The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1901-1903, 1902-06-22

Especial Washington letter.
Y t ia now whispered about that Pres
ident Roosevelt has relinqulshed
his determination to bounce Gen.
eral Nelson A. Miles by placing
him on the retired list. Where
fore? Because some observant per
senage connected with the administra
ton has had his ear to the ground and
has heard the roar of disapproval from
all over the country-thats why. AT
the Grant banquet in New York a dis
tinguished officer of both the civil and
Spanish wars told me that the enemies
Of Miles were making spectacular asses
of themselves; not that he loves Miles
for evidently he does not, but because
he knows public sentiment. He fur
Their added that If the president could
not get along with General Miles,
which he most probably could not, the
sensible thing was to have a free anG
frank talk with him, explaining to
him that he was tired of the chickering's
in military circles and proposed to end
them by placing the general not on the
retired list, which would be construed
by all the Miles crowd as an insult but
upon waiting orders. to which nobody
could reasonably object This is vet,
eran soldiers opinion. 1t ought to be
worth something l give it for
what it is worth. SO far Miles ha'
been helped by the rumpus.
Wisdom.
And so Captain Clark declines to ac
cept the position as envoy extraoI
binary to attend the coronation of Ed
ward VII. and to do the kotowing be.
fore his royal and imperial majesty!
level head has Captain Clark. His
standing, already extremely high in
the estimation of his country and OF
the world. will be increased by his
declination. Now, If General Wilson
and Hon. Whitelaw Reid would also
decline, everything would be lovely
and the goose would honk high But
will they do SO? General Wilson might,
for his whole distinguished career
shows that he does not care rap for
the trappings and ceremoEials of roy
atty. If he goes to London at all, it
will be to have lark and to recreate
himself, but with Hon. Whitelaw Reid
1t is somewhat different. He regards
the performance as a great functional
serious business-and perhaps would
feel affronted were the president to
undo the whole scheme, which has
been unfortunate and unpopular from
the beginning. OF course the editorial
postmasters have Endorsed the thing
as piece of wise craftsmanship. SO
they would enthusiastically indorse
Colonel Roosevelt if he tried to make
himself emperor; but, barring these
editorial pOstmasters and other pap
suckers, this extraordinary embassy to
the coronation has not been enthusiast
tically Endorsed anywhere
In QuaysyIVania.
In the language Of the late Professor
Squeers of Dotheboys Hall, Here is
richnessw And it is from the Philadel- |
phia Inquirer, which until quite recent |
ly has been a thick and thin Quay or
gan. 1t shows the utter demoraliza-
ton and rottenness Of Republicanism |
in Pennsylvania. The Inquirer is mad |
through and through. 1t says
The question before the Republican par
ty Of Pennsylvania today Is this
Are two Pittsburg mllionaires going to |
be allowed to dictate to Senator Quay
and through him to dominate and practi-
cally to own Pennsylvania?
Is Doodle to be permitted to buy this
state, for the Pittsburg millionaire COM
bine spells Doodle and nothing else
This millionaire Doodle combine is OPP
posed TO Elkin for governor Elkn is
honest. He is candidate of the people
The Pittsburg millionaire combine does
not understand an honest candidate. 1t
would have some person whom II could
control and yet 1t is so afraid of the peo-
pie that 1t does not dare to name it's rep
resentative. 1t prefers to wait until tho
last moment and then to foist upon the
Republican party some candidate, a pres
ent unknown. who could be relied upon to
carry out the millionaire combines or
ders
II Pennsylvania wishes such a candi-
date. all that 1t has to do is TO go to the
primaries yet to be held in the country
districts and vote for Doodle.
On the other hand, IL 1t wishes gov
ernor of the people, governor who is not
in touch with the millionaire combine OF
but who has the best interests
of the state at heart, then let its sturdy
Republican citizens in every county stand
by John p. EIkin.
Mr.. Elkin appeals to the people. not to
"boss'' dictation, and his nomination
would save Pennsylvania to the Repub-
lican party.
Since the pot called the kettle black
there has been nothing so excruciating
ly funny as to hear the Philadelphia
Inquirer preach political morality and
to hear it yell, Doodle and bossp' 1t
has for years supported the Philadei-
phia boodlers, the worst gang outside
the penitentiary, and has whooped 1t
up for Senator Matthew Stanley Quay,
who deems boss" an honorable title.
MuzzIed.
The best thing President Roosevelt
has done since he got into the White
House was the muzzling of General
Funston of Kansas, whose tongue ap-
peared to be tied in the middle and
loose at both ends. Funston's abuse of
the venerable and cherubic senior SEN
ator from Massachusetts, George Fris-
bic Hoar. seems to have been the straw
which broke the camePs back. Sena-