The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-02-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 80, 1S9

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 80, 1897
President elect Cleveland has long ago
shown that he possesses the rare faculty of
being able to see and to do the right thing at
the right time and place. Therefore it was
not surprising that his telegram of coincidence
should have been among the first received by
the widow OF James G. Blaine, the American
statesman. Although differing widely in
many of their ideas there was one bond of
sympathy between them, one prominent trait
In the character of each of them that the 9TH
er could admire without forgetting their polt-
icaI differences, aud that was the intense A
mercanism, which was the keystone Of Mr..
Blaine's great popularity, and which makes
Grover Cleveland The most popular living a.
mercan, today. And therein lies lesson
that should not be lost upon men ambitious
of popularity and power. There never was
period in the history OF cur country when
sturdy, incorporating AN rican;sm was
more highly appreciated by the masses than it
is now.
Mr.. Blaine's funeral, " hich was held today
at the church of the Covenant was by request
| of his family made as simple as possible.
! The pail bearers were all intimate personal
friends of the deceased and the services at the
l church were confined to the reading Of the
Presbyterian burial ritual and prayer by the
/ pastor. With the exception Of an organ
| drge before and after the short service, played
| by Walter Damrosch, the husband Of Mr..
l Blainc's daughters, there was no music. Not
| one-tenth of the people who wanted to attend
| the funeral could get in church, and very
large crowd remained outside during the ser
| vices and afterwards followed the remains to
Oak Hill cemetery, where the internent was
| made, Mr.. Blaine having requested that he be
| buried there by the side of his son walker,
who died suddenly several years ago. There
| was much disappointment here because the
funeral was not public, and at the Capitol.
| Congress adjourned from Saturday to two
| O'Clock this afternoon to give Its members an
| opportunity to attend the funeral, and all OF
| the Government buildings were closed today.
Unless there is great change in the present
| opinion of the democratic Senators nothing
| short of cIothure rule, which the Senate re-
l fused to adopt when the Force Bill was under
| consideration, will enable the republicans to
| confirm the nomination of the republican sue
cessor to the late Justice Lamar, whom Mr..
| HarrisOa is said to be determined to Domi
| nate. The democratic Senators are unani-
nous in the belief that this vacancy should
be filled BY democr.t and they will not
| low vote to be taken on the nomination of
| republican unless compelled to do so by
| clothure rule.
The House committee on rules has set a :
l side FEBRUARY 9 and 10 for the consideration
] of the Andrews bill for the repeal of the
| Sherman Silver law. The general impression
| seems to be that vote will not be reached,
| although number of the friends Of the bill
| express confidence in its being passed.
| If Postmaster General Wannamaker holds
the reception to the employees Of his depart
ment which was to have been he'd at his res
idence tonight, the invitations to which were
I withdrawn on account of the death of MIR.
/ Blaine, he will retire from Office with the
I personal illwll of nine telthS of the white
/ employees of the department. The reason is
l not difficult to locate In sending out the
| invitations for the reception he IN. lnded all
/ of the negro laborers, watchmen, messengers,
! and scrub women on the department pay roll,
and the white clesss, particularly the females.
object to associating un terms of social equal
ity with the negroes.
Considerable interest is felt as to what pO-
| sition the administration viii. take on the Pc
| titon of the provisional Hawaia government
| for annexation to the United States. What
ever view Mr.. Harrison may take of the mat
ter it is hardly probable that any action will
be taken by the present Congress.
The House Ways and Means committee is
putting some hard work studying and digest
! ng the Treasury statement furnished by
Secretary Foster last week, and Senator Car
/ Isle has taken copy of 1t over to President
| elect Cleveland.
Senator Carey has given notice of two a.
| amendments to the House bill for the admis-
sion of New Mexico; one including Utah and
| oklahoma in accordance with decision of
The republican caucus, and another including
those two and Arizona. Unless tie plans OF
the republican caucus are changed it is very
doubtful whether any vote will be reached on
| this question at the present session.
The election of Representative Mitchell of
Il Hyiean rhp OH ir of f1,n
| cratic Congressional committee in the las
| campaign, to the Senate is gratifying to the
| democrats here, and they regard the promo
/ ton as deserved.