The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1899-1900, 1899-06-07
WASHINGTON
LETTER.
A NEwsY LETTER FROM OUR REGU-
LAR CORRESPONDENCE.
Volunteers OF War The New Spanish
Minister The speakership Contestant
Accomplished Orator-Tho Civil Service
Order.

Accomplished Orator-Tho Civil Service
Order.
Washington, June 2, 1S99.-Presi-
dent Mckinley has not definitely de-
cided to issue call for volunteers for
the Philippines, but it is regarded as
practically certain that he will do so in
a few days, the number of volunteers
to be called for to be decided by Gen.
Otis, who has been asked TO state how
many more men he wants. Secretary
Alger says that Gen. Otis has under
stood from the first that he could have
as many men as he considered neces-
sary to put down the Filipino revolt.
There will be no difficulty in getting
as many volunteers as may be called
for. A number of governors have no
tilted the president of the willingness
of their states to furnish as many as
may be wanted, and Gov. Otero, of New
Mexico, called in person to tell Presi-
dent Mckinley that his state is ready
to furnish regiment at "a days no
tice; that the four companies of Roose-
velt's Rough Riders from that state
are ready to a man to enlist for the
Philippines.
Count de ARGOS, the new Spanish
minister, arrived in Washington this
week and formally re-established dip
Iomatic relations between the United
States and Spain.
Col. ITendersons candidacy for the
speakership is having big boom, and
his friends are claiming that his cleo
tion is already practically assured.
Representative Babcock, of Wisconsin,
whose familiarity with things con-
gressional and his known opposition
to making claims for effect, said of the
speakership campaign: 'The action
of the Wisconsin delegation means
that Col Henderson will be recognized
as the only western candidate within
thirty days, and practically assures his
election as speaker. Michigan will de-
clare for him, when its delegation
there is no doubt where Minnesota
stands. We will get Ohio also, and the
speakership will be decided long before
congress meets" Friends Of the other
candidates do not, of course, admit all
the claims made by the friends of Col.
Henderson, but they all admit the ex-
istence of Henderson boom.
Another old-time democrat who sees
nothing ahead OF his party but over
whelming defeat is eX-Representative
Weadock, of Michigan, who is in Wash
ington on business. lie said of the po-
litical outlook: 81 do not see wherein
there is any solid ground for hope of
democratic success as long as present
conditions continue. 1t must be evi-
dent to every well-informed student of
politics that the men who upheld the
democracy in times past, who repre-
sented the brains, dignity and true
worth of the party, are now in their
tents. They are going to remain in
them, too, a long while, before they
will join hands with the poplIlistic
crowd that took possession in '9G, and
who have made shipwreck of great
political organization. The talk of
healing the breach between the fac
tions is idle, for there can be no basis
of agreement between those who up
hold the doctrines promulgated at
Chicago and those who are loyal to the
time-honored principles of the demo-
cratic party"
The business of the United States
patent Office is barometer of the pro-
gress and prosperity of the country.
Although applications for patents are
more numerous than ever before, the
business of the patent Office has been
brought so nearly up to date by Com
missioner Duell that patents are often
granted in from four to six weeks. The
old and widely known patent law firm
of C. A. Snow & Co., with record of
having obtained more than 10000 pat
ents for inventors, and with clients in
every city, town and village in the
country, paid Commissioner Duell a
high compliment when they said that
never in their twenty-five years prac-
tice before the patent Office have ap-
plications for patents been so prompt
ly and so intelligently acted upon as
now.
Hon. Webster Davis, assistant secre-
tary of the interior, is now known as
one of the country's greatest orators,
although he is comparatively a young
man. Following is an extract from
his Decoration day oration, at Airing
ton cemetery: "Yes, as these surtiv-
ors march on Decoration day, by look
ing closely you can see between the
lines those specter soldiers-the boys
who never came home; you can see,
also, the phantom flags and banners
floating among them-these were
borue by the boys who never came
back. Truly, the greatest product OF
our nation is our heroes! This nation