The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-09-07

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troops from China, 10y the press Of this
country and Of Europe, frightened him
given out officially in Washington, that
this government had not agreed 10 act
with Russia, but had informed Russia
that the | :. troops would he with
drawn from Pckin, if the Russian
troops were. The public was also fur
ther informed that if our troops should
be Withdrawn at the same time those
Of Russia were, it would not be because
we would act with Russia, but because
we would act independently, all of
which Is a. clear a. mud.
Secretary Hays continued absence
from Washington, in the face of his
having telegraphed to a friend within
forty-eight hour, that he was enjoying
his usual good health, caused the cir
culation of story that he and Mr..
Mckinley were not Of the same mind
on the Chinese policy Of this govern
ment, and that he would probably
leave the Cabinet. Assistant Secretary
Adee, who has been signing the official
communications sent out 10y this gov
eminent, a. Acting Secretary of State,
since Mr.. Hay went away, Secretary
Root has been the real Secretary Of
State FASTENED to inform the public,
through newspaper interview, that
he could vouch for Mr.. Hay and Mr.
Mckinley being in perfect accord in
everything that had been done relating
to China. Now, if Mr.. Mckinley
would vouch for Mr.. Adee that story
might be more generally accepted.
a New York member Of the House
who was at Democratic Congressional
Headquarters, said Of the campaign in
his state "Mr. Croker has ellectualIy
answered all the stories alleging that
he was not Loyalty for the election of
Bryan and : evenson, by wagering
$50, 600 that Col. Bryan would be elected
President Even if | had entertained
doubts Of Cookers loyalty, which did
not, that wager would have removed
them all. He got odds, and if Col.
Bryan is elected he will win 500 900.
The man who will not do his utmost
when that much money is personally
at stake is hard to find You may he
sure that Croker will do his utmost to
give the electoral votes Of New York to
the Democrats
Gen. Otis, who was in Washington
Saturday, and who will succeed Cen
Joe Wheeler, who will be retired next
Monday under the age limit law, as
Commander Of the Military Depart.
ment Of the Lakes, seems to have a
very short memory. He declared be-
fore leaving Manila, and again after
his arrival in the t. =, in the most |
positive terms that the war in the |
Philippines was over; now he says it |
will he over by the close of the present |
rainy season. Perhaps that is why |
Mr.. Mckinley has failed to keep his |
promise to send the volunteers home. |
There has been wholesale lot of Off |
cial lying about the War in the Philip |
pines and it is still being INDUCED in.
1t was Boss Hanna who saved Mr.. /
Mckinley from making a spectacle of /
himself by going on the stump in West /
Virginia. Mr. Mckinley promised |
Steve Elkins that he would do so with |
out consulting Hanna, but as soon as
Hanna heard about it, he denied that /
any such promise had been made and I
succeeded in compelling Mr.. Mckinley /
to allow that denial to stick, even if it .
did put Elkins in the attitude of hav-
ing made an announcement that was |
not true. Hanna had sense enough to |
see that it would cost Mr.. Mckinley /
thousands of votes if he so far forgot |
the dignity belonging to the President |
of the L. : as to 90 on the stump.
When it comes to banner. raising, the
Washington Democrats are long
ways ahead of the Republicans. -Four
large and handsome Bryan and Steven
son banners swing over Washington
streets, but no Mckinley and Roosevelt
banner has yet made its appearance.
The star route Spectators must have
been refusing To contribute to Hanna's
campaign fund, as it is announced that
at the coming letting of contracts for
more than six thousand star routes, no
bid will bc accepted by the POstoflice
Department, unless the bidder lives
near enough to the route to personally
the work. The Spectators
have heretofore almost mOnOpOized
these contracts, subletting them to local
men who did the work. II emains To
he ascertained whether the proposed
change is intended for bluff or for a
real reform.