Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-06
The Politician,

canoe in this 1t Just happened that
many Senators and Representatives
We're In Washington, and they, of
course, called on the President Many
OF the Representatives were on Wash
ington in connection with the Speaker
ship contest Their presence started a
lot of extra session rumors, but no, ex-
ira session has yet been determined
upon, although the necessity for Con-
gressional legislation for Hawaii and
Porto Rico, and upon other matters
causes many to believe that one will be
called in advance OF the regular meet
ing in December.
The latest from Gen. Otis is salts
factory He thinks his refusal for the
third time of Agulnaldo's requests for
a cessation of hostilities, and his con-
tinued hammerlng of the Fiiipinos
will shortly bring about acceptance of
his terms of unconditional surrender.
The news that Lieut. Gilmore and
prisoners of the Flliplnos, was joyful
ly received in Washington. That they
are being well treated is also taken as
sign that the Filipinos understand
that the end of the revolt is in sight.
So generally is this view of the situa-
tion taken that there is no longer even
talk about the probability of a call for
volunteers. A.
Nearly every one of the Presidents
callers this week took occasion to say
something nice about his promotion of
Col. Funston, of Kansas, to be a Brig
adler General.
Postmaster General Smith said of
the order to the San Francisco post
master to throw out of the mail to the
Philippines copies of three pamphlets
written by Edward Atkinson, of Bos-
ton, and which have been circulated by
the Anti ti-Imperlalistlc League: "These
pamphlets actually incite mutiny, and
it would be utterly unjustifiable to per-
NIT their circulation among the SOL
diers in the Philippines. Their circu-
! lation is a movement to induce the SOL
diers to disobey orders, and, in effect,
to embarrass and resist the govern
ment, in whose service they are en-
gagged Not only are they designed to
incite mutiny in the American soldiers
in those islands, but also to foment
and encourage insurrection on the part
of the Filipinos themselves. What
action might be taken-and the Of
fense is of the gravest character-is
not to be discussed. / do not believe
there is any intention to prosecute Mr.
Atkinson as the matter now stands. !"
AS a matter of fact, much pressure
has been brought upon the President
to order the prosecution of Mr. Atkin-
son and those who have assisted in
circulating his pamphlet, but he doesn't
consider it necessary to do more than
he has done. The order shutting the
pamphlets out of the mail does not in
clude mails for the United States, as
they can do no narm where our peO-
pie have access to the newspapers and
other sources of information not avail
able in the Philippines.
Representative Henderson, of Iowa.
one of the leading candidates for
Speaker of the House, is in Washing
ton. Speaking of the contest, he said:
Il regret to see sectionalism creep into
this contest The man who is big
enough to be Speaker of the House of
Representatives ought to be broad
enough to be a candidate before the
whole American people" OF the pros
poets, Col. Henderson said: 'It is en-
tirely too soon yet for any candidate to
form an adequate idea of his own
strength. The situation is too new,
and Mr.. Reeds withdrawal too recent
for any one to speak with confidence as
to his successor / should not have an
nounced my candidacy had not the en-
tire delegation from Iowa offered me
its undivided and cordial support
Many gratifying assurances of sup
port from other quarters have reached
me, and so | enter upon the race with
the knowledge that my candidacy will
have plenty of excellent backing"
Col. Henderson was chairman of the
House Republican caucus committee,
which has already performed the duty
of preparing financial bill assigned to
it, and with him nearly all the mem
bers OF the caucus committe came to
Washington. Owing to an agreement
made with the Republican members of
theSenateFinance committee the meas
ures agreed upon will not be made
public until it has received the approx
al of the Senators. Members of the
caucus committee say that the bill
agreed upon is conservative, and ex-
press confidence that it will be approx
ed by the Republican party and by the
business interests of the country
senator Jones, chairman of the Dem
ocratic National Committee, stole a
march of Che eastern Democrats who
have been schemiDg to depose him. by
designating Mr.. J. G. Johnson, the
Kansas member of the committee, to
act as chairman during his absence in
Europe, whi6her he has gone hoping TO
benefit his health.
Representative Payne, OF New York,