The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-06-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
} onr Regnlar Correspondent.

! ol tue DOAtiS lHItdttuS W ca pOce
Mr.. McKinley's Imperialistic pro-
gramme concerning China in advance
Of the Presidential election, which is
just what he was anxious TO AVOID.
In their anxiety to allay public sus-
piciOn at home, members Of the adj
ministratiOn have been doing some
word Juggling that would be amusing
if the matters INVOLVED were not too
serious TO laugh about. For instance,
official statements to the press from
the State Department have emphasized
the alleged instructions TO our Minister
At Pekin, and to Rear Admiral
Kemph, our Naval Commander i'm
Chinese waters, to act in concert with
European powers for the protection Of
foreigners and their property, but not
to join combination of the powers for
any purpose. Our representatives over
there must be clever indeed if they can
act in concert with the European
powers without combining with them.
a marked feature Of the political
situation, is the genuine scare Of the
Republican leaders over three states
which they have heretofore been claim
ing as certain to cast their electoral
votes for Mckinley. These states are
New York, Indiana and Illinois. In
New York, with Croker to look after
greater New York, and Hill to look
after the other portions OF the state,
pulling Loyalty together, the republic
cans realize that the state will be
doubtful. In Indiana, the state ticket
nominated by the Democrats, headed
by Hon. John w. Kern, is so strong
that Indiana Republicans have notified
the leaders Of the party that the state
is in danger. In Illinois, the tide has
been running anti-Republican for some
time, and appeals for help are being
received in Washington. This scare is
so bad that prominent Republicans are
saying that it is useless to consider
candidates from other states for the
second place on the Mckinley ticket;
that he must be taken from one of
those three states, and must be a man
who will add strength to the ticket.
Mr. Mckinley has gone out of his way
to make friends with Senator Mason,
OF His, who was anti-administratiOn
during the recent session Of Congress,
and has succeeded in getting Mason to
promise to take the stump for him.
As Mason isn't the sort Of man who
can be won over by jollying, it is likely
that he has received some definite and
iron-clad promises Of future patronage.
The Industrial Commission, so-call-
ed, has provided itself with pleasant
summer junket, all Of the expenses Of
which will be paid by the "dear peo-
pie" 1t has decided that the indus
trial conditions, principally filrtations
and such, along the Northern Atlantic
coast, must be investigated during the
summer, and has arranged for meet
ings Of the Commission during the
next three months, in Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, New York, and the New
England states. One of the first duties
of a Democratic administration and
Congress will be to abolish the Re-
publican Government Commission
which has become so RAM
pant, and so expensive, under the
administration.
Chairman Payne, Of the House Ways
and Means Committee, hasgiven away
the claim Of the Republicans that the
reason they did not reduce war taxes
at the recent session Of Congress, was
their desire to have that Committee
grant hearings and study the question |
Turing the recess, so that the right |
sort Of bill providing for the reduction
might be reported to the House. by |
The official announcement that the
Committee would not be called togeth.
sr until just before Congress meets
In other words, the question of the
'eduction of war taxes is to be left
'pen until after election, in order that
I'll the big interests may be taxed for
he Republican campaign fund.
Secretary Long has advertised for
lids for furnishing armor plate for
under the cowardly law
orced through Congress the last thing
'efore adjournment, making Mr.. Long
10 what the Republicans of Congress
we're ashamed to do-agree to the
'rices Of armor set by the armor trust.
which VIII necessarily be the only
idder to respond to the advertisement.
rue, the law gives Mr. Long authority
D reject the bids if he considers the
rice too high, and to use the 1000. 600
arried by the act, for the establish
lent of a government plant TO make
rmor plate, but if he acted upon that
uthority, the Republican leaders who
engineered the cowardly make-shift
you'd throw few fits; they are figur-
ng on a heavy campaign contribution
rom the armOr trust.
Mr.. Mckinley and Gen. L. S. Otis