The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-12-25
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL,
From Cur O,cn Correspondent.

ton In. machine politicians between
ls he considers for him as the next
Presidential candidate cs his part, aud
those who will not commit themselves
has made certain by the events Of the
week; also that he is playing the game
under the guidance Of political mo-
nipulator who has few If any superiors
in the turning of political triclSs-H.
e. Payne, of Wis, vice. chairman of
the Republican National Committee.
who has been choscn to succeed Charles
Emory Smith as Postmaster General
and who was Hanna's second in the
bossing of the Republican side of the
last national campaign. The meaning
OF Payne's entry into the CABINETS OBJ
vicus, as we'll as his being nut at the
head of the Post Office Department.
dc is to be the head Of o Roosevelt ma
chine, which is to embrace, all the DOS
tai employees, and If Roosevelt secures
the nomination he will boss his cam
paign. The Republican machine poll.
ticiane who have been turned down by
Mr.. Roosevelt are those who have not
pledged themselves to him. Although
there is disposition in some quarters
to credit Mr.. Roosevelt with devotion
to pure politics, it cannot last long
after Mr. Payne gets to work on the
Roosevelt political machine.
Mr.. Charles Emory Smith saws his
retirement from the cabinet was en-
tirely voluntary and in accordance
with plans made long ago to return to
his newspaper dutiess and there is n
general disposition 60 let it &c at that,
although it is known that Mr.. Smiths
talk as recently as a month ago indi-
Gated an expectation Of remaining in
the Cabinet at least six months.
Now that the Cabinet ice is broken,
speculation is. rife as to who will be
the next to go. Many believe that it
will be impossible for Secretary Long
to remain, no matter how he handles
the mixed report of the Schley Court
of Inquiry and Rear Admiral Schley's
strong and manly protest against that
portion of the report signed by Ad-
mlral Benham and Ramsay, which he
declares to be at variance with all the
facts established by the evidence.
which has just been submitted, unleas
Mr.. Roosevelt commits llimeelfin favor
OF the fight against Sshhioy5 Sshhioy ,andd, sd nobody
believes that he wiskconiuit such an
act OF political folly ais that would be.
In fact, it. has been whispered around
for .ometime that Mr.. Roosevelt would
be pleased if Secretary Long would
insist on retiring. Neither Hay, VIII
son, nor Hitchcock are thought to be
very securely anchored.
Gen. Pearson, late of the Boer armv.
who is in Washington in the interest of
the Boer republic, delivered public
address this week, in which he said:
"The argument used by the British for
gathering women and children in these
reconcentrado camps is absolutely ridf-
culous. For the sake of argument, /
will admit that it wac military neces-
sity to concentrate and hold the women
and children in captivity. Why did
not the British put then, in Johannes
burg, which could easily hold 200, 900
people and is in q good sanitary condi-
tion and practically desertedf There
are thirteen towns which are practi
cally deserted and could have been
made available as concentration camps
or cities. The death rate at present ia
258 per 1000. occurring, not among In
dians or wild race, but among the
most robust people on earth. The
facts regarding our army now in the
Held have been greatly distorted. We
have as matter Of fact about 10000
burghers in the field. It is a far better
army now than over before.n
Owing to the illness Of Representa-
tive Richardson, of Tenn, the House
Democratic leader, the fight against
the Philippine tariff bill was led by
Repre"e ,tative Swanson, of Va, who
made che most Of the small opportunity
by the Republican programme
OF jamming the bill through in two
days. Among the hits made by Demo-
Gratis in short speeches against the bill,
that of Representative DeArmond, of |
Mo-, was striking. Hc said OF the
and tho Republican policy: I
eve acquired them in folly, let us dis
pose of them in wisdom. Almost cvery
man in the islands long for indepen-
dence and liberty. How long will it
be before another insurrection breaks
out9 Who can tell how many of our
youth 1t will lay away in country
how many dollars of
extra levy it will cost the people? How
much better would it be for us to re-
turn to the principles Of any American
party and make an end of our troubles.
Why not dispose of them to some
country that wants coloniesY Any dis
position of them is better than their
retention."
Boss Platt is growing thin. skinned
and ever sensitive in his old age. He
is whining like baby about charac-
ter sketch of himself, written by Will
liam Allan JVh;ta of Ropso, xrh> =;