The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-07
SIMPLY A POLITICAL JUNKET.
PARTY FEELING
THE PULSE OF WEsTERNERS.

Western Trip Planned to Revive In
Hold Together the Republican
FOrces-JudsOn Lyons Talks About
Georgia aud Geor2iians-ExpOse of
Pension SwindIers Commended by
Him.
Washington, Oct. 6.-There is no further
attempt on the part of friends of the adj
ministration, to disguise the zeal motive
which sends the President and his cabinet
on political junket through the North
west 1t is a political mission. planned
and calculated to revive languishing in
terest in the Mckinley administration
growing out of the unsettled condition in
the Philippines. Administration couriers
were sent out into the West several weeks
ago to get a line on public sentiment con-
corning the Presidents Philippine policy.
Several of the couriers returned TO head
quarters with the most discouraging re-
ports Of strong and growing disposition
in Republican strongholds, to pull away
from Mckinley.
One of the couriers is said to have re-
ported to Senator Hanna that all through
the West and the Northwest a strong feel
ing prevails that Mckinley lacks the ag-
gressive qualities of leadership, and will
not advance an idea or originate a line
of policy until he has placed his ear to
the ground and listened for the sound of
public sentiment. Senator Hanna has
great confidence in the magnetic charms
of Mckinley, consequently the Western
trip, which had been practically abandon
ed, was revived again, and the expedition
into the doubtful section of the coun-
try reorganized. The Republican polti-
clans from the West. who frequently run
on TO Washington to seek faVOrs at the
hands of the President always have the
same old story of absolute confidence 10
pour into the presidential ear. Such re-
ports are not always reliable, so the Pres
ident has gone into the West to see and
hear for himself and at the same time
exercise his magnetic powers 10 the best
advantage among those who are inclined
to wander from the administration fold
The Dewey boom has been showed away
under the administration wing, and there
is no danger from that source to trouble
the presidential dreams of the travelling
executive. Dewey has been submerged in
the wave of popular approval of the adj
illustrators Philippine policy he encoun-
tered in New York and Washington, so
that he is practically committed to the
nevertheless true, that nearly every Off
Ger of Deweys fleet, from the Admiral
down to the humblest jackie, assert in
private conversation that the United
States has but little TO gain by maintain
ing sovereignty over the Philippines. They
declare that Manila 'is an excellent place
TO get away from, and stay away from"
and they add that nine-tenths of the sol
diers and sailors now there are anxious
to come home, because they realize that
the natives of those far-away islands can
never become thoroughly Americanized. In
the next breathe, however, the late ar
rivals from Manila admit that they can
not well see how the American forces can
be Withdrawn under the existing condl-
ton of affairs. IL looks as though the
President intends 90 impose upon Congress
the responsibility of suggesting remedy.
Judson Lyons, register of the treasury,
has just returned 20 Washington from a
short visit to his home in Augusta He
says the colored people Of Georgia and
many of the other Southern states, are
deeply grateful to the Morning News and
other new sDapers for exposing the gang
of swindlers, who were robbins ignorant
colored people of thousands of dollars on
the empty promise that they would receive
a pension upon proving that they were
once slaves. The expose of the scheme in
these dispd tches, several months go. led
to an investigation by the Postmaster
General, and the result is that Two of the
swindling concerns have been barred out
of the United States mails, and the eyes
of thousands OF would-be victims have
been opened in time, 10 save them from
being trapped by the pension sharks.
Lyons says the rice growing industry
has taken on quite a boom in Middle
Georgia, and a number of farmers are
growing good crops of rice in certain parts
of Bucks county. The farmers have utii-
lied the land adjacent to the little streams
for rice growing, with profitable results
and they propose to go more extensively
into the business next year. assisted by a
liberal system of irrigation. Business in
terests IN Georgia appear to be prosper
ing, and the people there are generally
contented. The newspapers have ceased
20 give sensational prominence to lynch
ngs and other kindred disorders among
the iaw-breakers, and tho result is that
a better feeling exists between the whites
and The blacks. The policy of suppressinG
the publication of alleged outrages is hav-
ing a good effect upon all concerned
Guests at the Presidents dinner, given
last Tuesday night, In honor of Admiral
Dewey. were surprised at the absence Of
a proposition to toast the guest of honor
The whole affair was conducted upon the
most formal lines imaginable and The
function was not enlivened by a single
bright Incident or remark. Had the bars
been taken down and informality thrown
aside the President might have converted
the entertainment into a jolly occasion.
There was an abundance OF the best after
dinner talent ~ this country seated around
the table, and Il only needed an intima-
ton from the host to start the ball rolling.
Among tho good story tellers present were
Chauncey Depew, Senators Foraker
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