The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1901-04-11
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

President Mckinley and Boss
Hanna have again had their heads to-
gether over Ohio politics. They don't !
like the returns from the municipal
elections in the State, and they speci-
ally dislike the election of Tom J..
Johnson to be mayor OF Cleveland.
They recognize that Mr.. Johnson's
successful re-entry into politics means
trouble and lot of it for the republi-
can machine in Ohio, and that it may
turn out also to be factor in the
national political arena, as 1t is an
open secret that Mr.. Johnson only be-
came a candidate for mayor as a step
ping stone to nomination for some
thing higher They believe that MIR.
Johnson will be central figure in the
State campaign this year, whether he
becomes the democratic candidate for
governor or the democratic candidate
to succeed Senator Foraker, and they
fear him and his known personal pop
ularity in the State. And they are not
alone IN fearing him. Col. w. 0. Tol-
ford, of Columbus, which also elected
a democratic mayor, who is republi-
can and has something Of areputation
as an expert on the currents OF OHIO
politics and who is now in Washing
ton, said: "Mayor-elect Johnson will
start with an advantage nov for high
er places. He is very clearly in line
tor the democratic nomination for gov
ernor this year. Nobody believes that
he can carry the State, but he may
make trouble IN the legislature. And
if he can even reduce Governor Nash's
majority for a reelection to a small
figure he will be powerful factor in
the democratic National Convention.
He surely is vote. getter."
According to whispered gossip
around the War Department. Mr..
Meiklejohn, who is in Washington,
he says to attend to some private
matters, and others say to see if he
cannot get hold of a Federal salary,
and Secretary Root had bitter quar-
rel, during which the former accused
the latter of having prevented his
election to the Senate by forcing him
out of the position of Assistant Sec
re,ary of War while the Nebraska
Legislature was in a deadlock, and
Secretary Root retorted by saying
that the duties of the Assistant Secre.
tary of War were in Washington, and
not in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Again Pierpont Morgan! That mar
seems determined to control every
thing in sight and lot of things no
in sight. While officials deny the stor,
that Mr.. Morgan, during his recen
visit to President Mckinley, Offered
to buy out the Panama Canal Co an'
complete the canal, giving the United
States government any concessions
might desire as to the control OF th
canal in time of war, with pri 'ate cap
ital without cost to this government
provided, that President McKinle
would pledge this government to XII
the project for the construction OF
canal over the Nicaragua route, 1t
generally believed in Washington tina
Mr.. Morgan did make some such ofte
to President Mckinley and turtle
that 1t is being considered. The stor
is plausible, and if true would explal
much of the mysterious opposition t
the Nicaragua Canal bill which col
stantly cropped out in unexpecte
places while the late Congress was
session. 1t is known that Mr. Mo
cans relations are close with the bi
railroad interests that opposed M
aragua Canal legislation, as well
with the capitalists who compose tt
so-called American Panama Can
Co., which is believed to have bee
organized for purely speculative pu
poses. Another thing that adds
the plauslblity of the story is that tt
State Department, in its negotiation
with the Colombian minister and tn
president of the Panama Canal &c
clearly shows its recognition OF II
possibility of the Panama canal pas
ing under American control since
was started by De Lesseps the "a
ANA Canal 60. has been not OF
swindle, but series OF gigantic swim
les, which have made rascals m
lionaires and thousands OF hone
French investors paupers. Win IN
record open 10 all it is not conceivat
that the American people VIII eV
endorse any connection OF this &c
ernment under any circumstances
Beware of 0intments for Oatarrh that "