The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1900-04-25

pronounced 1Or MIN, IS accepted as
evidence of this fact 1t seems proba-
BILE that the Admiral made his an
nouncement without giving notice to
anyone, but it is more evident that bis
cause has been taken up by the gold
men. There is something curiously inn
practical about his candidature. 1t is
related as fact that he and Mrs.
Dewey both supposed at first that all
that was necessary was to distribute
ballots with the Admiral's name on
them on election day, and that the
people would do tile rest. Afterwards,
when convinced that more elaborate
plan was necessary he proposed to form
committee, comprising men of both
political parties who would organize
his campaign on a free trade, gold,
Democratic platform with Theodore
Roosevelt as running mate. Mean
while he and Mrs. Dewey are both
having lovely time. Their home is
overrun with reporters, their mail has
swelled to huge proportions, and they
are being invited all over the country.
No wonder that their heads are turned
by so much attention and that it seems
to them that they are elected already.
After a while the pipe will go out, as a
matter of course, and they will make
up. Whether the Republicans can be-
guile the Admiral into making some
remark--while still dreamiDg-which
will prevent his finally accepting the
second place with Mr.. BRYAN on the
straight Democratic ticket, remains to
be seen. Bryan and Dewey would
make good ticket!
The administration is doing its ut
most to stave off a decision on the
status of the Porto Ricans until after
the fall election. The Supreme Court
adjourns about May 10 until October S,
only four weeks before the election. 1t
is extremely doubtful whether any
suit brought before the passage of the
Porto Rican Tariff Bill on any pretext
would cover the case as it will be after
that bill becomes law, and it is Ger
tain that the administration does not
propose to take any chances on the
subject. The case of Ramon Baez,
who has sued for habeas corpus in the
Supreme Court, he being imprisoned
by the military authorities in Porto
Rico, was not decided on Monday as
everyone expected it would be. The
Attorney General says that he will not
at present prosecute the employers of
Jorge Cruze, who was arrested at Ellis
Island, New York, for coming to the
United States as a contract laborer. in
order to finish a test case. The Attor-
ney General thus shows fear lest the
Courts may decide against the Repub-
lican contention, and SO every hand
there appears to be reluctante to sub
NIT the matter to Judicial determine
ton
A resolution OF investigation has been
introduced in Congress in regard to
the expenditures of ''Ferd" Peck, Of
Chicago, President McKinley's commits
sioner to the Paris Exposition, who has
submitted a most extraordinary oc-
count to the government. 1t has been
credibly reported that Mr.. Peck has
taken in his train to Paris the greatest
crowd of "sons of their fathers" that
ever crossed the waters, and has taken
them at the country's expense. The
Law requires the Commissioner Gener-
al annually to submit to Congress "a
detail statement of the expenditures
incurred" Mr.. Peck's report was
made to the President on November II,
but for some unknown reason it did
not DRIFT into Congress until April 2,
nearly five months after it was submit
ted. 1t shows that under Mr.. Peck'S
direction the sum of S240,633 was ex-
pended from November 10. 1898, to
November 1, 1899, and the only ex-
PLANTATION OF where the money went is
contained in the following statement:
Salaries of experts s72,O45; salaries of
clerks, So, 929 officers salaries, $l7,765;
salaries of employees, s2,732; travelling
expenses. $36,245; buildings, S3S 647;
rent Chicago. Paris and New York;,
SIS, 1876; furniture, 1882; stationery and
printing, s., 4O3; telegraph and cable,
81 US; Miscellaneous, Sl0,400. Nobody
here knows anything about paid ex-
perts, while the travelling expenses
seem extravagant even when Mr..
Peck's propensity for vibrating be-
tween Europe and America is taken
into consideration.