The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-10-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.
AND POLITICAL GOSSIP
FROM THE COUNTRY s CAP.
lTAL.

Washington, Oct. 1l-Alarm.
ed by the critical prospect in
| Ohio this fall, the republican
managers have resorted TO the
| desperate methods usually adopt
ca only III presidential campaigns
/ During the past few days every
federal Office holder in Washing
! ton has received a circular from
Treasurer Burdell of the republic
can committee, urging that i'm
mediate and liberal contributions
DO made. Burdell is treasurer
oi the republican finance CONE
mittee ol OAio He explains 10
The Office holders that they need
not fear violating the civil service
..w H. collecting sd sending
money for this campaign, and
mis- circular implies very clearly
that Mark Hanna and the presi
deat viii stand by all who take
hand in this work The infer
ence conveyed Is almost equally
clear that failure to contribute
money will be to the disadvan-
llaec Of the clerk receiving tho
notice.
Treasurer BurlcH admits the
severity Of the ignt ahead oi the
republicans, and the disaster that
viii follow il the republicans ure
defeated. lie says: "a demo
craae victory in Oaio this fan
viii carry win It almost fuii con-
troll OF the political machinery of
the state, thus enabling the OPP
position to intrench itself for the
presidential campaign Of 1900. =
Many Of the recipients Of this
appeal are terr1rized by fear Of
losing their places il they do not
contribute, and no doubt a good
many thousand will be turned
into lanna's slush fund. AS.
tie circular is not signed by al
ieiera! officer, it is nut amenable
20 tne law, but il Is in the viola.
ton of The spirit, If not the letter,
Of Inc act. As the president and
his cabinet themselves are cam
paigaing in the west, that is
supposed to be sufficient hint %
all office holders to get to work
and the circular means that those
who cannot 90 to Ohio personally
mist send money to work forl
tAem, or tase the consequences.
There are various devices for
making a rebelious clerk suffer.
other tnan dismissal. His salary
can be reduced, or he can be re-
fused promotion, or transferred |
to undesirable work. Those who
receive tho circulars are well
aware Of the treatment they will
receive if they refuse to comply |
with the demands Of Treasurer
BlrdeIl.
During his stay in Washington, |
Admiral Dewey has been the
guest OF Mrs. Washington Nc
Lean, the mother of John r.. |
Mclean, the democratic candi-
date for governor Of Ohio. The
president and his cabinet were
very anxious that Dewey should
accompany them on their western
campaign tour, and were not IA
little chargrined when he declin-
ed to DO so. or course the ad-
miral appreciated that his pres
tige would be made political cap
ital Of in Ohio and elsewhere. +!
The republicans wanted him to
be present when the president
made his speeches, SO as to give
an apparent, although tacit. en-
doFsement Of the defense Of the
republican Philippine campaign.
The tenor Of the president 8 ap-
peals for votes will be: "We |
shall not falter in following up
admiral Dewey s victory at Ma.
Mia. - Naturally it would have
been q great hitfo have Dewey
present, and by his silence ap-
pear TO admit that the Otis cam
paign is merely following up his
work il destroying Montoio' 8
fleet. The admiral declined pos
itiyely to go, saying he wished to
visit Vermont instead. His friends
are well aware Of his reasons.
He did not want to lend himself
to trick to beat Mclean, whose
mothers guest he had been sincel
his arrival in Washington. Butt
his refusal was not taken pleas
antly by the republican managers
VINO are leaving no stone unturn-
TO elect Nash in Ohio.
The leading congressman who
are coming 10 Washington are
almost unanimous in the expec-