The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-30
Orr WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, March 26, ls9

WASHINGTON, March 26, 1874.
President Clev Gland probably never did
harder or more wearing weeks work than that
which has Just closed Last Monday Vice
Pfesiden Stevenson signed the Bland bill for
the coinage of the seisniorage and it was at
once placed in the hands Of the President
Since that time he has devoted his ent re time
to the bill, and, although no announcement
has been made to that effect, the opinion seems
to be gaining ground here that he Will veto
the bill. If he neither vetoes nor signs the
bill by Thuas lay of this week it will become
law without any action on the Presidents
part. The veto of the bill will be great dis
appointment to democrats from the s'uth and
west in Congress, but if it be vetoed no at
tempt will be made to poss it over the veto.
Secretary Gresham smashed some precedents
when he made public the new treaty with
China IN advance of the action of the Senate
upon il, but it was the sensible thing t. do,
even if garbled extracts from the treaty had
not leaked out and been printed in papers I'M
friendly towards the admiuistrat on. or
course Secretary Gresham would have PREFER
ed that the m liking public of this treaty should
have been deferred until it could have been
accompanied by the commercial treaty, to
which it was the stepping stone, which has
been negotiated and is now awaiting the ap-
rroval of the Chinese government. The PIE
sent treaty rel ties entirely to the rights Of the
~, -, Iiy,ir
ether, aud contains S,varal marked concess-
ions concerning the coming Of Chinese to
America. For that reason It Is obj .ctionabe
to some IF the Senator'S and Representatives
from the Pacific coast. but, in view of the ad
vantages to be gained by the commercial treaty,
to come later, it is not thought that the oppo-
siton will be strong enough to endanger the
ratification of this treaty, but the Senate may
decide, on account of the slipperyness of
Chinese diplomacy, to withhold ratti .ation un-
til it is known that the commercial treaty has
been approved by China.
Nothing is easier than to build up absurd
stories BY accepting wrong construction OF an
act as foundation upon which to build, and
nothing is apparently more enjoyable to those
Washington ,rresponients who furnish i'm
aginary matter for the sensational republican
press than t. put wrong construction upon
every act of President Cleveland's. A case in
point was the designation by the President of
Rear Admiral Walker for the command of the
Pacific Station Although it was officially
stated that Admiral Walker was given this
command because the administration had de-
cided to ext md an appropriation made in 1892,
by Congress, in fit ing up coal and naval
station at Pearl HArbor, Hawaii, the right to
do 50 having existed since the ratification of
the treaty of 1887, and he was thoroughly "a
miliar with the halbor and its surroundings.
but. putting wrong construction upon it,
these Corresponds nts built up stories showing
that the selection was mace because of an in
tention to interfere with the provisional gov
eminent OF Hawaii. These stories were not
only false and known ty their )ncoc:ers to be
false, but they were positive insult to the
President of tile Unit ID States, who had
months ago tolmell and off tally turned all
matters relating to the government Of Hawaii
yitiinats criticism is all right in It's proper
place, but lies aud Misrepresentation are al
ways cowardly and always contemplate no
matter who makes use OF them.
General Wade II lmp.on knows as well how
20 snub impariinence as any man in public
life. The other day he called on Senator
who has private secretary who is victim of
the impertinent habit. AS the General
after leaving the Senator was passing through
the room occupied by the privstc Secretary
that individual stopped him and said You
asked for a half minute and have stayed in
half an hour; you ought to get a medal,
'1oung man, replied General Hampton
without moments hesitation, ''you remind
me of what Mrs. Partington told Ike when he
was going } get medal s.What was thalo'
asked the smart A,eck with grin. s'sWell,
Ike, you deserve medal, for you are the most
meddlesome cIss l ever saw Good morning,
Mr.. Secretary"
Representative Bllnd, of Mo-, takes sensi-
BILE view of the Coxey army business, which is
being talked about in Washington, more be-
cause of the space given it by newspapers than
because anybody believes that it is actually
coming, He says: "The Coxey army has as
much right to come to Washington as the lob
bles who come in behalf Of protected and 9TH
er private interests. AS long as they pay their
own expenses and commit no depredat on
they have perfect right to come. But if they
violate law and become a mob of pillaeers
they should be suppressed.