The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-02-22
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WA>HINGTuN. ID, G.. February Is.

WA>HINGToN. ID, C.. February Is.
No attacks ever made upon il President
in either House of Congress were more
cowardly than those which have been and
are now being made upon President Clcvt-
land for having bought gold which he con
Sidercd necessary for the preservation OF
the credit of the government upon the best
ohtaina bic terms. The attacks are coward
" because those who made them know
that the President cannot fully reply to
them without saying things which they
are certain that his patriotism will prevent
his saying There are not two men in the
United States whose reputation for hon
esty and integrity are highr than those Of
Grover Cleveland and John &, Carlisle.
and they have both said in the most posi-
tive terms that the contract for the issue
| of those bonds to purchase the needed
| gold was the best to be obtained. Repub-
| licanS in both House and Senate have
| stated that the bonds could have been cX
| rl,an-.I for gold in this country upon bet
/ irrfrrIn~ 10 resort to abuse OF these men Is
| 100 much like adopting their methods, but
| they must have known when they made
those statements that they were false. 1t
i is not expected that either President Cleve
| land or Secretary Carlisle will ever public
| " say that American capitalists were APP
pealed to. and appealed to in vain. to fur
| nish the gold needed by the government
and take bonds to pay for ii. such II
statement from the President or the Sec
retary of the Treasury would have a tend
encv TO inurc the credit of the United
States abroad and il is not likely To he
made no matter how much abuse may
be hcaped upon them. But it is none the
less crwardlv to take advantage Of that
EN-Spcakcr Reed isn't the clipper man
he was. He was forced to show his hand
on the gold bond bill, which was defeated
by the House and thereby lost the sup
port of all the silver republicans. aS Il
Presidential candidate. He thought he
had walk-oyfr for the nomination: now
he secs defeat in sight
The repuhlirans Senators can trlt :srgar
trust" rs loud as anybody whrn trying ~
catch votes hui when il comes Ia passing
il bill like that for the REPEAL Of the differ
rnIlal duty On sugar. which has hrtn pass
ed by the House and which would while
benefit in" our trade " ilil Germany and the
other continental European countries.
strike the pocket Of the sugar trust. they
at once assumed the role of otslrurlionist>.
The intelligent people of this country Will
have no difficulty in Spotting the friends
of the sugar trust in the Senate. The demo
Gratis have iaNorahlv reported this bill and
want II to pass: the republicans are de
trrmincd t" Kill ii without voting upon II.
The House committee on Rules has
difficulty task in deciding which bills shall
be given the time that will not be con>um-
ed 10y the appropriation bills during the
rcmaininytwn weeks of the session. Some
important bills are being called to the al
| trnt ion Of the committee. among them be
iny ,he Nicaragua canal bill whici, tas
been rfpoEAj 10 The HOUSE ~ Il substitute
for thu bill thai passed the Senate: til.
Pacific Railroad fpniin- bill which WAS
SEM back 10 he committee lay Nu,u Of lhE
! House; the free ship bill bills for ri.ur"An-
| iIatinn of the Amy and NAVY hill for sur
| vcy> of deep water canals. labor arhit ri.
tion bill and the bill for the amendment
of the copyright laws. which has been 50
strongly urged by the big newspaper tlh
! fishers.
Representative Springer. who rrrirr>
! with this Congress- declares thai he i NOT
| a candidate for the vacancy made hv the
sudden and lamcntcd death of Hon. Isaac
! Pu>cv GRAY. late nitcd States Minister 10
! Ne Nilr and he adds that he would not az
orW any eAccutiNC appointment that would
take him nui pf ;hi> country. which he con
~idcrs quite good enough for him \
strong effort IL being ntHdi IL vt Senator
Ransom named as Minister To Mexico
senator Hill i making gallant tight
| for his resolution. which rcItcratcs the de
termination of this country To emdcaNnr To
maintain silver and gold al a parity and
| declares flat in The event of failure ii will