The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-07-27
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, July "a,

ne TeluSdl OIL tne administration 10
take any notice of the courageous ex.
posure by the newspaper correspond
ents at Manila, of the deception
practiced upon the people of this
country by Gen. Otis in his official
dispatches and of the extraordinary
tactics employed by him to prevent
the truth being cabled by the corre-
spondents, is tacit acknowledgement
that the deception has been carried
on with the knowledge and approval
of the administration. This attitude
of the administration has been harshly
criticized by prominent Republicans
as well as by everybody else. II the
exposure had been made by one cor
respondent it would have been right
enough to say that it might have been
inspired by personal prejudice, but 1t
was signed by every prominent cor
respondent at Manila, including those
OF the Associated Press, which furn-
ishes papers of all shades of politics,
and moreover it merely confirmed
what was known for months past. If
the administration enjoys its present
position, Its opponents ought to raise
no objection, as it is making anti
Mckinley votes by the thousands.
Secretary Alger has told Mr.. Nc
kinley what he had previously told
everybody else-that his resignation,
which accompanied the information,
might take effect at his pleasure.
That was no news to Mr.. Mckinley
and has not relieved his embarras-
ment bit. Members of the Cabinet
are not in the habit Of refusing to re-
sign when asked by the President to
do SO. The only man who ever did
SO was Belknap, who had to oe kicked
out of Grants Cabinet.
While it is not known positively
what concessions were granted by this
government in the four treaties ne
gotiated with England, under the
Dingley bill, respectively for trade, re-
ciprocity with the English colonies of
Barbados, Bermuda, British Guiana,
Jamaica, it is said that they are equiv
alent to horizontal reduction of IL
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
last week. and no more treaties can
be negotiated under the Dingley law.
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Events last week have made it GER
tain that there is movement on foot
in administration circles to throw
Hobart overheard to make Governor
Roosevelt Mr.. McKinley's running
mate IN next years campaign, the idea
being that Roosevelt's war record will
neutralize any defections caused by
Algerism and administration wal
blunders and mismanagement. Roose
velt's consent has not yet been OBJ
tanned, and that is why the idea is
being publicly pushed. The managers
of the scheme think that ifthe McKin
ley and Roosevelt ticket is advocated
by a large number of Republican
papers it will tickle the varity of Gov
TEDDY" to such an extent that he
will consent TO being shelved by be
coming a candidate for Vice Presi
dent. Mr.. Hobart's consent has no
yet been obtained, either, but that il
not considered any more necessary
than was Levi P. Morton's consen
when similar game was played, not
withstanding the close personal friend
ship existing between Mr.. McKinle.
and Mr.. Hobart. Friendship count
for nothing with the men who arr
arranging for Mr.. McKinley's politl
cal future.
"The truth must go" is the key
stone of an organization, which thougl
comparatively new, already claim
members in every state and territory
1t is known as the American Ant
Trust League. The executive com
mittee of the league held a meetin
in Washington last week. The league
which has a full set of national officers
thus sets forth its object: "The pu
pose of the Antitrust League is t
arouse the only power on earth thu
is stronger than the power Of none
in public life. That power is th