Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-06-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, June 10, 1900.


pie OF Washington towards General +.
5. Otis, and took especial pains to add
attractions to the reception given him
by the people OF Rochester, n. Y, his
home city. Secretary Long sent the
full Marine band, at public expense,
and Secretary Root virtually ordered
General Joe Wheeler, now an unassign-
ed brigadier general in the regular
army, to go to Rochester to help add
enthusiasm to the occasion. Mr.. Nc
kinley has been made TO realize, by the
indifference OF the public toward Gem
eral Otis, how unpopular his Philippine
policy is with the people, and with the
realization has come alarm. He knows
that the people know that the RESPONSE
bility for putting Otis in command in
the Philippines, and keeping him in
command after his unftness for the
position had been shown up, belongs to
William Mckinley, and he fears that
the paople will be as indifferent towards
him on election day as they have shown
themselves to be towards Otis now.
The spectre OF doubt has become Mr..
Mckinley's constant companion.
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He is very gullible chap indeed, who
will be convinced by the number OF
national banks organized under the
single gold standard law, enacted by
the Republican congress, that the new
law is good thing But that seems to
be the Republican idea. Periodically
since the law went into effect, Comp
troller Dawes has given the press a
statement showing the number of banks,
etc. The last says that 362 applications
have been made and 159 authorized to
organize, with total capital of IS, ,645,-
900, and that the increase in nationa
bank note circulation has been S51, ,997, =
9lO. A careful and correct statement
OF the condition OF these now banks q
year or two from now will be much more
important than the figures now given
out.
Ii we haven't a sufficient numbsr of
troops in the Philippines to keep the
Filipinos in subsection, how are we
going to be able to send lot OF them to
China to help the Europeans whip the
Chirese "boxers" into subjection? That
is the problem which now confronts Mr.
Mckinley and his cabinet. And after
this government helps the European
governments knock out the "boIers"
and set up new Chinese government,
what will come nextP That is tho prob
lem which may, in the very near future,
confront the American people. Are we
ready to assume any new responsibilities
for the government OF moro AsiaticsP
Have we not already more Of that sort
OF thing than is desira BILE?
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Sener Nicholas Riverio, editor OF one
of the leading Havana papers, who has
been In Washington, few days, thinks
there has been wrongdong in other
branches Of the Cuban government as
well as in the postoffics branch. He
gave the senate committee u pointer
said: II wish we could haye thorough
investigation OF the expenditures OF
money on sanitary and engineering
works. The reports Of fraud in connsc-
tion with these works are very persist
ent in Havana, and investigation might
show that a great deal Of Cuban money
has been improperly expended"
t / ...
Admiral Dewey has found out that he
was never in the running as a candidate
for president, and has scratched his
name off the entries to the race. In
reply to direct question as to whether
he would accept the nomination for vice
president on the Bryan ticket, the
said: II have never contem-
plated being candidate for vice presi-
dent. am not a candidate for nomina-
tion to that Office and would not accept
the nomination If it were offered to me.
This is plain English"
The Democratic congressional cam
paign committee is sending out list OF
goods, which have been,
as result, raised in price; also a table
showing that the farmers OF the country
are paying one-third more for every
thing they consume, than they we're
paying when the Republican admins
tration assumed power, while they have
lost since March 4, 1897, by the decline
of prices in farm products, the enormus
sum Of $4,000, 100000
l.. v. II. II. Special Fare EIcursions.