The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-07-25
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our O'cm Correspondent.

the country over whose destinies he
will preside until the fourth Of March
next is on the brink of what is likely to
be one of the most gigantic conflicts in
the history Of modern times, and has
hurried back to the White House. The
action Of the government will there
fore no longer be crippled by the diff
Guilty of communicating with him over
a thousand miles of space. The pro-
blem before the Administrator now is
acknowledged by the highest officers
of the nation to be far greater than
was believed possible when the inter
ests of this aud other nations was first
threatened, and it is now the firm con-
victiOn of all, that the country has be-
fore it question that may involve not
only an extra session of Congress, but
q vast increase in the present military
strength.
It is recognized that the President
has already committed the govern
ment to policy which may result in
an immense military command being
sent to China, and that with war in
the Philippines on hand and o desper-
ate state Of affairs in China which may
call for thousands Of troops. questions
tratiOn that may in o large measure di-
vOrce the approaching campaign of
much interest. Anxiery pervades the
official atmosphere of Washington, and
SO great is the concern felt that two
cabinet officers this evening expressed
their opinion that there was no escape
from an extra session and an immedi-
ments of volunteers. This belief,
however, is not shared by other cabinet
members, and it is certain that the
President will not decisivly act at
present. 1t is at times like this that
the nation suffers from having q weak
man at its head-One who blows hot
and cold alternately. The sending Of
q single regiment to China was done, it
1sn6e is believsd eve lat at Se secretary Hays ins
wobble and accept the declarations of
underlings that no more troops could
be spared-thisi the face of the fact
that the Philippine war has been de-
clared to be at an end and that Gen.
Macarthur has $4,000 soldiers there,
while Spain never, at any time, had
more than 10000. Now, some $4,000 or
10000 more men will be sent to China
and the President will wait again un-
til, perhaps, our men have been sacri-
feed again before calling Congress in
session to provide the necessary
troops.
The lamentable lack of system in the
War Department under the present
organization has again become ap-
parent. 1t now seems that the battery
ordered to China has been refused per-
tain guns which have been stored at
Manila for nearly a year without ever
being used, and has started without
guns. Further, if the battery does get
permission to take these, great diff
Guilty will be experienced in providing
the powder. Two months ago the army
ordnance Office began negotiations
With number CT firms for the pnr-
chase OF powder and projectiles, but
nothing has been agreed to, the office
being still engaged in haggling over
the price. Each army bureau is ruled
by little tin. god, and there seems to
be no general responsible head any
where. Possibly. General Miles may
be sent to China. now that winning q
great military reputation can no longer
make him formidable candidate for
the presidency. He is anxious to 60,
and the advantages of sending high
ranking officer in the event of joint in
ternatiOnal operations are quite ma
toriaI.
The National platform. taken in con-
junction with other signs of the times,
is taken by democrats here to prove
that the Administration is afraid to
are shirking the imperialistic issue all
along the line and are trying TO make
their tight Oii tho silver plank of the
democratic platform and the prosperity
of the farmers of some of the States Of
the middle west-a prosperity in which
they are unwilling to even admit the
cooperation of the Almighty. The
democrats, however, will certainly
hold their opponents to the rack. At
apolis on August 8, the imperialistic
keynote will be loudly sounded. One
of the principal objects in having the
notification take place there is that it
is likely to have much influence 1n the
party prospects in Indiana and Illinois.
ln9iana has no sympathy with impe-
rlaiism or even expansion. Its manu-
factnres are consumed almost entirely
within the United States and it has lit
tie interest in any increased trade with
the Orient. The people are conserva-
tive. as shown in more elections than
one, and they deeply resent the atti-
tude OF the Administration and Con-
gress toward Porto Rico. After the
lines of battle are we'll formed in Indi-
ana, it is said to lie the intention Of the
democratic managers to invade Illi-
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ional headquarters in this city, where
the observation of the German vote
extends to the middle west, espec--
iaIly to Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, 1lli-
nois and Wisconsin; it is claimed that
there are undoubted evidences of dis
satisfaction with President McKinley's
Imperialistic administration, and every
effort is being made to confirm the
Germans of the middle west in these
views. Dr.. Habercom's detection from
the republican party was widely
heralded. throughout the western
States. where his poli.ical work for the
republicans in past campaigns was
pretty well known and Ia arnarfoa tn
result in great good TO the party.
SecTetary Gage is out In an inter
view ~ which he takes sharp issue with
the niarn1iste who believe and ASSERT
that Mr.. Bryan. if elected President,
c0nld OF would nullify the gold law in
any way except by it's repeal by Con-
gress. Justice to the democratic com
Hels the secretary to state that he be-
1ieves that the law would be -riaidly
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