The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-01-24
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.


nc Appai;tcnllIl National l'afl> AS
sociation has petitioncd Congress to
acquire land for park along he South
Carolina and Tennessee borders, where,
it is said, is found not only the culmi-
nation OF the App;4pchian system, but
the mosl beautifnl,G:ls wellas the high
est, mountains east of the lofty Yves
tern ranges. FOrtythrcc mountains
of 5000 feet and upward i'll altitude, as
well as Il great number OF inferior
height, all clothed with virgin forests
and intcrsccted by deep valleys
Astounding in brooks, rivers, and water
falls, combine to make this Il region of
unsurpassed attractivencss. 1t will
include portions of the great Smoky
Mountains, the Balsam Mountains and
the Black and Craggy Mountains.
The official export statement issued
for the year 1899 shows Il most peculiar
state OF affairs, illustrating the meth
DDS of the Republican partyin pcrsuad-
ing the farmer that he is tremendously
prosperous, when, as II matter OF fact,
he is getting less for everything that
he sells and paying more fOreverything
that lie buys than has been the case for
years. The head of the Treasury
Bureau of Statistics is Il newspaper
man who did excellent campaign work
for Mckinley in the last election, and
was given this fine position as Il reward
Twice week he sends out typewriter
articles to all the correspondents in
Washington. glorifyiDE the administers
ton for the b0undless prosperity ithus
evoked. For the last six months these
letters have been songs of triumph
over the alleged wonderful gain in our
exports and jublatiOn over the inn
mensc profits to the farmers that arc
said to have resulted thcrcfrOn. HI
nally, however, the Bureau has been
forced to issue the actual figures of
agricultural exports during the year
il subject on which it has studiously
rcfralned from commenting in its BIZ
weekly letters. This statement shows
that the exports OF brcadstnifs, prOvis
clined. Brcadstuiis have declined
cattle and hogs have declined one
fourth since 1897. Comment on these
figures is supcriluous. They puncture
the bag OF Republican assurance that
the year 1899 was Il good year for farm
ers. No class is prosperous when the
prices of all its needs is rising and the
market for its products is steadily de-
clining.
1t has been n long time since Wash
ingtOn has been as much amused by
anything III the political line us it has
been by Senator Hanna's recent plea
for big campaign fund in order to
keep the wicked Democrats from cap
turing the close Western States by
means of 'hired labor agitators." The
plea of poverty on the part of the Ma
tiOnal Committee is about as rich Il
morsel as has been contributed recent
ly to the political gossip of the country.
The city Of Philadelphia got the ma
tional convention by exhibiting GER
titled check for a cool 100000, which
was to be contributed to the campaign
fund If the committee took the con-
vention there. Pittsburg has prom
ised to contribute twice that amount to
the campaign fund if President McKin-
ley will be present ut their big meeting
this spring and make e speech there.
Besides, the surplus from the huge
campaign fund of 1896 has never been
spent and is available at any time that
MIR. Hanna chooses to draw upon it. In
view of these facts, to say nothing of
the further fact that all the trusts are
toeing the mark in great shape for flu
ture protection, and that the ship own
ers have agreed to raise an immense
fund if the ship subsidy bill goes
Democratic laughter. But nothing is
more certain than that Mr.. Hanna is
not joking. Heis notin O joking mood.
What he is doing is serving notice on
all the big contributors that they must
get ready to duplicate the immense
fund OF 1896. Ii it does not mean that,
it means that the Republicans are
more frightened at the political pros
pect than they are disposed to ad-
init.
The speech Of Senator Wolco.t, Of
Colorado, on the philippine question
in the Senate last Monday has carried
CONSERVATION into the camp of the
imperialiSts. 1t shows concIusively
that there is large section OF the Re-
publican party which will decline to
follow the administration in its ideas
OF imperial dominion. Mr.. Wolcott
began by an attack of Senator Petit
grew and Senator Hoar for ESQ he alleg-
ed) lending aid and comfort to the
rebels, but ended by denouncing Sena-
tor Beveridge for his platitudinOus re-
ferences to the United States as having
been selected by God as a chosen peo-
pie TO aid In tho regeneration OF the
world and for his highwayman's plea
that we should retain the Philippines
us. Senator WOlcott believes in end
ing the war, and he is unable to see
that any. other solution than our taking
the Philippines was possible in justice
to the inhabitants OF the islands them
selves. But he views with grave ankle
ty the inevitable widespread corruption
that will be produced by carpet bag
rule there, and fears its reaction on
our own character. Mr.. W0lcott did
not say so in 80 many words, but it is
fair inference that, while he considers
that we must keep the islands, he bit
terly depiOres the actions of the ad-
ministratiOn In getting us into situa-
ton whence he considers it impossible
Tor us TO retreat.
1t is asserted by Republicans here
that Mr. Bryan has received letters
from number of Democrats asking
him to retire from his candidacy for
the Presidency this Fall, permitting
the nomination of some other man who
is not 80 strongly committed to the
cause of silver. With Mr. Bryan as o
nominee, the party, the letters are said
TO have urged, cannot secure the snp-
mort thet !s Gould IL ne were to with
draw. At the same time, there is no
doubt that any attempt to defeat him