Hutchinson gazette., 1900-09-13
Items Of Interest Relating to AZ
fairs of National In
p0rtance.
WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION is DOIRG.
nncrince Of the Presidents Chosen
Policy 10 Save voterA--IaIISIns'
Flight for Omcihl LIfe--How the
Trusts Squeeze the Consumer -
Voters Are thinking.
Especial correspondonce.l

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has been brought to the front as III,
mouthplece OF the president In discuss
ing the American" policy on the Chi
nese question, Secretary Hay has beer
put IN the background, not because th,
president does not believe In the abll
ity Of the author Of Little Breeches,
but because that official stands for Tho
Anglo-American alliance, which hal
always been unpopular with the masses
OF the people, and which, In the pro
posed settlement Of the Chinese trou
bleS, was being given trlae too much
prominence by Mr.. Hay.
Secretary Huy has been relegated
and the presidents chosen policy has
been sacrificed because OF the political
exigencies and the need of some new
idea through which the voters might
be diverted from the British alliance
and their thoughts Of vengeance, be.
cause OF the Infamous settlement Of the
Alaskan boundary question, the undls-
guised sympathy Of the administration
for the British In their efforts to wipe
odt OF existence the Boer republic and
the numerous other acts that have em-
phnsized the alliance established by
Secretary Hay and approved by Pres
ident Mckinley.
II was Elihu Root, the New York
lawyer, u man shrewd and keen, versed
IN practical politics, who first saw that
a grandstand play must be made. He
naw that the lrish-Americans resented
the existing policy and that the Ger
man-Americans, many of whom were
counted upon to support the ticket this
year, were in revolt at an alliance that
boded Ill for the land OF their adoption.
These citizens had seen too much of the
evils Of entangling alliances before
coming to this country and understood
too well the dangers that would follow
At such party were kept in power.
Mr.. Root plainly told the president that
Pnrtiolity for England meant loss OF
votes and advised n turning about that
might bring the disgruntled again
into line.
Russln, for selfish reasons, furnished
the preteXt She advocated the with
drawal of the troops from Peking and
asked the United States to join her.
Here was the opportunity. The pres.
ident, insisting that he had sent troops
into China only torescue our ministers,
agreed that that had been accom-,
plished and that further operations
of hostile character were unneces-
sary. He agreed with Russia, and all
additional troops en- route were or.
dered to proceed to Manila. The ad.
minstrntion presented this as rebuff |
to those who charged him with waglng
war without the consent of congress.
and the party organs have been haillng
it as an evidence Of the lofty motives
that INSPIRED the administration.
The whole business is pretext, an
eSpedIent to save votes, This admin
jstration will withdraw no further
than the seacoast There the troops
will await negotiations and further'or.
ders. When the election Is over the old
programme viii be taken up and pur.
sued TO its legitimate end and the ex,
pnnsion Of Mciinlcy's empire" will
proceed, Voters who have been look.
ing with suspicion upon the policy CT
The republican administration will not
be caught by this seeming retreat from
an established and fNed policy. There
is financial gain to the republican man.
ayers through a British alliance.
There is nothing of this sort through
an alliance with the c2ar. The man
ayers will insist upon the compact
made by Hay being lived up to, and its
temporary Abandonment is nothing but
a political bluff,
ElIkins' Fight.
Senator llll;ins, of West Virginia, was
at the white house a couple Of days
ago and had long conference with the
president. Mir. Elkins admits that he
has lost the state so far as he is per-
sonally concerned, but he still pro-
fesscs to believe that Mckinley will Sc
cure the electoral vote Upon the vote
Of the legislature to be elected this fall
depends the return Of Elkins to the
senate He is making the fight of his
life and in addition to his own millions
and the large corporate interests he
the national committee is
giving him material assistance. Elkins
represents the Hanna side of politics.
He believes in buying men and voting
hem as so many creatures. Workmen
IN the coal mines and railroads he con-
trolls have been intimidated heretofore.
but this year Elkins admits he has lost
control of them.
Judge Holt, the candidate OF the dem
Dcratic party, is making a wonderful
campaign. He already is assured of the
;ity votes and is devoting his attention
mainly to the rural districts and par.
the mountain counties which.
ike those in Kentucky, are largely re- !
'ublican. Among these hardy sons OF l
oil Judge Holt is making friends daily
md fast pulling votes away from the
republican organization. The party >
eaders say he will carry the state and :
poll that has been made justifies the =
PREDICTION that West Virginia will be 4,
edeemed and will cast her vote for :.
he democratic ticket.
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