The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our Regular Correspon dent,
WASHINGTON. May 80, 1913.

time of the presence Of the Govern
ment's royal guests in the city has
been replaced with the inevitable
result of dull period in Vanity
Fair. As most matter of-fact peo-
pie expected, there was no difficulty
as to the entertainment of the In
fanta Eulalie. Inspected from the
distance of a week or two all the ex
citement and worry that were mani
tested as to the courtisies to be
shown her take on a caddish tinge
that does not harmonic with red,
white and blue. The princess
proved to be a woman of sense as
well of culture, too well bred to in
sist on or desire any departure from
the customs of the country on her
account. To most representatives
of Europeon nobility the democratic
spirit of this country is regarded
with interest aid respect. When
we allow any fiutter of anxiety as to
whether we can properly entertain
a guest of any rank, and proceed to
an ostentation inspection of our
company manners" we cease to be
honestly republican.
1t is noticeable in government
circles that the condition of the
Treasury" has almost ceased to be
a topic of active conversation. The
"gold reserve" has been trenched
upon and has retrenched, retrench-
ed and been trenched upon again,
but the country is dead to the
agony. Clerks have quit leaving
their desks to stand in corridors
and discuss the gravity of the
"fnanclal situation" In the
Treasury Department there is but
little feeling of uneasiness. Talk
of "a midsummer session of Congress
to vaguely "relieve the financial
situation" is noticeably absent.
The vast and complex machinery of
the government appears to be run
ming along with a noiselessness due
to oil and ball-bearlngs. The only
thing that breaks into the steady
hum is the occasional PUNK of a
division chef head falling INTO the
waste-basket.
BY those best able to know of
what they speak, it is said that the
position of Hawaii will remain I'M
changed so far as any active inter-
ference by this government is con-
cerped. The provisional govern
ment' will remain so long as it is
able to maintain itself. If the peo-
pie become dissatisfied with the
provisional government and remove
it by quiet and legal means, moth
ing will be said or done upon this
edge of the Pacific. Mr.. Blount
is on the ground acting as sort of
balance wheel. Well-informed poll
ticians say that nothing in the ma
ture of annexation is contemplated
Ly the administration; that the
question of assuming protector
ate remains in obeyance until the
next meeting of Congress; and that
in his message to that body Mr..
Cleveland will take stroag protec-
torate ground. In the meantime
any encroachments by other powers
will be promptly resented.
Probably the most important
pension decision ever issued from
the office of the Secretary of the In
terror to the Commissioners of Pen
sions has just been made. tits be-
lieved that it Will reduce the pay
ment of pensions under the act of
June %, 1890, between SIS, 100000
and $40, 1000, 900. The decision in
wolves the repeal of an order passed
some months ago by ex-Assistant
Secretary Bussey, and return to
the language of the statue requiring
the disability, not Of service
origin" to be such as to prevent
the applicant from earning a sup
port by manual labor.
Politicians of true Republican
faith are pleased by the shrewdness
with which ex-senator Platt is man.
aging the Presidential boom of ex-
Vice President Morton. They re-
gard Mr.. Morton's nomination to
be governor of New York as fore
gone conclusion, think that there
is an excellent chance to win, and
say that Mr.. Morton's success in
the State contest will make him the
inevitable Republican nominee for
the Presidency IN 1896.
After careful examination of the
many models presented. the United
States army through its recognized
head has declared in favor of the
krag-Jorgensen magazine rifle, and
the manufacture OF the new arm
will probably soon be commenced
at Springfield Armory. It's some
thing of blow to our national
pride to be compelled to confess in
ventive inferiority. This unac-
countable discrepancy-for our in