West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-03
NATIONAL NEWS.
Favored Army Officers in Cuba Draw
Two Big Fat Salaries for a
Small Amount Of Work.
Mckinley Accused OF Throwing Down
senator Quay.
Admiral Dewey Stlll Believes lie IL I'm
The Presidential Race.

There is little doubt of the
liability Of Mr.. Mckinley and
Secretary Root to impeachment for
their open violation of law in nav.
ing two salaries to favored army
ofhcers in Cuba. and they would be
likely to get it if Congress had aDem-
ocratic majority. Secretary Roots
answer to the Senate resolution
asking for information is petit
foggying document from start TO
finish. 1t tells only part of the
truth, which is often much worse
than telling lie, but even then il
contains practical acknowledge
ment of violation of law by the ex-
ecutive branch of the government
IN the citation of acts of Congress
In IS49 and 1858 authorizing extra
compensation for army officers who
performed civil duties in Mexico
and California. This Congress
would have done the same thing for
oihcers in Cuba, had the necessity
for such action been brought to its
attention by the War Department /;
but that does not excuse the viola.
ton of law on the part of the Presi-
dent and the Secretary of War. In
citing acts of Congress as pre-
cedent Mr.. Root shows that he
knows that Congress alone has the
authority which the executive
branch of the government has in
this case usurped. And that isn't
the only ugly thing about Mr.. Roots
answer. His argument that the
regular allowance of an annual sum
from the Cuban revenues does not
constitute second salary for the
ofhcers named is farcicaI, but his
failure to name all the off GERS who
are known to have had an "allow-
.ance" is worse. 1t is too much to
expect anything approaching a
thorough investigation of War De.
partment expenditures in Cuba.
from a Republican Congress, hut
steps will be taken by others to get
at the truth and make it known to
the people of the country.
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Mr.. Mckinley is unquestionably
the man who engineered the plans
which resulted in the refusal of the
Senate by vote of SO to az to seat
Mr.. Quay. Mr. Mckinley has had
1t in for Quay for just about four
years and has been patiently await.
ing a chance to get even. In order
to throw Quay and his friends off
the scent, Boss Hanna allowed
himself to be counted as Ouav
man until the day Of the vote. when
1t was announced that he was paired
against Quay. Itwould be interest.
ing to know how MIR. Mckinley
induced Senators Aldrich and
Beveridge, both Quay men, to alb
sent themselves without pairs.
Iheirvotes would have seated QUAY.
Mr.. Mckinley may, however, find
his triumph dearly bought one. as
Mat Quay is about as relentless an
enemy as any politician could pos.
sibly have following his trail await.
ing an opportunity to strike.
TIT
Admiral Dewey will not make a
statement OF his attitude toward i'm
poriant public questions, unless he
changes his mini, but will ask the
Kansas City convention to nominate
him for President solely on his
record. That shows how gurleless.
in a political way, the,dear old bow
IS. Think of the absurdity of 4
great party nominating a man for
President without knowing how he
stood upon single one Of the great
issues upon which the campaign
will be fought Only man like
Dewey could think such a thing
possible. Notwithstanding the pub
JIG declaration Of almost every
prominent Democrat in the country
that Col Bryan's nomination was a
certainty, and the failure Of single
Democratic state leader TO advo.
cate the nomination OF Dewey. the
Admiral still believes that he will be
nominated
III
a hearing was granted by the
9-lset committee ~ The House which
has charge of the bin 10 a delegation
IN favor Of The bin sppropria,ine
ss,ooo,ooo towards the holding Of
Worlds Fair az ST. Louis To- too4
TO celebrate The centennial Of the
Louisiana Purchase The delcga
ton included governors ~ the
states within the Louisiana prr.
chase and number Of prominent
citizens Of ST. Louis
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