The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-12-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASIGN:ToN, ID. c.. December 16
Mr. EDIToR:-PreSident Cleveland re-
turned to Washngton to find that, not
withstanding all the republican talk about
his neglccting public business by absent
ing himself from Washington, the rcpub-
lican Congress is in no condition to act
upona special MESA re and the correspond
ence with Great Britain concerning the
maintenance of the Monroe Doctrine nw-
ing to Speaker Reefs incXcusable delay
in naming the House Committees. 1t
would serve the republicans right if the
President called the attention of the coun-
try to this inability Of the House to do bust
ness by sending the correspondence and
his special me>>;,ge in this week. instead
of waiting until after the Christmas recess
and he may do SO, but that isn't certain
He may wish Congress to take Immediate
action after the correspondence is made.
public, and for that reason may not take
advantage of his opportunity to show the
country how ridiculous the republicans
have made themselves by criticisin@ his
hardness.
The keystone of Secretary Carlislc'S an
nual report Is the same as that of the tinan-
cial portion of the President annual mes
Sage-thc retirement of the grecnbackS
and Treasury notes. In other words the
withdrawal of the government from the
banking business Needless to say the idea
is not popular in Congress- and that no
step towards that end will be taken at this
session. Secretary Carlisle estimates that
the present tariff if let alone will soon pro-
duce all the revenue needed by the govern
ment, but the republicans are very likely
to do some tariff tinkcring all the same.
although Speaker Reed would be very
willing to see this Congress let the subject
severely alone. But the MckinleviteS are
determined that tariff legislation shall be
forced to the front. and it is very doubtful
whether Mr.. Reed will dare to openly OPP
pose the idea.
BY the way, the Mckinlevitcs are begin
ming to make a very aggressive fight on
the Reed Boom. and in fact on all the 9th
er hoomS in sight. They have money to
burn, unless some of them are doing some
tall lying. According to the story told
here. and generally believed, some of those
who protited largely by the robbery of the
Mckinley tariff and who hope to profit
still more largely in the future through a
similar measure have contributed half Il
million of dollars to be spent in bringing
about Mchlnleys nomination. Perma-
nent Mckinney headquarters are to be at
| once opened in Washington for the pur-
pose of keeping Mckinley and Mckinley
ism before Congress, and newspaper bu-
| rcaus are to be established in all the large
cities for the purpose of working up pub
lie sentiment i'll his behalf. while every
ticket to the st. Louis convention that can
be had for money is to be bought for Il
Mckinley shouter. An experienced news
paper man is to be put in charge of large
fund which is to be used to persuade inn
pecunious republican editors that Mckin-
ley is the ri ght man to boom in their pa
pers. In short, money is to be spent
everywhere that it will influence votes for
Mckinley.
The deal the republican Senators made
with the popuists could not be kept secret
Senator Stewart, of Nevada the renegade
rcpGlrl.ctn who now calls himself popu-
list made the deal, and he gets the lions
share of the price,-the craftsmanship of
the Pacific Railroads Committee, which
promises to be one of the most important
in the Senate at this session. The popu-
lists will not vote with the republicans to
reorganiZe the Senate. That would be too
hard to explain to their constituents
They will nominate their own officers of
the Senate, and after voting for them on
one ballot they will 90 QUITO get lunch
or for some other purpoSe-leavingth the re-
publicans free to elect their officers on the
next ballot.
The free silver democrats who recognize
Senator Harris, of Tennessee. as leader
have established national headquarters. in
house near the Capitol building, from
which the movement to elect silver dele
gates to the democratic National Convel,-
ton will be directed, and where visiting
silver democrats will be welcomed.
Many Senators have received petitions
asking them to oppose the confirmation
of the nomination of Col. CopEingcr. to
be a Brigadier General in the army The
charge, which it is understood is brought
by the \. p. A., is that Col Coppin ger has
only had his naturalization papers for
about three years. 1t is not clear yet
whether a fight will be made against his
confirmation in the Senate. Republican
Senators are disposed to favor him because
he married daughter of the late James c.
Blaine.
Congress will adjourn for the holiday
recess the latter part of this week, and will
probably not meet a gain before the 9th or
18th of January
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO
lrCA> COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of f. J |
CHENEY X Co., doing business in the City |
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid and |
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE |
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and |
every case of CATAREH that cannot be |
cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH |
CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY. |
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1856.
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