Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-08-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
frrom our Regular Correspondent,

WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular correspondent
Washington, D. c., Aug. A-Presi-
dent Roosevelt's plan for a non.par-
tisan financial bill has suffered a hu.
initiating defeat and its impractica-
bility has compelled it's abandonment.
There was to be political symposium.
dorman and Bailey we're to agree
amicably with Aldrich and Allison.
Tue democratic Donkey was to hob mob
with the Elephant. But the latest and
most authoritative news from Oyster
Bay and Providence, the home of Sena-
tor Aldrich, is to the effect that hope
of drafting a financial bill on which.
even the republican leaders OF both
houses can agree has been all but
abandoned and the President has been
forced TO give up the idea of making
any specific recommendations effect
ing financial legislation in bis message
to the Congress which will be called in
special session on November 8. The
failure is charged to the rapacity OF
Aldrich and the interest-it would be
ludicrous to say the State-he repres-
ents. Be that as it may, the republi-
can leaders of the Senate and the House
are even farther apart in their views
than they were when Congress adjourn
ed last March.
| Some of the shrewdest republican
politicians are beginning to believe
that there are breakers ahead for the
President because of his relations with
the labor unions. His advocacy OF
the cause of the laboring men at the
time of the anthracite coal strike en-
FILTERED the capitalistic classes in the
| East, while his recent stand against
discrimination between union and nom
| union labor in the government service
Is having It's effect with the labor
unions one of which the stationary en-
gineers, has pledged itself to oppose
Roosevelt's nomination in the conven-
|tion and his election if nominated. Re.
gardless of the ethics or justice OF the
Presidents position, his friends admit
that if organized labor once determines
on his defeat the republicans will bt
afraid to nominate him and they arr
doing all in their power to disabus'
the labor mind of the idea that th'
President is antagonistic to their in
terests. On the other band, the Op
position press is working to the oppo
site end and with no small show of sue
cess.
| Grave scandals effecting the allot
lment of the lands of the Indian Terri
tory to the Five Civilized tribes of n
dams have this week been brought t.
public notice. It has been shown tina
several members at the Dawes Com
mission, charged with the allotment
are stockholders in land companie
which are making enormous profits a
the expense of the Indians and it
disclosed that during President Mo
Kinley's administration Secretar
Hitchcock made representations to th
incompatibility of Tams Bixby, 18th
!, Chairman of the Commission). holdin
his position as such and at the sam
time using his knowledge and influent
as director of land Investment con
lpany. At that time, Bixby brough
! such strong political influence to bes
, that no action was taken on Mr.. Hitcl
cocks representations. 1t is ais
f shown that Secretary Hitchcock he
:, himself been peglectful Of the right
: of the Indians, In that he has omitte
/. certain precautions against fraud an
: that he has failed to pursue men char
? ed with swindling the wards Of the n,
ton to the last ditch. The Att0rne.
General is also involved in the scand'
as one of his district attorneys hi
y been charged with malfeasance /
: Secretary Hitchcock and Mr.. Knob h'
& taken no action in the premises.
o A scheme whereby General Leonar
q Wood will be defeated from attainin
p his ambition, that of becoming lie1
n tenant general, is being seriously di
e cussed by prominent members of Co
,. gress, both democratic and republican
!. It is proposed to enact law abolisl
y ing the grade of lieutenant general, tn
!. law to take effect when the last Civ
+ War veteran eligible to that office sha
q have retired, which would bring it
the date when Wood will become th
# ranking major general. The opposite
n to Wood is based on the fact tina
d within five years he has risen from tt
9 position of surgeon, with the rank
:. captain, to that Of brigadier genera
f although be has seen but thirty day
a war service, and under ordinary eli
+ cumstances be would have but til
r rank of a major today.
:, Death of Dr.. H. O. Snyder.
e The community of Lewisburg, v
Va. was much shocked on Frida
night last, the 21st, to learn that ID
Harry o. Snyder, eldest son of the la1