Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-10-21
BEGINNING OF The END
Bryan on the Defense In Nebrssks.
The Alaskan BOunaary-The I'M
probability of the Scaling OF
Roberts, of Ufah-The war IN
the TrsnSVaaI and Ohio Demo.
cratic Politics.


just now. The military movements in
| the Philippines during the last few
days, which are preliminary to the
general campaign, have all been sue
cessful, Notwithstanding the bad con-
| dition of the ground after the long
| rainy season. In every case, the OBJ
| ject sought was obtained. Secretary
Root thinks this the beginning of the
end, and that long before the close OF
| the dry season there will be no armed
j bodies of Filipinos on the island of
Luzon, and no difficulties are antici-
| pated on any of the other islands
Everybody now looks forward to the
early paeification of the Philippines.
Another thing that pleased Secretary
Root was the telegram from Havana
stating that the taking of the Cuban
census was started on schedule time
and that everything has been arranged
for it's early completion.
Ten army chaplains have been or
| dered to the Philippines by the war
department, to assist the eight who
are already over there in looking after
Senator Hayward of Nebraska who
is in Washington and who is thorough
iy posted on the political situation in
the state, says he is satisfied that the
republicans will win, although Mr.
Bryan is making greater efforts to
prevent it than he did to carry the
state for himself in SO. Speaking of
10 M
said: I regard the denomination of
Mr. Bryan as absolutely certain and
his defeat as Inevitable He can't get
the prosperous citizens of the west sx
cited over as dead an issue as free
silver is. Nor can he gain any capital
by his stand upon the Philippine ques-
tion, though it is rather difficult to
learn just where he does stand on that
subject At all events, he won't be
able to get the electoral votes of his
own state next year, and outside of
the south, the voters everywhere will
record themselves overwhelmingly for
his republican opponent"
The settlement for the time of the
Alaskan boundary dispute by Canada's
some time ago agreed upon by Secre-
tary Hay and Great Britains diplo-
matte representative in Washington. is
a great diplomatic triumph for this
administration. The temporary boun-
dairy line gives Canada neither a port
nor an outlet on the Lynn canal both
of which Sir Wilfrid Laurier recently
said it must have or there would be
war.
Interest is again increasing in the
case of Representative Roberts of
Utah. The opponents of Mr.. Roberts
are active and he has come east His
opponents say that he left Utah be-
cause of his knowledge that a warrant
had been issued for his arrest for vio-
lation of the anti-polygamy law, but
he denies that. However, he is now
east. and says he doesn't intend to re-
turn ito Utah before the close of the
session of congress, unless he is denied
a seat in the house. or is expelled from
that body after he takes his seat. He
expresses confidence that he will be al
lowed to serve the term for which he
was elected, out Inat is not the pre-
vailing opinion in Washington, where
is known of the enormous
of the demand which will be
made for his expulsion. When the wo-
men and the churches unite in de-
anything. as they are doing
in this case. they generally surprise
those who know the extent of the
against them.
The war between Great Britain and
the Transvaal republic will be likely to
prove decidedly profitable to this coun-
try, our neutrality will not prevent
0ur selling supplies to both, excepting
Of course. arms and munitions of war
Dur peace commerce with the Trans
raal-last year the total was slightly
under 81, ,000, ,0O0-is so small that its
oss will not be seriously felt. This
government will be strictly neutral in
he war; and our consular officers in
South Africa will return the courtesy
to US by British consuls in
Cuba, during the war with Spain, by
ooking after the interests of British
citizens in South Africa as long as the
var lasts In assuming this task our
government gave the strongest posst-
lie pledge of its maintenance of neu-
rality, although the democrats are
otherwise. with the hope of
.ffecting German votes in Ohio and
lsewhere.