The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-09-22
Washington Letter.
lFrom Our Regulsr correspcndent.l
WASHINGTON, Sept. llth, 1899.


END the war In the PntlippintI
speedily, or the result will be disastrous
TO you and 10 the republican party"
That is the sum and substance Of what
lie being daily dinnoi into the ears Of
Mr.. Mckinley, nos by his opponents,
, but by leading republicans, who know
how unpopular that war ls becoming all
over the country. Mr.. Mckinley Ia
gradually becoming convinced that the
reaction in public sentiment concerning
his Philippine policy, predicted more
than year ego by Col. Bryan, is at
hand, and once fully convinced, there ie
no telling what he may do, for this
country has never had a president who
feared the public sentiment of the coun-
try as much as Mr., Mckinley does, or
who tried 90 hard 30 make his official
acts meet its approval. regardless of his
own opinion.
The most striking thing connected
with the hearing on trusts, by the In
dustIiaI Commission, was q daring and
somewhat scandaious attack upon Vice
Chairman Philips OF the Commission,
who is connected with an independent
oil company in Pennsylvania, by officials
oi the Standard Oil Trust Mr.. Philips {
lenied the charge that he had been mix.
ID up in an offer to dicker with the q
Standard OH Trust, but the charge left a I
bad taste in every body's mouth, and is \
lot calculated to add anything to the
'restige OF the Commission, which isn't !,
ny too great at best.
Senator Stewart is fins speci men OF :
talwart radicalism in all his views. He
ever trims any question, and conserva
sm Is unknown to his mind. He has y
Of il in for France for several reasons, i"
lie latest OF which is tie second convict. y
IN OF Dreyfus, and says that country
ally has no government at all aud that -
. should break off diplomatic relations 81
nhl France gets government. The as
nator threatens to offer 4 joint resolu- W
on to that effect when Congress meets;
so bill repeating all official recogni- bl
on OF the exposition at Paris, next no
ar. th
The administration appears to be still te,
termined to leave Gen. OTIS in supreme
lnmand In the Philippines, although
cretary Root is understood to have re-
nmended change, and to favor send.
: Gen. Miles over there. There is pol.
. in this determination. and it isn't
} sort Of politics that reflects any Gre
upon Mr.. Mckinley. The Hanna
'wd are afraid of Miles now, and il he
,uld go to the Philippines and 60 ior
at Otis has SO signahv failed to do, ~
" would fear him still more. They 'c :
DIV that Otis is not likely, under any III
to develop popularity T
ugh to make him political rival of at {
Mckinley. That is why they wish G
Ieep Otis in command, notwithstand- ling
the overwhelming evidences from al O
rcas, Of his unfitness, not to call il by len
Irsher term. The agent Of the nom of .,
isan Associated Press, in long let II,
rom Manila, just published. after sum
g into details, showing the failure Of Fo
, Gums up by saying: The secret yard
le whole trouble here is that the stree
rnment has left a small man to deal Mi
most delicate problem, requiK- plan
broad statesmauship, Everyone wint
ss that Otis is honest, and that metz
to for much in position affording ----
cL ances for dishonesty, but every -
Igrees also with the most remark
unaninity, that be has bungled af.
from the beginning"