Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-10-10
WASHINGTON Letter.
From our Regular Correspondents.

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cause of failure of the powers
| to agree as to what was to be done, as
seemed probable only a few days ago,
this government now knows, although
there has not yet been any official
action of the powers to that effect,
that the policy which it declared away
back in July, and which, it has con-
sistently followed every hour Of the
time, is to be the practical basis of the
negotiations with China by the powers.
Several propositions have been SUBJ
mitted by the other powers, one by
France as late as during the present
week, only to be abandoned for lack of
support by the other powers. Events
in China and the action OF the Chinese
government in providing for the pun
| ishment of those guilty OF encourag-
ing the Boxer rising, have shown the
wisdom of the attitude assumed and
maintained by President Mckinley to-
| ward China, and will unquestionably
add to the prestige already enjoyed by
the United States.
In an address before a. Washington
audience, Rev. G.. E. Fulton who has
just returned from China where he
has been engaged in missionary work
for some years said: The United
States needs the Chinese commerce,
and it would be nothing short of Grim
inal, if we can prevent it IN peace and
honor, to permit the partition of the
Chinese empire
Ex-President Harrison has throat
trouble which may prevent his max
ing any speeches in the campaign, but
he will certainly be heard in behalf of
Mckinley and Roosevelt This is
authentic. If he finds; that he cannot
speak, he will make public a signed
article or an authorized interview,
telling why the Republicans should be
kept in power.
Hon. John w. Noble. of Missouri.
| who was secretary of the interior in
President Harrisonrs cabinet, said of
| the outlook in his state: The Republi-
cans will undoubtedly gain at least
one congressman, and we have fight
ing chance of carrying Missouri. al
though a normal Democratic plurality
of 40, 900 is rather formidable. Joseph
Flory, the Republican candidate for
governor. is making a magnificent
campaign, and his campaign managers
say that he is likely to win 1t seems
to me that Mckinley is sure of re-
election. -
| A New York business man, who
has just returned from Kentucky, gave
his impression of the political situation
there thusly: The anti-Goebelites
among the Democrats are more de-
termined than ever to turn the state
over to the Republicans because of the
| infamous GOebel election law. There
is danger that the state may be
counted for Bryan in any event be-
cause the Goebelites do the counting.
In Louisville and all that heighbor-
hood Democrats who are opposed to the
Goebel law say that McKinley's plur-
atty will be SO big that there will be
great danger in counting it out. The
business men almost unanimously be-
lieve that Kentucky is sure for
! Mckinley
The war department this week
made public batch of documents, in
GLIDING personal letters of Filipino
leaders, captured and forwarded by
General Macarthur, which furnish
additional proof that MIR. Bryan s
promises are responsible for the re-
newed activity of the Filipinos, and
the consequent shedding of good
American blood. Theo Sandico, one
of the agents of the Filipino junta al
Hong Kong, says in one of these
letters, written to Filipino officer
eff the reelection of Mr.. Mckinley
be accomplished and a revolution in
China be wiped out and the war in the
Transvaal takes no new complication,
then will l be the first to accept the
peace that [ believe to be necessary
though it be at the cost of acknowl-
edging the sovereignty of the United
States. General Macarthur said in a
communication accompanying these
letters: POSSIBLY Sandico is as close
to Aguinaldo as any of the leaders
! who continue in open hostilities. A
letter from Regio, another agent Of
the Filipino junta, to Sandico, after
noting that the anti-imperialist
schemes were having great influence
ION the very impressionable minds OF
the American people, - says: ''This
impression is and will be one of the
determined causes of our triumph,
which triumph will come soon if we
but resist little more. now that but
little is lacking to change the an
nOunced elections, as with the down
fall of Mckinley comes the ascendency
of the star banner over our SOIL
Representative Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
vania, who has been stumping in West
Virginia, said of the party prospects in
that state: Il have learned of large
numbers of Democrats in West
Virginia, who have announced
their intention of voting for
Mckinley, and [ know of no Re-
publican OBJECTIONS at all. In the
congressional elections / believe the
Republicans will at least hold their
own, and possibly one member will be
| - M. no1zon Lo, r,