The Opelousas courier., 1899-10-07
Washington Letter.
From our Regular CORRESPONDENT.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 81, 1899.
Admiral Dewey ia the guest, during
| his present stay in Washington Of Mfs,
| Washington Mclean, mother OF jon.
| John r. Mclean. Democratic candidate
for Governor of Ohio. The ovation Civ
en- him upon his arrival in Washington,
| and during the civic parade ieteyi"wed
Was greater than was ever given to any
| other individual. 1t YVES enthusiastic
| cally participated in by everybody, Ie-
| gardless of politics, race or Sex, shHw-
| ing TINT the people recognized the diff
ference between Il real national hero
and II nan temporarily prominent
through partisan politics. The admin
istration would gladly have made this
occasion u republican celebration, tnt
the people would not haveit that way
they are perfectly willing that the Re
pubiicans should have the present war
in tho Philippines for their own, bnS
they know that the var with Spain Waa
! not a Republican party affair.
Oh, no the rear platform speeches
which Mr.. Mckinley is to make in Ohio,
| are not to be political. 1t isjust q mere
coincidence that he will make speeches
at Cleveland and Toledo. where the
Republican disat!ectiln is strongest.
At least, that is the sort Of talk the Re-
publicans are handing ont. Nobody
believes a word Of it.
The Influence of Mr.. Mckinley ia
being openly used to compel the few
anti Hanna Ohio Republican Federal
office holders in Washington to speak
and work for the Hanna Ticket. For
instance, ex-Congressman Watson, who
was the source of SO much worry to
Boss Hanna that he was given a nice
position in Washington to keep him out
of the State. has gone home to take tie
stump for Nash, at the personal request
of Mr.. Mckinley, although he hates
Boss Hanna as the Old Boy is credited
with hating q certain kind of water,
and does not hesitate, when no cam
paign is on to say so with emphasis.
Quite a number of Tammany men,
who came over from New York to CON
tinue the Dewey festivities, talked
quite freely of the fight that is being
Waged inside that Organlzatict against
Mr.. Richard Croker, and some express
very positive opinions that ar. Croker
would, before long recognize the inevi-
table and retire f,Om the leadership to
nave himself from being forced uat Of
it, and that with his retirement, there |
would be All end to one MAn rule in
Tammany.
1t is difficult to resist the belief that
recent pep-gun campaigning in the
Philippines was directed from Wash
ington fer political purposes. Gen.
Otis Informed the country that AS a part
of the general forward movement, an
army of three divisions, under con-
mand of Gems. Macarthur, Wheeler and
Wheaton advanced upon and captured
which bad been galrisonci by
about six hundred red FI!ipinos. The
day it was quietly announced in
the regular press dispatches that our
troops had abandoned Porac and re-
to Angeles. Gen. Otis has sue
in getting himself retained in
command in the Philippines, il he
succeeded il winning much from
the Filipincs. His pull with the ad-
m~lnistration has proven stronger than
the advice OF many prominent men who
thought he ought to he removed. To
give him more show to justify the IA
vors shown him, he has been sent ii LOT
of additional staff officers, including
General Schwann, who hes
been made his chief of staff and princi-
pal assistant III tle ADMINISTRATORS
work Of the government OF 50 mncl vi
the Philippines as are under our flag.
CONN 'SSarY USiieFai E.aSaii, lac man
who. as the result of the coult-martlal,
10 drawing full pay as IL Brigadirr Gen
era!, without doing anything in the
line of duty, is again in Washington.
He has positively declined to accept
the offer of some Of the friends ct Gel.
Weston, who is performing the duties
Commissary General. without re
the proper pay therefor. to pay
the difference in cash between his
ON the retired list, and what he
now receives, if he would ask to be re-
tired, so that Col. Weston could be pro-
EagaD can block Weston's
as long as he remains on tie
active list. and be cannot be retired, ex-
cept upon his own application, before
he expiration of the five years suspen-
sion from duty.