The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1899-05-11
the PRESIDENT
And Cabinet Attend the Unveil.
ing Of the Grant Monument.
Military Court Of Inquiry Reports
Bryan Against the Leaders In His
PArty-Ohio Republican
Politics.

President Mckinley and all of his cab.
met except Secretary Wilson, who is in
South Carolina; Secretary Alger, who
has gone to Detroit, and Postmaster
General Smith, who went to Galena, ILL.,,
to deliver an address at the Grant ami.
versary celebration, went to Philadel-
phia to witness the unveiling Of the
monument to Gen. Grant. They re-
turned to Washington today. and are oil
enthusiastic over the handsome monu-
ment and their own pleasant reception
BY the Pennsylvanians. The unwilling
of this fine equestrian statute of Gen.
Grant has called attention anew to the
regrettable fact that no statute of him
has vet been erected at the National
Capital, for which he did 90 much, and
which is the home Of his widow, daugh.
ter and grandchildren. That there will
be q Grant monument, worthy of the
city, erected in Washington some day,
is hardly to be doubted.
The Military Court Of Inquiry has
completed its report, and as soon ~
President Mckinley can look 1t over 1t
will be made public. An official who
knows the nature Of the reportsaid OF 1t:
s.Those who expected the report to con.
tain any whitewashing of wrong doing
on the part of anybody that was ex-
posed BY the testimony will be disap-
pointed. 1t is . straightforward, busi-
n ess document from start to finish, and
contains language that will make un'
pleasant reading for some officers who
neglected to perform their duties prop
erly ; it also contains sharp structures for
those contractors who profited by the
failure of officers to properly look out for
the interests of the government"
Predictions are being freely made that
Mr.. Bryan will loose much support. by
reason of the position he has taken in
opposition to expansion as whole, and
to the policy that this government is
pursuing in the Philippines in particu.
lar. Senator Clay, Of Georgia, was asked
what his people thought of the Philip.
pine policy, which Mr.. Bryan is almost
daily attacking, and he said: "They
realize that We cannot leave those peo.
pie to the merciles of savage govern.
:ment, nor can We leave them prey to
foreign nations. but at the same time
they hope that the time is not far dis.
tant when we can establish the Filipinos
on q firm foundation and then leave
them" Senator Clay is somewhat OF an
annexationist, when it comes to Cuba
and Porto Rico, of which he said: 81
am sure that we can develop Porto Rico,
and as for Cuba, confidently expect to
see it . state inside of ten years" When
ssked. the direct question whether
Bryan would control the Georgia dele
CATION to the Democratic National con-
vention next year, Senator Clay replied:
81 cannot say" and when asked who
he intended supporting, he said: II do
not yet know. I have not made up my
mind. The convention 10 year distant
and many things may happen. Silver
may not be the paramount issue next
year." Another Southern Senator said !:
"If the Democratic convention adopts .
platform conforming to Bryan's speeches,
on the expansion question, Mckinley
will get the unanimous vote Of the next
electoral college"
Delegate Flynn, of Oklahoma, who is
in Washington on private business, said
Of the political outlook: Mckinley will
have the enthusiastic support Of the
western Republicans. His administra.
tion 10 extremely popular with the mas
, ses, and no one else will be In it for the
nomination. We are all for him in the
Territory, and one of the Arst districts to
instruct for him will be Oklahoma, as We
recognize his worth and greatness and
his wonderful grasp on the great events
through which this country is passing
Not to renominate him would be the
acme of imbecility, for not in many
years has the Republican party had
such Q leader"
Mr.. D. g. Worthen, prominent DIN.
cinnati Republican who 10 visiting
Washington, said Of Sam Jones, the 60
cialist mayor.elect of Toledo, who ID
being doomed by the Ohio Democrats
a. the Republican candidate for Cover.
NOR Of the State: HE simply isn't fac
tor in the struggle for the honor. His
I extreme socialistic views have put al
The conservative people of the state
AGAINST him, and outside Of his own city