The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-11-15

SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
MIR. LOWNDES NOT \ CANDIDATE.

MIR Lowndcs states very positively IN our
Washington special to day that he will
not be a candidate for the Senate. The
people of Maryland, he says, elected him
Governor for certain well defined pur-
poses, and with the help of fair minded
people of the State he intends to carry
out our purposes. The Governor elect al
so declares that in his appointments to Of
fee merit will be the main qualification
He avows his intention to remove at once
those office holders who have used their
positions to advance their personal inter
ests and also to strengthen the power of
the ring. Mr.. Lowndes, of course, favors
new reassessment law, but he says he
will make no suggestions as to its provis-
ions, as the Legislature will frame the law
He approves of substantial changes in the
election law and expects that the Legsla-
ture will make such amendments as may
be necessary to secure honest elections
and fair expression of the will of the
people"
WILL. 1T BE MIR. CLEVELAND.
The New York Herald says "The re-
publican wave that swept over the country
from East to West last week confronts the
democratic managers with a new condi-
ton. 1t is an omen that next year will be
a republican year. and that if the demo-
Gratis hope to win at all they must settle
their differences among themselves and
agree upon their very best and strongest
man for the presidency. 1t will be no
tine for dark horses, and they cannot af-
ford to experiment with new or unknown
conditions. This vital consideration would
seem to make the denomination of Mr..
Cleveland inevitable if the democratic
leaders are able to read the signs of the
times and want to save the party from dis
astrous defeat Without Mr. Cleveland
| may win. 1t was his great popularity,
| firmness and wisdom that wrestled the
presidency from the republicans four years
ago, and had the democratic leaders heed
| ed his warnings and followed his counsel
there would not have been republican
tidal wave this year. His strength with
| the masses saved the party from defeat in
| 1892, and it is the only thing that can save
| it from defeat in 1896. Of course the re-
| publcans and ambitious democratic poll
ticians unfriendly to Mr. Cleveland may
| try to make the most of the third-term
spectre, but people have only to think in
| order to see that there is now nothing in
| that cry and that there is no possible dan
ger of C;esarism.'
REPU BLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
The New York World says: "The unex-
pected republican successes in the recent
| elections have had stimulating effect up
on the canvass for the presidential nomi-
nation Of that party. The hair-trigger
| prophets, like Mr.. Depew, are saying that
year. In the expressive vernacular of the
| lesser leaders, they feel that they can elect
yellow dog in 1896 If the convention
| were to be held now this cocksureness
would, no doubt, greatly influence the
nomination. 1t would probably, for eX
ample, brush Governor Morton aside.
New York having been carried three times
in succession by enormous maiorities, it
would be urged that candidate from this
State and particularly one past seventy
years of age, need not be considered. The
conservatism. character and excellent Of
fetal record of Governor Morton would
be more likely to receive consideration in
what was felt to be a close contest The
elimination of Ohio from the list of doubt
full States would have somewhat the same
effect upon Governor Mckinley's chances
except for the fact that he represents bet
| ter than anybody else the high tariff idea.
| If the republicans decide to make this the
| central principle of their canvass Mckin-
| ley would be the logical candidate
THE DEFENCE OF BALTIMORE.
The New York Sun says: General Craig
| hills recommendation that battery of
heavy guns should be planted at North
Point for the defence of Baltimore is one
of interest. The outer lire of protection,
both for that port and for Washington, is
at Hampton Roads, therein including Fort
Monroe and the entrance to Chesapeake
bay But there is a clear possibility of
forcing this line, so that it becomes desir-
able to provide defences nearer the impor-
tant cities on the Potamac and the
Patapsco. Powerful batteries are to be
placed at Fo Wa ;hington, about a dozen
1oJo IL MT Al ha
Maryland bank of the Potomac and like
provision at the mouth of the Patapsco
would secure protection for Baltimore.
Ten years ago the Fortiticatons Board
most requiring defencss. 1t proposed for
it five Pinch, five 10-inch and, and five
9-inch guns, with 16 12-inch mortars, and
reckoned the entire cost of the forts and
their armament, together with submarine
mines, at So, 1874, 900. Such an outlay should
be ample, because Baltimore can really be
protected in part not only by the outer line
of dcfences in the region of Cape Henry
and Cape Charles, but by distractions in
the Patapsco.
But North Point, as the Chief of Engi-
neers shoHs is the place for the defences
Immediately designed for the special pur
pose of protecting Baltimore; it was there
that the British landed when they marched
against the city in 1914"
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
EX-Congressman Sidney f. Mudd of
Charles county, is being vigorously back
ed by his friends for the speakership, and
IA large number of persons think he will be
the successful man But there are many
Baltimoreans who think that the city of
Baltimore, which has made the most as
tonishing political somersault, should be
remembered in the dist ribution of the
notable honors of the Legislature.
NJ Harry SayS tbat l.,