Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-04-01


lie was refused an investigation by
the Senate Committee. The admin
istratiOn proved more potent than
Senator Hanna. IL had no stomach
for an investigation that would
ruffie the feathers of its pet, Gen
eral Wood. Failing before the
Senate Rathbone took his case TO
the War Department and there
filed his specific charges. The
Secretary of War has simply indor-
sed on the back of them that they
are without foundation, that no
answer from General Wood is
necessary and that no action will
be taken in the matter. Rathbone
says he will now appeal to the
President and we all know what
he will get there. He will get
swift swat in the neck and be told
to get off the earth. The people
will all agree that that is IA good
way to hush up scandal, but not
a good way TO punish criminals.
No matter how guilty Rathbone
may he. and nearly every public
man here believes him TO be guilty
of all charges against him. there
undoubtedly are others equally
guilty and public men here are
unanimous in the opinion that they
should be shown up and not white
washed. | have personally seen
a letter from an army officer To
distinguished United States Sena-
tor making the same and even
worse charges against General
Wood than those made by Rath-
bone. In this letter the officer
said he was perfectly willing 10 go
on the stand and testify under oath
to all he charged provided he could
10 SO under the protection of
senatorial investigating committee
or a court OF inquiry. Where
there is so much smoke there
must be some fire and vet nothing
will be done To bring the facts
before the public. This man
against whom charges are made
will soon bc sent TO the Philippines
rs the high mogul of those islands.
and it Is even on the slate TO place
him at the head of the American
army upon the retirement of Gen
eral Miles by jumping him over
the heads of his seniors in rank.
There can be no cleaning of the
Augean stables until IA Democratic
administration takes the reinS of
government and then it will be
necessary for the people to wear
clothes pins on their noses.
Democratic harmony" dinners
are coming to be regarded as quite
the proper means of bringing
together the hitherto discordant
factions of the party, and uniting
them in an effort to present a solid
front to the political enemy in the
next campaign. The recent "har-
mOny' dinner at the Iroquois Club
in Chicago passed off well and was
the occasion of several good
speeches by men like Hon. Edward
Nj. Shepard, of New York, and
} Hon. David 4. DeArmond, of
Missouri, and an excellent letter
from Hon. William Randolph
Hearst, of New York. Another
such dinner is now being arranged
for by the Democratic Club of
Brooklyn, New York, and it is
said that the wine and the oratory
will be uncorked some time next
month. All the eminent leaders of
the party are expected to he there
and lend their presence in the inter
est of Harmony" in the party.
These leaders are not expected to
do any of the talking at this ban
quet. They are expected to do the
listening and the talking will be
done by the younger members of
the party from different sections
of the country and who are prom
inent in the councils of the party
, in their respective sections. They
are supposed to represent the SEN
timents of the party in the section
l from which they hail and those
: sentiments will be given to the
leaders of the party and those
: leaders are supposed to govern
t themselves accordingly. 1t is
t believed by some of the leaders of
D the party who still remain in Wash
: ington that these dinners will have
5 a good effect and that in the near
n futura n thorOnUh un1arSfap1inor