The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1899-09-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
m our Negular Correspondent.

'Ipihcut0i nNt NN ltduluE htpuOllfduSi
+ WHO know how unpopular that war is
becoming all over the country. Mr.
+ Mckinley is gradually becoming con-
WINGED that the reaction in public sen.
tment concerning his Philippine pol
icy, predicted more than year ago by
Col. Bryan, is at hand, and once fully
convinced, there is no telling what he
may do, for this country has never had
"A President who feared the public
sentiment Of the country as much as
Dir. Mckinley does, or who tried so
hard TO make his official acts meet It's
approval, regardless Of his own opinion.
The most striking thing connected
with the hearing ON trusts, by the In
dustrial Commission, was a daring and
somewhat scandalous attack upon
Nice-C Chairman Philips Of the Commits
sion, who is connected with an indie
pendent oil company in Pennsylvania,
10y officials of the Standard Oil Trust.
Mr. Philips denied the charge that he
had been mixed up in an offer to dicker
with the Standard Oil Trust, but the
charge left bad taste in everybody's
mouth, and is not calculated to add
anything to the prestige Of the Com
mission, which isn't any too great at
best.
Senator Stewart is a fine specimen
of stalwart radicalism in all his views.
He never trims on any question, and
conservatism is unknown to his mind
He has got it in for France for several
reasons, the latest Of which is the
second conviction Of Dreyfus, aud says
that country really has no government
at all, and that we should break OIL
diplomatic relations until France gets
government The Senator threatens
to offer joint resolution to that effect
when Congress meets; also bill re-
pealiug all official recognition of the
exposition at Paris, next year.
The administration appears to be
still determined to leave Gen. Otis in
supreme command in the Philippines,
although Secretary Root is understood
To have recommended a change, and
to favor sending Gen. Miles over there.
There is politics in this determination,
and it isn't the sort Of politics that
reflects any credit upon Mr.. Mckinley. |
The Hanna crowd are afraid Of Miles |
row, and if he should go to the Philip |
pines and do what Otis has so signally /
failed TO do, they would fear him still /
more. They know that Otis is not
likely, under any circumstances TO
develop popularity enough to make
him a political rival Of Mr.. Mckinley.
That is why they wish to keep Otis in
command, Notwithstanding the over
evidences from all sources.
Of his unftness, not to call it by a
harsher term. The agent Of the non
partisan Associated Press, in a long
letter from Manila, just published,
after going into details, showing the
failure Of Otis, sums up by saying:
'Ihe secret of the whole trouble here
Is that the government has left a small
man TO deal with a most delicate
requiring broad statesman
hip. Everyone agrees that Otis is
honest, and that counts for much in a
position aflording such chances for
dishonesty, but everyone agrees also
With the most remarkable unanimity.
hat he has bungied affairs from the
1t Is evident to even the most casual
bserver Of those political currents
Which are to be found by those who
now how, just below the surface of
arty waters, that the Republican lead
rs are carefully paving the way to
rop Mr.. Hobart if they shall consider
eXpedient to do so. The state of Mr..
lobarps health is made the basis of
u these preparatory stories. If it
oesn't improve, "his family will have
, vote the idea of his remaining in
ohtics," etc. This is all tommvrot
IT. Hobart has shown upon several
'caslous. during the last three months.
otably 10y his getting Alger to resign.
nat his health is good enough to do L
hat other men, not on the sick list
lied TO do. His "healthu is likely To
main IN precari0us condition. until
oss Hanna has fully made up his +
md whether it Will be best to have -.
nm ran again with Mr.. Mckinley. >
nd he isn't likely to fully decide until
e National Convention meets. Then
r. Hobart's health will take a good u
bad turn, i'm accordance with
anua's decision v
Alter webbing around the question
about two weeks, the War Depart
emit, under political pressure. issued
e order for the enlistment of two
gro regiments for the Philippines
Iey will bring the volunteer army 40
the limit set 10y Congress, which it
s been clear from the first that the
intended to do u
Col. w. j. Bryan was unanimously
cted member of the CouuciI of