Middletown transcript., 1900-11-17
Washington Letter.

, ing congratulations on one of the mos
remarkable endorsements ever given {
President by the American people and il
! compelled to hold an almost continue
lieyee during Office hours. He does MOI
regard the result as SO much a personal
] and party triumph as it was a triumph
| OF right over wrong, and as involving
new responsibility for himself and the
Republican majority in Congress, in
, order that the people may see that their
confidence and endorsement was de-
served. He has succeeded in conducting
his first administration up to this time
through some very trying circumstances
without making single mistake of i'm
portance and he purposes to do his ut
most TO continue that good record
through his second administration, and
If the same careful consideration, defer
ence to the opinions of the party leaders
and patriotism which has guided his
every act since he became President he
will achieve it. He will do his best.
which is all that any man can do, and
all that the patriotic people expect of
any many.
~
Washington is full of the usual after
the-election gossip about the makeup Of
the next Cabinet, but the subject has
really not been considered by those most
interested for the very good reason that
they have not had time to do so and that
there H no occasion for hurry. The
President is very well satisfied with his
present Cabinet, and if nothing were to
be considered but his own wishes, there
would be no changes. But it is well
known that majority of the present Cabi-
net hold their positions not because they
sought them, but because the
President desired their assistance in maxi
ing his administration a success, and
probable that at least three of them,
possibly more, will ask to be allowed to
retire at the close of the present admins
tration. 1t is no holiday job to properly
perform the duties of member of the
Cabipet and it is not surprising that men
having the necessary knowledge and
capacity to make their services desirable
as such are not hankering after the places.
~
Although Senator Hanna has not yeC
named the Chairman of the Washington
Committee which will make the arrange
ments for and have charge of the second
Inauguration of President Mckinley, the
prominent men of the national capital
are already discussing ways and means of
making the event memorable. The tenor
of public sentiment in Washington was
reflected by Mr.. L. T. Michener, Gem
eral W. W. Dudley's law partner, when
he said of next Inauguration day: "All
the richness and grandeur that we can
lavish upon that occasion will not be too
much. It will be the first Inauguration
of new century, and will mark VIC
tory no less impressive or important than
that of the second election of Lincoln.
We should strive to excel in the glory of
that day the splendor of the jubilee of
England's Queen. We should show that
there is nothing mean or cheap about
Republic and that even the oldest and
greatest of monarchies cannot outdo US
n doing honor to the institutions and
history Of the nation" With this spirit
prevailing, President McKinley's second
cannot fail to be one Of the
most imposing and magnificent events in
'ur history.
*.*a
Chairman Payne, of the House Ways
md Means Committee, who is already in
Washington, has called meeting of that
for next Monday to consider a
ill for the revision of the internal reve-
lue tax laws. President Mckinley is an
,ious that some reduction may be made
n this class of taxation at the coming
ession of Congress, and it is to decide
low much reduction can be safely made
hat the Committee will meet in advance
t Congress.
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Those who believe the Democratic cam
aign charges that the Chinese policy of
resident Mckinley was arranged solely
,r campaign use, and that there would
e chance Immediately following the
lection have a disappointment coming
, them. There will be no change in
ne Chinese policy for the simple reason
nat it has been from the beginning on
L fours with American common sense.
he whole matter was gone carefully over
the last Cabinet meeting, and it was the
unanimous opinion that not a single
ling had been done since the announces I
lent to the powers, on July 8, of the
olicy of this government in and toward
hina that would be changed in even
le slightest manner if the whole affair
I'd to be gone over again. This is
-oud showing for any administration to
ave made at any time, but all the more
edit is attached to the President and
8 advisers, that they can make it at the
ose of heated national campaign.
~
The yellow press is disposed to make
lite mares nest out of the cable news
I'm Madrid that this government had
reed to pay Spain 100000 for three
ands, adjacent to the Philippines SUBJ
It to the ratification of the treaty pro-
ding therefore by the Senate, and some
ck and bull stories about the regret of
cretary Hay at the giving out of the
WIS in Madrid have been printed. To
t down to cold facts the matter is not
We at all, as it was fully published
me months ago, that rather than have
long diplomatic wrangle with Spain
er its claim of sovereignty of these is
ids, because they were outside of the
limits named in the treaty
ling the Philippines to the United