Middletown transcript., 1899-07-29
appointments he

appointments b.
has made that even his opponents can
not criticise. Mr.. Roots reputation
as lawyer stands second to that of nj
man in the country. And it was fol
that reason he was chosen. President
Mckinley wanted the best lawyer be
| could find at the head of the War De
part ment. to handle the legal questions
that are constantly arising in nconnec-
tion with the military government oi
our new possessions, and which are
likely to be still more numerous and
more complicated in the near future.
He will get him in Mr.. Root. M
change 10 the Philippine policy il fore
Swallowed by the change in the head Of
the War Department. The organiza.
tion Of the volunteer regiments is being
pushed with great rapidity-aIready
more than four thousand men have en-
listed-and the ten regiments are ex-
pected to be completed by he middle
of August, and on their way TO Manila
very soon after that date, as present
plans are to have them all over there
by the close of the rainy season, SO that
a campaign aggressive enough to crush
out the revolt before the next rainy
season rolls around can be waged.
For the benefit OF Mrs. McKinley's
health, which continues to be poor,
the President will this week take her
to Lake Champlain, near Plattsburg,
N. Y. How long they will remain
there will depend upon the amount of
benefit Mrs. Mckinley may derive.
There will.be no delay to any public
business Of Importance, by this vaca-
tion, as the President will be connected
with the White House by long distance
telephone. and will be able to give the
same attention to important business
that he does while in Washington. and
all matters requiring immediate atten-
tion will be disposed of before his de-
parture.
The war with Spain abrogated all
treaties with the q. s. and the treaty
of Peace, which ended the war, does
not deal with commercial matters.
Consequently. q. s. trade with Spain
is now more or less handicapped. For
instance. Consul Sprague, at Gibralter,
has just called the attention Of the De-
partment of State to the existence of
q differential duty of two pesetas-a
fraction more than thirty.eight cents
between US. and British -four enter
ing Spain, in favor of the British -four.
The Consul added: "The matter is of
some Importance, as at present Ameri-
can -four can undersell other foreign
in portations in this line.' When a
new commercial treaty is negotiated
with Spain, as one doubtless will be in
The near future, such drawbacks to
trade will be done away with, as
President Mckinley will insist that
The U. S. be given every commercial
advantage possessed by. the most fa-
7ored nation".
"Corporal' Tanner, who has been
intimate with Secretary
Alger for twenty years, said. while
discussing Gen. Alger's record and his |
which takes effect next |
week: Whatever measure of failure
could be charged to him as Secretary of |
War-and, In my opinion, 1t is not by |
,ne thousand degrees as great as many |
Jeem TO thinks justly more charge
sble to the system in vogue at the War
Department, that of bureaucracy and |
divided responsibility, than to Alger.
The historian who sums up Alger's
career dispassionately, with full knowl-
'dge Of events, must put him down as
! really great man. He will be known
rs man who fell a victim TO the in
famous assaults of sensationalism. In
Ill the great crises in the history of
his government, there has been de-
7eloped wolfish side in the nature of
he American people. This quality, |
when things do not go to suit the
'rowd, makes then demand human
acrifice. They want to rend and tear.
speak with full knowledge and mem
'ry of the days when portion Of the
'ress lampooned Abraham Lincoln as
babboon and clown, and derided Gen.
lrant as drunkard and butcher.n
Mr.. e. N. Huggins, OF Columbus,
)hio, who is always posted on the
olitics Of his State, said: "This will
% Republican year in Ohio. We will
lect our State ticket by at least fifty
housand plurality. The Democrats
aven't ghost of chance, and
7ouldn't have, even if they were not
plit into factions. No man the Demo-
rats can put up will be able TO defeat
Judge Nash. He is not only strong
. his own right, but the popularity Of |,
resident Mckinley will bring out a
cry full vote in the coming election.
|ur people are enjoying a satisfactory
leasure of prosperity, and that makes
le average Republican very well pleas
] 10 continue to cast his ballot for the
arty of his CHOICE .
Assistant Secretary Vandsrlipp, OF
ae Treasury. thinks that the Dewey
lone Fund, which how amounts to
bout s15, 900, contributed By more |
ian Is 900 persons, viii bs swelled to
least 800. .080 BY the time The Ad-
'iral reaches the United States. He
links there are quite number of
srsons who viii soon make large con-
dhutIons. Treasurer Roberts and 4
EheT members of the committee are
4aally confident