The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-09-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

W ASHlNGION. u. u, ti'ltllii'tl ~.
President Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle both of whom know how to appreciate
a humorous situation, must enjoy the Wild
gucsscs of the newspaper men who are
trying to build political sensations upon
the very slender foundation of President
and Mrs. Cleveland having invited Sccre-
tarv and Mrs. Carlisle to spend a week at
GRAY Gables Surely it is difficult for
man possessed of ordinary common sense
to discover anything sensational i'll the
visit Mr. Cleveland probably thought that
Secretary Carlisle needed Il weeks rest
after the harrassin@ work he has done i'll
connection with getting the new tariff in
to running or Ter, and that he and Mrs.
Cleveland would enjoy the company Of
MI and Mrs. Carlisle. hence the invita-
ton. That the two gentlemen will discuss
political matters is perfectly natural, as a
Congressional campaign is on and every
body else is discussing the same thing; but
it is arrant nonsense to say that the visit
has been made because of any impending
natural that Senator Faulkner. chairman
of the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee should call upon Secretary Car
Isle before he left Washington, to give him
all the information in possession of the
committee concerning the present status OF
the campaign and the outlook for demo-
cratic success No man can be more deep
" interested in the campaign than Is MI.
Cleveland. Only Il man who drawsa salary
for doing so would pretend to find any
thing sensational in all this and no one
else is doing so.
Representative Taraney, of Missouri,
who has been renominatcd ana who is now
in Washington, reports his State as being
all right, and his own reelection he re-
CARDS as certain. Speaking of the camp
align generally in Missouri, he said | at
tended a democratic meeting last Tuesday
at Lexington, and | never saw a more
enthusiastic gathering in any previous
campaign. Reports from all over the State
indicate the same feeling everywhere. |
do not think there is a possibility of loos-
ing more than one democratic Congress
man. and even that is not certainty. l re-
fer to the St Louis district now represen
ted by O'Neill Situation there is very
much involted at present. No nomination
has been made yet by the democrats, and
it is difficult to make Il prophecy of the
outcome.
Before leaving Washington Secretary
Carlisle accepted the resignation of Super
vising Architect o Rourke, which was re-
quested early last week There are already
Il number of applicants for the vacancy,
but it is understood that no appointment
will be made until the architect office has
been completely rcorganized. Under the
REORGANIZATION all of the business relating
to the letting of contracts and kindred
matters will be looked after by the Secrc-
tary of the Treasury, leaving the architect
in charge of that portion of the business
only for which he is by his profession
especially fitted This will doubtless be Il
relief to the new architect, whoever he may
be. Wrangling with contractors has hithcr-
to occupied Il good portion of his time.
Secretary Herbert has gained a warm
spot in the hearts of the scientists by his
reorganization of the Naval observatory
placing it under the directions ola civilian,
instead of Naval officer. Secretary Her
bert s along service on the Naval committee
of the House had familiarized him with
the subject, which has been agitated for
years. His action has given general salts
faction and there is little doubt that it will
add largely to the usefulness of the observa-
tory
The party of distin guished democrats
who went from Washington to attendthe
State Convention of Democratic clubs at
Raleigh. n. c., brought back nothing but
good words for the condition and hospitali-
ty of North Carolina democracy. They
also brought the assurances Of those who
know that there was not the slightest dam
ger from the alleged combine between the
republicans and populists to control the
legislature and elect a republican and a
populist Senator The democratic mana gers
in the State are certain that the next legis-
lature will be democratic, regardless of any
combination that can possibly be made to
prevent it, and that North Carolina will
continue to be represented in the |. 5.
Senate by two good democrats.
Comptroller of the currency Eckeis,
who has just returned from an extended
western trip, says he found everywhere I'M
mstakable evidences of a general revival
of business, and he believes that this i'm
provement in business is goingto be an i'm
portant factor in the Congressional cleo
ton His idea is that the men who Wee
| quick to blame the democratic party for
| the bad times will be equally as quick to
credit the party with the return Of good
times and to keep it in power as a reward
| therefor