The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-08

How d. lIr. Anger GNIIINE Hl|Nr IN'aa
dayse There seems t1 have been quito
n subsistence off criticism in the direction
of this muoh-asseteI officer And see
each revolution of ODE earth brings one
something new to disgust decent people
with Aiecr and DIS methods. nur Doe s
very close 90 tle President and ST. AIc-
kIn.ey bias been busy moving among DE
dlsc0tjant elements and dr0ppus bis
diplomatic and unricluus appointments
promotions and promises boo ibis and that
direction 90 save tlc administration and
the War Department Sir. Mckinley is
au adept at welding tle oll-.tu. He las
not quite yet succeeded in controlling fhe
outraged feelings of General Miles or in
briduug che fiery Southern tongue of Gene
elai Breckenridge. but he has taken somo-
what the sting 0ut of the criticism which
these competent officers have directed no
Aiger. DO ls now perfectly evident flat
SKATER 'puIl with the administration
is somewhat hka the General HIMSELF
"huga as "a mountain, gross and palna-
hle' That the shades OF many dead men
can point their enoaly fingers Ike Mac
beth's wrath at this piece ot political
far0ritsm is now known 0f all men. and
get this coarse and c0wardIy Secretary
seems t0 le escaping bon large measure
AN public sc0ru. Tho inrostigatine come
mittee which has been Ike the wounded
snake dragging its slow length aI1ns.
i7 fulfilling its intended mission iu that
very way for 10 was intended to take
the keen edge orr OF the uuhIic iuiiguI-
ton and from day t0 day to delay mat
tors until. true t0 human nature. alI au-
ger should subsidc The clever little
journal Life. has dubbed them the "Wl.i-
ing WhitcWashers 0f Washington They
have earned the title When witness
appeared before them who bad anything
critical 10 say, they Immediately crgan-
feed tnemsoNcs into company M hreA-
beatcrs. and with threats and Cross-Quls-
ti0uing and with al tle airs of "a prose-
cutting attorney made che lila of fhe poor
woman or of the private soldier sp mis-
cradle that their story Yves broken in
two or suppressed entirely. a nue exc
ample OF their dealings occurred fhc other
day when they bad General Brooke on
the stand. General Brooke pas told on
some criticism by a subordinate n'ncer
of his management of nnafs nt Chica-
maugua Park. Brooke immediately
gr0wIed ont that if they would furnish
him tho name of that officer. he would
have him COurt-martlaiCd at once And
that is about the size % fthe whole busi-
ness. the army centres I'M the President.
likewise an other political promotions
and appointments. and the conri-mlfiial
and the discharge stares every honest snd
needy man in the face who dares ne his
voice Ia criticism OF this whole rotten
business General Miles came before ID N
with a large amount OF lrrcfuiable data.
accompanied hy his own stenoggaphor.
They received one or two unsayory bits
OF Information and promptly dismissed
the General from further Questioning
What "A miserable cub 10 tho whale
this whole affair has been. To read and
digest their report would b much moro
nalaiah'e than 90 eat that army contract
beef which will 80 down into history
characterized bv the cpithei NJ EN-
halmcd beef" We should ho g.ad 10 sc.
at them. bul-holdl Mr.. Bryan is IN thu
way.