The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-06-24
Washington, D. C., News.

Washington, D. c.. News.
| From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, June L., 1899.
At last, War Department Off
cials admit the truth as to the sit
uation in the Philippines; that
more fighting and lots of it is ahead
of our troops; that the alleged
Peace Commissioners of Aguinal-
do, who were feted and enter
tained in Manila by our Civil
Commissioners, pulled the wool
over our mems eyes and not only
got the time they wished to pre-
pare for more fighting, but gath
cred valuable information as to
the number and condition of
American soldiers, which they
have been able to put to good use
in the aggressive fighting of Agui-
naldo during the past week. There
is no more talk of volunteer sur
render on the part of Aguinaldo.
1t is now admitted that he has
got to be whipped into submis-
sion and that it will not be an
easy job, by any means, unless a
much larger army than the thir-
ty-fve thousand men now being
provided for is placed under the
command of General Otis.
There is rumor at1oat that Mr..
John K. Mclean, of Ohio. who
also has a home in Washington,
intends to establish daily paper
at the National Capital, which
will support Col. Bryan for Pres
ident and advocate free silver;
also that Mr.. Mclean would like
to run on the ticket with Col.
Bryan.
1t is not surprising that the ad-
ministration should have quietly
overlooked the break made by
Prof. Haupt, a member Of the
present and of the last Canal
Commission, in confirming the
general impression that influences
strong enough to thwart the al
most unanimous wish of the peo-
pie of this country, had been sue
cessfullv used to prevent the
building of the Nicaragua canal,
even to prevent the publishing of
the report made by the last COM
mission, which is SAID to contain
a scathing exposure of some of
these influences. The subject is
chock full of political dynamite,
and the administration was afraid
of it. Therefore, instead of calling
Prof. Haupt down for his too
truthful exposure of a National
scandal and firing him from the
new Commission, the administra-
ton got him to write Il letter say
ing he had been misquoted by the
newspaper that printed the ex-
posure, and was glad to let it go
at that. The new Commission
met last week. authorized the ap-
pointment of committees and
adjourned to meet again in Wash
ington July 9th.
There isn't the slightest doubt
about the position of Represent
ative Lentz, of Ohio, on national
issues. He said of the National
outlook: 1.-The only thing that
can keep Mr.. Byran from being
President of the United States
is for the Hanna Democrats and
the Hanna Republicans to pre-
vent his nomination. They are
now scheming to bring about that
consummation, but they will
hardly succeed. | am for Bryan
in 1900. and u repetition of the
Chicago platform, with some adj
ditions. | favor the election of
U. S. Senators by direct vote,
and also hope to see the initia-
tive and referendum mode part
of our governmental system. =
A prominent Ohio Republican
has been telling party tales out /
Of school. He said of the fight |
on Senator Foraker by H. H.
kohlsaat: Il have absolute per- |
sonal knowledge that the assaults |
made upon Foraker, in the Chi
cago Times-Herald are the result |
of an understanding between its |
editor and Senator Hanna. The |
latter said at the Columbus con-
after Foraker had de-
clared against the Hanna Machine,
that he proposed to get even
with him. and would resort to
any means that might be neces-
sary to down aim. Foraker's |
term in the Senate will expire in
1908, and Hanna intends to pre- |
vent his reelection. | am thor
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