The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-11


Secretary Hay. to be immediately
put into communication with our
minister, in the shape of a notice
that none of the foreign ministers at
Pekin would be allowed to send or
receive cipher messages, had to be
handed by the Chinese minister 10
an assistant secretary, 1t is anothl
er case of like master like man. q
Seeing that Mr.. Mckinley did not
regard it as necessary to stay IN
Washington and attend to his public
duties, Secretary Hay, who is sup
posed to be personally in charge of
all important matters relating to
our foreign policy, went off on a
pleasure jaunt himself, and they say
at the State Department that
he is not expected to return inside Of
two weeks, when Mr.. Me Kinley
will be due for another visit to talk
personal politics with his cronies, all
of which shows that the adminis-
tration wishes to delay the settle
ment of this Chinese business.
1t is becoming constantly more
evident that Mr., Mckinley is quite
jealous of the prominence given Gov.
Teddy in the campaign. That was
one of the things which brought him
to Washington several days ago.
One of the results of his visit is that
a quiet tip has gone out to the thick
and thin Mckinley men not to men
ton Roosevelt's name, either in
writing or in speaking, when it can
be avoided. That this tip is already
being acted upon is shown by num-
Der of interviews given out at dit
ferent times and places by McKin-
ley's friends, in which Roosevelts
name does not appear, but it is al
ways what Mckinley will do in this
or that state. This matter is insig-
nihcant at this time, but Gov. Teddy
may make it Important when he
realizes what Mr.. Mckinley and his
personal following are trying to do.
The result of the election in North
Carolina, was not surprising to any
one in Washington As one South
erner aptly put it; ut is only the
beginning of the end" North
Carolina has taken the bull by the
horns. The negro is going to be dis
franchised throughout the South.
The people demand it, and no one
is responsible but the politician
who has used the negro, bribed him,
and degraded him at the polls 1t is
certain that a Constitutional amend
ment is coming in Alabama and in
Georgia, too, for know something
of the condition in both states"
The difficulty of getting the Sruth
from this administration about
anything and the ability of a man
with sufficient pull to hang on to a
government job after being found
guilty OF crookedness in office are
demonstrated in the case of George
B. Hamlet, an inspector of the Post
Office department, who was found
guilty OF issuing government trans
portations for private individuals
for personal gain. F ,urth Assist
ant Post Master General, Bristow,
recommended Hamlet's dismissal,
and it was officially announced that
he has been dismissed. Then Ham
let brought his pull to bear and he
was granted further time" to an
swer the charges of which he ha d
been found guilty, and he is still
dra wing his salary. Chief Inspector
Cochran said, when asked about
this case: Hamlet is still in the
employ of the government. For fur
Their information, would refer you
to the Fourth Assistant Postmas
General" 1t is not surprisip'
so many respectable repur
announcing their inter
for Bryan and Stev
Mr.. Mckinley
fiction of Ge
of the ipr
request
an inves.
vas in Wash
The result of that
as submitted to him,
m was increased thereby
.ntted by republicans that i
y per cent OF the Germans in tn,