Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-07-22
nANy VOLUNTEERS
Enlisting to Fight In the Philippines
Money Plentiful in the West
Admiral Dewey VIII Get
fiere in October.
CFrom our Regular Correspondent.

{From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington. July ~ President Nc
Kinley is much interested in the daily re-
ports received at the War Department
from the recruiting officers, and greatly
pleased at the promptness with which
men are enlisting-t the average is nearly
400 a~day. for the hard service known TO
be before them in the Philippines, although
he is not surprised. He has an abiding
faith that the patriotism of Americans is
strong enough to promptly meet every call
that it may become necessary TO make
upon it. 1t is now certain that the ten
new regiments of volunteers will be re-
cruited in time to be sent TO Gen. Otis as
soon as he can use them, which will not
be until after the rainy season IS over IN
the Philippines.
Director Roberts, OF the U. s. Mint,
has Just returned from a trip through the
middle West. He said OF what he OBJ
served: money is plentiful and the
West seems to have all Of its share. In
fact. there is so much money that Nebras-
ka banks, for instance, are competing Tor
commercial paper in Chicago, with inter-
est at a low rate. do not think this has
ever occurred before. Heretofore, the
Western banks have never had too much
money, and have had to borrow from
Chicago and the East. Money is now
going from the West to the East, and
this renders the money market IN the
East easy Therefore, American money
is going to Europe, where interest is high
err. There is not much talk OF politics IN
the West. The general understanding is
that President Mckinley and Mr. Bryan
will be re-nominated. Mr.. Mckinley will
carry more Western states than he did
three years ago, and will obtain a much
larger majority in Iowa than before.
MANY Democrats who voted for Bryan
told me that they were satisfied with the
situation, and would vote Tor the re-elec-
ton of Mckinley
Senator Scott, of West Virginia, who
has just returned from trip to the Pa
eifc coast, gave the Democrats who lna-
agine that a successful campaign can be
made on an anti-expansion and free silver
platform, valuable pointer when he
told them that the Democrat Just men
toned for the Presidential nomination out
there was Senator Morgan, OF Alaska,
who is admired because Of his work in be-
half of the Nicaragua canal, his robust
expansion views, and his hearty support
of the foreign policy of President McKin-
lev, during and since the war with Spain.
Admiral Dewey has written that he
will arrive in New York harbor not later
than Oct /, and that he may possibly get
there little earlier. He will receive such
a welcome and ovation as was never given
10 any American, and the best part of il
is that he deserves all the honor that will
be given him. There are other heroes oil
the war with Spain, all of whom are hon.
ored by an appreciative and patriotic peo-
pie, but no man ever did so mach IN a
single day to raise his country in the es-
timation of the whole world as George
Dewey did on the memorable May day
in Manila harbor. Dewey is not'only an
American hero, but he is world hero
whose name will be known and honoreo
as long as brave deeds give men places II
the inches of the temple of fame, and are
recorded in song and story.
There was really nothing significant in
the fact that during three days, when
Secretary Alger and Assistant Secretary
Meiklejohn were away from Washington
: Gen. Miles was acting Secretary Of War
BY a statute of the 4 nited States the
rected to act as Secretary of War during
the absence of the Secretary and Assist
ant Seer stary. This happened to be the
first time that both of those officials had
been absent at the same time Since before
the war with Spain. The fact that both
of those officials should have been absent
at once does indicate, however, that the
relations between Gen Miles and the War
Department have somewhat improved.
1t is very certain that thare was quite al
extended period during which Con. Miles
would not have been giveI an opportunity
to act as Secretary - Ak@lr, yss.7 der that
law.
Washington, Says expansion is not a party
question in his state, as it is endorsed bv
practically the eatire population. He
thinks there isn't ahe slightest doubt of
President Mckinles's reelection by an
increased majority, both in the popular
vote and in the elect oral coliege. Like
other observant men who have recently
been in the extreme Nest, Mr.. Wilson
thinks that kryan is losing ground so fast
IN that section that he vii not be re-nom-
mated by the Democrats. 1t is onk be-
cause OF Bryanas supposed control cf the
west and South, that he has any support
at all N the East. If the West aad
South DO not send solid delegations fer
HIM to the Democratic National Conven-
ton, ne viii stand bpt little show, even
with the lWo-thirds rule, which bis friends
are working to abolish, cut of the way.