Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1901-04-10
NO CABINET CONSIDERATION.


not considered at the Cabinet meet
ing to-day. Secretary Wilson in
referring to the subject said 81 do
not believe it will be necessary to
have Cabinet action on the subject.
| am convinced that wo have ample
authority, backed up by several
preceocnts, to send the Buffalo ex-
hibit to Charleston if it is deemed
advisable to do so by tho depart
ments interested. In my Judgment
it is too early to agitate the question
at this time. Later on, when we
have had time to look into the sub
ject and see what provision can be
made for defraying the expenses Of
transportation and obtaining assur.
ances from tho managers of the
Charleston Exposition that the Gov
ernment exhibit will be properly
cared for, and returned to Washing
ton in good shape, it will be time
enough to take official action at this
end of the line. The principal ques-
tion involved is whether there is any
money in the treasury available to
meet the necessary expenses for
transportation. Perhaps the mana
gers Of the Charleston Exposition
may be willing to supply the trans
portation and meet such other cx-
penses as may be incurred from their
own treasury.
"In that event | do not see how
any reasonable objection could be
raised to the transfer. The Buffalo
people certainly will not object, and
if the interests of the Government
are protected there should be no
hesitation on the part Of the Govern
ment in lending it's assistance to the
Charleston enterprise to the extent
indicated"
Senator McLaurin expects to have
q consultation with Secretaries Will
son and Hitchcock tomorrow to dis
cuss some Of the details of the propo-
sition. Secretary Long is heartily
in favor Of. the Government exhibit
being sent to Charleston and promises
to do anything in his power to further
that object, or in any other way to
promote the interests Of the Exposi.
tion. He says there is very
friendly disposition towards Charles
ton in the heart of the Adminstra-
tion and he expresses the hope that
the energetic citizens who are pro-
noting the Exposition will meet
with full measure of success they
so well deserve.
When the proposition to transfer
the Government exhibit to Charles
ton was mentioned to Senator
Dcpew, chairman of the exposition
committee, he exclaimed "That is
a capital idea. / am in favor of it
and | will do everything in my
power to assist Charleston. In my
judgment the Charleston Exposition
is the most mcritorious measure OF
the kind that came before Congress.
1t simply asked for Government
exhibit at the Exposition and there
was no demand or request for
subsidy. On it's merits it is clean,
straightforward business PROPOSE
tion, which should have appealed to
the patriotism of every member of
Congress. SO anxious am to assist
in this matter that | will cheerfully
aid Senator McTaurin and Senator
Tillman and the good people of
Charleston to secure the Government
exhibit. If there is question as to
the defraying the expenses of the
transfer | would be in favor Of the
Administration assuming the au-
thority for the transfer and depend
upon Congress to make up the def
cheney next winter. The plan, to
my mind, is practical and feasible,
and hopo that Secretaries Wilson
and Hitchcock will sec their way
clear to have their departments
represented at Charleston in the
most crcditablc manner. When we
consider the interest such an exhibit
will arouse and the educa. ..onal
benefits to be derived by the people
who attend that Exposition the
amount of money involved in the
transaction is but triiling. | sin
ccrely trust that the project will be
pushed forward to successful issue
and Charleston may count on me
to stand by her."
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