The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-04-27
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON,


President Cleveland was very much surprls-
ed when he learned, from a local paper, that
there were people ignorant enough t. suppose
it to be his duty to issue some sort of procla
nation in connection with the coming of Cox
ey,s so called army. Every person Of suffi-
cient intelligence to read the Constitution of
the United States should know that the Presi
dent has 10 more authority to Esue procl
nation conce Mig the coming of these men
into the District of Columbia than he had to
issue proclamation dealing with their start
ing from the State of Ohio, or their pass lge
through the States Of Pennsylvania, West Viz
ginia and Maryland The District of Column
bla has legally constituted government, just
as those states have, and until that govern
ment shall notify the President of its inability
to deal with the expected unwelcome visitors
the President has no authority t. take any &C
ton, even were he disposed to think any nee.
essary.
The Coxeyites will find when they arrive in
Washington that they are neither to be lion
lied nor made maltyrs of. As long as they
violate no law they will be It alone, just as
othervisitors are. If they viollte the law they
must expect no mercy tor they will get none.
They are coming unmasked and upon fools
errand. They will find the law standing be-
tween them and their program, so far as
marching up to the Capitol and holding
meeting upon the steps of that building is COLI
cerned. They will also find that Washinc,n',
and the surrounding country is might p 4
place for lot OF men to be stranded without
money Or plentiful supply of provisions. No
trouble is expected from the Coxeyites proper,
but from information received by the police it
is believed that they Will be joined when near
this city by urge number of criminals who
hope to profit by any trouble that may arise.
The authorities are fully prepared for them.
Another good republican is in trouble with
Uncle Sam, The aforesaid republican being
''shy" just S3,S41,0l, in his accounts. The
party referred 10 is Theodore Davenport, Of
Connecticut, who was discussing clerk of the
Post Office department under the last admin
istration. Mr. Davenport was removed last
year and a commit re appointed to go over his
accounts. His stealings were done through
overcharging the amount he paid out for SUI
plies or work done for the department. His
bondsmen, who are perfectly stl!ent, have
been notified to pay the amour. mentioned
above, so the government will lose nothing
Mr.. Davenport is also Iabl, to criminal prose-
cution but his exact Whereabouts is not at
present known. This is the second republ-
can defalcatlon in this Office within compar-
atively sholt period. The first one being
Cal lin burnside, who was one of the swels
of Washington for a long period. lie got
more than $4,000 and by sLrewd manage,
ment went to st. Elizabeth's hospital for e
insane, where he still is, instead of to The pen
itentiaIy.
Senator Gordon quite unexp ecte, sprung
the question with which the House committee
Oh Banking and Currency has been wIes ling
for a long time upon the Senate by the intro
duclion of a resolution instructns the com
mittee on Finance to report a bill repeal ne
the tax on state bank currency The rescl l.
ton was referred to the Finance committee, a
maj pity of which are believed to be oppo ed
to the repeal Of the tax.
The appointment Of eX Governor Jarvis TO
fill the unexpired term of the late Senator
Vance, was very well received he e, where
Senator Jarvis has many personal friends,
among the warmest of whom is President
Cleveland. The North Carolina delegation in
Congress have nothing but good words for the
new Senator.
The democratic patty at large will hear
some good news from the Senate in the near
future. More cannot be said without violating
confidence. but it can be stlted that it relates
to the harmonious passing of the tariff bill by
vote of every democratic Senator.
The Pennsylvania manufacturers who paid
out good money to send seven or eight hun
bred people, under the high sounding title of
Delegates from the National Workmen's Pro