The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON,
(C0nimunicated).
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June IL. 1900.

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over the news from China. The
revolution of the Boxers" threat
ems to expose Mr.. McKinley's i'm
perialistic program concerning
China in advance of the Presiden-
tial election. which is just what
he was anxious to avoid. In their
anxiety to allay public suspicion
at home, members of the admins
tration have been doing some
word Juggling that would be
amusing if the matters involved
were not too serious to laugh at.
For instance, official statements
to the press from the State De !
/ partment have emphasized the
alleged instructions to our minis
ter at Pekin, and to Rear-Admi-
raj Kempff, our naval commander
/ in Chinese waters. to act in con.
cert with the European powers
for the protection of foreigners
and their property, but not to
! join combination of the powers
for any purpose. Our representa-
tiveS over there must be very
clever indeed if they can act in
concert with the European powers
without combining with them.
A marked feature of the pOliti
cal situation, is the genuine scare
of the Republican leaders over
three States, which they have
heretofore been claiming as Ger
tain to cast their electoral votes
for Mckinley. These States are
New York, Indiana and Illinois.
In New York, with Croker to look
after greater New York, and Hill
to look after the other portions
of the State, pulling Loyalty to.
gether, the Republicans realize
that the State will be doubtful.
In Indiana, the State ticket NOM
mated by the Democrats, head
by Hon. John w. Kern. is so
strong that Indiana Republicans
have notified the leaders of the
party that the State is in danger.
In Illinois, the tide has been run
ming anti Republican for some
time, and appeals for help are
being received in Washington.
This scare is so bad that promi.
nent Republicans are saying that
it is useless 20 consider candi-
dates from other States for the
second place on the Mckinley
ticket; that he must be taken
from one of those three States.
and must be a man that will aid
and strengthen the ticket. Mr..
Mckinley has gone out of his
way TO make friends with Sena.
tor Mason, of Illinois, who was
anti administration during the
recent session of Congress, and
has succeeded in getting Mason
TO promise to take the stump for
him. AS Mason is not the sort
of man that can be won over
by jollying, it is likely that he
has received some definite and
lron-clad promises of future pat
rOnage.
The Industrial Commission, So
called, has provided itself with a
pleasant summer junket. all the
expenses of which will be paid by
the "dear people" IL has de-
cided that the industrial condi
tons, principally flirtations and
such, along the Northern Allan
tic Coast, must be investigated
during the summer, and has ar.
ranged for meetings of the Com
mission during the next three
months, in Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, and the New
England States. One of the
first duties of a Democratic ad.
ministration aud Congress will be
to abolish the Republican Gov
eminent Commission humbug,
which las become SO rampant
and so expensive, under the Nc.
Kinley administration.
Chairman Payne, of the House
Ways and Means Committee, has
given away the claims of the Re.
publicans that the reason thew
did not reduce war taxes at the
recent session of Congress, was
their desire to have that commit.
tee grant hearings and study the
question during the recess, so
that the right sort of bill provid-
ing for the reduction might be
reported to the House, by the of.
fetal announcement that the
committee might be called to.
gether until just before Congress
meets. In other words, the
question of the reduction of war
taxes is to be left open until after
the election, in order that all the
big interests may be taxed for
the Republican campaign fund.
Secretary Long has advertised
for bids for furnishing armor
plate for battle ships, under the
cowardly law forced through
Congress the last thing before
adjournment, making Mr.. Long
do what the Republicans of Con
gress were ashamed to do-agree