The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-14
WASHINGTON
LETTER.
A NEwsY LETTER FROM OUR REGU.
LAR CORRESPONDENT.
Volunteers of War The New Spanish
Mlnister-The speakership Contest-An
Accomplished Orator-The Civil Service
Order.

Washington, June 8, 1899. Presi-
dent Mckinley attended the encamp-
ment of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, held at Glen Echo, near
Washington, on Wednesday and
Thursday. The encampment would
have been a dead failure in point Of
attendance had not fair crowd of
Washingtonians turned out. The first
day, which was ON the programme as
Virginia Day." was failure anyway.
Maryland Day." the second, which
was attended by the president and a
number of prominent men, was lit
tie better, but neither was successful
enough to warrant the holding of an
other encampment in the vicinity of
the national capital.
If Col. Henderson could have heard
all the good words that have been said
of him since it became certain that he
would be unanimously nominated by
the republican caucus for speaker of
the house he would have realized how
very popular he is. 1t is no disparage-
ment of the other gentlemen who were
candidates before the sentiment of the
republicans of the house was so over
whelmingly expressed for Col. Hender-
son, to say that no better choice could
possibly have been made. He has ev-
cry qualification needed to make
good speaker, and he is so well ac-
quainted with the merits of all of the
old members of the house that he can
arrange all the committee assign
ments before congress meets, or hear
ly all of them, and being entirely free
from pledges to any one he can make
his selections strictly upon merit,
something that every speaker has not
been able to do.
Senator Hanna, whose physician has
ordered him to Europe on account of
his health, has expressed the wish that
he would not be asked to remain at
the head of the republican national
committee, in the presidential cam
paign. He says that President McKin-
ley is bound to be triumphantly elect
ed, even If there were no national
committee in existence. But, Unless
Mr.. Hanna's health gets, great deal
worse than some rheumatic pains, be
is likely to be chairman of the com
mittee again, as he admits that he will
accept if it is insisted upon, and with
the same ticket and the same issue,
it will be natural enough to insist on
having the same manager who won
the first fight.
1t doesn't take much to build a ru-
NOR in the atmosphere of Washington.
Just because eX-Speaker Reed did not
send his resignation as a representa-
tive to the governor of Maine before
leaving for Europe, the Washington
rumor-mongers built up long story
alleging Mr.. Reeds intention to retain
his seat in the house in addition TO his
membership in that New York law
firm. One of Mr.. Reeds strongest
points is his thoroughness, and thor
oughness and that story do not gee at
all.
An influential delegation of Missouri
republicans came to Washington this
week to protest against the intention
of Superintendent Merriam, of the CEN
sus bureau, to give half the census SUI
pervisors for the state to the demo-
Gratis. EX-Representative Frank, one
of the delegation, handled the subject
without gloves when he said: "Imag-
inc a democratic census superintend-
ent giving half of the best offices at
his disposal to republicans! The thing
is absurd. We have not yet reached
the political millennium, and when that
golden era dawns there will be no fur
ther need of opposing parties. Until
then it is but natural and right for the
party in power to administer the gov
ernment and it can do so most effect
ually through the agency of its parti-
sans. Missouri is a state in which the
republican party needs encourage
ton. In its total of republican ballots
it comes next after Pennsylvania and
Ohio. Under such conditions we do
not believe that the democrats are en-
titled to share in the Offices, which, if
given them, will be used for party pur-
poses in the campaign of 1900. 1t is
chivalrous not to eXterminate a foe,
but fail to see the wisdom of giving
your enemy club which he may use
for your own destruction" A number
of protests have been received from
republicans of other states against the
division policy, but so far as known
that policy has not been changed, but
the president has it under considera-
ton.
Col. George r. Peck, a prominent
western railroad man, said of senti-
ment in his section: "The almost uni
versal sentiment of the western coun-
try is in favor of sustaining the policy
of President Mckinley. Even those