Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1899-05-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom Our Regular corsspoudsns.l


EDIToR CRAWFORD AVALANCHE.
President Mckinley and all Of his
Cabinet. except Secretary Wilson,
who Is Ia South Carolina, and Secre-
tary Alger, who has Como to deliver
an address at the Grant anniversary
celebration, went to Philadelphia to
witness the unwilling of the monu-
mcnt to Gen. Grant. They returned
to Washington, to day, and are all
enthusiastic over the handsome mon
nument and their own pleasant re-
ception by the Pennsylvaniane. The
unwilling OF this fine equestrian
statue OF Gen. Grant has called at
tention anew to the regrettable 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, daughter and
grand children. That there will be
a Grant monument, worthy OF the
man and of the city, erected In Wash.
ington some day, is hardly to be
doubted.
The Military Court of Inquiry has
completed its report, and as soon as
President Mckinley can look 1t over
1t will be made public. An official
who knows the nature OF the report
said OF IL: "Those who expected the
report to contain any whitewashing
of wrong doing on the part of any
body that was exposed by the testi-
mony will be disappointed. 1t is a
straightforward business document
from start to finish, and contains
Ian yuage that viii! make unpleasant
reading for some officers who neglect
ed to perform theil duties properly;
1t also contains sharp structures for
those contractors who proflted by the
failure of officers TO properly look out
for the interests of the govern
ment."
Predictions are being freely made
that Mr.. Bryan will lose much sup
port 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 Philip
pines in particular. Senator Clay,
of Ca, was asked what his people
thought of the Philippine policy,
which Mr.. Bryan is almost daily at
lacking, and he said: "They realize
that we cannot leave this people to
the mercies of savage government,
nor can we leave them prey to for
eighn nations, but at the same time
they hope that the time is not far
distant when we can establish the
Filipinos on a flrm Foundation and
then leave Them" Senator Clay is
somewhat OF an annexationist, when
it comes to Cuba and Porto Rico, Of
which he said: II am sure that we
can develope Porto Rico, and as for
Cuba, / confidently expect to see 1t
a state inside of ten years" When
asked the direct question whether
Bryan would control the Georgia del
egation to the democratic national
convention next year, Senator Clay
replied: Il cannot say; and when
asked who he intended to support, he
said: II do not yet know. / have
not made up my mind. The conven-
ton 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 Bryan's
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: @Mc-
Kinley will have the enthusias tic
support OF the western Republicans.
His administration is extremely pop
ular with the masses, and no one else
will be in 1t 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 rec.
ognize his worth and greatness and
his wonderful grasp on the great
events through which this country is
passing. Not to renOminate him
would be the acme of imbecility, for
not in many years has the Repub-
lican party had such a leader
Mr.. d. G. Worthen, a prominent
Cincinnati Republican, who is visit
ing Washington, said OF Sam Jones,
the socialist mayor-elect OF Toledo
He simply isn't factor In the
struggle for the honor. His extreme
socialistic views have put all the con
sentative people of the State against
him and outside of his own city he
has no following. The democratic
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