The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-28
SENATOR SCOTT TALKS

Politics to n Tacoma, Washington,
Ledger Reporter =. Mckinley and
Hobart for 19OO-Issucs of the Next
Campaign.
Tacoma, Washington, Ledger: Scna-,
tor N. 3. Scott, Of West Virginia, elect
ed member Of the upper house OF
Congress last January. Is at the Hotel
! Tacoma. He Is accompanied by his wife
| and Mr.. and Mrs. William Lennox. AZ
ter spending n part of to-day in Taco
ma. he will go on to Victoria and leave
| in few days on the City of Topeka
for Alaska.
Senator, Scott has been member OF
the national Republican committee for
twelve years and during the last three
campaigns has been on the executive
committee. During the campaign OF
1886 he was at New York and was
closely associated with the entire cam
paiEn with Vice President Hobart,who
occupied 4 desk In the same room with
him. The West Virginia senator Is a
| most pleasing cOnversationalist, easy
and graceful In his manner. There Is
little about him that would suggest one
Of the most prominent politicians In
the nation rather than prosperous
! business or professional! man. He looks
the latter rather than the former, but
Is well posted on American politics and
q keen observer.
Il believe the Republican ticket next
year will be Mckinley and Hobart"
said Senator Scott last night. "McKin-
ley, everyone acknowledges. Will be
the nominee of the Republican conven-
| ton. His administration for the past
two years has settled that fact. There
is no reason to doubt that Hobart will
be re-nominated.
"Vice President Hobart Is broad
! minded, popular and intelligent man.
we'll qualified to occupy the presidential
chair. have known him Intimately
for years, serving on the national COM
mfttee with him. and knowing him In
his official capacity at Washington. I
do not believe Ill health will prevent his
| accepting denomination, and I be-
lleve that Will be accorded him unless,
OF course, he should refuse to accept 1t.
The west would have nothing to fear II
Hobart were president.
1.-THE Issues for the next campaign are
| already forming. The Democratic
party, the great objector. will attempt
to make antl-expansion and anti
trusts the campaign issues. The Demo-
| Gratis will attempt to portray a picture
OF suffering and Illness Of American
volunteers in the Philippines and In
Cuba, working on the feelings of faith
! ers and brothers for their votes.
II do not believe, II the question were
submitted without any political bear
| ing to those Democrats who are Oppos-
Ing the Philippine policy. that they
would hesitate to endorse the present
course OF the administration. Their
opposition to expansion md to the
Philippines Is based solely on political
| grounds.
I'VE must pursue the same course in
the Philippines that has been tnaugu-
rated there. We came into the posses
sion of those islands through cIrcum.
] stances over which We had no control.
and 1t would be wrong to go away from
| there and leave those men unprotected
| who have been friendly to US. They
| would be massacrea. The present re-
| bellion must be put down and after
| giving the Fillpinos liberal form OF
government. and having had time to
thoroughly study the question OF their
retention after we understand their
| value and other considerations, it may
| be time enough to talk Of Anal dlSpo-
sition.
1.-THE Fllipinos are barbarians and In
| capable Of f-gorernment. l have
talked with .Brlgadier General HRrrI-
son Gray Otis and others who have re-
turned from the Islands and they all
tell me. the FilIpInos cannot be en-
trusted with the government of the Is
lands. The United States has no In
tention, OF present, ut least, OF yielding
| up those islands.
Eventually 1t may prove 10 be poll
icy to sell the islands to some other
| nation. That Is something we cannpt
determine until the experiment OF gov
eminent has been tried. We know little
as yet OF their value to this country or
| the prestige their possession gives us In
the Orient. All these things must be
studied after we have remained In the
possession Of the country for u period
OF years"
Senator Scott has made five trips to
California and Oregon. and visited Ia
| coma In 1890. shortly after the hotel Mt
which he stayed last night had been
built. He was impressed with the
change In conditions and after n drive
about the city last night, expressed his
wonder at the growth and development
OF Tacoma.