Middletown transcript., 1900-05-19

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nation will be Gov. Roosevelt, of New
York.
Governor Roosevelt's visit to Wash
ington has demonstrated that he is ont
of the most popular men in public life
This was shown wherever he went
and his popularity is by no means cor :
fined to Republicans. When be went
to the Capitol he was greeted quite az
cordially by Democrats as by members
of his own party.
President Mckinley hears great
deal Of political talk just now from his
callers, many of whom he surprises by
his intimate knowledge of political Coz
ditions in their States. Col. W. T..
FDurbin, Republican candidate for Gov.
of Indiana, who was one of his late
callers, assured the President that the
Republican party of that State was in
splendid condition and would carry the
State by a handsome majority.
Representative O'Grady introduced
a delegation from Rochester, N. Y,
to President Mckinley. They extend
ed an invitation to the President to at
tend the banquet to be given in honor
of Gen. Otis, June 18th, and he told
them he would consider it privilege
to join in honoring Gen. Otis, whose
work in the Philippines entitled him to
the unstinted praise of the American
people, but for The fact that ke did not
think any person should be present,
VINO, by reason of superior rank,
would share the honors intended for
Gen. Otis alone.
That shortage in the accounts of G.
F.. w. Neeley, who has been financial
agent of the Cuban Postal System, has
been greatly exaggera ed. The full
report of Col. Burton, of the InsE eetCr
G eneral's Department of the army,
who discovered the shortage, is in the
hands of Secretary Root. It shows a |
shortage of S36, 900 for the current year
and duplicates nobody but Nicely, who |
is under arrest and will be speedily |
tried and punished, if found guilty. |
That is the whole story, which has
been magnifed out of all proportion |
to its Importance by the Democratic |
press for The purpose of trying to make
political capital. President Mckinley
has directed Gen. Wood to make a
thorough investigation of all Cuban
Financial accounts, and there will be
no chance for any guilty man to escape
exposure and punishment. Mr.. A. L.
Deputy Auditor for the Post
Office Department has ben ordered to
Cuba to take the place Of the Auditor
1f Cuban Postal accounts, who has
oeen suspended during the investiga-
tion.
Senator Lodge made short speech
while the Naval Appropriation bill
was being discussed by the Senate,
which IS regarded as an official notice
10 Europe that this Government is pre-
pared to fight to maintain the Monroe
Doctrine, If necessary, which was sup
plemented by Senator Daniel, with a
'ew remarks, showing that The main
enance of the Monroe Doctrine, is the
,ne important question upon which
here is no political division in the
Senate. Incidentally Mr.. Lodge served
notice on Germany that no dicker,
ng for the possession of the Danish
West Indies would be tolerated by this
II was not jingo speech,
,ut plain statement of the situation.
Said Mr.. Lodge: "My reason for de-
iring more ships al desiring them
quickly is my belief that the safety of
he United States depends upon the
trength of our Navy. We do not need
he Navy for the protection of our
nsular possessions. The danger lies
n our great coast liEe and in the de,
ense of the Monroe Doctrine in this
hemisphere" OF the relation of a
tr6nger Navy to the Isshmian Canal,
Mr.. Lodge said: "We are about to en-
er upon the construction of an 18TH
nlan canal and we must be the naval
masters of the Caribbean sea. We
must have mora powerful flest than