Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1901-08-30
cesar HACKETT
is THE TITLE GIVEN TO LONGS
MAN FRIDAY"

Partisan-AdmiraI Howison is Charged with
Having Like Bias-Gen. Knox Called to
Time by the Anti Trust League and Knights
Of Labor-Attempt to Gerrymander Texas.
by Ambitious Kids In Politics.
From our regular correspondent
WASHINGTON, August 90, 1901.
Make way for the new Cesar"
That is the sort of shout some rub
ber-lunged understrapper will be put
ting up in front of Acting Secretary
Hackett, if he is left in sole charge OF
the Navy Department much longer.
His head gets bigger every day and he
comes nearer thinking himself the
whole thing. He has made it quite
plain that he is anti-Schley. In this
he has only followed the example of
Secretary Long, the difference being
that Long has more tact and courtesy
than to assume autocratic airs. 1t is
understood that so many complaints
about Hackett have been made to Mr..
Mckinley that he has given Secretary
Long hint by wire that il would be
advisable for him to cut his vacation
short and return to Washington some
time before the assembling of the
Schley Court OF Inquiry, and that Mr..
Long will resume charge OF the Navy
Department next week.
The most important happenings of
the week in the preparations for the
Schley inquiry are all conn ected with
Rear Admiral Howison, whose sitting
as member OF the court is now any
thing but certain. Rear Admiral
Schley, through his counsel, requested
the Navy Department to forward a
copy OF an alleged interview with
Howison in which Schley was sneered
at and Sampson lauded to that officer
and request him TO say whether he
was correctly reported or not. Caesar
Hackett has made public his letter to
Schley denying the request and de.
tending Howison and giving reasons
why he should not be asked about
that interview, which is anything but
convincing. This is tomfoolery, of
course. Schley has the right to abso-
lutely challenge Eowison, If he wishes
to exercise it. Capt. Parker, who is
assisting Schley's counsel in preparing
the case, has an affidavit from the re.
porter who interviewed Rear Admiral
Howison, declaring that the interview
was absolutely correct as published,
and expressing his willingness to ties. |
tify before the Court of Inquiry if his
evidence was considered necessary.
Should Howison acknowledge the &C.
curacy of the interview he would
thereby disqualify himself for sitting
on the court, no matter how anxious |
Cesar Hackett and the anti-Schlev |
naval clique might be to keep him on |
the court. Should he deny the cor.
rectness of the published interview, !
he will be confronted by the reporter. |
Admiral Schley will not believe that
Howison used the language in that
interview until he either acknowledges |
it or refuses to deny it. Being open
and above-board in his own likes and |
dislikes, he cannot understand how a |
brother officer can be otherwise.
Schley spends good portion of every |
day working and consulting with his |
lawyers in the preparatioDof his case.
He smilingly declines all invitations |
to talk about it for publication, and
says, "Wait for the Court"
The joint committee representing
the American Antitrust League and |
the Knights Of Labor came out ahead |
in its first round with Attorney Gene.
raj Knox. The committee asked Mr..
Knox to furnish any information in
his possession concerning the forma-
ton Of the steel trust. He replied de-
nying that he had any information
about the trust or that he had any.
thing to do with its formation admit.
ting that he was legal counsel for the
Carnegie Steel Co. for some time
previous to the formation of the trust.
and asserting that the duty and object
OF the Department OF Justice was 10
enforce the Federal statutes. The
committee replied to his letter with a
public statement in which it pointed
out the evasive nature OF his denial.
and issued the following challenge TO
him: twill Attorney General Knox
offer . reward for the production of
the Matchmaking evidence against the
trusts for which we asked, and which
he says he does not possessf Will he
announce that the Department OF Jus.
tice will pay substantial reward to
any person or persons who will pro-
duce evidence that will lead to the ar.
rest and conviction OF any person or
corporation guilty Of violating the
Federal statute against trustsi Let
him do shis, and institute vigorous
proceedings against trust Law. breakers.
and the people will no longer have
doubts as 10 his faithfulness to his
oath OF Office, and he will no longer be
the target for criticism, innuendo, and
invective on the part of the press be-
cause OF the fact that while the trusts
ride rough shod over the people, the
Attorney General. who is the sole OF.
ficer under the Federal law who is
vested with authority to prosecute
them, refuses to take any action"
A well-known Texan-Mr. John T.
Cammins. of Austin-has been telling
tales in Washington about the ambi-
tious young legislators of his State.
He said: "The Legislature is seek
ing to re-district the State for men,
bers of Congress. Tho ambitious
young men in the Legislature, who
think they are qualified to come TO
Congress, are seeking to fix up the re-
80 that as many as DOS
sible OF the present Representatives
shall not be able to receive reelection.
Half the Texas delegation in Congress
are lowering around the State capitol
to protect their personal interests, but
it looks as though the Legislature
would be unable to do anything"
Dem