The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-03
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(Conmun'cated).
WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. 1890.

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criticism of Gen. Otis, by the
press of the country, regardless
of party, is shown by the semi
official announcement that Gems.
Lawton and Macarthur, who are
said to be slated for the vacan.
cies in the regular army, made by
the retirement of Brigadier- Gen,
eral Shafter, and the death of
Brigadier- General Guy V. Henry,
who was buried to-day at Airing
ton, with military honors, are to
have practically independent
commands in the coming cam.
1 paign on the island of
Luzon. That is to say, they are
to carry out the general plan of
campaign as arranged by General
Otis, but are to he left indepen-
dent as to the movement of their
respective commands while in the
field, and free to do as they may
think best, without having to
first get the consent of General
Otis.
The administration is bending
every effort towards counteract-
ing the adverse sentiment against
its Philippine policy, which it re
alizes is increasing. The Philip
pine Commission, which met in
Washington to-day, has been
ordered to hurry Il preliminary
report in favor of the adminiStra-
tion policy, so it can be put Be.
fore the public at once. Mem
bers of the commission present
are Admiral Dewey, Colonel
DENLY, Professor Schurman and
/ Professor Worcester. The meet
ingS are held behind closed doors.
General Fitz Lee is in Wash
ington. on his way home from
Cuba, on leave of absence. His
| position i'll the army keeps his
, mouth closed us to conditions in
Cuba, but he tells his friends pri,
vately that there is a dreadful
miX-up on the island, and his
manner indicates that he could
tell some interesting things if he
were at liberty to do so.
John Sherman has been talking
again, and what he said made it
evident that the old man had
neither lost interest in Ohio poll
ties nor the faculty of proberly
sizing up the situation in that
State. Mr.. Sherman predicts
Republican defeat, because of the
opposition of the German voters
to the foreign policy of the ad-
miniStration, Of which he said:
"lt cannot be sustained in morals
and is i'll cOntravention to the
American Declaration of indie
pendence, and of the teachings of
the brave men who signed that
instruments" and of the Republi
can opposition to a continuance
of Hanna's leadership. Mr..
Sherman did not say that he
would be glad of Republican de-
feat i'll Ohio, or that resentment
of his own treatment by the
Hanna Mckinley clique was re
spOnsible for the attitude of any
of the Republican voters, but
there are some things that are
fully understood without being
said.
At the last meeting of the
Washington branch of the Anti
Imperialist League, General VIM.
Birney, fe.long Republican
said: "lmperialiSm respects no
law. TO it Congress is nothing,
the Commander in-Chief of the
army everything. 1t disregardS
the Constitution and statutes and
transfers all power to the EXecu-
tive. The writ of habeas corpus
does not exist in the imperial col
Onies. The prisons of Cuba, POr-
to Rico and the Philippines are
vocal with the cries of men who
cannot be heard beyond the walls.
Imperialism knows no limit. eX-
cept the caprice of the Emperor.
1t has the sword, it will Sieze the
purse. Nay, it has already de
fed the limitations placed upon
it by Congress; it has expended
two hundred millions where only
eighty were appropriated 1t
has, without authority of law,
transported immense bodies of
troops to the other side of the
globe. 1t has built up an i'm
mense patronage III its control OF
. military appointments. 1t has
used this patronage for pOliticaI
purposes. Its influence is used tC
discredit all the Fundamental
/. doctrines of American institu
tions." Another Republican
. Captain O'Farrell - said: "W,
. hear a good deal about the trad,
with the Philippines. 1t take
! from thousand to thirteen hun
h dred dollars a day to coal eacl
tranSnort IN the Pacific ocean he