The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-05-15


by the Louisiana Purchase Exposi.
ton officials to the Washington
correspondents, at which our cor.
respondent was present, Mr.. Cleve
land made speech in strain en-
tirely new to him and which was
variously interpreted. Many pres
ent believed it was bid for news
paper popularity and commented
upon the fact that Mr.. Cleveland
failed to take advantage of what
was an suspicious opportunity to
DENY his desire for the Democratic
nomination. Others, however, re-
oarded Mr.. Cleveland's as merely
an appeal for friendship without
any political significance whatever
and pointed to the ex- Presidents
remarks on dedication day, which
were of more religious character
than any he had ever made before.
This contingent argued that Mr..
Cleveland was getting old, that he
desired to be at peace with all
men and to obliterate a certain an
tagonism which had long existed
between himself and certain mem
bers of the press. The older
Democratic correspondents were
all pleased, however, with the en-
thusiasm with which Mr.. Cleve-
land was greeted, maintaining that
it should be viewed from it's broad
side as an indication of growing
Democratic enthusiasm and was
far more partisan than personal.
1t appears that in his recently
published report General Miles
one subject with which
The large majority of army and
naval officers agree, viz, the ne
,essity of fortifying Manila har-
DOR. 1t is agreed that if the Span
ards had taken the precaution to
fortify this excellent
andlocked harbor and place
ew batteries with modern and ef-
ective guns, the history of Ad-
niral Dewey's attack upon the
spanish fleet might have been
cry different, view sustained
~ the Admiral himself, and it is
practically assured that Congress
will be strongly urged to provide
unds for the proper protection of {
Manila bay.
To the CONSERVATION and disgust
# the Administration, the Porto
Sica smuggling scandals will not
own. Mail advices of the situa- =
ion and sentiment in the island
re now beginning to arrive and
eveal an ugly feeling which has
OF been equaled since it was de-
ided that the Porto Ricans were
OF American citizens. 1t seems
nat Mr.. John S. Hord, chief of
le internal revenue bureau,
rdered the prosecution of Captain
'unlop, Robert Giles and Captain
letz in the absence of Treasurer
Vllloughby but, he alleges, by
[r. Willoughby's orders. When
Ir. Willoughby returned to San |
uan he made public an emphatic '
email of Mr.. Hord's allegation
nd the latter Immediately resign
l. His resignation was prompt
? accepted and the people are in
ignant beyond expression at what
ley regard as the forcing out of
4 official who performed his duty
ithout fear or favor, because he
9fused to be party to the favorit-
M of the American Administra-
on and nullifY the prosecution of r
Ulcers because of their rank and
lfuence. Another feature of the
Icident which has excited the bit y,
rest comment isa communication
ON Secretary Moody, in which
, intimated that San Juan was
kelly to lose the naval station it
proposed to establish there if
le prosecution of the smugglers 6
as persisted in. The strongest
election is made to the minimiz- =
g, by the members of the Cabi- :
It, of the extent of the smuggling,