Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1904-02-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Frsm eur Rsgutlr Correspondsnt.A
Washington, Feb. 20, 1904.

Editor Pyess:-
Those who for some months past
have been using the name of the
late Senator Hanna to congure
with, as a weapon for the discom-
Torture OF possible defeat OF the
nomination of President Roosevelt
for the Presidency, now declare
that the Senator'S death was Sim
opportune," which is virtually q
confession of their intentions and
wishes. 1t is now known that
Senator Hanna was loyal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt, as he was 10 all OF
his friends, although he may have
adopted the wisdom of some OF the
PRESIDENTS policies, just as Senator
Hoar did not always agree with
President Mckinley. The death
of the great Ohio Senator, so wide
ly lamented, has hushed all op-
position to the President, at least
within his own party, and he has
little to apprehend from Demo
cratic opposition since that party
is all at sea for issues, rent by
many fssures, with no policy and
no candidate. Thus far, out OF
some forty delegates chosen for the
convention at Chicago, thirty-six
have been instructed to vote for
President Roosevelt. The sug-
gestion that Robert Tod Lincoln
may be a candidate for the Vice
Presidency is merely the afterglow
of admiration for the great Lin
coin. Nor is it at all likely that
any member of President Roose-
velt's cabinet will be put upon the
ticket, Notwithstanding it contains
such popular men as Hay and Taft.
The past week in Washington
has been given up to mourning,
with an almost complete cessation
of legislation and very little politi-
cal agitation. AS the day draws
near for the ratification of the Pan
anna treaty, it becomes evident
that it will command a very large
majority and cease at once to be Il
political issue. AS soon as the
legal machinery can be set in
motion preparations for beginning
work on the canal will be made.
Before men can be sent to the
Isthmus for hard labor in the
trenches it is but humane, and of
the highest economical importance
that their health should be pro-
tected and conserved. To this end
it is proposed to spend a million of
dollars to provide the city of Pan
anna with pure water; there must
be drainage system put in opera
tion; hospitals will have to be
built, and code of laws provided
for the government Of the canal
zone.
There is rumor that Count
Cassini, the Russian Ambassador,
may be recalled, the reason given
being that he has failed to estab-
lish such relations with the Ex-
ecutive as to secure cordial sym
pathy for Russia in connection
with the war in the East. At
present the Count has an attack OF
lumbago. He was unable to at
tend the funeral of Senator Hanna.
All the naval officers inWashing.
ton are pleased with the results
obtained by the use of torpedoes
on the part of the Japanese. "We
told you so, they exclaim with
one voice. They also maintain
that our warships should be kept
in commission all the time. The
General Staff Of the Army has
vetoed the proposal to promote Of,
licers below tho rank Of general by
selection" In his last message
to Congress the President was in
favor of such promotion, maintain.
ing that in this way only could the
best men be put in the most i'm.
portant places. But the Genera
Staff is of the opinion that such {
system would create too much dis
content among officers who are ii
line Of promotion.
Hal Reid's "At Cripple Creek" will