The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-01-01
FROM THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
From Our O,cn Correspondent.

Republican leaders who regard him as
an amateur in the game OF politics by
the shrewdness he is displaying in be-
half of his personal political future,
and disgusting them by the trouble
his lack Of tact and Judgment is piling
up for the Republican party. In get
ting Il. G. Payne into his Cabinet lie
got the benefit of the brains that or
ganized the two last Republican na-
tional campaigns. Hanna was the fig
urehead i'll those campaigns. but those
OH the inside know that collecting the
big campaign fund used in both was
the extent of Hanna's work and that
the brain which managed was that OF
Payne. The Republican leaders know
that with Payne managing Mr.. Roose
velt's campaign for the Presidential
nomination in 1904, it will be no easy
task to head it off. Another shrewd
move in his own behalf was made by
MIR. Roosevelt when he got Gov. Shaw,
or Iowa, to agree to succeed Secretary
Gage rs head of the Treasury Depart
ment, and it was probably suggestion
of Payne's. Not that Gov. Shaw's in
terest in two small banks in Iowa made
him such shining light in the finan-
cial armament, but because by getting
him into the Cabinet Mr. Roosevelt re-
moved q possible rival who might have
become dangerous, besides adding two
Senators to the number that can be
counted upon to stand by him in the
fight with the Senate for which he is
slowly but surely paving the way.
These things indicate shrewdness
that no one thought Mr. Roosevelt pos
'sessed.
Mr. Roosevelt's blunders in the
Schley case are likely to cost his party
dearly, and they are blunders which
might easily have been avoided by nintt
and would certainly have been avoided
by the late Mr.. Mckinley. HisactivitS
against Schley is all entirely uncalleil
for, and he will doubtless live long
enough to regret it. He could have
tacitly approved the unjust report of
the majority of the court of inquiry
without coming out openly against
Schley, as he has done, and allowing
the fact to become known that his Off
cial displeasure would be visited upon.
any official who dared to express their.
honest sentiments on the case, as Ad-!!
miral Dewey did; he might haye ignor-
ed the remarks of Gen. Miles, endorsing
what Dewey said, instead OF making
enemies of the thousands Of friends
and admirers of Gen. Miles by order
ing Secretary Root to publicly censuve
the commander of the army, las though
he were some young and foolish officer.
But he has chosen to ally himself with
the Clique which has hou1ied Schley
for years, and having the authority he
seems anxious to ont do them oil in
humiliating Schley and thoSe ,yho dare
to proclaim themselves hisifriends. It
has been semi officially announced that
neither Admiral Dewey Gqr Gen. Miles
will be sent to the coronation Of King
Edward. although it wa9 understood
before Mr. McKinley'e death that thesse
twe osfooTs, commanding respectively
the navy and the army, Iwo1!d repre-
tnde on the. Schley caea is the reason
they are to be deprived bf this honor.
And that isn't all. 1T is stat.d by
those In the confidence Qf the admins.
tratiOn that in order to make it all the
more hum1latlng to Admiral Dewey
and Gen. Miles, the men chosen to rep
resent the army and navy at the coro-
nation Will be Adjutaht General Cor.
bin. who has been a bitter enemy Of
Gen. Miles for years, and Rear Admiral
Crowninshield, who isiand has been for
years the leader of the clique that has
worked in every conceivable yyay to
undermine the reputation of Schley.
Mr. Roosevelt may not know that these
things are adding daily to the chances
for the election Of Democratic Presi-
dent, but the working leaders of his
party are not 80 ign0rant.
Gen. Miles viii lot be allowed to re-
main at the he'd of the army if ne
dares to challenge the right OF the
President to cenepre him for having
stood up and saidfa few words in de-
Tense of o friend and brave fellow
ofiicer-Rear Admiral Schley. That
was the ultimatnm Of the administra-
turned to Washington this week from
New York. Under the law the Presi-
dent has the authority to order Gen.
Miles placed on the retired list at any
time, and the threat to use chat au-
thority, which will strike most men as
q piece of cOwardice unworthy OF O
man who has himself worn the uniform
" al OliISCAS Wdo luftuo W luuZZlo NI6Q. |
Miles. In view of that threat it is not
strange that Gen. Miles should decline
to make any public statement at this
time. He desires chance to think |
and to consult with his friends, who
are numerous anG who willse that the |
matter is heard from again-perhaps
in Congress, and certainly in the next
national campaign.
There. is no more reason why Con-
gress should be represented at the |
the British Parliament should be rep
resented at the Inauguration of one Of |
our Presidents, but the oppor ttunity 10 /
spend lot Of public money for private |
cans as too good to be lost; hence the |
Republican scheme to have Congress |
provide for sending o committee Of |
twelve-six Senators and six Represen-
tahves-.to the coronation and paying
all their expenses. Democratic sup
mort Ia hainR sought for tha nchannn on, |