The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-03-01
Correspondence Baltimore County On'on'
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
washington's Birth -Day-Howitw was Gel
ebrated-M Of the National
Democratic Committee
The Appropriation
BILLS Etc

Birth Day-HoWlt was ooA-
ebrated-Meetingo Of the Natlonal
Democratic Committee
The Appropriation
Bills, Etc.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 25th, 1904.
Messrs. Editors :--Washington's Dirth.u"y,
which was fair and pleasant, was appropriately
celebrated in this city by Prof. Widows, OF Cen
tennial fame, playing number OF pieces Vi o1'ne
music on the bells of the Metropolitan M. Il:
church. and by the firing of National salute oi
cannon in Judiciary Square at noon, as well as y
a narade of military companies in tho alternooh'
IT. was further celebrated by that patriotic pody'
known as the Democratic National Committee,
meeting at the Arlington Hotel to fix the time anu
Convention, to nominate candidates for President
and Vice. President of the United States. Chicago
was shortly agreed upon as the place (after hear
ing delegations in favor of various places which
desired the holding of the convention in their
midst), but when the committee came to consider
the time much hesitation and no small degree OF
nervousness was manifested by them, as shown by
the fact that almost every date from early in May
till late in August was suggested, and that even
after the oath of June was fixed upon it was
changed to the Sth day of July. Had this hesita-
ton been shown in regard to the place OF holding
the convention, it would easily have been attrbu-
ted to the conflicting interests of the various as
pirants for a nomination on the ticket, especially
for the first place, each considering some partlcu-
lar city for the convention to be held in as best
fayoring his chances. But reason for so much
indecision in regard to the time for holding the
convention can only be found in the study OF at
least two of the last National Conventions, held
by the Democracy, one in 1872 and the other In
1880. It was contended by members OF the party
then that if the election had been held couple OF
weeks after the convention in 1872, when Horace
Greeley was nominated, he would have been elect
ed, but before the election did take place his cam
paign SO weakened that his defeat was almost an
ignominy. The same was true with the Hancock
campaign in 1880, when he was nominated. The
campaign started off with hurrah, and almost
a..o-,r =AbAsH~khs+
it his patriotic duty to fill up with "benzine' and
| get drunk in honor of the occasion. But not
| many weeks passed by, the issues that were be-
| fore the country, and which the Democracy we're
constantly trying to avoid had been fully dis
cussed and the people had come to understand
\ them; the Indiana and Ohio elections in October
had been held, which were favorable to the Repub-
| licans, and the Democrats had really become des
| perate-but nothing could save the "superb" Han
cock from defeat, not even the Morey letter. He
| was bound to join his lamented friend, II. G.. So,
Messrs. Editors, while the Democratic party can
| nominate men-it matters butlittl whom, whether
renegade Republican right out of the front rank
of the party, or one of our "superb" Union gener
| als-for candidates, their principles and history
will not stand discussion before the people. Hence
their hesitancy in fixing the time for holding their
| convention 1t is believed that there is holder
| element in the Democratic party-which nomina-
ted Carlisle for Speaker of the House-which has
recently sprung up and now has considerable in
fuence in its councils, and is in favor of holder,
| more aggressive conduct than has characterized
the party for many years-ever since the war,
when it has simply been tagging behind the Re-
| publican party and treading in its footsteps. 1t
| is thought that it was this element that would
have preferred the convention being held at the
earliest possible date, and, as it were, taking the
lead in the campaign away from the Republican
party. Their issue would be of course "free trade
which they would be willing to have discussed be-
fore the people, believing that with thatissue and
by showing more courage than the party has in
the past, they would have at least as much show
for winning the next campaign as they have had
in those of the past, that have proved so disas-
trous to them. And there is no doubt but this is
true. However, it would be of but little comfort
to the rank and file of the party, who want the
Offices that would come of success, but never get
them. Such older heads as Randall, Tilden,
Bayard, Mcpherson, Pendleton, etc., know that
campaign cannot be won on "free trade" plat
form.
Still another week has gone by and yet none of
the regular appropriation bills have been reported
in the House. In fact Congress so far has literal
ly done nothing. The members of the House
themselves say that never before in the recollec
ton of any of them has the public business at this
time in the session been so far behind and so little
accomplished. Reasons therefor can only be sur
missed, and in the place of reliable reasons rumors
arise as various the persons who conceive them.
One rumor that is again coming to the surface
q rehash of what was stated in the carly part of
the sessions to the effect that Mr.. Randall is
holding back the appropriation bills in his COM
mittee until such time as Congressman Morrison's
tariff bill shall be reported from the Ways and
Means Committee, when he intends to combat the
latter with his appropriation bills, which have the
advantage that the chairman of the Appropria-
have frereuthce ovef any otncf prriS tnxrnay -De
in process of consideration. Of course the object
of such procedure would be to prevent the con-
sideration of the tariff bill, Mr.. Randall being OPP
posed to any agitation of the tariff subject at all
by the House ct this session. 1t is true that this
charge against Mr.. Randall has been denied by
Mr.. Townshend, of Illinois, member Of the COM
mittee, but still it has many believers, and will
amount to almost demonstrabe fact if the ap
preparation bills are held back much longer. 1t
is an interesting picture in Imagination to see
Messrs. Randall and Morrison sitting back in
theirrespective committee rooms wrathfully watch
ing each other the one afraid to move and the
other defiant and ready 70 pounce upon him if he
does move. But of such harmony is the Demo-
cratic party.
The Senate committee sitting here at the CAPT.
investigate the Danvile riot by means of eye
witnesses brought for the purpose, has brought
out some very interesting testimony. To say
nothing of the evidence given by the coiorcd wit
nesses in their characteristic way, other white
witnesses have given testimony that plainly proves
how the defenceless negroes were shot down in
the streets whlo running for their lives and pur-
sued by the whites. One of the most interesting
testimonies was that given by white judge of a
magistrates court, who witnessed the whole affair
and told how systematically the white people
arranged themselves in military order when the
- e. = q a., j~st &C though che accault
had been previously planned and they drilled for
the purpose. Hon. John S. Wise, Congressman,
was before the committee to-day and exhibited
circulars and other papers and speeches of the
Bourbons, showing how the latter were deter
mined to raise the issue as the only means of
carrying the election.
Also the ub-committee to investigate the Copiah
county, Miss, murders and bulldozing, is sitting
at New Orleans, and has already taken evidence |
enough to show how men are terrified whipped, |
scourged and murdered for voting the Republican |
ticket in that State.
Surely such party ought not succeed in electing |
a President of the United States Animated by |
the same spirit the editor of the Peoples Voice at
Reisterstown, is in favor of "ull free and fair"
an expression of public sentiment at the ballot
box, that he objects to the municipal election day
being changed in the capital city of Maryland,
for fear it will facilitate the eolored voters casting
their votes and endanger the supremacy Of the |
Democratic party in eye Ancient City, Spirit |
of justice, where art thou While he is in favor of
the widest latitude in some things" the "some
tnlngs must not, however, include "pretext that
gives the Republican party any latitude" In Vir-
ginia and Mississippi they shoot them!
Miss Blanche Yingling, daughter of the post
master at Reisterstowp, has been spending a
couple of weeks in this city, mostly at the house
OF your correspondent. She will return home this
week. s---al-. a NON