Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-05-29
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, May 25, 19OO.-
Senator Platt, Of Conn, in q short
but vigorous speech called attention
to the fact, seemingly overlooked by
the Democrats, that it was Gen.
leonard Wood, and not al outsider,
who discovered that stealing was 60
ing on in the Cuban postal service,
and asked for experts from Washing
ton to enable him to get to the bot
tom of lt-a task that is being per
formed without any congressional
assistance Mr. Platt then said:
'The people have confidence ir Will
liam Mckinley. | will 90 farther and
say that no president, while he was
president, ever held the confidence of
the people to tn degree that Presl-
dent Mckinley has it. The people
would be glad to leave this investiga-
ton to him. They know there would
be no condoning Of fraud, no cover
ing up OF crime" He added that he
would not vote against a congress
ional investigationin Cuba, although
he saw I'D necessity for one
Somebody must have been opening
the eyes of the Boer ENJOYS, who are
still in Washington, as they have
taken pains to announce that they are
not DESTROYS Of stirring up PARTISAN
ship in American political parties.
Although they express disappoint-
ment at the prompt declinat ton
of President Mckinley to do any
more than he has already done
towards peace in South Africa, they
were not surprised. The Democrats
are figuring on making use Of the en-
voys in series Of public meetings in
the large cities.
1t has been decided that the ways
and means committee or the house
shall sit during the congressional
recess, for the purpose of preparing a
bill for the reduction of internal rev.
enue taxes. The understanding is
that the bill will be ready to report
to the house when congress reassem.
bles, in December. This is a wise
move, as the subject is too big to be
tackled without careful considera-
ton.
Mr.. Clark's credentials were this
week presented to the senate and
laid on the table. By request OF Mr..
Clark's friends, the committee on cleo
tions agreed to postpone any action
upon the credentials until next week,
by which time the credentials of Mr..
Maginnis Will also be before the COM
mittee. There is little probability
that either of them will be seated.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has
discovered an ideal candidate for
second place on the Bryan ticket,
and is booming him with all the
machinery at his command as chair
man of the Democratic National
committee. The Democratic party
being thoroughly tinaed with yellow it
is fitting that it should put up a vel.
low ticket, and the nomination Of
W. R. Hearst, proprietor of the vel
lowest of New York s yellow journals,
which Mr.. Jones is trying to bring
about, would make a ticket yellow
enough to make a smallpox flag.
The first step in the booming of Mr..
Hearst, which ia understood to have
Mr.. Bryan's unqualified endorsement,
was the selection of Hearst to be
president of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs. Hearst's
mother, widow of the late Senator
Hearst, of California, has a barrel,
which she is willing to dump into the
Democratic campaign fund, if her
Willie is given second place on the
Bryan ticket. No Republican should