The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-02-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspondent.J


gun was fired by Mr.. Blaine when
he wrote to Chairman Jones of the
Republican National Com mittee, an
nouncing that his name would not be
presented to the Republican Nomi-
mating Convention. The gun was load
ed with dynamite shell. which ex-
ploded when the letter was publish
sd, and although it was week ago,
the reyerberation may still be heard
and the echoes will be heard for
months to come from all sections,
The first question asked was, what
will be the result of the letter? The
answer depended entirely on whom
you asked. If opposed to Blaine it
would be emphatically insisted that
the letter had completely removed
Mr.. Blaine from the field, but if you
asked a Blaine man, he would
promptly reply that the letter had
insured the nomination of Blaine by
reclamation, that his friends did not.
propose to allow him to have any say
whatever in the matter. They are
going right ahead to nominate and
elect him President, as a small COM
pensation for his accidental defeat In
1884.
So there you are. These two classes
represent the opinions of all Repub-
| tnly nh
But it is only fair to say that the pro-
portion of opponents to Blaine COM
pared with his supporters is only
about one to ten,
One direct result of the Blaine let
ter is to show how much really good
Presidential material the Republi.
can party contains. There are Alli-
son, Sherman, Sheridan, Cullom, In
gals, Edmunds. Hawley, Harrison,
Gresham, Hiscock, Eyarts, Frye,
and others yet. Is it not an impos-
Ing array of brains and ability ? Not
a man in the list that would not
make a good President. Compare
that showing with the Democratic
list. They have only two, Cleveland
and Hill, both from the same State.
The House has instructed the Com
mittee on Manufactures to report on
. Mr.. MilIikins resolution, directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to in
vestigate the sugar trust in New
York, on Friday next. A lively
fight is expected over this matter.
1t seems as if the average Demo-
cratic Congressman is always ready
to vote against any legislation that
is likely to improve the moral con-
ditiOn of the country. An instance
of this was given by the adverse re-
port made on the bill to prohibit the
circulation through the mails Of
newspapers containing lottery adyer.
lisements. by subcommittee of the
House Postoffice Committee, COM
posed of two Democrats and one Re.
F publican. The latter voted for fay
orable report on the bill.
Having passed the Senate, the
Blair Educational bill is now before
the House, where its fate Is envel-
oped in much doubt.
The Administration merry GO
round starts out tomorrow on
weeks hunt for Southern Cleveland
delegates to the Democratic Nomi-
mating Convention, The parry will
consist of the President and Mrs.
Cleveland, Secretary and Mrs. Whit
ney, Col, and Mrs. Lamont. The
special train is kindly donated by
the railroad, but owing to the alb
sence of the palace car with plate
glass sines, which was used on the
Western trip last fall, the loungers
around the way stations will not see
so much of the occupants as did their
Western fellow citizens. The en-
thusiasm which this trip is depended
upon to arouse, is expected to carry
Cleveland along with a rush until
enough delegates are secured to make
his nomination certain, an expecta-
ton that all good Republicans hope
will be realized. 1t would take away
half of the pleasure of defeating the
Democrats this year if Cleveland
should fail to get the nomination.
Saturday was given up by the Sem
ate Committee on the District of Col
umbia to hearing on the Platt bill
, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors in this District. There was
quite crowd present, mostly ladies.
and the hearing of the same old ar
guments on bothsides of the question
had grown somewhat monotonous
when the slender figure of DR.. Mary
Walker arose from back seat. With
silk hat in hand she made her way
through the crowd to the front of the
table around which the committee
sat, and asked for five minutes time.
She started out by saying she was
opposed to the bill. This created