The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-10-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


1t has been bestowed upon him on
account of his growing liking for
mystifying the public as to his com
ings and goings. His manner of
returning to Washington after his
long absence emphasizes the correct
ness of the new appellation. None
of his friends have ever succeeded
III giving a satisfactory explanation
of this desire to keep his movements
secret, especially when going upon
or returning from trip, although
some of them have made ingenious
attempts in that line. There is
some curiosity 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 keep
ing the knowledge to themselves.
All that is known in Washington is
that arrangements are being made
in Atlanta to have the Presidential
party at the Exposition on the 22nd
inst.
While 10 Senator has made
positive statement to that effect,
enough has been said by senators to
make 1t well nigh certain that there
will be no general reorganization OF
the Senate when Congress meets,
owing to neither party having
clear majority in that body and to
neither Republicans or Democrats
desiring to allow the Populists 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 chairmen Of the Senate,
for there is likely to be a number,
but they will only be 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 Sen
ate committee chairmen and officials
being Democrats, as at present,
they will be divided between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans, with the
chances in favor of the Popullsts
being entirely left out in the cold.
Few Americans, no matter what
may be thel! opinions of the Cuban
reYolution, will agree with Attorney
General Harmon's assertion that
expressions of sympathy by citizens
Of this country for the struggling
Cubans are "Giscourteous in the
highest degree to friendly power
and tend to embarrass and obstruct
the government in carrying out It's
determination faithfully to execute
the laws and fulfill its treaty obllga-
tons" The Constitution of the
United States guarantees the free
dom of speech, and Mr.. Harmon is
probably the first member of a
Presidents cabinet to officially de-
clare its exercise to be discourteous
to a foreign government or embar.
RAISING to our own. Mr.. Harmon
may speak for this administration,
which has not at any time during
its existence reflected public senti
ment upon any question of import
ance, but he certainly does moi
speak for the American people, who
will continue to exercise their con
stituton-glven just as they have
always done. If 1t be discourteou'
for Americans to express sympathy
for the Cuban reyolutlonists 1t wa
also discourtesy for the French tt
have expressed sympathy for thu
American revolutionist of rs. Tn,
very corner stone of this nation i
freedom, and if the time ever come
when our people do not sympathiz
with, aye and express their sympa
thy, too, for those in other coun
tries who are struggling for free
dom, our own freedom will be il
great danger. What adds to TIL
incongruity. not to say absurdity
of the Attorney Generals position
is the fact that Spain did not sto
to consider whether it was discour
teous to the United States or no
when she recognized the belliger