The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-05-25
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
Communicated.
WASHINGTON,
May q, 1900.


his ears, he heard the enthusiast
tic cheers given to the BOer en-
vOys and the voices of the Sena-
tors and Representatives, who
spoke in behalf of the two repub.
lies now engaged in a death crap.
pie with the worlds mightiest
empire, to an audience which the
largest theatre in Washington
would not hold. The Speaker
at that reception pointed out the
fact that from all over the cOun-
try there was demand that this
government should save the lives
of those little republics, which
all the world knows could be
done by word from Mr.. McKin.
ley to the British government,
and yet that word remains I'M
spoken. Instead, the mouth
pieces of the administration are
saying, "huSh! we know that
England intends to wipe out
those republics, but it is none of
our business: we have promised
to remain neutral and we must
not say a word" A President
who is afraid of England is a
novelty i'll this country, and de
cidedly unpleasant one, too.
But the remedy lies in the hands
of the people. Next November
they can elect a President whose
first act will be a dissolution of
the partnership between the
greatest republic and the worst
land grabbing empire on earth,
and if present signs are not mis-
leading they will do it.
Hon. j. ID. Campau, Michi
gan's member of the Democratic
National Committee, has been i'll
Washington to consult with
Chairman Jones on the work of
the campaign. He Is confident
that Michigan will go Democratic
this year. Speaking of the
matter, he said: Given the Re
publicanS in Michigan admit thar
the Democrats have reason to feel
encouraged. The opposition is
i'll bad shape. The Republicans
have given IL very bad State ad-
miniStratiOn. 1t cannot all he
laid at the door of Pingree, be-
cause the Legislature was as bad
as the officers it appointed. If
there was ever reason for turn
ing the governing party out, it
exists i'll Michigan. 1t is not a
matter of politics, but of common
sense with regard to the interests
of the State. The Democrats
will have united party with a
strong organization to put up a
good fight"
a number of Democratic Sen
atorS and Representatives have
launched boom for Representa-.
tive Mcclellan, of New York, a
son of "Little Mac" the Demo
cratic candidate for President in
1864, as Vice President on the
ticket with Colonel Bryan and
are pushing it actively.
Senator Morgan threw bomb
in the right direction when he
offered a resolution directing the
Senate Committee on Inter
Oceanic canals to investigate the
two canal trusts organized under
the laws of New Jersey, and re-
port whether the object of these
trusts is to control any canal built
across the iSthmus, or in default
of such control to embarraSs this
this government, and to prevent
the construction of a canal. Sen
atOr Morgan says that in asking
an Investigation of the new Pan
ANA Canal Company, he did not
intend that any action on the
Nicaragua Canal bill, which was
favOrably reported to the Senate
last week, Notwithstanding Boss
Hanna's opposition, should be
delayed, but to ''enable the Pres
! ident of the United States to
check, escape from and destroy
the conspiracy, founded in fraud
and corruption and arrogance
against the highest rights and
privileges of the people and gov
ernment of the United States"
Mr.. Morgan will try to get vote
Oh the Nicaraguan Canal bill
this week, but success is doubtful,
owing to the Republican opposi.
ton.
Secretary Roots second reply
to Senate resolution, asking for
a detailed report Of receipts and
expenditures under our military
government in Cuba, was only a
little more satisfactory than the
first. The details are still lack
ing, but the report makes it plain
that the charge of eXtravagant
expenditures in Cuba is we'll
founded. For instance, the civil
salary list OF the Cuban govern
ment Tor last year, exclusive
Of 81, 377, 900 paid OH what the
report calls the "labor pay roll''
was 81, $50, 567. Adding these
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