Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-11-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent,

Senate will prove matter of regret TO |
The democrats not only of Missouri |
but of the country. He has been a |
loyal democrat and a consistent fighter
for democratic measures in the Sen
ate for nearly two decades. Senator
Vest laughed when asked what the
would do in the matt er of
the trusts. He said that during the
last Congress the republicans
in the House pa. sed bill making tho
provisions of the Sherman law more
effective but the republicans never per-
mitted it to come to a vote in the Sen
ate.
The President recently told Repre-
sentative Sherman, of the Committee
on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
that be would make no recommends
ton in his message of any particular
company or method of acquiring
Pacific cable, but that he would empha-
size the necessity of Congress making
some provision for one. After leaving
the President Mr. Sherman said that
be would, at the first session, introduce
bill authorizing the Postmaster Cen
eral to enter into contract with any
persons or corporation for the purpose
of securing the construction of such a
cable. Mr.. Sherman is opposing to
the governments laying it's own cable
and his bill will be practically the
same as that introduced last year and
held up.by those members of Congress
| who favor government ownership.
Some very pointed questions have
been put to the President during the
past week to ascertain how far he is
prepared to endorse the speech which
Senator Lodge made in Boston recent
| ly and which, because of the known
intimacy between the President and
the junior Senator from Massachusetts,
has been given wide publicity. While
the President is too good friend OF
Senator Lodge to turn him down.
unless it became abs olutely necessary,
| it is believed that be considers that bis
friend was little reckless in his utter
ances. Mr.. Lodges statement that
for any foreign nation to secure a
naval station on this side of the At
lantic or the Pacific would be regarded
as a direct violation of the Monroe
Doctrine has strong faint of jingoism
and his demand for "a navy Sd strong
that no other nation would dare to at
tack u.s. is not in accordance with
American principles.
The President administered what
some people describe as the coup de
grace to Senator Platt on Friday when
he appointed State Senator Nevada N.
Stranahan to the collectOrship of the
Port of New York. This. of course,
means the removal of George r Bide
we'll of whom Piatt has sworn that he
would remain collector as long as he
| (Platt) remained in the Senate. 1t re.
mains to be seen if Senator Platt will
yield without protest. The appoint
ment is, of course, triumph for the
faction of the New York republicans
headed by Governor Odell which have
been waging bitter campaign against
Bideweu. Coming as this does in the
Immediate wake of the election of Low
| in New York city it seems to confirm
the theory that Platt's power in New
York is waning.
Mr.. Roosevelt is strongly in favor Of
reciprocity and of more emphatic
kind than ever Blaine dared champion
| The President believes in reciprocity
with European countries. Referring
to this fact, democratic statesman
recently asked me what the President
proposed in regard to Great Britain
(which country" be went on to say
"buys from US more than forty per cent
of our European EXPORTS" us it pos
sible that, because England has always
admitted Amer can goods free of duty.
he continued I'VE are going to negoti
ate reciprocity treaties with her neigh
bors that will enable them to sell II
the American markets at a lower ratt
than England? Or will we begin oul
reciprocity legislation fairly and
squarely by granting the freedom Of
our markets to the nation that always,
and irrespective of our treatment OF
her. has given us the freedom of hers
| What have Mr.. Roosevelt and his reci-
procity friends to tell us about Eng
land
There are still number of claims for
prize money growing out OF the Span
! ish war still in litigation but the awards
that have been determined upon are
as follows.
Admiral Sampson, grand total, SIS,
41744; Admiral Dewey, grand total,
SO. $40; Admiral Schley, grand total.
SlS.12. There is still pending pending
in the courts prize money amounting
to approximately 100000 and il
those in which Admiral Schley is in.
terested should be favorably decided
upon they would bring Admiral
Schley's share up to about $1,000. LII
this connection the fact that some
legal experts estimate The cost to AID
miral Schley of the recent Court OF In
ouiry at not less than $4,000 is inter
esting,
Wedding.