Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-10-27
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular COrrespon lent.
WASHINGTON, Oct 90, 1899.
Mr.. Mckinley found, when he re-
turned from his stumping trip of 5000
miles, more Indignation among gov
eminent employees than has existed
since the Garfield campaign, when
Jay Hubbell and Dorsey, of Star
route notoriety, held up the Federal
employees and forced campaign contri-
buttons under threat of dismissal.
The reason is the circular letter sent
out by Boss Hanna's Ohio committee,
asking Federal officials to chip in to
keep Mclean fiom carrying Ohio.
The Civil Service Commissioners, who
draw their salaries at the pleasure of
the man whose denomination for Pres
ident depends largely upon Ohio 60.
ing Republican, had not word to say
about the circular letters received by
employees of every department in
Washington, but they made bluff at
doing something by going to the Post
Office Department and requesting
that the order of the department., is
sued about year ago, prohibiting DO
litical assessment of postal employees,
be conspicuously posted in all Ohio
postOfiices, as they had been greatly
shocked to learn that the employees Of
the Toledo postoffice had been asked
to contribute to the Republican cam
paign fund. An order was at once is
sued complying with the request, and
all hands winked at each other and
thought, "How devilish sly we are"
Nobody expects Mr.. Mckinley to do
anything to stop the squeezing of gov.
eminent employees. He is just from
Ohio and he knows how desperate the
case is, and how much he has at
stake. He knows that there is an Or
ganlzed movement among prominent
Republicans to prevent his renomina.
ton, and that il his party fails to
carry Ohio it will stand an excellent
show of succeeding.
How desperate the Republican stu.
alton in Ohio is may be judged by the
talk of Republicans. For instance.
Perry Heath, who owes his present Of
fetal position to Hanna, and who has
just returned from Ohio, has been dis.
counting Republican defeat in the State
by saying that the Republicans are so
busy handling their prosperity that
many OF them may not have time to
vote. He also says that Mr.. Mclean
has the Democrats OF the State better
organized than they have ever been
before. Democratic advices from the
State are without exception favorable
to the success Of Mclean.
Gen. J. r. O'Beirne, who was re-
fused recognition by the State Depart.
ment Is Diplomatic Agent of the
Transvaal Republic, because of his be-
ing an American, was waiting for Mr..
when he returned to Wash
ington, for the purpose OF trying to
persuade him to set aside the decision
of the State Department. Having
considerable political pull he succeed
ed in getting a private interview with
Mr.. Mckinley, but it is not likely that
he succeeded in anything else. Mr.. Nc
Kinley has troubles enough of his own
without reaching away over to South
Africa for new ones.
In addition to presenting Rear Ad-
miral Schley with handsome jeweled
sword, the Royal Arcanum, of which
Admiral Schley is a member, has pre-.
sented Mrs. Schley with a beautiful
loving cup. inscribed, presented TO
Mrs. w. s. Schley by the Royal Area.
mum. 1899" The presentation took
place at the hotel in which Admiral
Dewey is making his home.
That the negroes will soon cease TO
vote the Republican ticket seems prac.
tically certain. One of them-Rev.
Alex. Walters, ID. d.. of New jersey
who is now in Washington, expressed
some forcible views on the subject.
For instance, he said: "My advice TO
the negroes is to make friends with
the ruling classes of the South by vot-
ing the Democratic ticket, especially
when they are invited to do so. We
are doing it in the North. We are
surely at the parting OF the ways.
There is great restlessness on the part
of the Afro-American Republicans.
A large majority OF them in New
York State will vote the Democratic
ticket at the next election"
Before Mr.. Mckinley went on that
stumping trip he went out OF his way
to say that he intended to leave the
future OF the Philippines to the judy
ment OF Congress; now he says that
he intends TO tell Congress in his an
nual message that the Philippines
must be ours for keeps. As it is only
about six weeks to the opening of
Congress, he will probably not have
time to change. his opinion again, al
though he has been known to do the
trick in less than six hours. Dem.
THE politicians (and especially his
opponents) in Ohio are crying their