The Harrison times., 1900-07-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Republican gall is no new thing
but a striking exhibition of If Is the
attempt of some republicans to blow
about the $S0,000,OOO Treasury
surplus. But for the S1OO. OOO. 600
produced by the war taxes, which the
Republican Congress refused to re-
! duce, there would have been a 500
O0O,OO deficit instead ofa surnlus
| and even with the war taxes unre-
pealed, there will be no surplus next
year, if the republican congress keeps
up its extravagant appropriations
at the next session. There is more
for the republicans to be ashamed of
than to blow about in that surplus.
That Chinese puzzle hasn't grown
any easier to solve during the past
week. The Chinese Minister'S news
that the foreign ministef fwere safe
i'll Pekin, has been confirmed but
with the confirma ton tame the al
legation that they we'e there be-
cause they refused to get out within
"a hours, although org Jed to do so.
1t is not ~a~e- rhS6.i !.
get out but lis clear t sat' he Bnblic
is desired to infer that it was the
Chinese government. The news
that the Imperial Chinese troops at
tackled the marines, under Admiral
Seymour, who lost heavily in killed
and wounded, in his unsuccessful at
tempt to get to Pekin, seems also TO
be intended to stir up public senti
ment in this country against the
government of China. In the alb
sence of Mr.. Mckinley, who has gone
to Canton to enjoy his gold-trimed
bath-tub, and other things, for an
indefinite period, members of the ad-
ministration. Secretaries Hav, Root
and Long, especially, are posing as
being very considerate toward the
Chinese government, because they do
not accept these things as war.
They are doing SO much talking that
they have aroused the suspicion
that they are doing it for effect and
probably to detract attention from
the real designs of the adm1nistra
ton in China. The superstitious
are inclined to regard the knocking
of a hole in the bottom of the battle
ship Oregon by a rock on the coast
of China. as bad omen.
According to an official report of
Gen, Davis, a large number of Porto
Ricans will not do any work as
long as they can draw free rations
from the government Gen. Davis.
has been ordered to give notice to the
Porto Ricans that - Aue of free
ratlons will d.. kued July
15tk.
-oefator Daniel, ~: sho has
gone to Kansas city 70 ,-ftend the
Convention said, just f.fore leaving
Washington: 81 ami 1t, have not
been, and will not be candidate for
the Vice Presidency, and 1 do not
desire that my name be mentioned
in that connection. | have never
authorized or made any other state
ment. Senator Daniel declined to
say who he favored for the second
place on the ticket. He is an enthu-
siastic Bryan man and has been
right along.
That there has been extravaganza
as we'll as stealing in the Cuban
Postal Service was practically ac-
knowledged by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Bristow, who
has Just returned from Cuba, when
he said he had made reductions in
postal salaries while there thar ag-
gregated 100000 a year, and he
clinched that acknowledgements
when he added: mo clerks have re-
signed since the reduction, because
of being ill-paid. and l am satisfied
that they are now paid all the work
is worth. If any of them should re-
sign. there would be no difficulty in
filling their places at the same sal
aries
Boss Hanna's man Dick has no
fear of losing the German vote. Oh
no. To prove it, he has had himself
interviewed to the extent of halt
column of hoary chestnuts. The
German voter is nc fool He can't
be eausLt-hy such as-~STiek
scatters around He knows he has
good foundation for his opposition
to Imperialism.
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