Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-03
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Sept. %. 1900

| American troops from CHINA, except
a legation guard was logical Sc
quence of the Chinese policy of this
| government as stated last July by
Secretary Hay in his note to the pow
ers. European criticisms and charges
of inconsistency are made for purposes
of the makers, but neither will have
the slightest effect upon President
| Mckinley or his Chinese policy, which
is and will continue to be just what it
was publicly and officially proclaimed
to be from the first. This government
| would much prefer to act in concert
with the other powers in negotiating
settlement with China, but by order
| ing heavy reinforcements to our war
| ships in Chinese waters it has given
| the other powers a very plain hint
| that it intends to be in position to
demand and maintain it's rights alone,
| if such a course is made necessary by
| the action of the powers. Minister
| Conger will 60 ahead, in accordance
| with his orders, and arrange for negO-
| tiations with the ENJOYS of the Chinese
government. Then the powers can
do as they please about joining in the
| negotiations.
According to advice received in
Washington, the Kentucky Democrats
| are entirely losing their heads in the
conduct of the campaign. Senator
elect Joe Blackburn is credited with
having said of the Eleventh Kentucky
Congressional district, which went Re-
publican at the last election by Is, 600
majority, in recent speech: IF l
had my way [ would throw dyna
mite bomb under the Eleventh district
and blow it to hades.h
| Washington is in litter over the
announcement made by the Woman
Bryan Antitrust and Anti-War club
that. in order to attract crowd to its
meetings. it will hold a grand free-for-
all Bryan cakewalk. to which every
member is expected to carry a male
partner and to participate in the
cakewalk.
Boss Croker, who is in full charge
of the Bryan campaign in New York,
has issued orders that all Bryan stump
speakers in that state shall ignore
silver. This attempt to play the
citizens of New York who pride them
selves on the high average of intel
ligence in the state, as fools, is anus
ing to the Republicans, who will see
to it that silver is not ignored. In
striking contrast with Boss Croker S
order, were the words of Senator Nor
gan. in speech made in Washington
| 10 no +hr
most important question in the cam
paign. 1t is not likely that Croker
will ask Senator Morgan to speak in
| New York.
Cuban advices report steady In
crease in the prosperity OF the island
and continued activity in business. A
contract has just been closed between
Havana tobacco firm and a New
York firm amounting to $1,000, 600,
which is the largest single deal in
tobacco ever made in Cuba.
| Representative Weeks. of Michigan,
who was in Washington this week, had
a good laugh over the Democratic claim
that Senator Wellington speeches in
that state would give it to Bryan.
Said Mr.. Weeks: ''Wellington visit
| did not cause the loss of a single Re-
publican vote in Michigan. The peo-
pie who saw him viewed him with
mild curiosity as the gentleman who,
| having received one of the highest
| Offices in his state at the hands OF the
| Republican party saw fit to desert to
the enemy on the eve of presidential
| ole tot Will
| Democratic predictions of gloom,
calamity scuttling, flag furling, re-
| treat and doctrines of financial dis
| honor. 1t will give $4,000 majority
for Mckinley and Roosevelt. 1t will
return full delegation of twelve Re
publican members to congress. elect a
Republican legislature, insuring
Senator McMillan's reelection, and
will elect the entire Republican state
ticket
Hon. H. A. Taylor, assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, who was for
many years chairman of the Republican
State Central committee of Wisconsin,
regards Democratic claims of carry
| ing that state as farcical: He said:
Wisconsin is as safely Republican
as Vermont. The majority will be
nearly, if not quite, as great as four
years ago, when it passed the 100, 600
mark. It seems waste of breath to
talk about the situation in Wisconsin.
There are plenty of doubtful states
about which it is natural to manifest
serious concern. [ believe Mckinley
will carry every state he carried be-
fore, with the addition of Kansas,
Washington, South Dakota, Wyoming,
and possibly Idaho and Utah. The
only state that | regard with any
doubt is Indiana. | think the contest
there will be close, with chances favor
ing the Republicans. -
Secretary Long has gone to New
York on private business and will not
return to duty for three or four days.
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