The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-12-08
CONGRESS MEETS.
Democrats ConsOied Win FIowers-Mr Nc
Com.s' Opinion OF the Message.

Democrats ConsoIed Win FIowers-Mr Nc
Com..s' Opinion of the Message.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Decent Der 3, 'SS
Congress assembled today to begin the
end OF the centennial session. the gal
leries were crowded with people who came
to see the assembling OF the partlsaus.
eager to witness the gloom and despair of
the one and the sprightlipess and exul-
tation of the other side. In both expec-
tations they were disappointed A
stranger in the galleries would have found
it difficult to believe that the right side of
the House held the representatives of a
thoroughly routed and defeated party
By strange irony of chance, the side of
the conquered was one vast. bed of roses
and chrysanthemums. Almost every
Democrat had received some flowers, and
the men who bad been defeated most
distinctly bad the most flowers. Tim
Campbell could hardly be seen behind an
enormous bed of roses, and Archie Bliss
desk was one mass of fragrant beauty.
On the Republican side, Governor ele ct
Hovey. of Indiana, smiled out bet ween the
sides of an enormous floral horse shoe, but
his were almost the only flowers. The
laurel wreath of victory and the fruits
thereof were evidently enough for the
Republicans. The defeated had all the
flowers. There was good hnmored chat
ting, and only very few members were
surly. Mr. r ed went about smiling and
fair as new May morn, and the gree ting
between him and Mr.. Mills was one as OF
long separated friends. Mr. Randall Was
in his seat, looking pale and worn. His hair
is very much whittier, but he looks as
though he were good for many more years
to come. MIR. Mills looks unconscientiously
we'll. Ot all men, he certainly ought to
look hungry and worn. On the contrary,
he looks fat and almost jolly. Mr.. Mills
and Mr. Randall met in an aisle. They
bowed To each very coldly. Neither
offered the other his hand, beside the for
NAL BOW. they exchanged no salutations.
But some of Mr.. Randall $ former friends
seem to have gone back to their old fealty,
aud he held a perfect reception of Demo
Gratis, who were all eager to press his
haul.
Messrs. Mckinley and Cannon were
almost suspiciously cordial, considering
that in few months they will be fighting
each other for the most important position
in the country, next to the presidency.
Everybody almost seemed to be in good
humor, and they all felt good natured
even while the message was being read.
The Maryland Democratic members
had but little to say on the Presidents
message. Privately they all were of the
opinion that if Mr.. Cleveland had treated
the tariff ques tiou last year as he treated
civil service reform to day, they would
not now be in the dark and gloomy hole
they are in. But, for publication, they
all said nice things OF the document
They praised it's broad scope, and the
complete mastery it showed of all the
country's foreign aud domestic affairs.
Indeed, the opinions they expressed were
beautiful sentiments, which did equal
credit to their flow OF language and their
LOYALTY to Mr.. Cleveland. But they were
not worth printing. Besides, only one of
them heard it.
Mr.. McComas gave no opinion of the
message at first, but, after carefully
reading it, he said:
"Three-fourths of the message obeys
the clause requiring the President from
time to time to give Congress Information
of the state of the Union Though
belated, much of this Information is
valuable. Ii is unfortunate that some of
the Presidents wiser suggestions were
not given one year ago to this Congress
when it began its work, instead of wait
ing until only ninety days of the life of
the F1ftieth Congress remain.
The one-fourth of the message most
emphasized is the first part. l was puz-
zled by it as listened. Was the Presl-
dent only confessing before the public
his ill humor over his defeat, or was he
trying, less than thirty days after the
people rendered their emphatic verdict
against his free trade theories. to persuade
them that the magnitude Of his defeat
was the measure of the ignorance and
blindness of the American people? Three
months after this century of Congress
began Washington, the farmer president.
sigued the first protective tariff.
Three months before that century
ends this President, in an ill humor,
abuses the farmers for defending a pro-
tective tariff which he says is their great
est grievance. Eighty-three thousand
for Harrison and the tariff in Kansas, the
state OF farmers, is IA significant common
tary upon this part OF the message. am
sorry, on account OF the business of the
retarding by one years dispute
over the tariff, that the President incites
the Democratic House to oppose all plans
for reduction of the revenue which do
not conform to his plan, which the people |
have just repudated. This Is unpatrio-
tic. The President thus unites the |
aud decentralization he de-
precates. But the Republican Senate |
will at once proceed to pass the Senate
Tariff bill, mindful that at the elections |
the people have declared for redu elton,
which will not injure our wage earnels
Or producers, and have declared against |
the President s. theory, Congress should
zeal only with the condition that con !
fronts US.
THE CONTEST FOR MR. CoMPToN's SEAT.
Mr.. r. Snowden Hill, of Upper MARI
Doro, Prince Georges County, vas in the
city to-day. Mr.. Hill is one of the attor-
news for Mr.. Sidney Mudd, and is busy
testimony in the Case of Mr.
Mudd, who will contest the election of
Mr.. Compton. Mr.. Hill says that the
case will be promptly brought up as sooD
Is the Fifty first Congress assem- bles, and
hat he looks for Mr.. Mudd's speedy vim
LEGATION and his being early seated. He
urther stated. that in all of the contests
o be brought before the new Congress
Ir. Mudd's would be the quicket and
EASIEST disposed of.