The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-06-28
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in a Sage
Manner Of Things in General
About Washington.
-Erom or corre.ronlen!..


Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has ac-
cvp;ed an mVtarion To head the party
OF distinguished Democratic speakers
who are TO be sent upon missionary
tour of the West aud Northwest 10y the
National Association If Democratic
clubs, similar to that sent ont 10y tine
same association four Year, ago, which
was so successful in arousing the inter
est of Democrats in club work, which
proved considerable factor in the
Democratic victory of g. The party
VIII leave Washington about August
18th, going via Buffalo, New York,
through The Great Lakes To Duluth,
MINI sofa, where the first meeting is
to be- held. The route from there will
be- through the DakOtus into Montana,
through The Yellowstone Park, Idaho
aud Washington. the schedule being
- arranged that the party can take
part in the annual meeting of the
Democratic Society of Washington.
They VIII then go through Oregon aud
Utah and continue a. far west as san
Francisco. The homeWard bound trip
will take in New Mexico, Nevada,
Colorado, Nebraska and Missouri The
party expects TO be on the road aoout
six weeks.
These missionary tours under the
auspices OF the association of Demo-
cratic clubs are not in the interest of
any individual, but solely of the party
Ia fact, the association of Democratic
clubs would find it impossible to boom
any individual, as 10y its constitution
1t My meets once in every four Years
ANA then always after the party has
made It's presidential nomination. 1t
boOms the party and not the man.
Secretary Carlisle goes on his vaca-
ton this week, and, as he Will spend it
as nelghbor of President Cleveland, it
Is possible that both Of them Will COM
blne a little business with their recrea.
ton. Assistant Secretary Hamlin will
act as Secretary of the Treasury during
secretary Carlisle's absence.
Those Democrats who have long had
desire To vote for Honorable William
Morrison, of Illinois, for president were
delighted with the news brought from
Illinois by ex-COngressman Formau.
Mr.. F0rnan thinks the State will be
certain to send solid Morrison delega-
ton to the National Convention,
and speaking of his chances, he said:
Colonel Morrison has e at natural
strength as a candidate. lie has force
ami courage and honesty, and is of
pure, shag-bark, hickory Democracy,
which was plentiful in the days of
Andrew jackson. 1t is not so COM
mon now, but when Discovered is lust
1I,4p
man too; his public career has not
made him rich. He has armies of
friends too, in Missouri, Arkansas,
Texas, Alabama--ln fact, all
through the South and West. Promi-
nent southern Democrats have declar-
ed that the candidate should be a
western man with war record. Col
onel Morrison just fills that bill. He
was born in Illinois, his war record is
good, and he stands for low tariff. -
The Washington jury that convicted
Captain Howgate OF robblng the gov
eminent would have been entitled to
much more credit had the verdict not
been accompanied by a recommended
Ton 10 the mercy OF the court. The
CUNT OF the man has never been ser
lously questioned by anybody, except
ing the twelve jurymen who al IA pre-
vlous trial acquitted him. Why then
should they ask mercy for him? 1t is
equivalent TO saying the evidence was
50 plain that we had TO convict him;
but, II was only government money
he stole, please don't be too hard on
him. Application for new tral has
been made, and when ii is refused, is it
Is almost certain To be, an appeal Will
be taken. The Court of Appeals Will
not sit again until fall Meanwhile
Howgate will have to 20 to jail
Silver bullion is now quoted at 678
an ounce, which is four cents higher
than 1t was one year ago and Treas
ury officials believe that it will 20
higher on account of the Chinese de-
mand for silver tOpay Japan the war
indemnity, which at the present price
Of silver Will require in the neighbor-
hood of Sl4S, 000, 000 of bullion. The de-
mand for silver to meet the general eX-
penses OF China aud Japan in The late
war is estimated to have already re-
duced the available stock of private
silver bullion in the United States to
considerably less than 100000 ounces.
The government has, OF course, a
much greater amount than that, but
the bullion owned by the government
Is not in the market aud is not likely
TO be, certainly not for some time to
come, as Congressional legislation
would have to be secured to sell 1t, if
such was the desire of the government.
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