Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1899-03-24
STILL WORRIED.
CANNED BEEF SCANDAL WILL
NOT DOWN..

Col. Smith, the War Department Purchasin,
Agent. Admits He Bought Second. Class
Canned Beef for the Army-Gen. Easar
May Again be Placed on the Goals Panam,
Canal Co. Planning to Take Congressman OF
Junket-nannas Will Settles all Matters
The Public "Onto" SIMPSONS Ruse-Ou
Victories At Manila Not Worth the Sacrifice.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March IL, 1899.
CONSERVATION was caused among
some OF the War Department official.
by some of the testimony given before
the Military Court of Inquiry, in Chi
cago. this week. There had evidently
been a weak spot somewhere in the
Alger coaching department, and j,
may result in another court.martia]
for Eagan, the verdict of which Mr.
Mckinley will not dare to set aside O,
mitigate, and serious trouble for other
officers who have been connected with
the Alger clique. Col. Smith. the
War Department purchasing agent a,
Chicago, testified that he bought a lot
OF second class canned beef because he
didn't know any better; also that he
took all the canned beef he bought
by sample and trusted entirely to the
honesty of the packers 10 furnish il
up to sample, and that canned roast
beef was first purchased by direct order
OF Gen. Eagan. But the most damap-
ing portion of his testimony was that
Eagan in a number of instances ip-
nored him entirely and bought by
wire, without competition, large guam
titles OF canned roast beef. The iusti.
fication of Gen. Miles is forcing itself
to the front notwithstanding extraor-
binary efforts to keep it back.
The "nigger" in the canal legislation
OF Congress is becoming visible to the
naked eye. The work done by the
Panama Canal Company's lobbyists in
killing legislation for the construction
OF The Nicaragua canal and getting a
commission 10 examine and report
upon both the Nicaragua and Panama
routes, is now being supplemented by
other shrewd work towards ropipp
this country in as partner in the
Panama canal. AS another move in
that direction about sixty Senators
and Representatives have accepted in
vitations for months iunk.t upon
an elegant steamship, as guests OF the
Panama Canal Co., the junket to in
clude visit to Cuban ports of inter.
est. The Panama canal has already
been the cause of a great scandal in
France, brought about by this way of
spending money to influence legisla-
ton.
The absolute control exercised over
the machinery Of the Republican
party by Boss Hanna is shown by the
talk in Washington about Mr.. Hobart
and the Republican National ticket,
next year. Mr.. Hobart is not only
willing but anxious to have the old
ticket put up again, but there are
some objections, because of the un-
broken rule OF changing the tail of
the ticket. Hanna will settle the
matter before Mr.. Hobart leaves his
Thomasville house. where he 10 q
guest with Mr. and Mrs. McKinley,
and the strangest thing about it is the
ready acquiescence of prominent Re-
publicans in his. right to do so. One
of the latter speaking about it in the
most matter-of-fact tone ssid: "If
Hanna decides that Hobart shall no.
be nominated again, you may look for
an announcement from Hobart be-
fore delegates to the National Conyen.
ton are elected to the effec. that his
private business demands his atten.
ton no announcement will be needed
if the decision is for the old ticket"
When Admiral Higginson wrote a
letter declining the promotion given
to him because the nominations OF his
brother officers for similar promotions
had not been acted upon BY the SEN
ate, while his had been confirmed, the
country expressed it's admiration for
the extraordinary display OF magma
nimity; when Sampson made an at
tempt to square himself by following
with letter to the Secretary OF the
Navy, suggesting that his name be
left out Vi the promotions sent to the
Senate, at the next session of Con.
gress, the country gave him the ha |
ha of derision. The public is often
humbugged, but in these two cases it
correctly sized up the genuine and i'm.
itation without moments hesitation
or single pointer, other than the let.
tiers OF the two men and what every.
body knew of their records. Sampson
cannot live long enough to live down
the bad opinion the people have had
OF him ever since il became known
that he deliberately attempted to ap-
propriate to himself honors which he
knew belonged to Schley, and in order
to do 90 did not hesitate to attempt TO
blacken the record of Schley. Fair
play is something that many do not
get, but he who does not believe in it
and practice it is unworthy to be
called an American.
Anti-Imperialists would feel more
like rejoicing over the American victo-
ries over the Filipinos, during the
present week, were it not for the loss
OF good American blood in the fighting
that led up to those victories, and
their belief that it was lost in cause
that is so unwise, and their further
belief that more will have to be con-
tinually lost, either through fighting
or disease. as long as we keep those
islands and try to control their semi
savage inhabitants. American bray
cry will always thrill American hearts +;
but in this case it lie, in many minds,
accompanied by a regret that it had
not been displayed in more worthy
cause than in whipping an inferior
people into subsection to US. 1t is
not surprising that the Americans
whip the Filipinos; they can whip
any soldiers on earth, but that is Just
the reason why they should not he