Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-04-29
SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 1893.
The Politician.

Mckinley and all of his Cabinet except
Secretary Wilson, who is in South Car
olina; Secretary Alger, who has gone
to Detroit, and Postmaster General
Smith, who went to Galena, ILL.,, to de-
liver an address at the Grant anniver-
sary celebration, went to Philadelphia
to witness the unveiling of the monu-
ment to General Grant. They returned
to Washington today, and are all en-
thusiastic over the handsome monu-
ment and their own pleasant reception
by the Pennsylvanians. The unveiling
of this fine equestrian statute of Gen.
Grant has called attention anew to the
regrettab1e fact that no statue of him
has yet been erected at the National
Capital, for which he did so much, and
which is the home of his widow ,daugh-
ter and grandchildren. That there
Sswnl be a Grant fAopument, worthy of
} Il man and of the city. "erested in
Washington some day, is hardly to be
doubled.
The Military Court of Inquiry has
completed it's report, and as soon as
President Mckinley can look it over,
it will be made public. An official who
knows the nature of the report, said of
it: Those who expected the report
to contain any whitewashing of wrong
doing on the part OF anybody that was
exposed by the testimony. will be dis
appointed. 1t is a straightforward
business document from start to finish
and contains language that will make
unpleasant reading for some officers
who neglected to perform their duties
properly; it also contains sharp stric-
lures for those contractors who profit
ed by the failure OF officers to properly
look out for the interests of the gov
ernment"
Prediction are being freely made
that Mr.. Bryan will lose much support
by reason of the position he has taken
in opposition to expansion as a whole,
and to the policy that this government
is pursuing in the Philippines in par
ticufar Senator Clay, of Georgia, was
asked what his people thought of the
Philippine policy which Mr.. Bryan is
almost daily attacking, and he said:
"They realize that we cannot leave
these people to the mercies of a savage
government, nor can we leave them
prey to foreign nations, but at the same
time they hope that the time is not far
distant when we can establish the Fill
lipinos on a firm foundation and then
leave them" Senator Clay is some-
what of an anneXationist, when 1t
comes to Cuba and Porto Rico, of
which he said: II am sure that we
can develop Porto Rico, and as for5
Cuba, / confidently expect to see it
state with ten years" When asked the
direct question whether Bryan would
control the Georgia delegation to the
Democratic National convention next
year, Senator Clay replied: Il cannot
say" and when asked who ne intended
supporting, he said: Il do not yet
know. l have not made up my mind
The convention is a year distant and
many things may happen. Silver may
not be the paramount issue next year"
Another Southern Senator said: IF
the Democratic convention adopts a
platform conforming to Bryans
speeches on the expansion question,
Mckinley will get the unanimous vote
of the next electoral college"
Delegate Flynn, of Oklahoma, who is
in Washington on private business,
said OF the political outlook: NC
Kinley will have the enthusiastic sup
port of the western Republicans His
administration is extremely popular
with the masses, and no one else will
be in it for the nomination. We are
all for him in the territory, and one of
the first districts to instruct for him
Will be Oklahoma, as we recognize
his worth and greatness and his won
derful grasp on the great events
through which this country is passing
Not 40 renQminate him would be the
= acme of imbecllity, fori NOT, in Jmany
years has the Republican. party had
such "a leader" ...E .'s u. Il 4
Mr.. d. G. Worthen, prominent Gin
''cinnati Republican, who is visiting
Washington, said of Sam Jones the So
ciallst Mayor-elect of Toledo, who is
being doomed by the Ohio Democrats
as the Republican candidate for COVER
nor OF the state: HE simply isn't
factor in the struggle for the honor.
His extreme socialistic views have put
all the conservative people of the
state against him ,and outside of his
own city he has no following. The
Democratic papers of Ohio are starting
him to try to make trouble for the Re-
publicans, but they may be laying mis-
cry for their own party, since the ef-
feet OF so much lionizing may be that
Jones will be forced upon the Demo-
cratic convention as its candidate for
governor. Jones. isn't a party man,
anyway, and his recent local triumph
may cause him to think that he can
run on any kind OF a ticket and win.
II he should try the experiment of
bucking against the Republican candl-
date he will emerge from the contest
sadder but wiser man"
While the Speakership contest is
much talked about In Washington, 1t
can hardly be said to have yet reached
a very interesting stage.
The extent of the success OF the
present campaign against Aguinaldo's
forces WIFI determine how many addi-
tional troops will be sent to the Phil
ipplnes, and the number of troops |
needed will be to determine whether a |