Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-05-11

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the first that a little patience with thu
Cubans is all that is necessary. ant
that the acceptance of the Plat
amendment is only question of time
This weeks news from Havana al
tends to show that the Secretary has
the right idea of the situation. as the
members of the Constitutional con-
vention are rapidly getting into line
The overwhelming defeat of Cor
manlsm in the Baltimore municipal
election this week has opened ex-Sen-
ator Germans eyes to the fact that
the law he railroaded through the
Maryland legislature for the purpose
of disfranchising a sufficient number
of republican voters to elect legisla-
| ture that would send him back to the
| Senate is far from being the cock-sure
game he intended and expected it to
be. Republicans are much pleased
with the result of the Baltimore cleo
tion, because they believe that it indi-
Gates success for the campaign of ed
ucation they have begun among litter
ate republican voters of the State. The
colored voters are gladly availing
themselves of the opportunity afford
ed them to learn to read and write
well enough to comply with the new
ballot law of the State. while many
democrats who cannot read and write
are ashamed to acknowledge that facr
by seeking instruction.
General Macarthur has written a
letter to Adjutant General Gorbin, in
which he answers letters from thew.
c. T. u, of Columbus, Wis, and Mr.. j.
w. Carlisle, of Media. Pa. in regard
to the liquor traffic and the social evil
in the Philippines. He recommends
that the writer's of the letters or their
representatives be given free trans
portation to Manila, where they will
be afforded every opportunity to see
things as they are and learn how
badly mislead they have been as to the
facts. He further says: Il am con-
vinced that the city of Manila may to-
day challenge comparison as to its
moral and orderly condition with any
city of the United States. Take care
of the soldiers health is almost the |
first duty of the officers, and far from
pandering to his vices and encourag-
ing him in the dissipation every effort |
is made to maintain a true standard
of manhood in the young soldier and
return him to his country when his
service is over. citizen who will be
a credit to the hard school from which |
he has graduated Should a commit |
tee be sent to Manila, as recommend |
ed, they should also visit other ports !
on the Atlantic coast for purpose of |
comparison. Having done this, ! am !
certain that they will, on concluding |
their work, take home to their friends
a very different idea of the American |
army both as an army and as a CiviliZ-
ing agent, than they appear to have
obtained, nor do | doubt that they will |
concur with the wisdom of the tempor-
airy eXpedients resorted to to meet the !
conditions presented" Now it is up
to the critics. Let them go and find
out the facts for themselves and stop
dealing in prejudiced exaggerations.
Senator Hanna is inclined to treat
his latest boom for the republican
presidential nomination as merely a
bit of friendliness on the part of
Perry Heath Secretary of the Repub
lican National Committee, who started
it in an interview given in London and
at once cabled over here. His invari-
able reply to all attempts to interview
him on the subject is, 81 am not can
lidate for the Presidency" and he al
ways makes it laughingly. Others are
disposed to treat the InatteS more ser
ously, and not a few republicans en-
lorse Mr.. Heath's statement that Sen
ltor Hanna could easily be elected
President. But the politicians know
that it is entirely too early to begin to
boom any man for the nomination in
1904. Things move rapidly in this
country and many things can happen
N three years, and some of them are
likely to prove factors in the choice of
he next republican candidate for
President.
Mr.. A. w. Machen, superintendent
If the free delivery postal service, said
n the course of a very interesting con
yersation: The rural free delivery is
now an assured permanent and eX
1anding branch of a postal system,
which is so rapidly developing under
trained and skillful guidance that any
conclusion applicable thereto may be
considered within reason. The public
benefits occurring from the service are
many and ramified. Good roads are a
precedent to the establish
ment of a route. Creeks and streams