The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-10-18
WASHINGTON.
from our Regular Correspondent.

President Cleveland will make
short stay in Washington, as he is due
at the Atlanta Exposition next week.
When he returns from Atlanta he will
settle down to the winters work, and
he will find plenty of it on hand. In
addition to other important work
which he must take up, he will have
only little more than month with
in which to write his annual message
to Congress, and it will probably be
one of the most difficult messages he
has ever had to write. The message,
although addressed to Congress, will
really be written to the country, as
nobody knows any better than the
President that nothing short of over.
whelming public sentiment will be
sufficient to make the republican
Congress accept his recommendations
as to leglslations, however wise they
may be.
Wien man makes a gigantic ass
Of himself the best thing he can do is
to keep quiet about it. Some men
don't know enough to do this One
Of them is Lord Sackville West, who
was British Minister to the United
States until given his passport, in
1888, By Secretary Bayard, who acted
under the instructions of President
Cleveland, for having allowed himself
to be trapped into writing letter to
be used as a republican campaign
document. That Sackville should be
sore is natural. But in raking up the
whole business in pamphlet publish
ed for. distribution among his friends
he has not vindicated himself he
has only confirmed the previously held
opinion ot him, and shown that the
years which have passed since his
humiliating departure from America
have added nothing to his discretion.
The dime museum manager who Of
fered him an engagement then would
be glad to give him double the money
now and as freak he would unques-
tionably draw well.
Hon. Amos Cummings, able news
paper man, Tammany Democrat, and
all around good fellow, spent day in
Washington this week. Everybody in
Washington will be glad when Amos
comes back to Congress, and, judg-
ing from what he says, there is little
doubt of his coming. This is the way
he puts it: My nomination for Con
gress tofill the vacancy in one of the
New York districts is, of course, a
subject Of satisfaction to me. l feel
eomplimented, and, further, l feel
confident Of being elected. There
seems to be no doubt of democratic
success in the city of New York /;
Roosevelt has made sure of that. 1t
now looks as if the democracy would
carry the district in which l run, as
well as the city of New York, by a
fair majority"
Kentrckians who come to Washing
ton all talk one way about the result
of the present campaign. Mr.. w. N.
Cox, OF Louisville, says: g 1t takes
no prophet to tell what the result will
be. Hardin will be elected governor
by $4,000 majority, and this is con
servative estimate. Senator Black
burn is as good as re. elected to sue.
ceed himself. He is still making
speeches, but he might as well put a
stop to his oratory, for enough votes
to elect him have already been Sc
cured"
Perhaps st is merely coincidence,
but all the same it is worthy OF more
than passing notice that the arrival
of the new Hawaiian minister. Mr..
Castle, in Washington was vesy close
ly followed by a sensational story
about the alleged designs which Japan
has upon Hawaii, and the fears of the
present Hawaiian governmept that
those designs will be realized and the
islands be gobbled up by Japan. Last
year it was England that was frighten-
ing the government of Hawaii. There
is just about as much danger from
Japan now as tfeze was from England
last ysar. Doubtless either or both
countries would be glad to have the
islands, but in view of the very posi-
tive declaration Of Congress, that 40
foreign interference with Hawaii
would be tolerated by the United
States, it is nor probable that either
of them has seriously entertained any
designs upon the islands. If, as many
believe, these stories are set afoat by
those in the employ OF the present
Hawaiian government for the purpose
OF influencing public sentiment in this
country President Dole and his ad.
visers are being misled.
Secretary Carlisle left Washington
to day for Boston, where he will de-
liver financial address before the
Reform Club Saturday night.
Senator Gorman's charge that the
republican candidates for governor of
Maryland was named for that position
by the B. & 0. railroad is the politi.