The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-22

will be adopted by the Convention
and Roots special business is to SCI
that Boss Platt doesn't get In hi
threatened monkey business with tn,
Vice Presidential portion Of the Hanna
Mckinley programme.
If we haven't "A sufficient number o.
troops in the Philippines to keep tn,
Filipinos in subsection, how are We
going To be able To send lot Of them
to China to help the Europeans whip
the Chinese "boxers" into subsection Z
That is the problem which now con
fronts Mr.. Mckinley and his Cabinet.
And after this government helps the
European government knock out the
boxers and set up new Chinese gov
eminent, what will come next? That
Is the problem which may, in the very
near future confront the American
people. Are we ready to assume any
new responsibilities for the government
Of more Asiatcs? Haye we not al
ready more Of that sort Of thing than
is desirable?
He is very gullible chap indeed,
who will be convinced by the number
Of national banks organized under the
single gold standard law, enacted by
the Republican Congress, that the new
law is good thing. But that seems
to be the Republican idea. Periodical
ly since the law went into effect.
Comptroller Dawes has given the press
"A statement showing the number of
banks, etc. The last says that 1862 ap-
pllcations have been made and l59
authorized to organize, with total
capital Of SS6i5, 600, and that the in.
crease in National Bank Note circula-
ton has been S5l 1897, $40. A careful
and correct statement Of the condition
of these new banks a year or two from
now will be much more importent
than the figures now given out.
The administration was greatly
by the indifference of the
people Of Washington towards Gen.
e. ;. Otis, aud took special pains to
add attractions TO the reception given
MN by the people Of Rochester, n. Y,
his home city. Secretary Long sent
The full Marine Band, at public ex-
pense, and Secretary Root, virtually |
ordered Gen. Joe Wheeler, now an un-
Brigadier General IN the reg
liar army, to go to Rochester to help /
add enthusiasm TO the occasion. Mr.. |
Mckinley has been made to realize
~ the indifference Of the public to-
ward Gen. Otis, how unpopular his
policy is with the people,
md with the realization has come
alarm. He knows that the people
Know that the possibility for putting
)tis in command in the Philippines.
md keeping him in command after
MS unfitness for the position had been
hown up, belongs TO VIM. Mckinley.
nd he fears that the people will be as
Indifferent towards him on election
ay as they have shown themselves TO
e towards Otis now. The spectre
( doubt has become Mr.. McKinley's
onstant companion.
Senior Nicholas Riyero, editor OF one
the leading Havana papers, who
as been in Washington, few DAYS.
links there has been wrong.doing in ]
ther branches Of the Cuban Govern
lent as well as in the Post Office {
ranch. He gave the Senate Commit I
'e pointer that should not be over
'oked, when he said: 81 wish we
'uld have thorough investigation Of
ne expenditures Of money on sanitary
nd engineering works. Such an in
'stlgation might reveal some interest I
y facts. The reports of fraud i'm con-
'ction with these works are very .
'rsistent in Havana, and investIga-
IN might show that a great deal of
lban money has been improperly ex-
ndedv v
Admiral Dewey has found out that @
was never in the running a. can
date for President, and has scratched v
3 name of the entries to the race. /
reply to a direct question as to =,
neither he would accept the nomina-
N for Vice President, on the Bryan
ket the Admiral said: 81 have
yer contemplated being a candidate -
Vice President am not candi- n
tie for nomination to that office and
'uld not accept the nomination if il
re offered to me. That is plain
glish."
The Democratic Congressional Cam
gn Committee is sending out list
trustcontrolled goods, which have
N, as a result raised in price; also
lie showing that the farmers Of the
ntry are paying one-third more for
rything they consume, than they
re paying when the Republican
ninisiralion assumed power, while r
y have lost since March 4, 1897, by 1
decline OF prices in farm products. /
enormous sum Of 81, 1000 1000, 900.