The Harrison times. (Harrison, Boone Co., Ark) 1876-1938, 1900-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our REGULAR Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. u. C., Aug. 70, 1906.
Republican audaeity has done
some very nervy things in the claim
ing line in the past but the claim OF
the Administration shouters that the
rescue of the foreigners in Pekin by
the allied army was triumph for
Mr.. McKinley's Chinese policy is
about the weakest ever put out. In
the first place, it is necessary for a
man to have a policy before that
policy can triumph, andn the second
place, the foreigners at Pekin were
rescued by an army composed of
soldiers from half dozen nations,
less than one tenth of whom were
Americans, Everybody reioiees that
the Americans and other foreigners
who have been shut up in Pekin
have been rescued, but that rescue
was no triumph for Mr.. MeKinley's
policy. 1t was rather piece OF
luck for Mr.. Mckinley, inasmuch as
it relieved the strain on the public,
and opened up another drifting
period for him, in which he need not
take any chances of going wrongsby
doing something, 1t is significant
that friends of the administration
are beginning to talk about the pro
liability of the administration being
compelled to take Chinese territory
in lieu of cash indemnity. This is be-
lieved to be a feeler of the public
pulse,
Henry Clay was the only man de-
featcd when nominated for President
again after being defeated when first
nominated. That and other inpor-
tant political facts were recalled by
Col. E. Nee. Ford, a well-known
Georgia lawyer, in Washington.
when he said with one exception
every man who has received second
nomination for the presidency, after
having been defeated the first time,
has been elected In 1896 Thomas
Jefferson was defeated by John
Adams. In 1900 Jefferson was
nominated again and elected. In
1924 Andrew Jackson was defeated
by John Quincy Adams but four
years later, when he was nominated
for the second time, he defeated
Adams. In 1888 William Henry
Harrison was defeated by Martin
Van Buren,, but in 1910 Harrison
turned the tables and was elected
The case of Bryan is like that of
Jefferson, Jackson and William Henry
Harrison. He was defeated in his
first canvass and four year later
is again the candidate of his party.
If precedent is followed, he will be
elected"
The republican managers are wor-
ried no little over the general resty
apathy and are studying iiard 10 tFy
to think up something that will
stir the party up. Mr.. Mckinley
brought rough draft of his letter
of acceptance with him when he re-
turned to Washington, but after sub
hitting it to the criticism of namber
of party leaders it was torn up and
he will write another after he
has talk with Hanna, who will
meet him in Canton after the G. A.
R. encampment, in Chicago, which
Mr.. Mckinley is booked to attend
to see if the soldier voters can't be
worked up into some semblance of
enthusiasm.
A committee of Cubans are in
Washington for the purpose of trying
to hurry up American evacuation of
the Island, and to secure what ii is
very doubtful whether the admins
tration ever intends to give them
the right to establish an absolutely
independent Cuban government.
They have had talk with Mr.. Nc
Kinley and with Secretary Root and
have submitted typewriter state
ment of what those they represent
ask for, but they have received no
promises from either. The members
OF this Committee are Salvador
Cisneros, who was the first presi-
dent of the Cuban Republic of 1885;
General Morlot, who commanded
division of the "Liberating Army"
and Rev. Dr. Louis Mustelier. On
the same day that the committee
arrived the 1887 Cuban School teach
ers who have been taking a course
at Harvard University reached
Washington for two days Of sight |
seeing before going back to their
homes.
There is no disposition to brag or
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