Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-07-04
Washington Letter.
From our Regular CORRESPONDENT.


nat ona finances for the fiscal year
which ended today. The receipts OF
| the government from every source
! have Deen many millions In excess OF
| estimates-lnterEa revenue receipts
| for the year were more than $780,
! 100000 in excess Of those for the
| year ending June 80, 1898. Our f.
nancial condition today is an object
lesson for the world, showing as
nothing else could so strikingly the
wonderful resources OF the United
States. Notwithstanding the large
expenditures on account of the wax,
our treasury is fairly OVERLOOKING
with money, and the country is more
prosperous than at any period In it's
history. Is it any wonder that the
president, as we'll as every man who
has helped him to bring about such
a condition of affairs, is pleased?
Orders have been issued to the 70
regular recruiting offices Of the United
States-no new ones will be opened
to recruit volunteers for the Philip
pines, under the army act Of the last
congress. The number of volunteers
to be enlisted will be determined by
circumstances. 1t is intended that
General Otis shall have 10000 men
by the close of the rainy season, in
order that he may make an aggres-
sive campaign for the suppression of
the revolt.
Senator Thurston, Of Nebraska,
effectually disposed of the report or
iginated in the West concerning lis
entertaining designs upon the vice
presidential nomination when he said:
My only ambition is to retire to
the practice of my profession at the
end Of my term. [ would gladly re-
sign now from the senate, for that
purpose, if my place could be filled
by a Republican. | cannot entertain
the thought Of ever holding another
public Office"
Business is booming III the United
States patent office. The weekly re
ceipts are about $4,000 more than
they were last year this time, aud
the total number of patents, trade
marks and labels issued this week,
633, was larger than III any one week
since April, 1890. There are in the
neighborhood of 5000 applications
awaiting action.
Secretary Algtr thinks Governor
Pingree has been misr, presented In
recent widely published newspaper
interviews, and tn refore declines to
discuss them. He says very posi-
lively Of his own position: Il Am
with President McKinley's admins
tration and supporting it, of course,
in Its policy on all questions" He
also said thu It he saw no reason for
his retiring from the cabinet in his
candidacy for the senate and had no
idea of resigning. 1t can be stated
in this connection upon high authori
ty that President Mckinley will have
absolutely nothing to do with the
contest between Secretary Alger and
Senator Mcmillan, both of whom are
his personal friends, for the senat r
ship.
Secretary Long called down the
ridiculous lie that he had protested,
at a cabinet meeting, against the
policy followed by this government
in dealing with the Filipino revolt,
as soon as he heard of it, but those
who are in reality keeping the revolt
going by their absurd criticisms of
the administration have not hesitat-
ed to keep other lies going after they
had been proven to be such and will
probably try TO keep this one before
the public. No president ever had
more united support from his cabi-
net IN carrying out any policy than
President Mckinley has had for his
Philippine policy.
General j. Warren Keller, who for
a long time represented an Ohio dis
trict in the house, of which he was
speaker, is a close political observer.
When asked for his idea Of the out
look in the Buckeye state, he said:
"Ohio has on several occasions gone
over to the Democracy, but this year
will stay In the Republican column.
Some party dissension exists, but all
the jawing and rowing will cease be-
fore election day, and when the votes
are counted the Republican nominees
will land easy winners" Speaking Of
a recent trip, General Keller said: II
have been in Nebraska and Kansas
of late, and find that the free-silver
issue is no longer. a drawing card in
those states. If Mr.. Bryan sh uld
be the candidate in 1900 of the Dem
ocracy, he will hardly be able to
get the electoral vote of his own
state. Men who are for him have
openly admitted to me that he has
not a chance of election. The Demo-
Gratis will be sorely pushed for issues
in the next national campaign. That
the campaign OF next year will be a
repetition Of the success Of the Re-
publicans in 1896 I have not the
slightest doubt"
c. q. Relel, OF Missouri, drew the
following word picture ofex Governor
Stone, of that state, who has been
spoken of as a possible rival of Mr..
Bryan for the Democratic nominal
ton, next year: "Ex-Governor Stone
| lmagines that he is a much bigger
man politically than the country at
large holds him to be. AS presiden-
tial timber he is too far below the re-
quirements to be considered. He is
rather a shallow man, with lots OF
vanity and nerve, but why he should
think of himself as a presidential