The Forrest City times., 1900-09-07
NOTES FROM washington
Fresh Items of Interest from the
Political Center of the
United States.
SHORTCOMINGS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
demn American Omcials-unpopu-
Iarity of the industrial Commits
sion-RooseveIt's Apology - spells
in sight.
Especial Correspondence


The president came all the way from
Canton to Washington to welcome the
Cuban school-teachers who have been
visiting in this country.
Many of these teachers are men.
They were brought here at consider
able expense in order to impress them
favorably with the institutions of this
country and the way govern ment is ad-
ministered by President Mckinley.
1t was another republican disappoint-
ment. The Cuban visitors are enthu-
siastic democrats. and do not hesitate
to say that the Mckinley administra-
ton has failed to keep its solemn
pledges made to Cuba.
The Cuban teachers attended white
house reception and were permitted to
shake the hand of Imperialist Will
liam, but not a word of communication
could be extracted from them in re-
gard to the administration manage
ment in Cuba.
"The resources of our beautiful is
land have been drained to pay lot of
American officials who are more
naughty and insolent than our former
Spanish masters" said one Cuban.
"Our island is desolate. The people are
too poor to go into farming or manu-
featuring for themselves, and there is
no encouragement for the investment
of outside capital. We have had enough
of McKinleyism. The Cubans hope to
see Bryan elected. He will carry out in
good faith the pledges made by the
United States.
"Our people would not have been so
bitter against Mckinley, continued
this Cuban. a man of high intelligence
and fine culture. "if he had shown any
disposition to investigate the postal
frauds and punish the offenders. But
what has been done? The committee
appointed by the senate contents itself
by calling on the war department for
a detailed account of all disbursements
and then adjourns TO meet at the call
of the chairman. There is no indica-
ton that the war department is prepar-
ing any such report. II is clear that the
postal scandals are not to be investi-
gated before election. Nicely is TO stay
in New York and Maj. Rathbone is liv-
ing in luxury in Havana. Things of
this sort make the Cubans discomfort
ed. We put our trust in the United
States, and its chief executive makes
no move TO protect us when we are
robbed by his servants" This criticism
is just, but il was not what the ad-
ministration expected when il took
such trouble to welcome the Cuban
teachers to Washington.
Unpopular with Labor.
The industrial commission is begin
ming to realize that it is not popular
with organized labor. The commission
sent an agent from Washington to in
terview the Central Labor union of New
York about wages ane conditions OF
employment. The agent was met with
fat refusal to give any information
which might, and probably would be
used to the disadvantage of orga nized
labor. The representatives of the va
rious unions called attention to the ed.
iting of testimony by the commission
and its attempt to justify the atrocities
of the bull pen in Idaho. Senator Kyle
self conspicuous by his opposition to
the eighthour bill in congress.
The carefully edited reports of the
Industrial commission are being sent
cut by the republican campaign man
ayers With a view 10 convincing the
working people that the information
was gathered by persons friendly to
;,,%a IL
workers have known for more than a
year that the industrial commission
like the bureau of statistics and the
census, is only an adjunct to the re
publican national committee. Its re.
ports are neither impartial nor accu
rate.
Rooxevelts Apology
Roosevelt has been made 10 under
stand by Boss Hanna that his st. Pau
speech was very hurtful to the repub
icans. His wholesale denunciation OF
the democrats stirred up even Gen
Palmer. candidate of the gold demo
Gratis in '96, Gen. Palmer objected tc
being labeled as one of a class who
''stand for lawlessness and disorder, fol
dishonesty and dishonor, for licenss
and disaster at home and cowardly
shrinking from duty abroad"
So Roosevelt takes the opportunity
to make most humble apology HI
eats his own words with the weak ex
PLANTATION that they were only intenCeC
for the class of democrats who con
structed and stood upon the Kansa,
City platform.
Well, that's the only kind, OF demo
Gratis there are now. The gold Demo
Gratis couldn't rally enough to hold ever
the shadow of convention and make
a nomination. So Roosevelt's attemp-
at apology placates no one anC
sstranges some, like Palmer, who
would have voted for Mckinley. 1t i.
TO be hoped that Hanna will turf
Roosevelt loose soon. He will make
democratic woes everywhere he goes
His truculent style of abuse will alse
add to the republican stay-at-hom,
vote. There are thousands of repub
licans who will refuse to aid in tho
attempt to put Roosevelt into any pc
sition of prominence. To be sure, the
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