The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-08-10
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
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WASHINGTON,
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1t is humiliating to an Amer
leans pride to know that China's
defiance of the much applauded
demand of Secretary Hay, to be
Immediately put in communica-
tion with our minister, in the
shape of u notice that none of
the foreign ministers at Pekin
would be allowed to send or re-
ceive cipher messages, had to be
handed by the Chinese Minister
to all assistant secretary. 1t is
another case of "like master like
man." Seeing that Mr.. McKin
ley did not regard it as neces-
sary to stay in Washington and
attend to his public duties, Secre-
tary Hay, who is supposed to be
personally in charge of all i'm
pOrtant 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 in
side of two weeks, when Mr.. Nc
Kinley will be due for another
visit to talk personal politics
over with his cronies, all of
which shows that the admins
tration wishes to delay the set
Element of this Chinese business.
1t is becoming constantly more
evident that President Mckinley
is quite jealous of the prominence
given Governor 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 quiet tip has gone out to
the thick and thin Mckinley men
not to mention RooSevelt's name,
either in writing or in speaking,
when it can be avoided. That
this trip is being already acted
upon is shown by a number of
interviews given out at different
times and places by Mr.. McKin-
ley's friends, in which RooSe-
velt's name does not appear, but
it is always what Mckinley will
do i'll this or that State. This
matter is insignificant at this
time, but Governor Teddy may
make it important when he re-
allies what President Mckinley
and shis personal following are
trying to do.
The result of the election in
North Carolina, was not Surpris-
ing to any one in Washington.
AS one Southerner aptly put it:
cit is only the beginning of the
end" North Carolina has taken
the bull by the horns. The ne
gro is going to be disfranchised
throughout the South. The peo-
pie demand it, and no one is re-
spOnsible but the politician who
has used the negro, bribed him,
bought him, and degraded him
at the polls. 1t is certain that a
Constitutional Amendment is
coming i'll Alabama and in Geor-
gia, too, for l know something of
the condition in both States.n
The difficulty of getting the
truth from this administration
about anything and the ability of
a man with sufficient pull TO hang
on to government job after be-
ing found guilty of crookedness
in Office are demonstrated in the
case Of George B. Hamlet, an in
spectOr of the Postoffice Depart
ment, who was found guilty of
issuing government transporta-
tions for private individuals for
personal gain. Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General BriStow, rec.
commended Hamlet's dismissal.
Then Hamlet brought his pull to
bear and he was granted "further
time" to answer the charge of
which he had been found guilty,
and he is still drawing his salary.
Chief Inspector Cochran said,
when asked about this case:
Hamlet is is still in the employ
OF the government. For further
information, | would refer you to
the Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General" 1t is not surprising
that so many respectable Repub-
leans are announcing their in
tention to vote for Bryan and Ste.
venSOn.
Mr.. McKinley's alarm over the
detection of German voters on
account of the imperialistic pol
icy of his administration, caused
him to request a personal friend
to make an investigation.
When he was i'll Washington last
week, the result of that investi.
CATION was submitted to him and
his alarm was increased thereby.
1t is admitted by Republicans
that if thirty per cent of the
Germans in the middle western
States, who voted for Mckinley
four years ago, vote for Bryan
this year, his election will be as.
sured; that's why they are
alarmed.
According TO Senator Elk;nS