The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-12-27
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


Mr.. EpIToH:-Whilc there are demo-
Gratis who do not approve either the send
iny of that special financial message to
Congress by President Cleveland or its re-
COMMUNICATION, they alladmit that it was a
clever move onthe partof the President, and
good politics as WELL to shift the response
biitv of relieving the governments finan
cial distress upon the republican Congress.
1t is hardly probable that Mr.. Cleveland
really expects any immediate relief from
Congress, hut he will have the satisfaction
of showing the country that the republi-
can Congress can criticisc the acts of the
administration, taken in accordance with
republican laws, to IRE serve the credit
of the country, but that it cannot or will
not provide a better method. Even if
there were no other reason than the con-
ssernat!on into which that message has
thrown the republicans, especially in the
House, that ought to be sufficient to make
democrats glad it was sent in. The re-
publicans say they will answer the mes
sage with a bill. but that isn't worrying
ANYBODY much 1t will hardly have one
chance out of fifty to ret through the Sen
ate.
President Cleveland is still receiving
congratulations for his patriotic message
ON the Monroe doctrine, and while there
is less outward excitement in Washington
than existed for the first two or three days
after the message went to Congress, there
is stalwart belief in the absolute correct
ness of the position taken by President
Cleveland and a determination to main
tain it at all hazards. Instead of being
shaken or weakened by the attempt of the
British Capitalists to brighten us by I'M
loading their holdings of American securi
=, hal of n
panic, those attempts have strengthened
that determination. While it might be
temporary misfortune for the United
States to have all the railroad, state, and
federal securities held in Great Britain
dumped upon the market and sold it would
be equally disastrous for their holders,
and in the end it might prove great bless
ing for us, as there are lots of people who
think the United States needs a financial
declaration of Independence more than it
needs any other one thing.
The President has selected the members
of the Commission authorized by the bill
that passed both House and Senate unani
mously, to ascertain the boundary line be-
tween Venezuela and British Guiana, but
he will not make their names public until
they have notified him of their willingness
to serve.
Speaker Reed is now the Car of the
House sure enough. The chairman of
every single committee of that body which
is at all prominent is a man who will do
just exactly what Reed tells him to do
Henderson, of Iowa. was turned down be-
cause of his allegiance to Allison, and
Cannon, of Ills, made chairman of the
Appropriation Committee. But proba-
bly, the worst treated member of the
House is Rayne of N. Y, who was clearly
i in r
and Means Committee. He thought that
that Boss Platt was backing him for the
place, but Platt had, it is said, told Reed
that PAYNE couldn't be controlled, al
though he pretended to want him to have
the Craftsmanship. Dlngley, of Me-, was
given the place, not outstanding the Sc
lection of Boutelle for head of the Naval
Committee and Milliken, both of the same
state, for the committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds Three Election COM
mittees were named, SO as to make short
of the democrats who either hold-seats
that are contested by republicans or are
contesting seats held by republicans. This
session of Congress will either make Reed
the republican candidate for President or
it will forever destroy his chances, for he
is not only responsible for the acts or
failures to act of the House by virtue of
his Office as Speaker, but he is virtually
the House itself by reason of his owner
ship Of the men who will control every
thing in that body.
State Senator Stafford, of Texas, who
is now in Washington, pooh poohs the idea
that there is danger of the populsts get
ting control of his state. He says: Il
have but little fear in regard to the con-
tinued predominance of the democratic
party in Texas. The only thing to be
feared is the adoption of Il radical gold
plank by the democratic national conven-
ton. Should this be done | am afraid
that thousands of democratic voters would
refuse to vote the ticket They would
not vote any other ticket, but would stay
at home on election day. However, un-
less the advocates of gold shut the white
metal entirely out in the convention. It's
IA safe bet that TaXas will give big dem
Ocratic ma jority as usual
EXCOngrcSsnan Stone, of Kentucky,
has abandoned hope of a democratic be-
ing elected to succeed Senator Blackburn.
He says The republicans will unseat
enough democrats in the House in favor of
contestants of their own party to give
them a majority, and will elect the sena-
tor and Representative Hunter will pro-
badly be the man"