The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-05-03
Correspondence Baltimore County Union.
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
A Beautiful City and the Time to Visit It
Debate on the Tariff Question
Presidential Outlook, &c.

A Beautiful City and the Time to Visit It
Debate on the Tariff Question
Presidential Outlook, &c.
WASHINGTON, d. c., April 2Sth, 1884.
Messrs. Editors This getty of Magnificent
Distances" has been common of late years, since
ex-Gov. Shepherd laid his hands upon it, to be
described as the most beautiful city on the CONT
nent, and many who have never seen Paris, are
wont to say in the world. Well, have never
seen the latter, and therefore am not able to in
stitute comparison between them. But 1 do
know that just at this time 1 have never seen
anything, either country, city or town, more beau
tiful than this, and that is saying great DEAL for
/ am great admirer of country scenery and beau
ty and love its freedom so that would be wont to
live there always, barring the desolation and mud
of winter. The wide streets and avenues here,
the public buildings, magnificent private resi-
dences, located mostly in the "west end" ample
public parks and grounds, and these latter now
in their zenith of beauty with multtudinous shade
trees just putting forth their green foliage, beau
tifu green sward and full-leafed shrubbery, and
with numerous flower plots scattered here and
there and the fountains that will shortly send up
jets of crystal water, all help make up the ex-
quisitey beautiful picture of the capital of the
nation. The thousands of ornamental trees that
it has been the custom of the authorities having
charge of the public grounds and reservations to
almost every street and avenue, have tended to
give to the city of late years the name of "Forest
City," yet that cannot detract from its name as
the getty of Magnificent Distances" for the "dis-
tances"-the length and width of its beautiful
streets and avenues-are just as magnificent as
they were before the trees were planted or the
streets themselves so beautifully and substantially
improved. Allow me to say to the readers of THE
UNION that if they desire to visit and see Wash
ington at its best this is the time to do So before
the summer sun makes the concrete, with which
the streets are generally paved, as hot as radia-
ting stoves.
Then adjoining Washington On the west is
Georgetown, now generally known "West
Washington" and but a short distance down the
beautiful and placid Potomac river is Alexandria,
with many notable mementoes and historical
monuments to interest the visitor, all of which
may be easily taken in with the visit to Washing
ton, as also Washington's tomb at Mount Vernon
the Arlington estate just the river, and the
opportunity to visit Congress while in session.
This latter sometimes may be considered a "beaI
garden" But since the tariff debate has been "on
it has been mighty tame, it seldom being that
more than q half dozen persons can be seen in the
galleries at time and little does one side OF
the House care what the other has to say on the
subject that when they essay to speak on it the
members of the other side invariably visit the
cloak to smoke and talk, or the restaurant
plume for something stronger than ever ex-
tracted from the tea plant. Yet every member OF
the House, both Democrat and Republican, thinks
it his duty to have something to say on the sub.
ject, though with many "leave to print" is sufh-
Gent and is substituted for delivering speech on
the floor. Therefore, when the sober constituents
of these not always over-sober statesmen read the
speeches that were supposed to move the House
and overwhelm every member thereof with atten-
ton and interest they must not really believe ii
was so. These speeches are only being delivered
or printed to spread broadcast over the country
to help the one party or the other in the coming
Presidential campaign to elect President That
they are OF perfect inulity for any other purpose
is we'll known to every Congressman delivering OF
hearing them for the uselessness of attempting to
pass tariff bill and having it become law at this
session of Congress all are aware of. Even if the
Morrison bill could be passed through the House
it could not be passed through the Senate, nor
would 1t receive the signature of the President
Hence the palpable useessness of attempting such
thing. But it is not intended that it should be
otherwise, for even if the Democrats thought il
would become law it is doubtful il they would
pass it any other tariff measure. 1t is only in
tended for "buncombe," and all the noise they are
making about it amounts to that. Yet it gives
something of an tissue" for the Democrats to &c
into the Presidential fight with, although it is con-
ceded now to be a very unfortunate and losing
one.
The Presidential nomination question still con-
tnues to be the subject of great interest here, and
10 other subject is much talked about. The first
question that is asked when persons meet, even il
they have met half dozen times before the same
day and many times asked the question, is,
"Who is going to be nominated at Chicago?" d
course the question does not refer to the Demo
cratic nomination, although that party will hold
its National convention there also-it only being
necessary for Mr. Tilden to say he will ''accept,
and promise afterwards to open his "barre" to re-
ceive that nomination-but to the Republican
nomination. Since the holding of the New York
State convention at Utica last week, there is no
doubt but that there has come great transforms
ton in the chances of some of the leading candi-
dates to receive the nomination, and especially
those of Mr.. Blaine whom his friends had claimed
to be far in the lead but whose chances it is &C.
knowledged that that convention greatly injured.
There are O number of other conventions yet to be
held that will have large influence in determin-
ing the complexion Of the National convention
and who the nominee will likely be. The follow
ing is what the New York Herald of Sunday say
on the subject and the figures it gives:
"There have been elected, so far, SIS of the $40
members of the Republican National convention.
Of these 300 for Arthur, 139 for Blaine, 40 for
Logan, As for Edmunds and % for Sherman
There yet remain to be elected 242 delegates. Of
these Texas will give Arthur 26 votes, Kentucky
will give him 20, North Carolina l6, New Hamp-
shire 6, Nevada 6, Rhode Island s, Florida S, Col
orado 6. From the other States whose delegations
are still incomplete he will get at least 10 of the
Is in Wisconsin, of the 10 from West Virginia,
2 of The from Minnesota, 2 of the 6 from Massa-
chusetts, of the "a from Iowa, with or II from
the other States. This will give Arthur 432 votes
and secure his nomination. The absurdity of the
story that the President will withdraw from the
canvass can thus be realized. He has done moth
ing to delegates, but his friends have been
quietly at work, without any boasting, and the
sentiment of the country has been in his favor
The Blaine men have done all the blowing and
have claimed everything, they did in this State
before the Utica convention. When they get to
Chicago they will be much surprised as they
were at Utica" ANON.
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