The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-06-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGToN. ID. c.. June L.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING Carlisle brought
news from Kentucky that was very graft
fyiny to President Cleveland and which
will doubtless add much to the president 5
enjoyment of his delayed vacation. Tn
less Secretary Carlisle is badly mistaken
the financial policy of the administration
will be endorsed by the Kentucky demo-
cratic state convention which will assem-
ole next week. 1t is well known that both
President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle
have been deeply interested in the tinan-
cial campaign which has been carried on
inside the democratic party of Kentucky
for some time, and it is perfectly natural
that they should both be pleased with
prospects of victory for the side they have
champloncd.
1t seems, as far as can be ascertaned.
that the fears which have been entertained
by some democrats, that the financial split
in the party in Kentucky would be perma-
nent, are groundless. Representative
Kendall of that State, who is at present
in Washin gton, and who is ii frees silver
democrat says on this subject: The silver
question is but one issue that is involved
in the party. Beyond that there are demo-
cratic principles to which the financial
question will be Subordnatrd. Although
the last election in Kentucky was a very
close one. feel confident that when the
State votes for president we will have one
of our old time maioritics. No difference
of opinion on Il single issue can prevent
the party holding together
Captain Howgat 5 second trial for en-
bcZZling money from the Government
while acting as d!sbursng officer of the
Weather Bureau will close early this week,
Il Il II 81
reaches an agreement another verdict of
mot guilty" will be found. This expec-
tation is not based altogether upon the
generally acknowledged difficulty of con
viction in Washington courts thieves who
steal from the Government. but largely
upon the manner in which the proSecu-
ton in both of lloWgatc : trials has been
conducted. The prosecuting att"rney-a
republican hold over. by the way-has
probably done the best he could, but it has
been clear from the first that he was out
claSsed by the lawyers employed by How
gate: and close observation Of MANY i'm
portant trials has convinced me that when
Il lawyer goes against another out of his
class about the same result can be expected
as from a race horse. prize fighter, or base
ball clui under similar circumstances.
The extension of the civil service rules
to employees of the Government Printing
Office. more than two thousand in number.
which has been officially announced by
President Cleveland. is of course. highly
pleasing to most of the employees of that
establishment: but there are lots fpcoplc
who have doubts about the satisfactory
working of the change.
Il wish" said democrat closely and
contidcntially connected with the admin
iStration, that every prominent democrat
was working rs cncrwctlCallv and unset
tshly for harmony in the democratic party
of his state rs Senator Hill is doing in New
York He knows that if the party is to
win the presidential election it must regain