West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-27
WASHINGTON LETTER
The Half Has Not Been Told About
Our Troubles in the Philippines.
A MOVEMENT On fuOr TO RUN
GOV ROOSEVELT FuI VICE
PRESIDENT.
The American Antitrust Lcngue
Organized 10 Fight the Trust.
Special Correspondence Of he Argus.

Special Correspondence Of he Argus.
NAsHNGToN, ID c July -. iSa9.
The refusal of tine administration to
take any notice OF the courageous eN-
poSure by the newspaper correspond.
euts at Manila, OF the deception prac-
ticed ON the peo lie OF this country 10y
Gen, Otis in his official dispatches aud
OF the extraordinary tactics employed
by HIM To prevent the truth being
caOled by the correspondents il Il tacit
acknowledgement that the deception
has been carried on with the knowledge
aud approval of the administration.
This attitude of the administration
has been harshly criticised by promi-
nent Republicans as well as every
body else. II the exposure had been
made by one correspondent it would
have been right enough To SAY that il
might haye been inspired 10y personal
prejudice, but 1t was signed bv every
prominent correspondent at Manila,
including those of the Associated
Press, which furnishes papers of all
shades of politics, and moreover. il
merely confirmed what was known to
many for months past. If the admin
lstration enjoys it's present position,
its opponents ought To raise no objec-
tons, AS il is making anti-McKinley
votes by thousands
TIT
Secretary Alger has told Mr.. Nc.
Kinley what he had previously told
every body else-that his resignation,
which accompanied the information,
might take effect at his pleasure. That
was no news 70 Mr.. Mckinley and has
not relieved his embarrassment bit
Members Of the Cabinet are not in the
habit of refusing to resign when asked
by the President To do SO. The only
man who ever did so was Belnap, who
had TO be kicked out ofGrantsCabinet.
I'll
While it is not known positively
what concessions were granted by this
in the four treaties ne
gotiated with England. under the
Dingley law, respectively for trade
reciprocity with the English colonies
OF Barbadoes, Bermuda. British Guiana
and jamaica, it is said that they are
equivalent TO d horizontal reduction of
II per cent in the duties levied by the
Dingley tariff on the products OF those
colonies. All of these treaties will
have TO be approved by the House as
well as the Senate before they go into
effect. The time limit was reached
tins week and no more treaties can be
negotiated under the DingleY law.
TT
Events this week have made IL GER
tain that there is movement on foot
in administration circles to throw
Hobart overheard to make Gov. Roose-
yelt Mr. McKInley's running mate in
next years campaign, the idea being
that Roosevelps war record will neu-
tralIse any defections caused by
Algerism and administration war
blunders and mismanagement Roosc-
Yelts consent has not yet been OBJ
taiued, and that is why the idea is
being publicly pushed. The managers
OF the scheme think that if the Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt ticket is advo-
Gated by a large number of Republican
papers it will tickle the vanity of COY
Teddy to such an extent that he will
consent 20 being shelyed by becoming
a candidate for Vice President. Mr..
Hobarts consent has not been OBJ
tanned either, but that is not considered.
A
MOrton's consent when a similar game
was played, Notwithstanding the close
personal friendship existing between
Mr. McKinleY and Mr.. Hobart. Friend
ship counts for nothing with the men
who are arranging for Mr.. McKinley's
political future.