathered
valuable information as TO the
number and condition of the
American soldiers. which they
have been able to put to good use
in the aggressive fighting of
AguinaldO during the past week.
There is no talk of voluntary sur
render on the part of Aguinaldo.
1t is now admitted that he has
got to be whipped into submis-
sion. and that it will not he an
easy job, by any means, unless
much larger army than the thirty
five thousand men now being pro.
vided for is placed under the com.
mand Of General Otis.
There is rumor that Mr.. John
X. Mclean, of Ohio, who also
has a home in Washington, in
tends t. establish a daily paper
at the national capital, which will
support Col. Bryan for President
and advocate free silver: also that
Mr.. Mclean would like to run
OH the ticket with Col. Bryan.
1t is not surprising that the adj
mlnlstration should have quietly
overlooked the break made bv Pro.
feSSor Haupt, a member of the
present and of the last Canal
Commission. in confirming the
general impression that influence
strong enough to thwart the al
most unanimous wish of the peo.
PIE OF this country, had been sue.
ceSSfully used to prevent the
building Of the Nicaragua canal.
and even to prevent the publish
ing OF the report made by the last
commission, which is said to con
tain a scathing exposure of some
OF these Influences. The subject
is chock full of political dynam-
lite, and the administration was
afraid of it. Therefore, instead
OF calling Professor Haupt down
for his too truthful exposure Of a
national scandal and firing him
from the new commission, the adj
mlnistrati0n got him to write a
letter saying that he had been
misquoted by the newspaper that
printed the exposure, and was
glad to let it go at that. The
new commission met last week,
authorized the appointment of
committees, and adjourned to
meet again, in Washington, July
9th.
There is not the slightest doubt
about the position of Representa-
tive Lentz, of Ohio, on national
issues. He said of the national
outlook: ''The only thing that
can keep Mr.. Bryan from being
President of the United States.
is for the Hanna Democrats and
the Hanna Republicans to pre-.
vent his nomination. | am for
Bryan in 1900, and a repetition
of the Chicago platform. with
some additions. | favor the cleo
ton of United States Senators
by direct vote, and also hope to
see the initiative and referendum
made part of our government
SyStem.o
A prominent Ohio Republican
has been telling party tales out OF
school. He said of the fight on
Senator Foraker, by H. II. Kohl.
saat, editor of the Chicago Times
Her0td, which has caused so much
talk because of the close personal
relations known to exist between
Mckinley and Mr.. KohlSatt, "a
have absolute personal knowledge
that the assaults made upon For
aker in the Chicago Times Herald
are the result of an understand
ing between its editor and Sena.
tor Hanna. The latter said al
the Columbus Convention, after
Foraker had declared against the
Hanna machine, that he intended
to get even with him, and would
resort to any means that might
be necessary to down him For.
aker's term i'll the Senate will ex.
| pire in 1908, and Hanna intends
: to prevent his collection. | am
thoroughly convinced that Mr..
Mckinley is familiar with every
move made by Kohlsaat against
l Foraker. | would not say that
, Hanna is paying Kohlsaat out of
the funds of the Republican Nat
, ional Committee, for making wal
on Foraker, but those who know
him best say that he seldom does
+ anything without being in some
way rewarded for it. Hanna has
/ hn1nhf Ross Iinv