Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-11-13
WASHINGTON LEI TER.

launching of the Shubric, the first
government vessel ever built in that
city, shows that he has no political
object in view in mixing with his fell
low citizens, as it must be plain to
even his most narrow minded critics
that he has nothing political to gain
by visiting Virginia.
There is reason to believe that the
Philippine commission, which met In
Washington recently, will prepare
preliminary report at once, covering
its investigation from the opening of
hostilities by Aguinaldo and existing
conditions on the islands, leaving the
future to be handled in later and
fuller report, which may take the
civilian members of the commission
back to the islands after peace is re-
stored.
Senator Sewell whose military and
personal experience adds weight to
his opinion, said of the Filipinos:
s'There is only one way of dealing
with the Filipinos, and that is with
this many years ago, when on cruise
in that vicinity. I had some expert
ence then with Philippine character
that 1 will never forget. The sooner
we show the leaders of the insurrec-
tion that we are in real earnest, the
sooner the trouble will be settled.
The president is alive to the situation
and is handling it with skill" mas
much as this language was used by
the senator just after he had been in
conference with President Mckinley,
it was significant. Senator Cullom,
who had also just seen the president,
said: ''The proper action for those
fellows is just such as we are taking
"a substantial enforcement of the
authority of the government"
Men from the far west who come
to Washington these days all tell one
story-great prosperity and almost
unanimous support of the foreign
policy of the administration. For
instance, Mr.. G. w. Hartley of Boise
City, Idaho, said: 81 voted for Bryan
at the last presidential election, but
will never do it again. I have been
studying the subject up little since
that time. More than so per cent. of
the silver republicans in Idaho have
decided to go back to the republican
fold, and unless there is a very per-
feet fusion of all the opposingparties,
Idaho is a sure enough republican
state for 1900. Anti expansion doesn't
90 out our way. We want the islands
in the East and lots of trade for our
western cities"
That there isn't the slightest doubt
in administration circles about our
permanent retention of the Philip
pines is shown by the decision of
Secretary Long to recomm end in his
annual report the construction of a
number of light draft gunboats, for
use in Philippine waters. 1t is prac-
tically certain that the instruction
will be over long before these boats
are built. but they will be needed in
Philippine waters to look after our
commerce all the time.
Postmaster general Smith; who has
Just returned from stumping trip in
Ohio, says it is only a question Of how
large the republican majority will
be. His last speeches were made in
the "western reserve" where dem
ocrats had been making all sorts of
claims about republican apathy. Mr..
Smith says he found no republican
apathy in that section of the state;
that the republicans there, as in all
sections of the country, had been so
busy making money that they waited
later in the campaign than usual be-
fore giving their time and attention
to politics; that when he left they |
were thoroughly aroused, and that |
there is no reason to fear that the full |
vote will not be brought |
out. Mr.. Smith says that while there
are wide differences of opinion as to
the total vote Sam Jones will get, the
best posted men in the state are
certain that he will take
many more votes from Mclean than
from Nash. President McKinley's
private advices from Ohio, which are
numerous and full, all point one way
to certain republican victory.
No Drawer man ever wore the y. S.
uniform than Brigadier General Guy
V. Henry, of the regular army, who
was buried last week with military
honors at Arlington, where SO many
L. e. ell
their last sleep. In the Indian wars
he earned the title of "Fighting Guy"
by his galIantry. How gallant he was
NAV be Judged from the fact that in