West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-10-12
Mr.. MCKINLEY GETTING AFRAID OF
TIE PHILIPPINE QUESTION; WILL
LEAVE TIE NATTER WITH
CONGRESS-.
Admiral Dewey Will Not Accompany
the President On His Trip Vest
Mr.. Sherman left out I'm the Cold
Was Not Invited TO the State Din
nsr. Given at the White House In
Honor OF Dewey.
Correspondence for the Argus.


and of imperialism generally, was
shown by the announ cement, prac-
tically official, made this week,
that the administration had no
further Philippine policy than to
whip the Filipinos into sum mission
and then turn the whole matter
over to the Congress. This is
clearly a Republican trick, in
tended to affect votes in the fall
elections. Mr.. Mckinley has not
changed his imperialistic ideas; he
has only become convinced of the
necessity of making the majority
in Congress, which he thinks he
can control, responsible for the
adoption OF permanent imperial
policy. Perhaps he will tell those
who Will listen to the stump
speeches he intends making from
the rear platform of the parlor car
in which he is now travelling about
how he intends to leave this i'm.
portant matter to the wisdom of
Congress, and perhaps he will
bonn boozle somebody with such
stories, but it is very doubtful.
Admiral Dewey is a diplomat as
well as a fighting man. He de
termined as soen as he heard about
it that he would not JOIN MIR.
McKinley's political show in its
flying trip to the west, and when
they began limiting rather strongly
to him that Mr.. Mckinley would
like to have him do so, he quickly
put a stop to it by accepting the
invitation of the Governor of
massachusetts to 20 to Boston on
the 18th inst. 1t was a shrewd
play on Dewey's part, as it gives
the administration strong hint
that he doesn't intend to allow
himself to be used as vote getter.
III
When Boss Hanna was in Wash
ington this week everybody noticed
what n change had come over him.
lie no longer talked Of the election
In Ohio as "a walkovcr for the Re-
ublicans. but admitted that they
had the hardest kind of fight on
their hands, ana that Mclean was
hard man to beat. His talk
convinced those who heard him
that the reports of his fright which
have been coming from Ohio ever
since he got back from Europe
were not exaggerated in the
slightest degree. lie says he al
ways tights best when scared. If
I hat is true, he ia now in the con.
dition to put mp the fight of his life.
TIT
Either Mr.. Mckinley must sup.
pose that John Sherman has no
friends left in Ohio or his enmity
towards the old man has made him
reckless of the consequences of put
ting new indignIty upon him.
Sherman was In Washington, but
no provision was made for him to
participate in the ceremonies at
tending the welcome of Dewey, and
be was not invited to the State
dinner given at the White House
In honor of Dewey. Three other
ex members of Mr.. McKinley's
cabinet-Gary, Bliss and Alger-
participated in the ceremonies and
attended the dinner. This shabby
treatment of Mr.. Sherman has
been unfavorably mmented upon.
even by warm supporters of Mr..
Mckinley. 1t looks like trying to
kick q man when he is down.
TT
That the people seldom err in
their judgment OF men and things
has been once more demonstrated.
in Washington during Dewey
week. Second only to the ovations
given Dewey himself have been
those given to Rear Admiral
Schley every time he has shown
himself where there was crowd.
The Navy Department clique may
do what they please they cannot
change the verdict Of the people.
that the principal houors of the
War with Spain belong to Dewey
and Schley.
The question of arbitration
always strikes those whose inter.
osts would be passed upon differ.
emily from what 1t does = rank out
slider. In other words most men
will always agree that the other
folks ought TO arbitrate their dis.
putes. Even ministers of the
gospel share that bit of human
nature. That is why there was
quite hubbub and chorus Of
nos from the English ministers
present when Rev. G.. Cort, OF
Maryland, offered a resolution at
one Of the sessions OF the Pan
Presbyterian Alliance, then sitting
in Washington, declaring against
war bet Seen England and the
Transvaal Republic and that the
dispute should be arbitratcd. Every
minister who spoke against the
resolution declared himself in favor
OF arbitration on general princi-
pies, but he had some special rea-
son for opposing 1t IN this case.