The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1903-11-12
WASHINGTON LETTER
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT
Washington, D. C. Nov. 8. 100;

Democratic politicians here are
pleased with the result of the elections.
While the party did not succeed iu de-
feating Senator Hanna in Ohio, it had a
splendid victory in Maryland where
President Roosevelt's attitude on the
question formed the principal issue and
in New York City it prevented the re-
pubiicans, under the guise of Fushion-
lists from retaining control of the city.
McClellan's majority of oyer SO, 600 is
sure to bring the s'ate to the democrats
next fall, and Marylands repu diation
of the republican party and especially
of President Roosevelt has caused the
present Administration much alarm.
In the Senate, Gorman will have the
prestige of having administered a
severe defeat to the party in power, and
in the House, Hearst will recall the
fact that his papers succeeded in bring
ing the democats into line in New York
City. These men will be the cham
pions of the democratic cause and one
of them may possibly lead the party in
the campaign next fail Senator Cor
man will attack the negro policy of the
President and Representative Hearst
will show the laboring men how little
they have to expect from the republican
party. The "open shop controversy
is by no means settled III the eyes of the
labor leaders and they are very liable
to turn to Mr.. Hearst to lead their op-
position to the President Hanna will
come back to the Senate and it is be-
lieved by many that victory in Ohio will
lead him to believe that he is destined
for greater things. There is an ominous
unanimity i'll agreeing to Colonel Roose.
yelt's denomination and many politi-
clans, who seem to know, declare that
it is all on the surface. There is no
denying the fact that the President is
popular with certain sections of the
country, but the old party leaders would
welcome an opportunity to defeat him.
Senators Hanna Speoner and Cullom
and Secretary Hay have been men.
toned quietly in republicans circles as
available men and if opportunity pre-.
sents itself there will be sharp opposi
ton to the President at the next repub.
lican convention The republican
defeat in Maryland where the President
was an issue, may serve as pretext for
the opposition in his party. At all
events the loss of New York and Mary
land will weaken the present admin
stration.
Secretary Hitchcock has issued 8
statement regarding the land frauds il
the Interior Department, and it must
be conceded that it is a very skillfu
document in that it says practically
nothing on Il subject on which the pub
lie has a right to know all However
it is a marked improvement or Post.
master General Paynes hot air, stumI
speech comment on the postal frauds
He says in substance; nearly a yeal
ago strong indications of very serious
land frauds by spectators on the Paci
tic coast under the forest reserve lien
land act of June f. 1897, reached the
Department. An investigation was
started last January and the work is
now going on with great care and
with all possible expedition consistent
with thoroughness' The matter is to
be probed to the bottom regardless OF
the influential character Of some of the
men involved. Several hundred thous.
and acres are involved in the lille
gal transactions, but the reports have
been more or less exaggerated. 'At
the proper time a full statement will be
made covering the results of the entire
investigation. and the whole matter
will be given to the public; but fol
obvious reasons it is not deemed ex
pedient that detailed statement of the
facts should be given at the present
time"
Perhaps like tariff revision and fnan
cial legislation, this statement ought to
be postponed until after the presiden.
tial election The investigations have
taken ten months now and by
the time another investigation com
mission is formed million word
report handed in, and then read and
annotated by the President, another
twelve months may be consumed.
However there is the Secretarys autho.
rity for the statement that great frauds
exi ist and that influential men are in.
volved. Further more he declares that
anyone who says that there are more
than several hundred thousand acres OF
land involved, is exaggerating
Revolution is the arbter of all dis
putes in South American countries
Panama wants the canal built and
quickly the central governme nj
at Bogota saw fit to reject the cana
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