The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-07-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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thing like "Thimble, thimble"-
ETC., that numerous persons are
engaged in playing. The bonds in
the case are alleged to have been
issued by agents of the Republic
of Cuba, and the proceeds have
been expended fighting Spain.
Where those bonds are and how
many are out is a question that is
the key to the game and not likely
to be fully answered until the
holders of them make a demand
upon the Cuban government, soon
to be established. One man, prob
ably knows about all that is to be
known about these bonds, and may
be he has big block of them him
self, was in Washington this week,
comforting with Secretary Root
and Mr.. Mckinley. That was
Gen. Maxine Gomez, who COM
manded what the Cubans were
pleased to call an army when the
Americans took possession of
Cuba, and he came straight from
the man whose knows more about
the bonds than he does, because all
that were sold had to pass through
his hands. That man is Tomaso
Estrada Palma, who was at the
head of the Cuban Junta in New
York, where he still makes his
home. Gen Gomez talks a lot Of
rot about gratitude bringing him
to Washington, but some very
clear signs indicate that his real
object is to secure Administration
influence for Cuban Presidential
who can be depended |
upon not to turn the cold shoulder
to Gomez and his friends who have
Cuban bonds. But why he didn't
tx it up with Gen. Wood, in
Havana, without bringing the
matter to Washington, is little
Duzzling, although the fact that
5en. Woods private secretary is
With Gomez indicates that the Wis
t to Washington was approved by
Wood.
Senator Tillman passed through
W ashington this week, and he ex
pressed some vigorous political
opinions. For instance, he said:
1t is stupid TO talk about the
Democratic party being the ene-
ny of the business interests. We
i'd endorse the free coinage of sill
er, but events have proven that
lr contention as to the need of
ore money was correct. The
which the country has
lperienced is simply due to the ,
rye increase in the supply of
1ld through new discoveries. {
ve are riding now on the crest Of I
q wave, but it Will not be long
fore we get into the trough. {
ard times will come and then |
hat are the Republicans to do. ,
hey have enacted high tariff
ID have given us gold standard ,
ID when they find that neither of {
ese will avoid the disaster, they 6
i'll seek to find some other rem /
", the result of which will be to t
lip the rich regardless of the '
,or.n OF the future of the Dem I
ratio policy Mr.. Tillman said;
We will be against carpetbag
overnment for the Philippines, 9
,cause we know the evils which ;
ch Government brings in its =
ain. | do not know that the :
oney question will figure in the .
XXI campaign, but ! do know Q
at there will be plently of vul- =
,rable spots In the Republican .
NOR which we can ''attack." OF
q probable Democratic candidate o
,nator Tillman said: 81 do not n
e candidate in sight, but, l for n
le, will not favor the nomina-
on of anyone who has not been 7
entitled with the party for the
lst four years. ] do not see how Y
is possible for socalled Demo-
ats to expect the Democrats in
)04 to endorse the principles to ?
hich the Republicans are now
edded, and yet they are solemnly b
iscussing such a a proposition. a
hey expect the Democrats to =
owe side by side with the Repub
cans and then win. That is not n
" way of making a fight I
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