Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-08-25
STRONGLY IN FAVOR OF REPUBLICANISM.

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President Mckinley, who has gone
to the G. A. r. Enca npment, in Chica-
go, was somewhat disappointed in the
news from China since the taking of
Peking and the rescue of the foreign
ers. He had hoped as soon as the for
eigners were rescued it would be
shown that the attacks upon the le-
cations and the fighting Of the allied
troops had been done because of the
helplessness of the Chinese govern
ment to prevent, and that as soon as
Pekin was taken it would be practi-
cable to withdraw the American
troops, leaving the matter of indemni-
ty to be settled by diplomatic negotia-
tions. The news received from Minis
ter Conger and General Chaffee, the
most important of which has been
withheld from publication, together
with the flight of the Chinese govern
ment from Pekin, has all tended to
prove that the Chinese government
has been responsible for all the trouble.
1t was because of uncertainty as TO the
relation of the Chinese government to
the trouble that President Mckinley
refused Ii Hung Chang's request for
negotiate for peace with him. This
government wants more facts before
acting further
Mr.. J. l.. Kennedy of the Industrial
Commission, who has just returned
from trip through Illinois and Wis
consil, says he did not find a single re-
publican who had the slightest doubt
of the election of Mckinley and Roose-
welt. Mr.. Kennedy made special eff
forts to get posted on German senti-
ment, and thus sums up what he learn
ed: The democrats are rainbow chas-
ing when they pretend to believe that
the German vote, which has hitherto
been republican, is bi bieaking away from
the party. Milwaukee is the one place
in the country where it is not adifiicult
matter to learn the sentiment of Amer
lean citizens of German birth or de-
scent | made many inquiries for Ger
man detection in Milwaukee, but found
it not. The republicans of that city
are not aware of any such detection
outside Of two solitary instances, and
in both these cases the deserters are
without influence or importance. The
Germans themselves say that if there
is to be any slump of their people from
the republican party it must be some
thing yet to happen, and not because of
anything tn party has already done"
Senator Shoup, of Idaho, was among
the callers at the White House and at
Republican Congressional Headquarters
this week. He says the successful fus-
ion Of all the anti-republican elements
in Idaho has made the carrying of the
State a hard job for the republicans,
but has not discouraged them a bit
OF the Coast States Senator Shoup says
"A careful canvass of Washington
State has been made by conservative
republicans, and the republican major
ity is estimated at $4,000. In Oregon
the majorit ywill be 10000. California
will give a margin of $4,000 votes for
the republican ticket. Utah will also
be republican"
Republicans are hoping that the re-
ported intention of the democrats to
put SiXto LopeX, who was one of the
Fllipinos sent to Aguinaldo last year.
on the stump for Bryan, will prove to
| be true. The importance of Filipino
Bryan stumper would disgust thous-
ands OF decent democrats, who other
wise would vote for Bryan just be-
cause he is the candidate of their par
| ty, but who at heart favor the foreign
policy of President Mckinley.
| That the republicans in the west who
left the party in 1896 on account Of the
silver issue will nearly all vote for Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt this year has
been apparent for some time to close
observers. The strong declaration Of
Senator Stewart, of Nevada, who was
one of the leaders of the bolt four
years ago, in favor of the republican
ticket, created CONSERVATION among
the Bryanites, and L Is believed that
Senator Jones, of Nevada, endorses
word said by Senator Stewart, and
probable that he will make a similar
declaration over his own signature at
an early date.
In view of the public allegations OF
Senior Cisneros, former president OF
the Cuban republic established by the
insurgents, acting Secretary of War
Meikeljohn made the following official
statement: Nothing has been received
by this department from its officers in
Cuba to indicate that dissatisfaction
with the administration of the United
States or it's policy exists in the island.
There is absolutely no intention of in
terfering with the Cubans in framing
their constitution. When the constitu-
tion Is completed it will be presented
to Congress, which must determine its
transmit il to the legislative power,
which directed Intervention in behalf
OF Cuba. and which therefore must
say when a stable government exists.
Gen. W. w. Dudley said when asked
about the story publ,shedin democratic
papers saying that he was going on the
stump for Bryan: II could not be more
surprised were II stated that | had
taken up arms against the United
States on behalf of the Flllipinos than
to hear that such story is being cir
culated about me. l expect to make