Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-05-18
THIEVES FALL OUT"
WHlTEWASH NEEDED TO COVER
ADMINISTRATION SCANDAL.
Congress to Penetrate the Mystery Surround
ing OIcomarsarns Mckinley Tries to Force
Ratification Of the Hay Pauncefote Treaty -
Democratic Confidence" Teddy" Poses as
Fighting Cock
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1900.

Fighting Cock.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May IL, 1900
Pecuiation has been added to the
eXtravagant mi, management OF Cuban
affairs for which the Mckinley admin
istration Is responsible. The War De-
par'ment and the Postotiice Depart
ment are each trying to throw respon-
sibili'y upon the other for the shame.
ful CONDITION Of affairs in Cuba, which
have been only partially uncovered to
public view through the discovery
made by Col. Burton, an army officer
who has been on duty in Cuba, that
c. w. +. Neeley, a prominent Re-
publican politician of Indiana, who is
| financial agent OF the Cuban pos tai
system, had embezzled many thous.
ands of dollars. Col. Burton has Just
reached Washington from Havana,
under orders TO tell Secretary Root
the full extent Of his discovery and to
keep his mouth shut to everybody
else. Rumor says that other Ameri-
can officials have been getting rich
through handling Cuban funds, but
no official information can be obtained
in Washington. In fact, no one need
be surprised to see Neeley escape pun
ishment, although he is now under ar
rest, and get thick coat of white
wash, as the easiest way out of the
dirty scandal for the administration.
The profound ignorance expressed by
officials of the War and PostOffice De-
partments is OF itself suspicious. 1t
implies an intention to deceive, for
everybody knows that both of those
departments must have been in pos
session of all the facts before Medley
was arrested, in New York.
The House overruled the majority
OF the Ways and Means Committee
and adopted resolution calling on
the Secretary of the Treasury for in
formation concerning the amount and
character OF materials used by manu-
facturers of oleomargarine. The ma
jority of the Ways and Means Com
mittee contended that the information
asked for would violate law by betray-
ing trade secrets, but the House
thought otherwise and adopted the
resolution.
Boss Hanna had the nerve to in.
form Senators that the administra.
ton opposition TO the Nicaragua Ca
nal bill would be withdrawn and the
bill allowed to pass the Senate at this
session if the Senate would ratify the
lop-sided Hay-Pauncefote treaty. His
proposition was not seriously con.
sidered. The friends of the canal bill
know that if it fails to pass, the peo-
pie will know that the responsibility
for the failure will rest upon the
shoulders of Mr.. Mckinley. As Sena-
tor Morgan put it, 1--WE will pass the
Canal bill At this session or we will de-
feat Mr.. Mckinley at the polls" That
is the situation in a nutshell. The
people want this bill passed. That
was made evident enough by the
overwhelming majority by which it
passed the House. Individual Sena-
tors numerous enough to make as
great a proportionate majority in the
Senate are on record in favor of the
bill. If, in the face OF these things,
Mr.. Mckinley is willing to allow his
obligations TO the British government
TO cause him to use his influence to
prevent action on the bill at this ses-
sion of Congress he can do so, but he
will have to face the music of disap,
pointed and enraged people and the
penalty of losing many thousand
votes. The Democratic party can
stand it if he can.
How confident the Democrats are of
electing majority of the next House,
in November, may be judged from the
fact that the friends of several Demo-
cratic candidates for Speaker are be-
ginning to work for them. Among
those who already have more or less
backing are Representatives Richard
son, of Tennessee; De Almond, of Mis-
souri,; Bankhead, of Alabama, and
Sulzer, of New York.
Gov. Teddy Roosevelt is-in his own
estimation-the biggest thing in
Washington and the most snowy
flower in the Republican bouquet
He has been strutting around the
Capitol and the White House as
though he owned the whole shooting
match, and patronizingly giving ad.
vice to Mr.. Mckinley. Boss Hanna
and others who thought they knew a
little something about the party ma.
chine. For some reason the Republi-
can leaders are all adding to the size
of Gov. Teddy's head by the deferen.
tial manner in which they are treat
ing him. Mr.. Mckinley gave a din
ner in his honor, and he was invited
to dinner given to the Republican
leaders in Congress by Boss Hanna, at
which the platform to be adopted by
the Philadelphia convention was read
by Hanna, and Roosevets advice
asked rs to its planks. If you ask
what all this means, you ask the
question which has been asked thous-
ands of times in Washington, this
week, and not vet satisfactorily an.
swered. One very reasonable answer
is that the Republican managers have
become alarmed about New York, and
are seeking to add to the prestige oil
Gov. Teddy in order to help him
towards reelection, which they regard
as helping Mckinley in the State
Whatever their object, they are max.
ing Gov. Teddy believe that he is the
whole thing, which, by the way. is no,
difficult to do. Dem.
MCKINLEY's first veto was sent tc
the House last week. 1t is on bill
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