Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-07-01
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Mckinley is much pleased at the
splendid showing made by the nation
al finances for the fiscal year which
ended today The receipts of the gov
ernment from every source have been
many millions in excess of estimates.
internal revenue receipts for the year
were more than $1OO, 100000 in excess
of those for the year ending JuRe 30,
1898. Our financial condition today is
an object lesson for the world, show
ing as nothing else could so strilingly
the wonderful resources of the United
States Notwithstanding the large ex-
pendftures on accountsdf the war, our
Treasury is fairly oyeriIowing with
money, and the country is more pros
porous than at any period in It's his
tory. Is 1t any wonder that the Pres
ident, as well as every man who has
helped to bring about such condition
of affairs, is pleased?
Orders have been issued to the 20
regular recruiting Offices of the United
States-no new ones will be opened
to recruit volunteers for the Philip
pines, under the army act of the last
Congress. The number of volunteers
to be enlisted will be determined by
circumstances. 1t is intended that
General Otis shall have 10000 men by
the close of the rainy season, in order
that ne may make an aggressive cam
paign for the suppression of the revolt.
Senator Thurston, of Nebraska, eff
feetually disposed of the report origl-
mated in the west concerning his en-
tertaining designs upon the Vice Pres
idential nomination when She said:
my only ambition is to retire to the
practice of my profession at the end of
my term. would gladly resign now
from the Senate for that purpose if my
place could be filled by a Republican.
cannot entertain the thought of ev-
er holding another public office"
Business is booming in the United
States Patent Office. The weekly re
eeopts are about $4,000 more than
they we're last year this time, and the
total number of patents, trade marks
and labels issued this week, 633, was
larger than in any one week since
1 april, $780, There are in the neighbor-
hood of 5000 applications awaiting ac-
ton.
Secretary Alger THINKS Gov. Pingree
as been misrepresented in recent
widely published interviews, and there
fore declines to discuss them. He says
very positively of his own position;
Il am with President McKinley's ad-
ministration and supporting it, of
course, in its policy on all questions. y
He also said that that he saw no rea-
son for his retiring from the cabinet
in his candidacy for the Senate and
had no idea of resigning. In can be
stated in this connection upon high
authority that President Mckinley will
have absolutely nothing to do with the
contest between Secretary Alger and
Senator Mcmillan, both of whom are
his personal friends, for the Senator.
ship
Secretary Long called down the ri
diculous lie that he had protested, a
a cabinet meeting, against the policy
followed by this government in deal
ing with the Filipino revolt, as soon as
he heard of it, but those who are In
reality keeping the revolt going by
their absurd criticisms of the admin
istration have not hesitated to keel
other lies going after they had been
proven to be such, and will probably
try to keep this one before the public
No President ever had a more united
support from his cabinet in Carrying
out any policy than President McKin'
ley has had for his Philippine policy.
Gen. ]. Warren Keifer, who for Z
long time represented an Ohio distric
in the House, of which he was Speak
er, is close political observer Wher
asked for his idea of the outlook in the
Buckeye State, he said: "Ohio has OF
several occasions gone over to the
Democracy, but this year will stay II
the Republican column. Some party
dissension exists, but all the jawinl
and rowing will cease before election
day, and when the votes are counted
the Republican nominees will land cas-!
winners" Speaking of recent trip
Gen. Keifer said: 81 have been il
Nebraska and Kansas of late, and
find that the free silver issue is M
longer drawing card in those states
II Mr.. Bryan should be the candidate
in 1900 of the Democracy, he viii
hardly be able to get the electoral vOt
OF his own state. Men who are TO
him have openly admitted to me tina
he has not a chance of election. Th'
Democrats will be sorely pushed TO
issues in the next National campaign
That the campaign of next year will b.
a repetition of the success of the Re
publlcans in 1896 have not the slight
est doubt"
Mr., C. G. Revel, of Missouri, drew
the following word picture of Gov
Stone. of that state, who has beer
spoken of as a possible rival of Mr.
Bryan for the Democratic nomination
next year: "GoY. Stone imagines hI