Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1895-10-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.

"Old man mystery" is Mr.. Cleve-
lands latest Washington name. 1t has
been bestowed upon him on account of his
growing liking for mystlfying the public
as to his comings and goings. His man.
ner of returning to Washington after his
long absence emphasizes the correctness Of
the new appellation. None of his friends
have ever succeeded in giving a satisfac-
tory explanation of this desire to keep his
movements secret, especially when going
upon or returning from a trip, although
some of them have made Ingenious at
tempts in that line. There is some eurios-
ity expressed as to whether when he takes
his Cabinet down to Atlanta he will try to
smuggle himself and them out of the city.
If anybody knows when the party is to
start. they are keeping the knowledge to
themselves All that is known in Wash
IRgtoD IS that arrangements are being made
in Atlanta to have the Presidential party at
the Exposition on the a2d inst.
While no Senator has made a positive
statement to that effect, enough has been
said by Senators to make it well nigh GER
tain that there will be no general reorgani-
zatiOn of the Senate when Congress meets,
owing to neither party having clear ma
jOrity in that body and to neither Repub-
leans or Democrats desiring to allow the
Populsts to dictate the organization by
making deal for their votes BY this it
is not meant that there will be no changes
among the officials and committee chair
men Of the Senate, for there is likely to be
a number, but they will be only such as
shall be agreed upon by both Republican
and Democratic Senators, and will be of
the give and take order In other words,
instead of all the Senate committee chair
men and officials being Democrats, as at
present, they will be divided between Dem
oerats and Republicans, with the chances
in favor Of the POpulists being entirely left
out in the cold.
Few Americans, no matter what may be |
their opinions Of the Cuban revolution, will
ogree with Attorney General Harmon's
assertion that expressions of sympathy BY
citizens of this country for the struggling
are "disoourteous ia the highest
degree to a friendly power and tend to en-
baFass and obstruct the government in car
rying out its determination faithfully to ex-
,cute the laws and fulfill It's treaty obIiga-
ions" The Constitution of the United
States guarantees the freedom of speech,
md Mr.. Harmon is probably the first mem.
,er of a Presidents Cabinet to officially de.
.lare its exercise to be discourteous to for
ign government or embarrassing to our
Iwn. Mr.. Harmon may speak for this ad.
which has not at any tine
uriRg its existence reflected public sent-
lent uponany question of Importance, but
e certainly does not speak for the Ameri.
an people, who will continue to exercise +
leir constitution given rights by publicly 7
Expressing their opinions and sympathies +
ist as they have always done. If il be
for Americans to express sym y
atby for the Cuban gevolutiOnists il was .
$50 discourtesy for the French to have ex- h
ressed sympathy for the American revo-
tlonists of 10. The very cornerstone of a
lis nation IS freedom, and if the time ever i
mes when our people do not sympathlze :,
it'll, aye, and express their sympathy, too, :,
T those in other countries who are strug
ing for freedoms our own freedom will be 4
great danger. What adds to the incon-
uity, not to say absurdity, of the Attor- "
y Generals position Is the fact that Spain &c
] not stop to consider whether it was dis
lrteous to the United States or not when o,
E recognized the belligerency of the late n
,nfedeSats States very early in the late
il war. m,
Mr. PETER. the bewhiskered gentleman r.,
10 partly represents Kansas in tile SEN M
{. brings his opinions to Washington a arr
lie ahead of Congress, probably to escape Of
rush. Several years ago he was cock an
E that the Populists would elect the next is
sident, but since then he has been keep sal
tab on public sentiment, and now he
vely announces that he hasn't any it y
Iht thak the Republicans will elect the laS