The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-10-31
WASHINGTON NEW NOTES.

u oJo oh CHC ouDSluy Dill.
Secretary Hay cmphalically denies all
intention Of rcsigning and declares that
Secretary Gage must have been misquOtcd.
Perhaps he has, but some people who know
him say that he has frequent attacks of
cacethcs loqucndi.
In answer to repeated protests, the two
big steel companies that furnish all the
batt!c-ship armor for tho government
have promised positively soon to begin
to ship 500tons monthly, twice tho present
amount The works will be enlarged in
order to render this possible.
| The McLaurin movement to helm ON q
new lilywhitc republican organization in
thc South, IS not feared by the democratic
leaders. They say it will "dic borl,in".
and that the South will remain IoyaI and
steady, in 1904, to n true blue democratic
ticket.
| The Navy wants 1000 recruits in or
der to supply the thirty torpedo boat
deslfoyers now nearly completed and to
make up tho existing deficiencies in the
| crows OF ships now in commission. Tivo
thousand more will be needed within the
next three years to man vessels now
building. There il no lack of applicants
but the requirements arc SO severe that
fow aro enlisted.
In Maryland there are complaints Of gen.
cral apathy among the voters OF both par
tics, but 1t is promised that cX. Senator Cor
man, Will now actively take the field ut the
head OF the democratic column, and he has
already predicted a sweeping victory for
the party in November. The Senator is
one ot those wise men who never predicts
unless he knows.
Thus fur Mr.. Roosevelt is PRACTICAL
y an unknown quantity even among the
leaders Of the party that placed him s., c.
ond to Mr.. Mckinley at the last Rcpubli.
can national convention. 1t is expected,
howe vcr, that within tho coming two
mouths tho new President will DO com!
pollcd to declare himself on the Leading
lssuS OF the hour. Whether ho will prove
to DO moro subserviont than even Mr..
Hanna had hoped for is matter of in
tercstinS speculation 1T the present time.
The strong opposition that is being made
to the reelection OF Senator James *.
Jones, Chairman Of the National Demo
cratic Committee, in Arkansas, is giving
his friends great alarm EX-t;Ovrrn0r
Clark Is attacking the Senator on the stump
IN joint debates before the people, and the
campaign at present is said to wear u
doubtful aspect for the latter. Some of
| the strongest Congressman from the state
are among tho forces arraycd against the
| Senator's
The only obstacle in the way of tho
Pacific cable proposed to be laid by the
Pacific Cable Company without COST 90 ' to
the government, il the fuct that q Brit
ish cable company now holds exclusive
rights III Manila, granted it yo,rs ago by
Spain. 1t is fortunate for us that tho
| British gov0rnmont has declared thut
| monopoiicf granted by tho Boor govern
meats arc invalid, rs this leaves us FREQ
I" follow similar course in Manila
where British companies are Involved.
! The Virginia campaign is beginning to
attract attention among the nolitciuus at
the Capital The democrats arc handicap
| ped by having an unfinished Constitutional
Convention and an nchOatc suffrage plan
ON their hands. Col. j. Hampton IIoge
| the republican candidate for Governor. is
a bold eloquent campagncr and IS making
" hot and bitter fight against his former as.
s"rialcS OF democracy. Nevertheless the
democrats are confident of a complete VIC.
tory ut the polls, but realize they will have
10 fight for it without stint or sleep.
L is well understood in inner circles that
the President finds himself in !; serious
dilemma in regard to his recommendations
to Congress, concerning our relations with
Cuba. He appreciates thoroughly how
essential to Cuban good Will and to Cuban
prosperity is the admission to the United
States, free of duty, Of Cuban sugar On
the other hand, any such ommcndaton
would bring about his head Il swarm Of
indignant protests from the best sugar pro-
duccrs Of the North and West and from
the cane sugar producers of the South that
South in which he has strong hopes build
| ing up brand new "whitc mans" rcpubl-
can party. There the matter stands.
Two months yet intervene before Con-
grcss assemblies, but already prcsi;!cm:
Roosevelt has begun to shut himself in
with his thnkingcap on to prepare his
| message to the national legislature. The
message winch President Mckinley would
have written had been discounted by his re-
election so far rs its mo&t salient features
were prcdicnblc. President Rooscvchs
message will be another type of document.
The whole nation expects il TO bc rciui-
cnt of Rooscvcltism and will be on the uui-
vive for lis appearance After handling
| reciprocity, merchant marine and the
Philippine policy The President will have
unrestricted right Of way for new sl,ggcs-
tiona regarding the labor question, trusts,
civil service reform Southern disfrunchia-
| rmcnt, the lsthmian and pending Statehood
demands.
President Roosevelt has. started out by
establishing very cordial relations with the
democrats, especially those from the South
who are most prominent in National cgis
|
boasts OF being 'half.Southcrn" by rilh
AID that he has heretofore expressed cmiu
emily Just and friendly sentiments towards
the Southern people has given him warm
place III popular esteem i'm that section.
l'ul from these personal observations ii is
net /" hc hastily con cclurcd that he will
violently reverse the Republican policy of
regarding the solid South rs terra ingrata
, re may Tend some official help to any prom
! 'S'nE effort to break down democratic sup
/. 'th"cy IN certain Southern states; for in
v H,ahCr the Mclnurin movement in South
M""''hn' ' or the ncgro-dSfranchisc-
70 ,r"t W, urm"rrat'r faction in Alabama.
- rrcSld"m Roosevelt IS Il stolwort Rrnub.
~ m nrnn; itr is not al all likely to repeat the
". Tn,i;, TiM sut policy "f President Hayes in
!. Io"",n Ic'',nInl wl'h Southern situations, ,mugwump
" ' "''',"''als will find ns little favor with him
W. wisnr .l,'EwMhp republicans. Hence, the
80 frrn,, ''Vth'tS m,'ltS are not prcdicaling too
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