The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-25
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspond ent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.

WASHINGTON, Oct. y, 1895

WASHINGTON, Oct. p, 1895
On to Atlanta The distinguished
party, including the President, his en-
tire cabinet and most of the ladies of
the cabinet families, which left here
tonight on special train for Atlanta,
carried no banners, brass bands or
other implements of war, hut their ar
rival will he hailed with more delight
10y the citizens of Georgia's metropolis
than was another party which visited
the same city something like thirty
one yebrs ago, amid the roar of cam
mons, the rafting of drums, the blare
of trumpets and the waving of flags.
Mrs. Cleveland did not 90. She was
too good mother to leave the baby,
and it was deemed injudicious for SO
young Miss TO make such long rail-
road journey.
Secretary OIney had long confer
ence to-day with the wife of Ex-Consul
Waller, who was sentenced tdtwenty
years in prison by a French court-mar-
tial for his alleged interference with
French military operations in NADIA
gascar. Mrs. Waller, who only reach
ed Washington this morning, from
Madagascar, via France, told the Sec
rotary the whole story from her side.
After the interview she expressed her
self as perfectly satisfied that the adj
ministratlou was doing, and would
continue to do everything that it could
properly do for the relief of her hus-
band.
1t is really amusing to hear the fears
expressed by some of the Republican
Senators, that they will be compelled
when Congress meets to reorganize the
Senate, aud take charge of the COM
mittees, thus becoming responsible for
legislation without the majority to pass
it. Pray, who is going To compel them
to assume such responsibility? Surely
not the Democrats who are probably
willing, although not anxious, to allow
things to remain as they are; nor the
Populists. unless they can make "a deal
for their own benefit If there is any
compelling it will be done by Republic
cans.
III order to keep the fine gun-making
plant at the Washington Navy Yard
in operation, it has been decided to
make the three-inch field guns, which
are needed for the Navy there. About
one hundred of these guns will he
made. The Navy Department had au-
thority to have them made by con-
tract, but when the bids were received
1t was found that they could be made
by the government just as cheap or
cheaper, and the keeping together of
the skilled force of mechanics which
are employed in the Government gun
shop turned the scales in favor of hav-
ing the work done there.
While | do not know that Senator
Sherman has chosen this time for the
publication of his recolectons during
forty years in office, with the special
idea OF lnjuriag one Benjamin Harri-
son, there are reasons which squint
that way. For instance. Mr. Sherman
charges in his book, without any ifs,
ands, or butts, that Mr.. Harrison's nom
inatlon for the Presidency in 1855 was
brought about by a corrupt bargain
with one man who controlled the New
York delegation. Although no names
are used, it is perfectly understood
that Mr.. Sherman refers to the prom
Use made by Steve Ekins, now a men,
Der OF the Senate from West Virginia,
on behalf of Mr.. Harrison, to Boss
Tom Platt, who was the man in con-
troll of the New York delegation, that
if Harrison was nominated and elected,
he (PlatU should be Secretary of the
Treasury. The breaking of that prom
ise made Patt the bitter enemy of
Harrison that he has been ever since.
Mr. Sherman also has a fling at all the
prominent Republicans, and he leaves
the impression that with the excep-
ton OF Hayes-who made Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury and allowed
his whole administration to be used
to push his presidential boon-that
they were bad and tricky lot, an i'm
preston, barring the exception, doubt
less shared by lots of people.
1t is the impression among diplomats
ana ofllcials in Washington that Great
Britain is making an attempt to bluff
the NeueIuela government out OF lis
boots, in ordering that Notifications be
erected upon the disputed territory
lying between Venezuela and British
Guiana, and that it was to gain time
to see the effect of the bluff, and not to
make any European combination
against the Monroe Doctrine, as has
been sensationally reported, that the
British government requested further
time to consider Secretary Olney's last
communication, which states the posi-
ton of the United States as to the
maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine.
John Bull is wise old chap in spite of
his occasional buster. He would
much rather accomplish his purpose
by soaring Venezuela than by trying
the dangerous experiment of ignoring
the Monroe Doctrine. If the Venezu-
clans only display a little backbone
now that boundary line dispute will be
submitted TO arbitration, in accor-
dance with the original suggestions of
President Cleveland.