The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-03-01

session is called, it will be solely for
the purpose OF fastening upon the
people standing army Of 100000
men." That is a fair and straight
forward statement of the attitude of
the democratic Senators, who are be-
ing accused of holding up the govern
ment. They are not holding up lie
government, except in lie sense Of
helping it to he true to the people.
The war taxes are likely to have to be
paid until democratic Congress and
administration i, elected, and there
will either have to be more taxes or
more bonds, unless the extravaganl
policy of the administration can be
headed off or curtai'ed.
Col. ". J. Bryan, is in Washington,
and the reception given him by the
FIVE hundred democrats, most men Of
prominence, who attended the ban
quet of the Virginia Democratic As
sociatioD, at which he was tie guest
of honor, makes it certain that those
who suppose that lie is losing his hold
upon the party are mistaken. just us
the linging speech, bris'i!:.. Will
Jefersonian democracy, he i:.ale ut
the banquer made j; certain i;.as he
has lost none of the orat. r!cui power
that enabled him tc hold Tie Chicago
Convention speilbouud and TO thrill
the hearts of six and a half million
voters. Whether Col Bryan Will ever
be President, only tie future can
show; but that he is one Of the most
wonderful men of our time and that
he possesses Il wonderful held upon
the hearts of his fellow-country men
is as plain es that night follows day.
Senator Proctor has been credited
with getting more ,i:an his share Of
army appointments an;i promotions
under tue present administration.
J herefore it was little surprising
When lie made speech jumping Ill
over tie method by which army pro-
motious aud appointments are usde
on pull" instead OF merit. He
knows the subject, for, in addition to
getting commissions on "pull," he
issued the:n on it when he was Secre
tary Of War Army officers will know
how to appreciate his statement that
little consideration is given to appll-
cations for promotion on merit, be-
cause the demand OF some Senator or
Representative for the place must be
complied with. There is no doubt
about the evil of the present system,
not only because it puts unfit men
into responsible military positions,
but because it has a general demor-
alizing effect upon Congress. 1t is
well known that Secretary Alger nuz-
zled a number of Senators and Rep
resentatives with army patronage.
Senator Mitchell, of Wis, made a
decided hit in his speech against the
Hull Army bill, by declaring that he
wished to conine any increase in the
army to "The United States proper
and not extend it to the United States
i'm proper" He objected most de-
cidadly to having U. S. soldiers en-
gagged in shooting our ideas into an
alien people.
The AL ger Cu0an junket, planned
to start as soon as Congress adjourns,
upon which q number of Senators
and Representatives will be carried
as guests, will 60 upon government
vessel and the bills will be paid with
public lnorey. 1t is estimated that
the cost of the trip will not be less
than 100000, but the amount may
be lessened if tho trip has to be short
ened to enable the Senators and Rep.
resentati7es 10 attend an extra ses-
sion of Congress, as now seems like
Ily. It is said that Mr.. Mckinley has
been advised to break up the Alger
junket.
Every member of the committee
named by Senator Jones to advise
with tie Democratic National Com
mittee during the preparation for
next years campaign, is not only d
staurch advocate of the denomination
OF Col. Bryan, but also OF the readop-
tion Of the Chicago platform. Sena-
tor Jones will be chairman of the ad-
yisory committee and his associates
will be the following gentlemen: Sen
ator White, of CAL; D. J. Campau, of
Mich, Norman Mack, of n. Y, the
widely known Buffalo editor; E1-
Governor Altgeld, OF Ill, and E1-
Congressman George Fred Williams,
OF Mass. The headquarters of the
advisory committee will be in Wash
iDgton.
Admiral Schley haveing in bis
statement of his record during the
war with Spain made it plain that the
| jumping OF Sampson over his head
was the result OF dirty work, in which
Sampson was the ring-leader, there is
a strong sentiment in Congress to
compel the administration to do JUS
tice to Schley. One result OF that
sentiment is the introduction Of g
bill by Representative Lentz, of Ohio
providing that Dewey shall be made
full Admiral and Scbley Vice Ad-
miral. There should be DO doubt of
the passage Of the bill, but, uuEortu
nately, there Is.