The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1900-04-12


though personal respect for the Admiral
and admiration for his naval career and
achievements keeps many from Joining in
the game of poking fun at his candidacy
for the Presidency without the aid Of the
usual machinery, which is controlled by
the respective friends OF President Nc
Kinley and Mr.. Bryan. He is jokingly
referred to as 1.-THE pink tea candidate,
"the petticOat candidate" "the ambitious
wifes candidate" etc, and one has only
to say Dewey anywhere, to see smiles on
the face of every nearer. Auch regret is
expressed that the Admiral should occupy
the unenyiable position into which he has
been led. He says he expected abuse
when he announced his candidacy. lie
isn't getting any abuse from anybody, but
he is getting what is much worse to sem
sitye man--pitIed and laughed at
Both sides are lining up for the final
fight or the Porto Rico bill, which had TO
be postponed from last week because of
the large number OF republicans absent.
The fight will be short and sharp, as the
bill is to be reported from the Ways and
Means Committee, just as it was passed
by the Senate, and voted upon all on the
same day. Both sides are claiming VIC
tory, but among unbiased observers there
is very little doubt that the bill will be
passed by a small majority. Its unquali-
fed endorsement by the republican caucus
has made this reasonably certain.
Hon. Webster Davis delivered his first
lecture on behalf of the Beers last night,
to a large and sympathetic audience.
Gen. Joe Wheeler, discussing the men
ton of his name as candidate for the
for the Vice Presidency. said: "The
greatest ambition Of my life has already
been realized. have seen those who
were Confederate soldiers fight under the
Stars and Stripes against foreign foes, as
soldiers of the U. 5. have seen the
masses Of the people of all of the southern
states eagerly and earnestly Offering their
services to fight in the country's cause,
and have seen them thus become partici-
pants in the events which have suddenly
made ours the leading nation among the
great powers Of the world, and which have
opcued avenues which enable us to es-
tablish the most favorable commercial
relation with countries containing nearly
one third of the carth's population. The
realization of conditions so advantageous
to our whole country fills the measure of
nv desires. end beyOund that have no
ambition whatever"
No treaty, no canal bill. That is the
situation in the Senate, and unless there
is a radical change in existing conditions,
there will be no action upon either at this
session. 1t has been understood all along
that the Nicaragua Canal bill was depen-
dent upon the ratification of the Nicaragua
Canal treaty, and within the past week, it
ha. become almost certain that if vote
on the treaty were taken, it would be re-
jected, and it is to be allowed to go over
to the next session. Members of the
Isthmian Canal Commission, created by
the last Congress, have reached Washing
ton, but they say that no report Of their
work will he made in time for submission
to this session of Congress The post
ponement of the Canal bill is just what
the administration desired, but the failure
to ratlfy the treaty is heartrending dis
appointment.