Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1901-10-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Kegular Corresnond,

i WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondents
AS was to be expected a split ha
come between the President and Sena
tor Hanna. With those who had th,
pest interest of the party at heart wish
ed mat these two gentlemen might b,
aple 70 get along together they had liz
Ile ground on which to base anv such
hopes. Mr.. Hanna had SO long exer
cisco dictatorship authority over the
party and bad so carefully laid his plan,
10 secure the nomination for himself
at the next national convention that
the succession of Mr.. Roosevelt was 4
severe blow to his ambitions. Mr..
roosevelt with his positive disposition
Ills IRON convictions and his forcefu
metnod OF putting them into execution
was almost bound torun counter to the
ieeilngs OF the Ohio 'tbossn even if be
mad no ambition for second term
when he certainly has. During Mr.,
Mchlnley Is administration Mr.. Hanna
had complete control of all ao-
polntments in the South and had &C
used them as to cement together !
SOLD machine which would stand
pound to do his bidding at the next
convention. President Roosevelt has
upset all this good work and proposes
10 make Southern appointments to suit
himself. The appointment of Elk Gov
ernOr Jones WAS a direct set back to
The Hanna machine and more will fol-
low, therefore Senator Hanna il sulk
ing and talking of resigning, threat
which will not have the slightest eff
feet upon the President.
President Roosevelt started out with
the determination to build up a repub
lican party in the South and by his
first appointments, but even more by
bis expressed sentiments, made a most
favorable impression. So impressed
by the statement of his plans was old
Col. Howell, OF Atlanta, that be ex-
pressed himself as believing that the
President twOuld succeed in building
up quite respectable party, but be
concluded with the sage advice that
Mr.. Roosevelt and his party must
talk protection and let the negro
Alone" This, unfortunately for Mr..
Roosevelt's ambitions, he could not do,
and with that love of the spectacular
which led him to appear at the Nation
al Convention at Philadelphia in his
COionel's uniform, he invited Booker
L. Washington to dine at the White
House, Washington came and as be
demolished the Presidents viands, SO
he demolished his popularity in the
South, and today all the good that had
been accomplished by the appointment
of Ex-Governor Jones, DIR. Clayton and
others, has been extinguished, and the |
Southerner feels that Mr.. Roosevelt is |
no better than any other republican |
President, and that the first act of a |
successful local republican party would |
be an attempt at his humiliation by |
the exaltation Of the negro.
Notwithstanding President Roose-
velt's desire to be the first to advice the |
country of the conditions of the new
Hay PauncefOte treaty, the important
features have leaked out and are as fol
lows: The new treaty will set aside the
Clayton Bulwer convention, the Uni
ted States will be the sole guarantor
of the neutrality of the canal and she
alone will have the right to fortify it.
These features practically dispose of
the opposition met with in the Senate
Of the last Congress and it is assumed
That definite canal legislation will be
enacted by the Fifty-seventh Congress.
The question of route, of course, re-
mains to be disposed Of. While ma
iorlty of those interested seem to think
that the Nicaraguan route will be
the Panama Canal will not
down and M. Hutin, of the French
Panama Canal Company, is now in
Washington to press the claims of his
quite to consideration. 1t is M. Hutin g
lesire to sell their canal to the Govern
nent and it is understood that the
price asked is $35, 100000. The only
loud on the canal sky is M. Hutin
Ind his associates, the fear being con
identially expressed that the enemies
# canal legislation may use the Pan
ma Company's proposition as means
# delaying all legislation on the sub
ect.
Notwithstanding Senator Frye's as 9
urances that the new ship subsidy bill s
would be amended and presented in a
Orm that would insure it's almost i'm t
Mediate passage. there still seems to a
70 some friction in the republican +
amp on the subject. Representative l
dlnor. OF WISCONSIN,, recently called I
n the President to protest against ex r
cutive support being given to the bill, Z
ven in its amended form. Mr.. Minor !
'ointed out to the President that the Il
Ill was so drawn as to convert most U
the subsidy into the treasury of the Q
Navigation Company,
nd simply for making fast runs which Il
hey are now making and will continue L
o make, whether they receive any I
ubsidy or Lot. Mr.. Minor is in favor
a bill which will give encouragement b
} the slower class of freight carrying
essels and states that if the Frye bill
! not so amended as to provide for a
n wider distribution OF the subsidies,
g will prepare and submit measure
Inch will do so. 1t is said by people .
no have the Presidents confidence +
1at he was a good deal annoyed at Y
hat be considered lack Of faith on
le part of Senator Frye, in asking his A
lpport for the bill and leaving him X
} much In the dark as to the manner Il
which its provisions would work he
1T. "
Secretary Gage has not added in the r.
asst to bis popularity by the express n
ons of his views to the bankers at r
ilwaukee. Whatever the republican
lrty leaders may think on the sub NE
ct of the retirement of the green E
cks, they are not prepared to defend r.
~ such issue before the country and
ey are annoyed with the Secretary Rm
the Treasury for having given ut II
rance to such views while still men,
n of the Presidents Cabinet.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy, ~
-ank w. Hackett, has asked to be tiv
lieyed, and it is stated that Judge it.
larles IL. Darling, of Remington, or
t., will be his successor. There is dis
NOR about that Mr.. Hackett was to va
made the scape goat for the Bureau the
N avigation, and that he refused to brf
bmit and resigned. 1 can find no IN
affirmation of the report, however, j
d simply state it for what it is Di.
nth.
Mr.. James Mitchell, of Arkansas. ca,
s in the city recently and expressed an,
nself as confident that Senator Jones of