The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-07-19
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Other Interesting News Items frol
The National Capital. -

0fIuCuG Gudb GuO -D01HOCTdLS WHEsUSH -
be quite SO short of money g
campaign this fall as they were four
years ago, and that the Republicans
viii not be able to entirely swamp.
them by mere weight of gold as they
fdid last time. Some of the Eastn
Democrats who have come back fntoz
the party this year are expected
contribute with greater or less libefsE
ality this year, as an evidence of their.
good faith and to re-establish their
influence in the party. Moreover,
some of the wealthy anti-imperialists.
will, it is said, contribute with fair
lliberality. From these several
sources, and from a few men outside
of politics, who are infatuated with
Bryan, it is expected that they will
be able to raise funds enough for a
campaign economically administered.
They certainly do not anticipate be-
ing as much in distress for want of
money as they were in 1896, though
they will not have enough to be ex-
travagant with. It is not thought
that the Republicans will have as
much money as they did in 1896, but
there is no doubt of their having as
much as they really need or can use
to an advantage in the campaign.
Now that the Republicans have
talked themselves out on the foolish
ness of their opponents in ratifying
the Chicago platform, they are BE-
ginning to discover that this was
really the strongest thing that could
have been done, and to take note of
their own weaknesses. For instance,
Ex-President Harrison has an
nOunced in an interview that Indi-
ana is doubtful and that he shouldn't
be surprised to see it 90 Democratic
on the Imperialism issue. Democrats
would be greatly surprised if it did
anything else, but that is not the
question now. The New York Tri-
bune, that staunch defender of Re-
publican principles, has also stirred
up something very akin to conster-
nation in the inner circles of the party
management, by giving the deliber-
ate opinion that the great battles of
this years campaign. are to be fought
in the States of. New York, Ohio,
Illinois Indiana, Kentucky, Mary
land, Minnesota and Michigan. The
fact that the. Tribune seriously dis
cusses the dOubtfulness of New York,
> Ohio, Minnesota, Michigan and Hi
nois, certainly should be encouraging
to the d emOcrats:
The administrators treatment of
the Cuban scandal, besides being a
disgrace to the nation, is becoming
most conspicuously unjust. For IN
: stance, here is Neeley, of whose guilt
no one has the least doubt, living in
this country on the fat of the land,
while the government lawyers post
pOne and postpone the proceedings
for his extradition. On the other
hand, there is Mr.. Rich, who is de-
tanned in Cuba because his evidence
is wanted against Neeley, who may
perehanee in the distant future be
taken back to Havana for trial; Ou5
of a position because of his unfortu-
nate association with that prince of
embezzlers, his former fellow-citizen
OF Muncie; unable to obtain emplov-
ment because the authorities un-
truthfully heralded far and wide that
he had 'turned States evidence D
Rich is reduced to hard straits in
deed. - And this is the fate of the
one man in the Cuban postal outfit
who promptly made clean breast of
all ne knew when the rottenness in
the department Of postszwas exposed.
de had not been IN. Cuba long
enough to become sdeeply involved
In thespeeulations and even if he had
been no one questions his entire in
noeencas
The Secretary of War bas.issned
an order authorizing Cuban mining
companies whose articles of incoF7
poration authorize them to own rail-
roads to import railroad material -
equipment into Cuba at ten per
ad yalorem. The recent Yer
tariff gave monopoly of th Inn
portatlons at reduced rates. syn
dicate with which Mr.. was
connected. The minin hpanies
protested and showed be literal
Interpretation of the would re-
snlt in placing Tho der The me-
cessity of buying increased
ilege Of MIRO
ten per cen