West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-26

From our Special Correspondent.
Washington. April %, Iooo.-Mr. Mekin-
ley has gone Off on a pleasure iunket. bu,
Boss Hanna is working overtime. lie is
fixing up the platform that will be adopted
10y the Ohio Republican Convention this
week, and he is trying to figure GU, whether
the country can be enthused by little jingo-
min connection with the failure of theSul an
of Turkey to keep his promise TO pay 100000
for property belonging TO American mission
aries, which was destroyed several years
ago 10y Turkish mob. II he decides that
! iingoism is advisable. Secretary Hay will
/ probably give the Turkish minister his pass
port, and the Republican press will be filled
with spread -eagleism about the determined
stand the administration has taken for the
protection of American missionaries aud
their interests. Mr.. Mckinley can find
time go,away for a week, but his task isn't
as heavy as that of 3oSs Hanna, who has
started out to Try for four more years of
autoeralic power and hasn't any time to
waste on pleasure.
The House is in open revolt against the
administration plan of preventing action ON
the Nicaragua Canal bin at the present
session. 25o members, half Democrats, have
signed petitions to Speaker Henderson,
asking that a rule be reported for the con
sideration of the Canal bill on the first of
May. If he ignores that petition, those who
signed 1t, being more than two-thirds of the
House, can force their will If they stick to-
gether, and the indications are that
they will.
The House bill providing form of
government for the Territory of Hawaii,
which has been agreed to by the Conference
Committee and will become law, extends
the tariff laws of the u. S. to Hawaii,
making the Territory customs distric, of
the U. 5. with four ports of entry, which
serves to accentuate the injustice of the
treatment of poor Porto Rico by the Re.
publcans. Hawaii is to officially become a
part of the us, while poor PouoRieo, almost
at our doors, is to be only an imperial
colony.
Col. Bryan and Admiral Dewey are to
meet in Chicago, May !, and The prediction
is quite frequently heard in Washington
tina, the result of that meeting may change
the Admiral's aspirations TO the extent of
making him candidate for the second
place on the Bryan ticket.
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About one hundred gentlemen represent
ing the drug trade are in Washington spend
ing lot Of money in hotel bills while they
are trying to get bill repeating that por.
tion of the war taxes affecting their business
favorably reported from the Ways and
Means Committee. They arc on the wrong
track. Hanna is the man they will have to
see. He has decided that no reduction of
war taxes shall be made at this session. lie
figures on getting campaign contributions
from every interest affected by those taxes,
and the interests which chip in the heaviest
will be the ones favored when the reduction
is made, at the next session Of Congress.
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Representative Wheeler. Of Ky, repre-.
senting the city Of Paducah. last week pre-
seuted Admiral and Mrs Dewey about the
most unique invitation they have yet re-
eeived. The Paducahaus want the Admiral
and his wife to stop with them while on
| their Western tip. An oak caskct about
eighteen inches square, with gold handles,
and silver corner trimmings. and a silver
plate on top engraved with "Welcome to
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey" contains the
invitation proper, which is on shcc, Of
curly tireh and reads as follows $40
Admiral and Mrs. Dewey This town is
yours. Pull the laichs,rng--we will do the
rest. Don't surprise MS. but inform us when
| you pull. Inside the oak casket were also
twelve bottles Of 20 year Kentucky whiskey,
and a cut glass decanter incased in silver,
and bearing this greeting "Admral and
Mrs. Dewey We extend greetings and
earnestly request that you visit Paducah,
thus honoring our city and citizens"
Senator Hoar told some truths which we're
decidedly unpleasant to the administration,
IN his speech on the Philippine question,
which he declared was long ways from
/ being settled For instance, he said "Jf
there had been single assurance that we
intended to respect the Independence TO
which they aspired, there would have been
no war. If we had dealt with them in the
treaty Of peace as we dealt with Cuba, there
would have been no war. II we had not
hurried reinforcements TO Manila, both Of
ships and Of men, strengthening the forces
Of our navy and army there, after Spain had
/ yielded, there would have been no war If
the urgent request Of Aguinaldo, after thc
outbreak Of February sth, that hosulities
might cease, had not been met wish the
declaration Of Otis that fighting must 20 on,
there would have been no war. n Aeuinal.
dos offer 70 withdraw had been met in a
like spirit, there would have been no war.
II Senators had not been talking about hold.
ing on TO al they could get, about making
money out of their great act of liberation.
about keeping from The people Of these
Islands Their liberty aud their Independence,
I for purposes Of gain and trade, there woald
have been no war" Notwithstanding This
arraignmeni, Mr. IIoaf win work and VOTE
for McKinleys reelection and a con,inua.
ton Of thc policy be now attacks.