The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-09-28
Washington Letter.


From our regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Septelu her 24.-Whether Mr..
McKnley's partnership with Ii Hung Chang
is o be permanent or merely to be used to try
to postpone the action of the other powers in
China, until after the election, is question OF
much interest just now. 1t is significant that
just before the administration decided to prac-
ticalls sever its connection with the allied
powers il China. Mr.. Mckinley had a long
private conference with ex-Secretary of State,
John w. Foster who was Lii Hung Chang's al
toruey and adviser when that shifty and crafty
chap was negotiating for peace with Japan
and who is believed to he acting in the same
capacity now. Mr.. McKinley,s decision that
the American troops should, with the excep-
tion of a heavy legation guard be vt once with
drawn from China, had double purpose. Ut
was a concession to that portion of pubEs
opinion which has been asking why they we've
not withdrawn ever since Pekin was taken
and all American citizens were out of danger,
and it at the same time gave the administers
ton about 600 soldiers who can be sent to
tbs Philippines, where the war 10 again raging,
Notwithstanding administration assertions
shat it was over many months ago. The part
nership with Ii Hung Chang crops out in that
portion of the diplomatic note to the powers
which informs them that the U. S. minister to
China has heen instructed to arrange the pre-
liminaries for opening negotiations with Ii.
Ex-senator Quay came to Washington sew
eral days ago for the purpose of holding con-
fereuces with g. ne of his lieutenants and do
ing somefigurir z on his chancesfor controlling
the Legislature q getting back to the Senate.
The fact hat MIR. Quay came to Washington to
hold these conferences in his own house indi-
Gates a fear of treachery in Pennsylvania. on
| his part. Among those who participated in the
| conferences were Senator Penrose, Chairman
keeder, of the Republican State Committee;
| Re pr, sentatives Bingham and Young, and In
| surance Commissioner Durham. Mr.. Quay
| even refused to say whether he expo cted to get
| back TO the Senate, which indicates that he
| doubts, as he has heretofore pretended TO re-
gard his election to the senate as a matter of
| course.
| The extent of MIR. McKinley's control of Mr.
| Hanna will be shown by Hanna's future con-
duct Mr.. Mckinley left Washington las
| week, fully determined to stop Hanna's
speechmsking, having been convinced that it
| WAS making Bryan votes by the thousand all
over the country. Since then, Mr.. Hanna has
spent II DAY with Mr.. Mckinley at Canton. If
| Hanna makes no more speeches, it will show
y
duct OF the Republican campaign; if Hanna
continues to make speeches, it will show that
| he is the supreme boss of tn" whole Republi-
| can outfit, including Mr.. Mckinley.
| Hon. Domiuick l. Murphy, eX Commissioner
| of Pensions painted this picture of Mnrk
| Hanna and his methods: "Ynu never hear him
| pratiug Of his reliance on Divine Providence
| q carry his party through an election. He is
| a type of the buccanneer and the free hooter
| in politics. He bluntly puts 1t that money is
| the essential thing. In this campaign let us
\ hope and pray that MIR. Hanna and his fellow
| manipuators all spead their money in vain,
| but let us do more than hope and pray; let us
| work from this time on until the polls have
| CLOSED on election day, for you know that
| Heaven helps those who help themselves" OF
1 the Republican propensity TO ring the changes
on our having become a world power through
| the Philippine policy of this administr ttnn,
Mr.. Murphy said: I'VE became world power
| more than hundred years ago, When we issued
| the Declaration of Independence, and rs long
| rs we uphold that Declaration and stick by
| the Constitution, we will continue to be IL
| world power. The American people will never
consent to policy that makes the gattling
| gun, and not the school house the means of
enlightenment"
The administration isn't taking as much in
terest in the coming Constitutional Convention
in Cuba, since it became known that Il major
ity of the convention are men who will not
take their orders from Gen. Wood, as to the
sort of constitution they shall make. 1t is
practically certain in advance, that the consti-
tuition which will be made by the convention
will not be accepted by the Republican major
ity in Congress. and that the Military Govern
ment of Cuba will be prolonged indefinitely,
instead of being ended next year. in accord
ance with the official announcement made by
the Mckinley administration for effect in the
present political campaign.