The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-07-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

sue, political and otherwise, being
brought to bear upon him to give com
missions to men who have had no mill
tary experience whatever. This pres
sure, great as it is, will hardly succeed
In landing single commission. III
fact, its very existence is almost an in
suit TO the President, AS it implies a
doubt of his word. The Presidents pO
sition is the proper one, The more eff
ficient these volunteer regiments are
made, the greater their value Will be to
the country and nothing can add more
10 their efficiency than to give them ex-
pericnced officers, They are intended
for the hardest kind OF service, as the
understanding is that as soon as the
rainy season is over in the Philippines,
Gen. Otis will start the most aggressive
campaign he has yet waged against the
FiIipinos, and these volunteers will
participate in that cam paign.
Senator Carter, of Montana, was in
Washington day or two ago, and said
of the political outlook: 'PresIdent
Mckinley Will be re-nominated and re-
elected by an overw helming majority
OF the electoral vote. The democrats
are hupelessly beaten in advance, tor
they have no issues. Bryan is about
dead. ! do not think that Bryan will
be the nominee of his party i'll 1900,
though | am aware that Il great many
of the democratic leaders profess to be
for him. German is popular in the
cast and if nominated would put up
stiff fight, but he would hardly be salts
factory to the radical element of his
party in the south and west. The dem
never was a time when they had SO
little presidential timber, and if Bry-
an should be nominated, it will be
largely due to the scarcity OF available
candidates"
The business OF the patent office, al
ways profitable TO the government, has
become more SO than ever under the
capable administration of Commissioner
Duell. The weekly receipts of the
office are now averaging about 5000
more than they did a year ago, and the
number of patents, trade marks and
labels issued last week, was greater
than have been issued Ill one week
since the spring of 1890, when the
record was broken.
Governor Roosevelt has always been
popular in Washington, and since his
tlat-footed declaration in favor of the
re- nomination and reelection OF Presi-
dent Mckinley, hich made it clear
that be properly sized up the attempt
of the democrats and assistant demo
Gratis to use him in their hopeless fight
against President Mckinley, he is more
popular than ever. Level
is always appreciated by the people.
1t is not often that a man receives
congratulations on having made an err
ror of Judgment. but Secretary Gage is
delighted with the congratulations
showered upon him for hayIng under
estimated the receipts of the govern
ment for the fiscal year just closed, by
twenty-odd million dollars.
Gen. Grosvenor said of the Ohio cam
paign. in which he will take his usual
conspicuous part: Il think we are go
ing to have just about nominal cam
paign. The democrats have not nomi-
mated their man yet, and new condi-
tons may arise, but it seems to me that
the battle will be fought ont along the
regular lines, with the regular result
republican victory"
Senator Cullom who, as chairman of
the senate committee on interstate
commerce, had some personal exper-
fence with Mr.. Edward Atkinson, OF
Boston, whom he characterizes as
human talking machine, says its great
comfort that Atkinson il doing his talk
ing for the Filipinos and against the L.
:. government, III the newspapers, and
IN pamphlets, because If people had to
listen to him, they would surely be
talked to death in great numbers. He
says of 3tklnsOn's appearance before
the committee: lie didn't give us a
chance To- ask any questions. He just
began talking about railway rates. |
had been studying the subject Tor fl
teen years, and thought knew little
about it, but in ten minutes he had told
me more than | supposed could know.
He came near talking some of us to
death, and | have never feit quite we'll
myself since that time. He came to our
hotel at night and talked railroads
and said he would be around again in
the morning at the public hearing. l
guess he WAS, but | made an excuse and
STAYED away. | ran across Atkinson
once again, and then lie told me about
some new kind of cooking stove he had
invented. which YOU could put in YOUR
vest pocket, and which was going to he
great boon to the working men. lie
told me how | could COOK nv own
meals on ii, and wanted me to try it. |
guess he must have talked million
words about it. So he's the chap that
is making all tins fuss about the Philip
pines? Well, well.'
President Mckinley has presented
the French Ambassador with a hand
some silver loving cup, as an evidence
OF his appreciation of the manner in
which the Ambassador represented
Spain during the peace negotiations.
After the Dark. the Dawn.