The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-07-26
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ingtOn.
{ Communicated
WASHINGTON.

July --Hu. lJUl.
Members of the administration
are mum as clans about the Phil
ippines since the official an.
nouncement that the civil govern.
ment in four provinces has been
suspended and an active cam.
paign began against the Fill =
mos. They do not know what to
say about this renewal of the re
volt Just after they had assured
the people Of this country that
the flllplnOS were delighted with
the establishment Of civil gov
eminent, and that everything in
the island was hencetorth to he
lovely. In fact, the adminiStra.
ton was genuinely surprised at
the renewal OF fighting, as it
had really accepted the rosy Phil
lppine stories it had caused 10 be
circulated as true. Men who act
ually know the islands were not
surprised. They say it is ONLY
what may be expected as long as
we retain control Of the islands:
that II Is merely a repetition of
the experience of Spain during a
century past: that there will al
ways be opposition to American
authority, except in places where
the military force is too strong to
make 1t eXpedient to show it,
The anti SchIey gang in the
Navy Department overdid their
last attack on Admiral Schlev.
and they are now trembling for
fear of the result, as Schlev's
friends are up in arms and de
termined te have the thing fought
to a finish once for all. in Con
greSS. Mr.. Mckinley has also
had finger in the pie. 1t was
after a warm telegram from him
that Secretary Long declared his
ignorance of the abusive and
hlack@uard language toward AID
miral Schley in the third volume
of Maclay's history of the United
States Navy, written by clerk
IN the Brooklyn Navy Yard. and
announced that he had ordered
the volume stricken from the use
OF text books used at the Naval
Academy. But in his anxiety TO
stand by the gang. Mr. Long
showed his own prejudice against
Admiral Schley. even while ex-
pressing his belief in his bravery
and gallantry, 10y saying that he
had advised his being court-mar.
tailed for diSobediencc Of orders,
but Mr.. Mckinley has refused to
order a court martial, and a lot
more OF the rot that was put into
= circulation by the anti Schlev
gang at the time they were paw
Ing the way for an excuse to give
command Of the West Indian
squadron to Sampson. If Mr..
Mckinley was like some Presi,
dents who might be named. there
would he an immediate vacancy
III The cabinet. When Secretary
Long made the positive statment
that Schley should have been
court martialed, and followed it
by saying that the 0esldeut re
fused to order a court martial.
he went dangerously close to in.
Subordination and disreSpect to
the President
: There must be a doubt in the
mind Of the Postmaster General
as to the carrying out of his or
ders, for he enforcement of the
laws relating to second class mail.
} since he had the orders followed
p by letter to poStmaSterS from
, the Third Assistant Postmaster.
General, telling them that their
bondSmen would be held reSpon
5 Slble for any losses sustained hy
} the government through the i'm
proper admission to second class
: mail of any publications by them.
, This looks little like a prepare
) tory step towards shifting the re
Sponsibility from the Postoflice
Department, where it properly
, belongs, to the Postmaster.
T Representative William Allen,
of Ohio. more generally known
as 'FOld Bill" Allen, once gave a
definition Of Democracy on the
floor OF the House that is good
enough to be pasted in the hat of
every Democrat, and is as timely
as though it had been given only
yesterday, instead of years ago.
Said Mr.. Allen: democracy is
sentiment not to be appalled,.
corrupted or compromised: it
knows no baSeuesS; it covers be
fore no danger; it Expresses no
weakness. 1t is the sole conServ.
ator Of liberty. labor, and prop.
erty. 1t is the sentiment of
equal rights. cf equal obliua.