West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-06-20
WASHING LETTER.
The Beers Still Have $4,000 Men IN
The Field.
Indian Chiefs I'm Warrington To See
About Their Lands.
Prom our Regular Correspondent.


WAsHINCToN, DC. June 10, 1901.
The Republican scheme for reduc-
ing the Congressional representation
of the Southern states which re.
strict negro suffrage has been reviv-
ed and it is said to have more
influential backing than the move
ment that was started last winter.
AT that time it was understood that
Mr.. Mckinley, who had Just began
to believe in the possibility OF
white Republican party in the
South, opposed the idea and was
instrumental in having it laid aside.
1t is doubtful whether he has chang
ed his mind on the subject, but
some of the men who are quietly
pushing the revived scheme express
the opinion that by next winter the
failure of making white Republican
recuits in the South, under the
name of McLaurinism, or any
other, will be so plain to Mr.. Nc
Kinley that he can be counted upon
to keep his hands off, if not to help
along the scheme. The increased
power given to Congress by the
insular decisions of the Supreme
Court is used by the men who are
working the scheme as an argument
for the political necessity of cutting
down Southern representation so as
to make it certain that the Republi-
cans will retain their majority in
the House, the loss Of which might
play havoc with the party's insular
policy. There are lot a sufficient
number of Senators and Represen-
tatives IN Washington to form any
idea of the strength of the revived
scheme, but it is being manipulated
by shrewd men who have no scruples
about securing political advantage
in any way, and it will be wise for
Democratic Senators and Repres
entatives to be vigilant.
/ / /
There were more than legal
reasons for the decision of the adj
not to call an extra
summer session of Congress to legis-
late for the Philippines. One was
that it was thought that a few
exercise of the autocratic
conferred by the Spooner
would get things on the
islands IN a condition that would be
less inviting to Congressional inter
rogation than they are at this time,
and another was tie fear that a
Congressional debate on a Philip
pine tariff bill might precipitate
general discussion of the whole
tariff question.
II
Gen. Samuel Pearson, Of the
Boer army, passed through Wash
ington this week, on his way to
New York, where he has been call
ed to confer with the agent Of the
Beers on important business, which
he hopes relates to an honorable
peace. Speaking of the situation
in his unfortunate country, he said
owe still have about 20, 900 men in
the field, we have all the ammuni-
ton We need, and we have sufficient
horses and foodstuffs, British re-
ports to the contrary notwithstand-
ing. My regular information from
the seat of war tells me that only
half of what is going on in South
Africa is known and published in
the newspapers here, and then it
is not at all reliable. All news goes
through the English censors. There
has been considerable more fighting
down there lately than the American
people have been informed of.
Much activity is displayed through
ont the Transvaal, the Orange Free
State and Cape Colony. Kirtzin-
gers commando has been very sue
cessful recruiting Cape Dutch for
operations against the British, and
if Kitchener or Roberts can boast
Of having invaded the Transyaal,
we can reply with the invasion of
Cape Colony Our soldiers are
only fifteen miles from the sea
coast, which speakes for itself The
men who are at the head Of our
army are young, energetic, prudent
and just. They know when to
strike and how to DO it to obtain
the best results with the least diff
Guilty and at the smallest cost Of
life. We are just as anxious for
peace as you, but it must be an
honorable peace, otherwise we will
hght-fght until the last man falls. ."
III
Ex-RePresentatiye and ex-Judgc
Springer accompanied three Indian
rbfofa 20 tho XH;btt, H..