Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-08-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
rrom onr Nssular corresponienrl
Washington. August :. lS9.'

Republican wishes father the storN >eui
ont from Washington. several days aE",
that = movement MAS on foot II put an
other gold democratic presidential tlrSet
in the field. next year. No such move
ment is known an, ne democrats and no
: ch action is expected 10 get the support
ii any considerable number OF democrats,
because they all know that it is not aeIng
insulated by democrats, but NN fepupil-
cans. whose only obe is ~ draw sup
port away from the regular democratic
ticket. \ number OF democrats who took
part in organizing the Palmer and Buck
ner movement. have since acknowledge
their mistake and tt cir regret, and eX-
pressed their int, nti N 10 stand by the
regular nominations hereafter, because
the democratic party rs q whole stands
for most Of he things they believe in.
Although republican u oney is likely to
be RELY used t bring q OFT such con-
dition, there is a lately nothing IN
sight t this time, TO indicate the nomi-
nation Of gold democ a; c ticket next
year.
There is much shaking ma Quaking in
the old Alger clique in the war depart
ment, because OF rumor, which seems 10
have 'oundation. that Score ary Root in
tends reorrauiz. the war department
iron bottom to to-. Certainly no other
department OF the government needs 4
thorou-h re rganiza'ion more than the
one over which Mr.. Root has hl en- chosen
10 preside but the clique is powerful and
Secretary Roo. may fin himsel unable
10 overthrow the Algerites. Ii he is wise,
he will eet Gen. Miles on his side. by
restoring him the authority OF VIII ch he
was deprived by Alger.
Attorney General Gri..S. before going
oil on his summer vacation. shattered the
hopes Il numerous persons who thought
they had everything fixed TO secure val
liable Porto Rican concessions from the
war department, ly rendering opinions
uion three specific conces sious-the right
10 Use the water power Of the river Plata,
.h.. ,;,h. IN midland onera.p 4 tramway.
and the night to build and control. ion all
time .i4r. and wLaryes AT Ponce. These
o,.i,,t.rs take .ln ,,t,urd ,hat nil such
rouce,,;... o4,. III. crown ,ro,elty If
spain, and sums them all, aud apparent
ly all o,Lar ruh,i, concessions on tine
island v,,ns f.,'Iows. as crown u,op.
a,,y II -. vo,a lv .l..tr.a,v. = ,.oSs ON.
r,ar..o,r4l bv Spain ia tn. l.. :. oi
A,ua.i.a. and ere ,,ov - 1u,,..t he rub.
lie d....:u Of tII.,t nation. IG9I,t know
+ alv,i-i.. o. rover which the :, cfetarv
.: ware. ,... ,..e.i.l.nt las to Alternate in
p..rt,p,ui,v. # lhe public domain Of
the l. cx.au. in Hccoi.larce u lh act.
al; cr,..res.. ,lplv PASSED win reference
tI.rr-o." tuf. +. understood 10 he a
hil,t ID, $ ,r.r Of The uow4r # Tie a,iinin-
i..iaijou 20 make tyouhl. for him and his
business friends. vino are heavily inter-
es,el n some Cuban deals. II Gr ATTEMPTS
to autaoonize the administration.
po.,a.o,,a.ir Gr;an,, uLo,.,,.yor,s
,ha I,,li.,, d;.,,;,t vl,;,h ..n, the late
r,l,o ,,,., - cor,,,.s. =, go MANY
,oa,, so;1 ro,;,i,. il ii. s.o,e and ha
i,ro,s. ur.d'o,, will sa,a - ,ho de,o.
oro.i. - ,;o,,l co,var,,o, q so1i1 BRYAN
lala,,.o, III, noo u,o ua,o e., Nr
prror or1 ,Lo characterization, :, 1905
haro ~ wooLa,o1 - ,ho;r i,,,b re,ard.
;rc o;,hor am o,a - ,hoso who heI;eve
~, .,lo...ro,;h;,;.r = ,,o ,:r.;r,os
Of democracv. and though the marty NAV
snffar temuorarv deiea. II is sure to re.
gain ascendencv. for it represents better
than any other ol;rical or-auization the
true interests al tLe peoule. The pre-
dominant issue in 1909 s very apt to be
war upon the trusts. AMI non this the
democrats will be in far be tier position
than their O, porents. The voters OF the
a,,,.,,. oo,no, 10 ,o,,J "A h.. o,,;,r,st