The Washington times., 1901-07-02
POLITICAL COMMENT.

[ i+N'~i-s e+iiNa NAAS navy department 5 SbU.
$50, 105-an increase of S62, 600. 600 over the
expenditures of these two fighting depart
ments for the preceding fiscal year. an
increase of Sl21. 600 900 over the expendi-
| lures for the last fiscal year before the
Spanish war and the colonial fever. But
| times are flush, our exports have passed
! the billion-and-a-hal mark and are dou-
| Die the value of our imports Europe is
/ actually scared at our prosperity-and
| why make a fuss over a paltry Sl2f. .O0O. .0O0
more or less spent for glory? New
! York World.
| owners of tax stamps, for which from
! today on they will have no further use.
! are in the dilemma of persons who have
| paid to the Government money to which
it is not entitled yet which it refuses to
refund. Practically this is what the reg
ulations for the redemption of the stamps
| come to. The Government will not re-
| deem them in amounts less than 81. 1t
is rather small potato business for a
| great Government to be engaged in. A
method of redemption might easily have
been devised that would nave secured
the Treasury against fraud without the
necessity of subjecting the public to loss.
Philadelphia Record.
Mr.. Mckinley has more than ever prov
ed himself to be deserving of the con-
fidence of his cOuntrymen, and yet here
we have General Sickles saying that he
believes the Grand Army men are ready
to vote for the man whom he compared
to mad dog out of resentment at the
fact that the official to whose fidelity
and competency Sickles himself is wit
ness has not been removed. The worst
enemy of the Grand Army organization
could have said nothing worse of it than
this.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Republican sentiment in Ohio gives a
gasp at the lurking thought of the cleo
trical storm that would occur If Mr.
Foraker and Mr.. Hanna should each dis
cover Presidential bee in his bonnet at
the same time.-Pittsburg Dispatch
The President will probably not take
hand in the Quay business. but he is
undoubtedly willing that his Postmaster
General should.-Boston Transcript.
Thirteen American millionaires are
bound home on the same steamship. 1t
remains to be seen whether the bad luck
will hit the millionaires strike the rest
of their fellow citizens after they land and
begin their operations. - Philadelphia
Times.
There does not seem to be much pros
pect of an early solution of the Canadian
problems, notwithstanding the unrest in
Canada and the agitation in New Eng
land. The business men of that section
may favor reciprocity. but they do not
send to Congress men who take serious
An Ohio man is now engaged in present
ing reasons why that State should name
the successor TO Pension Commissioner
Evans. But no good reason has been given
why there should be a successor TO Mr..
Evans.-BuftaIo Express.
Jean de Bloch. the Russian Councillor of
State, declares in a paper that the Trans
vaal war has proved that military science
as practiced today is absurd. If the South
ern Confederacy had had smokeless pow
der, Mauser rifles, and Maxim cannon it
would be either independent or still fight
ing. like the Beers But this is in the
subjunctiye mood.-Augusta (Ga) Chron-
icle.
There may be no danger from imperial
ism. but ex-Secretary Foster thinks that
Hanna is pretty good imitation of an
emperor.-lndianapolis News.
The Equity Court of the District of Co
lumbia has decided that Admiral Dewey
and Rear Admiral Sampson and the men
who were under them are entitled to one
half of the value of all vessels sunk in
the battle of Manila Bay and Santiago
Bay. and subsequently raised, and of
guns. munitions of war, and other prop
erty taken from the vessels. This added
to the prize money already paid them.
and the salaries which they regularly
draw for services rendered their Govern
ment. may keep them in pin money until
the next link in the endless chain syS-
tenn of navy rewards is discovered. Bah,
Tommy Atkins. you're wasting your
time It's the "JackieS'' that make the
money.-BostOu Herald.
In spite of the illiteracy and inexperience
of the Cubans they may yet surprise the
gloomy prophets by making more satis-
factory trial of self-government than is
expected. In any case the United States
now can afford to watch the experiment
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There is considerable warm feeling over
the fact that Admiral SIMPSONS head is
to go on the Santiago medal. Sampson,
II will be remembered, was conspicuous
by his absence during the interesting
event that this medal cOmmemOrates.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
II Senator Hanna can organize a
machine in a few more States which will
do his bidding as unquestionably as does
the Ohio machine he can either be the
Republican nominee for President in 1904
or select the gentleman upon whom the
honor shall fall.-Peoria Transcript.
General Grosvenor now comes forward !
to say that much of what he put forth on |
the third term question was in the way |
of irony 1t is an encoura ging sign when |
a man like GrosVenOr recognizes that he |
has made fool Of himself.-Rochester |
Herald.
There are significant signs that the |
Republican party is being divided by dis |
cord. That party Is likely to be seriously |
disrupted in Congress next winter over |
the tariff question and who shall say that |
that party, which arrogates to itself all |
the virtues and is insolent in its aSsump- /
ton of unparalleled powers, may not go |
to pieces before 1904 through internecine /
Telegram.
Pennsylvania gives important offices to
men whom the corner grocer would not |
trust to unpack mackerel. The lower
mans place in the esteem of his neigh
Dors the higher his political statiOn.-Phil-
adelphia Record
The Republicans in Ohio ought to be
careful and not bear too heavily on the
Observation-Disclosures issue. 1t might in
.erfere with the Presidents plan of build
ing up a white Republican party IN the
South. Indianapolis News
An international Salt Trust as the next
hing on the programme will dispose the
common people to gratitude that no one
las yet got up scheme to monopolize
he air.-Pittsburg Despatch.
The item is going the rounds that Mr..
Bryan is worth $4,000. Well, what Of it?
We hope he is and more. 1t is safe
,uess that If he is worth that amount he
las come by it Observation-Disclosures
News.
Is General Gomez going to visit at the
White House for the purpose of getting
,ojpters for future use on How to Be
|. Popular President? Herald.
And now Messrs. Hanna and Foraker
oil Ion, |