The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-06-27
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks in
General About Wash
ington.
W ASHINGTON,
(Communicated).
June %, 1902.

June %, 1902.
On the advice of Senator Hanna,
who is to aStute politician not to
appreciate the baneful effect on
his party of the continued sup
preston Of facts and figures by
the War Department, Secretary
Root has made public the cost of
the Philippine War up to the first
of May. BY the most conserya-
tive methods offguring which the
Secretary could command, the to-
tai now aggregates $40, 226. $50.
These figures, large as they are,
do not however, tell the whole
story. Mr.. Root, of course. makes
no mention Of the $50, 600, 900
originally paid to Spain nor has
he any way oftiguring that pOr-
ton of the cost which has been
incurred by the Navy Department
and which is not small. Last
May. however, the Secretary of
the Navy threw some light on the
situation by sending to Congress
a statement the total which ag
gregated, in round numbers, 500,
900. 600. 1t may, therefor, be
safely stated that the Philippine
Islands have cost this country,
up to date, 500, 100000 which
would mean, exclusive of the pur
chase price, an annual eXpendi-
ture Of $4,000, 900. So stipend
Gus are these figures that they
convey but little to the mind of
the average man. but when it is
calculated that the islands have
cost every man, woman and child
in the United States IS, or, to the
bread winner who has five months
to feed, S15, some conception Of
the expense Of being a world
power" can be arrived at.
1t is quite part of the irony of
fate that the republican party,
which INDUCED i'll so much gratui-
tOuS levity at the lack of harmony
in the Democratic ranks, at the
beginning of the Fifty seventh
Congress, should fluid itself, at
the close of the first session of
that Congress more hopelesSly di
vided than were ever the Demo-
Gratis. The message of President
Roosevelt urging the Republican
Senators to get together on his
policy of Cuban reciprocity accom-
pliShed nothing and the two con-
terences which have followed
have aServed no purpose but too
more clearly demonstrate to the
country the hopeless division of
the party. 1t is worthy of remark
that at neither meeting of the
Senators was there any suggestion
of promoting harmony by the
sacrifice of the trust and the
natural result was deadlock be-
tween the adherant, Of the Sugar
Trust and the Beet Sugar Trust,
respectively, from which, in the
words of Senator Hanna, "Our
party will suffer at the polls i'll
the coming election" While, at
the eleventh hour, Mr.. Hanna
came to the rescue OF the policy
of the administration, it has for
some time been an open secret at
the Capitol that, had the Senator
from Ohio thrown his influence,
as chairman of the National Com
mittee, into the balance and acOrk-
ed for reciprocity instead of in
dulging in much quite enjoyment
at the discontinue OF the PreSi-
dent, the result would have been
different. AS is, all hope of any
action looking TO the relief of
Cuba at the present session has
been abandoned.
On Thursday the Senate adopt
ed the Spooner substitute for the
Nicaraguan Canal Bill and, if
the Panama Canal Company have
been correct in their representa-.
tions Of their ability to furnish
clear title to their property, and
if the Colombian Government has
been sincere in its promises to
make the necessary concession to
the United States, the Isthmian
Canal will be built along the
Panama Colon Route. In view of
the extravagant rain Oh the treas
ury which has been perpetrated
by the present Congress, Senator
Fairbanks found it necessary to
attach to the bill an amendment
whereby the government is autho-
rized to issue interest bearing,
gold bonds to the amount of $3.50, i.
000,0 900 to defray the expense of
the construction of the canal.
The canal bill as passed is now in
the hands of the conferees of the
Senate and the House but it is ex-
pected that the House will finally
agree to the Spooner substitute.
The Senate has passed upon all
the appropriation bills with the
exception of the General Defici.
! ancv Pill and tho only maoSura of