Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-10-18
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
The President EBuSy-LOrd Vests
Attempted ViudieatiOn - Demo.
cratic Prospects in the Empire
state - Kcmturky in Eine-JaPan
and the Hawaiian Government
4 Railroad Candidate.

1nd the iia AVA itau Government
a Railroad Candidate.
special Correspondence Of the STANDARD
WAsHISGToN, Oct. 1lth, 1893.
President Cleveland will make short
stay in Washington, as he is due at
the Atlanta Exposition next week.
settle down to the winters work, and
he will find plenty OF it on hand. In
addition to other important work
which he must take up, he will have
only little more than month with
in which to write his annual message
to Congress, and it will probably be
one of the most difficult messages he
has ever had to write. The message,
although addressed to Congress, will
really be written to the country, as no.
body knows any better than the Presi-
dent that nothing short OF overwhelm-
ing public sentiment will be sufficient
to make the Republican Congress ac-
cept his recommendations as to legisla-
ton, however wise they may be.
When man makes gigantic ass
OF himself the best thing he can do is
to keep quiet about it. Some men
don't know enough to do this. One of
them is Lord Sackville West, who was
British Minister to the United States
until given his passport, in 1888, by
Secretary Bayard, who acted under the
instructions of President Cleveland,
for having allowed himself to be
trapped into writing a letter to be
used as Republican campaign
document. That Sackville should be
sore is natural. But raking up the
whole business in pamphlet pub
lished for distribution among his friends
he has not indicated himself; he has
only confirmed the previously held
opinion of him, and shown that the
years which have passed since his
humiliating departure from America
have added nothing to his discretion.
The dime museum manager who Of
iered him an engagement then would
be glad to give him double the money
now and as freak he would I'M
questionably draw we'll.
Hon. Amos Cummings, able news
paper man, Tammany Democrat, and
all-round good fellow, spent a day in
Washington this week. Everybody in
Washington will be glad when Amos
comes back to Congress, and, judging
from what he says, there is little doubt
Of his coming. This is the way he
puts it: "My nomination for Con-
gress to fill the vacancy in one of the
New York districts is, OF course, a sub.
ject OF satisfaction to ME. / feel COM
plimented, and, further, l feel con-
tident Of being elected. There seems
to be no doubt of Democratic success
in the city of New York; Roosevelt
has made sure of that. 1t now looks
as if the Democracy would carry the
district in which l run, as we'll as the
city of New York, by fair majority"
Kentuckians who come to Washing
ton all talk one way about the result
of the present campaign. Mr.. w. N.
Cox, of Louisville, says: "1t takes no
prophet to tell what the result will be.
Hardin will be elected Governor by
$4,000 majority, and this is conserv-
alive estimate. Senator Blackburn is
as good as reelected to succeed him
self. He is still making speeches, but
he might as we'll put stop to his ora
tory, for enough votes to elect him
have already been secured"
Perhaps it is merely a coincidence,
but all the same il is worthy of more
than passing notice that the arrival
OF the new Hawaiian minister, Mr..
Castle, in Washington, was very close
ly followed by sensational story
about the alleged designs which Japan
has upon Hawaii, and the fears OF the
present Hawaiian government that
those designs will be realized and the
islands be gobbled up by Japan. Last
year it was England that was Tighten
ing the government of Hawaii. There
is just about as much danger from
Japan now as there was from England
last year. Doubtless either or both
countries would be glad to have the
islands, but in view of the very posi-
tive declaration OF Congress, that no
foreign interference with Hawaii
would be tolerated by the United
States, it is not probable that either of
them has seriously entertained any de.
signs upon the islands. If, as many
believe, these stories are set ahoat by
those in the employ of the present
Hawaiian government for the purpose
of influencing public sentiment in this
country, President Dole and his advis-
| ers are being misled.
Senator Germans charge that the
Republican candidate for Governor OF
Maryland was named for that position
by the b. & c. Railroad is the politi-
cal sensation of the week, and it has
greatly injured the chances of the Re-
publican ticket in Maryland. Mr..
German is not the man to make
charges unless fortified with the facts
TO back them up. He knew what he
was talking about when he made that
charge, or he would not have made it !;
and the Maryland voters may be
trusted to do the rest. The State will
remain in the Democratic column.