Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1886-05-13

rebuklng Lne tllnldlty-l Will HUI cay
cowardice or prejudice Of his predeces-
sor. Whatever else Mr.. Cleveland
may be, he is not a snob and he is not
coward" Mr.. Douglass further said
that he was a Republican, and would
do all he could to elect Republican
President in 1888; but he honored man
illness whenever he found it, and he
had found it in the present occupant OF
the White House.
The Presidents afternoon handshak-
ings are attended by hundreds on the
days appointed and every day the
White House is full of sight seers.-
The rooms are still in winter dress, the
annual house cleaning never COM
mencing until the season is far adj
vanced. The number of bridal couples
among the crowds who admire the fur
niture and draperies of the historic
apartments is very large and IRE main
ly stylish, well-to-do young people,
who are enjoying the sights here with
out the telltale red book carried by the
average sight seer.
The Senate's plan for patching up the
White House at an expense of $780,
600 meets with objections from differ.
ent directions. The Senate proposes
that south of the present structure
there shall be built duplicate house,
connected with it by corridor, and
that the new edifce shall be appropri-
ated exclusively by the family of the
President.
The first serious objection to this
novel scheme is that it practically de-
stroys forever the symmetry and indl-
vduality Of the ancienhmansion, which
after a life of more than half century,
has become as we'll known, probably,
as any public building in the world
With the proposed alteration the pres
ent beautiful southern front disappears
forever. Again, the new building
would completely cut off from the
present (then the official residence) the
lovely view to the south of the beauti-
full grounds, of the river and the hills
beyond it, Arlington, the monument,
and all the other striking objects of in
terest now so eagerly gazed at by the
visitors from the southern windows Of
the east room and the djacent apart
ments. The prospect to the south
from those apartments will henceforth
be limited to the entrance view Of a
"white' wall some thirty or more feet
distant, which would equally oppose a
complete barrier to the gra teful south.
ern breeze
During the week, for the first time
this session, the Senators have discuss
ed tariff and listened to speech on
prohibition although there was neither
temperance nor tariff measure be-
tore them. The tariff debate was
sprung in connection with steamship
subsidies. Senator Beck wanted free
ships if they carried the mail faster
| than American vessels. He contended
that there was no patriotism in trade.
/ Said he: "If General Lee were living
and kept store in Richmond, with
General Butler next door to him, al
though Butler was never a favorite
with the women of the South, if he
would sell calicoes one half a cent a
yard cheaper than General Lee, he
would ruin General Lees business in
less than six months"
The Senator from New Hampshire,
Mr.. Blair, who talked temperance to
the Senate, is best known through the
great Educational bill which he formu-
lated and introduced. In speaking on
his proposed constitutional amendment
prohibiting the manufacture or sale of
alcoholic liquors as beverages, he said,
whenever the general welfare was i'm
paired or threatened by an existing or
impending evil, it was the duty Of so.
ciety through the agency of the Gov
eminent to enact and enforce laws to
restrict or destroy that evil.
After a three weeks discussion of the
great River and Harbor bill, the House
voted SIS 100000 to patch up the wa.
ter ways of the country, and dozens Of
villages will rejoice to learn that the
creeks which meander past them are
going to be be improved so that the
local cabbage crop can so to market
quickly and easily. But the Capital Of
the Nation was ignored in the grand
dole. The Potomac Flats get nothing.
1t was agreed in the Senate, Friday.
that vote should be taken on the
nter-s state commerce bill today. An