The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1900-05-31
WASHINGTON, May %, 1900.

looked by the Democrats, that it was
Gen. Leonard Wood and not an out
slider, who discovered that stealing
was going on in the Cuban postal SER
vice. and asked for experts from
Washington to enable him to get to
the bottom of it-a task that is being
performed without any Congressional
assistance. Mr.. Platt then said
"The people have confidence in Will
liam Mckinley. will go farther and
say that no President, while he was
President. ever held the confidence of
the people to the degree that Presi-
dent Mckinley has it. The people
would be glad to leave this investiga-
ton to him. They know there would
be no condoning of fraud no covering
up of crime He added that he would
not vote against a Congressional in
vestigation in Cuba, although he saw
no necessity for more.
Somebody must have been opening
the eyes of the Boer ENJOYS, who are
still in Washington, as they have ta-
ken pains to announce that they are
not desirous of stirring up partisan
ship in American political parties.
Although they express disappoint-
ment at the prompt declination of
President Mckinley to do any more
than he has already done towards
peace in South Africa, they were not
surprised. The Democrats are figur-
ing on making use of the ENJOYS in a
series of public meetings in the large
cities.
1t has been decided that the Ways
and Means Committee of the House
shall sit during the Congressional re-
cess, for the purpose of preparing a
bill for the reduction of internal rev.
enue taxes. The understanding is
that the bill will be ready to report to
the House when Congress reassembles
in December. This is wise move, as
the subject is too big to be tackled
without careful consideration.
Mr.. Clark's credentials were this
week presented to the Senate and
laid on the table. By request of Mr..
Clark's friends, the Committee on
Elections agreed to postpone any ac-
tion upon the credentials until next
week. by which time the credentials
of Mr.. Maginnis will also be before
the Committee. There is little prob
ability that either of them will be
seated.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has dis
covered an ideal candidate for second
place on the Bryan ticket, and is
booming him with all the machinery
at his command as chairman of the
Democratic National Committee. The
Democratic party being thoroughly
tinged with yellow it is fitting that il
should put up yellow ticket, and the
nomination of w. r. Hearst, proprie.
tor of the yellowest of New York Is
yellow journals, which Mr.. Jones is
trying to bring about, would make a
poX flag. The first step in the boom.
ing of Mr.. Hearst, which is understood
to have Mr.. Bryan's unqualified en-
dorsement, was theselection of Hearst
to be President of the National Asso
citation of Democratic Clubs. Hearst:
mother, widow of the late Senator
Hearst, of California, has a barrel
which she is willing to dump into the
Democratic campaign fund, if her
Willie is given second place on the
Bryan ticket. No Republican should
place any obstacle in the way of the
consummation of this deal. 1t is
doubtful whether even Sulzer would
would weaken the Bryan ticket more
than Hearst would.
Postmaster General Smith Informed
Chairman Cooper, of the House Com
mittee on Insular Affairs, that the
Post Office Department had nothing
to conceal in connection with the in,
vestigation of the crookedness in Gu,
ban postal affairs and that it would
willingly furnish the information
asked for in the resolution of Repre-
sentative Hay, of Virginia, calling
for reports made to the Post Office
Department by Director of Cuban
Posts Rathbone, who was this week
suspended from Office as result OF
the investigation made by Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General Bristow
who is now in Cuba acting as Director
of Posts. No thief in Cuba, or else
where, has ever been shielded or pro-
tected by this administration, and
none will be. That is what is dis.
tressing the Democrats. The vigor
of the administration in trying to get
at the bottom of the Cuban crooked
ness has deprived the Democrats of
much expected campaign thunder.
The Republican majority in Congress
is doing its part by amending the law
so that Neely, the chief thief, will
have to return to Cuba and face his
trial.
Although Senator Spooner was i'll
enough to be in bed, he made strong
speech in the Senate, extending
through portion of two days, in ia
vor of his bill, giving the President
absolute control in the Philippines
until further legislation by Congress.
That bill is now the unfinished busi-
ness of the Senate, and 1t is expected