The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-09-07
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
(ConmuniCated).
WASHINGTON,
Sept. 3, 1900.


Mr.. McKinley's attempt to
play politics with the Chinese
embodiment by making it appear
that this government was acting
in concert with Russia, gave him
a good scare. His idea was that
as Russia was gard e Il
by the American public as Eng
lands traditional enemy, it would
serveto lessen the public belief
in the existence of a secret I'M
derStanding between this govern
ment and England, if this gov.
eminent appeared to be acting
in partnership with Russia in
China. The reception of the re-
ply of this government to Rus.
Sia'S proposal for the withdrawal
OF troops from China, by the
press of this country and of Eu-
rope, frightened him so badly
that he FASTENED to have it given
out officially in Washington, that
this government had not agreed
to act with Russia, but had in
formed Russia that the United
States troops would be withdrawn
from Pekin, if the Russian
troops were. The public was
also further informed that if our
troops should be Withdrawn at
the same time those of Russia
were, it would not he because we
would act with Russia, but be
cause we would act indepen.
IDENTIFY, all of which is as clear as
mud.
Secretary Hays continued alb.
sence from Washington, in the
face of his having telegraphed
to a friend within forty eight
hours that he was enjoying his
usual good health, caused the cir
culation of story that he and
Mr.. Mckinley were not of the
same mind on the Chinese policy
of this government. and that he
would probably leave the cabinet.
Assistant Secretary Adee. who
has been signing the official com
municatiOns sent out 10y this gov
ernment, as acting Secretary Of
State-since Mr.. Hay went away,
Secretary Root has been the real
Secretary of State-haStened 10
inform the public, through a
newspaper interview, that he
could vouch for Mr.. Hay and Mr..
Mckinley being in perfect ac
cord in everything relating to
China. Now, if Mr.. Mckinley
would vOuch for Mr.. Adee that
story might be more generally
accepted.
A new member of the House
who was at the Democratic Con
greSsional Headquarters, said of
the campaign in his State; "Mr.
Croker has ef1ectually answered
all the stories alleging that he
was not Loyalty for the election
of Bryan and Stevenson, by
wagering $4,000 that Colonel
Bryan would be elected Presi-
dent. Even if | had entertained
doubts of Croker's loyalty, which
did not, that wager would have
removed them all. He got odds,
and if Colonel Bryan is elected
he will win $50. 600. The man
who will not do his utmost when
that much money is personally at
stake is hard to find. You may
be sure that Croker will do his
utmost to give the electoral votes
of New York to the Democrats. ,
General Otis, who was in
Washington Saturday, and who
will succeed General Joseph
Wheeler, who will be retired
next Monday under the age limit
law, as Commander of the Mil.
itary Department of the Lakes,
seems to have very short mem
DRY. He declared before leaving
Manila, and again after his ar
rival in the United States, in the
most positive terms that the war
in the Philippines was over; now
he says it will be over by the end
OF the present rainy season.
Perhaps that is why Mr.. McKin.
ley has failed to keep his promise
to send the volunteers home.
There has been a wholesale lot of
official lying about the war in the
Philippines and it is still being
INDUCED in.
1t was Boss Hanna who saved
Mr.. Mckinley from making a
spectacle of himself by going on
the stump in West Virginia. Mr..
Mckinley promised Steve Elkins
that he would do so without con
sulting Hanna, but as soon as
Hanna heard about it, he denied
that any such promise had been
made and succeeded in compel
ling Mr.. Mckinley to allow that
denial to stick, even if he did
put Elkins in the attitude of
having made an announcement
that was not true. Hanna had
sense enough to see that it would
cost Mr.. Mckinley thousands of
votes if he so far forgot the dig
nifty belonging to the President
of the United States as to go on