The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1901-09-06
CAPITOL
COMMENT
An Interesting Letter From
Washington
The Registers Correspondent
Writes of Happenings at
the Capitol
BRYAN|SM THE CHIEF TOPIC
Interests Centers on Demo-
cratic Conventions
Yellow journals Have TrOu-
BILE Making Capital out
of Schley's Case

Washington, ID. c.. Sept. 2, 1901. -
Around the hotel Hobbies the only
political topic that affords any inter-
est centers around taking chances on
what Democratic state conventions
will repudiate Bryan and the Kansas
City platform. So far there is quite a
unanimity in that direction, with just
make an inherent weakness in the
Democratic ranks.
Next to that, Washingtonians are
watching Unconstitutional convention
mond. The Republican orators up to
the present time have had the right of
way and have numerically scored the
Democratic party, particularly on its
advocacy of no suffrage for negroes.
Speeches have been made that have
never been equalled for their severity
of arraignment, the Democracy hav-
ing been accused of political tyranny
of the worst sort, and of fraudulent
election methods. The Democratic
party is now attempting to disfran-
chise the negro by clause in the con-
stitution, ard already propose to sub
init this new state constitution for
vote of adoption by the people, ex-
Guiding the colored men from voting
on a document that is aimedto deprive
them of the rights of citizen ship.
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general feeling of disgust arising
from the persistent efforts of the
yellow journals to make political
capital out of the Schley court of in
quiry. Most persons who have any
thing at all to say on the matter re-
greet the wide spread advertisement
that the papers have given to the ca Sc,
and echo the sentiment of Chauncey
Depew who has just returned from
Europe. He regrets it on account of
the serious reflection on our navy In
Europe he says it is hurting the repu-
tation of the American navy among
circles which formerly had great
admiration for it, The victories over
Spain, the remarkable run of the
Oregon from the Pacific to Cuba, aud
perhaps more than all the value set
on the naval writings of Captain
Alfred T. Mahan have made all
Europe look on our navy with much
respect. But now these internal dis
sensions are dividing opinion.
Much interest centers about the pos
sibilities in the case of Jose Abreu,
the first Filipino to hold a govern.
ment Office in this country. He is en-
ployed as a clerk in the Bureau of
Insular Affairs of the War depart
ment. He has been and insurgent,
and as one of Aguinaldo's officers
opposed the American forces in the
Philippines. Now, however, he has
the confidence of the Department to
the fullest extent. Those who see him
on the streets of Washington as
small and slender gentleman in Ameri-
can clothes, but with an updeniable
Oriental appearance, find it hard to
reconcile his present looks and oc-
cupation with his former known ability
as an intrepid leader and fighter. His
father was also an insurgent, but is
now leader of the Federal party in
the islands. Mr.. Abreu, the new
clerk, is lingust of extraordinary
ability, and close student of law.
He will be of great assistance to the
Department on account ofhis familiar
and intimate knowledge of the islands
and their customs. At present he is
working on Geographic al Gazetteer
of the Philippines and his acquant-
ance with the various provincial
dialects is of particular value.
Acting Surgeon General Forwood
of the Army has just received a report
of the medical department of the
Philippine forces. Johnny behind
the-gun" is exceptionally healthy, as
army health goes, and the number of
sickness has decreased rapidly under
trict sanitary regulations. Enterics
and malarial fevers are most to be
feared, but the small percentage Of
''non-eifectives" to the entire fighting
strength is so low that it is plain
these diseases are not making any
serious ravages among the troops. \
remarkable fact brought out by the
report is that heat stroke, generally
so much feared in the tropics is
practically unknown in the Philip
pines. Men often drop out on the
march, temporarily overcome by the
heat but fatal stroke is very rare in
deed.
-. -.l-s $780,