The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-06-20
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON.

Day" being more general In Wash
ington than it was ever before
known to be. This is especially
true in the residence section of the
city, nearly every house showing
the stars and stripes. II the sons
of the American Revolution and
kindred organizations had never
done anything else their work in
encouraging the people to love and
revere our flag would entitle them
to the everlasting thanks of every
patriot. The man who truly loves
his country's flag will never be
lacking in patriotism at time of
need, and it would be verse than
folly to imagine that time of need
will never come again.
The two meetings of the cabinet
held this week, which were prob
ably the last that will he held for
several months, were largely de-
voted to discussion of politics.
Mr.. Cleveland is thoroughly alarm
ed at the silver revolt in III demo-
cratic party, although hi, friend to
pretend to make light of it and to
think that it is already losing
ground. A considerable part of
these discussions were devoted to
the situation in Ohio. 1t is now
clear that Mr.. Cleveland selected
Judge Harmon to be Attorney Gen.
eral with a special view to its effect
upon the Ohio democrats, aad that
he actually INDUCES the hope that
the state will go democratic this
year. Attorney General Harmon
is a friend of ex-Gov. Campbell,
whom Mr.. Cleveland wishes to ac-
cept the democratic nomination for
Gov. this year, and when he re-
turns to Ohio to straighten out his
private business he will carry GER
tain confidential messages to Mr..
Campbell, calculated to start the
Presidential bee to buzzing around
his head.
Frankness is a virtue which
sometimes tells more than is in
tended. For instance, Represen-
tatlve Wilson, of South Carolina,
who is now in Washington, in dis
cussing the reversal OF Judge Gotf's
decision concerning the s. G. re-
gistration law, said: There is great
need of a new constitution in place
of the one fastened on us by carpet
baggers in reconstruction days. II
is DIT sirable to restrict the right OF
voting in some way, so as to pre-
vent its exercise by the Ignorant
and poverty stricken classes.
Verify, it is difficult to account
for some of the acts of democratic
officials. While patriotic Mary
landers are asking contributions
for the erection of a monument &c
the memory of Francis Scott Key
the auther of "Star Spangled Ban
ner," commissioner of pensions
Lochren dismisses Miss Elizabet n
Key, a granddaughter of Francis
Scott Key, and the sole support O
a blind mother, from petty clerk.
ship in the pension Bureau, ant
this too, Notwithstanding Miss
Keys good record AS an efficien
clerk during the fourteen years she
has been in the bureau. unless the
the effort to get Miss Key reinstat
ed, which is now being made, shall
succeed, her case will prove the
truth of the adage "Republics are
ungrateful," and should stand as al
everlasting disgrace to the demo
cratic administration which al
; lowed Miss Key to be dismissed by
Commissioners Lochren.
Moro or less amusement was fell
: among the knowing ones ir
Washington when that interview
with ex-Secretary Whitney, ir
which he said he was not candi
date for the democratic Presiden
: tial nomination, was published
No one expected Mr.. Whitney t.
avow himself candidate for tina
nomination more than a year be
fore the nominating convention
meets. He is too smart for that
He is known to be very rich man
and if he announced himself to bt
: a candidate now, he would eithe
have to allow himself to be victim
l. lied by the army of impecuneou
democratic strikers in every stat,
in the Union or make enemies b,
refusing to put up money for then
that would make his nomination
> impossible. Whitney will bea
. Watching. He can control large
J corruption fund than any man VIII
has any chance of the democratic
nomination, and if he wants tina
. nomination he will get it. But
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