Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-08-07

generally, Cn6y 90 nOU always S0C VI
to things as soon as they occur. Fol
instance, none of the Washington
correspondents knewsuntil day OF
two ago, that President Mckinley
had ordered cablegram sent to Gen
Otis more than a week ago, telling
him that the President was entirely
satisfied with what he had accom-
plished and believed that he had
done all that could have been done
under the circumstances. The fol-
lowing is a portion Of the answer OF
Gen. Otis: 'tI appreciate very much
the confidence the President has ez-
pressed in me and assure the PresI-
dent that | have no other ambition or
thought than to carry out his IN
structions. With the plans now ma
tured, believe that we can suppress
the rebellion in a reasonably short
time, with honor to the u. 5. and
satisfaction to the President" 1t is
highly creditable to the President
that while the yellow journals were
demanding the recall Of Gen. Otis,
because he had failed to please some
of the correspondents and to accom-
plish impossibilities, he should have
shown his confidence in him in such
marked manner. That the President
and the entire administration had
implicit confidence in Gen. Otis, has
been known in Washington all the
time.
Secretary Root arrived in Washing
ton today and will, tomorrow, for
mally succeed Gen. Alger as Score
tary of War. There are many rumors
in circulation as 20 what his policy is
80 be, but they are merely guesses,
mostly wild. There is no occasion for
a Secretary of War to have any policy
other than that of the President,
under whom he serves, and no reason
to believe that in that respect, Score
tary Root will differ in any radical
way from his predecessor.
A great many kind words will &C
company Secretary Alger into pri-
Vate life, and being spoken at this
time, there is no possible reason to
doubt their sincerity. The following
remarks made by Representative Joy
of Missouri, are fair sample of what
is being said by many republicans Of
prominence: 81 am not surprised to
see Gen. Ayers election to the SEN
ate predicted. I make the same
Instead of being the tar
get for all manner of abuse and the
victim of everybody's precaution,
Gen. Alger will become the hero, and
this will be especially true of his
future in his own state. AS Senator
Elkins has said, he was at the head Of
the war department during a most
war. He equipped and
put 25O, 900 men in the field in an in
creditably short space of time, and
when everything had to be obtained
1T almost a moments notice. To be
sure, the soldiers did not have pie for
nor we're feather beds car
lied around for them, but on the
whole, they Jared remarkably we'll
The time will come when Gen. Alger
will be given credit for his great work
and the kindliness of heart which ac-
companied his executive administra-
ion"
Representative Smith of Illinois
nus summed up the amusing webbing
Of the democrats on the issues of the
presidential campaign: 'sThe demo
Gratis may try to run their campaign
IN a dozen issues, but the moment
hey nominate Bryan, they will force
5he silver issue to the front. They
cannot escape it if he is the nominee,
IS now seems practically settled. Mr..
Bryan cannot subordinate silver I'M
less he descends to mere pettyfogging
n politics, for he is the embodiment
Of the idea. IF silver is not mentioned
n the platform, and Bryan is nom
mated, the people will not be de-
ceived. They know Bryan's position
100 we'll"
"Three hundred million bushels of
corn and 100000 on deposit in it's
oanks," said Representative Curtis,
f'have drowned out the calamity
walters and restored Kansas to its old
place among the sure republican
states. Thousands who voted for
Bryan in '96 will vote for Mckinley
next year, and it can be classed among
5he certainties that Kansas will give
he republican presidential electors
not less than 900 majority"
All the demo talk about polit
cal favors to be bestowed by the