The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-08-24
FROM THE CAPITAL.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, d. c., August 20, 1895.
| The anti Cleveland Democrats are once
more saying cuss words in connection with
what they call cleveland luck" They say
that the death of Justice Jackson has given
Mr.. Cleveland, another lever to pull in his
efforts to control the next Democratic nation
al convention, and every man at all familiar
with national politics known what power
full lever vacance upon the U. S. Supreme
Court can be made by an ambitious presi
dent. and Napoleon was never more ambitious
of obtaining personal power for himself that
is Mr.. Cleveland. There is logic, too, in
the rawlings of those mad Democrats OF
course it isn't either right or decent to use
the word "luck" in connection with the
death of an eminent jurist like Justice jack
son; but there can be no denial that this va
cancy in the Supreme Court has added to
Mr.. Clevcand's power; nor that he will make
use of it. rs he does of everything else, to
hely him control the Democratic convention
Circumstances will favor him. too. Nobody
will expect the vacancy to be filled until after
Congress meets. Though the next term of
the Supreme Court begins in October. be-
cause the nomination could not be accept
upou by the Senate until then, and there is
an unwritten law, which has very seldom
been ignored against Il justice taking his
seat upon the bench of the Supreme Court
before his nomination has been confirmed
| y the Senate. This being the situation. Mr..
Cleveland is at liberty to dangle this tempting
| bait in front of every Democrat he wishes to
control. and he will not fail to do so, although
in the end the place will probably 60 to some
one Of his creatures like Wilson. Olney. or
Bssrll. 1t is not surprising under the cir
cumstances that the anti Cleveland Demo
Gratis should he hot in the collar from other
bruises than the swelterins weather.
Washington's G. A. r. men are making
preparations for sending a big delegation to
the coming National Encampment at Louis.
vile, Kentucky, September lib. Corporal
Tanner is very enthusiastic about it. He
says: Everything conspires to make the
assemblage one of the largest and most
inspiring ever gathered together in this
country. 1t will be held ut point that
may be said to be central so far as veterans
organizations, both Union and Confederate
are concerned. On the South will be Knox
vile. Chattanooga, Atlanta, New Orleans and
other cities and on the North and West are
Illinois, Indiana. Ohio and other states which
are just alive with Union veterans. In addi-
ton to all these favorable circumstances the
dedication Of the battle field Of Chattanooga,
which takes place only a day or two before
the opening of the encampment, will tend to
greatly increase the attendance at the latter. y
Public opinion can affect even Demo.
crat administration. After saying that this
government had no fund from which money
could he taken to help the wife and children
of ex. L. S. Consul Waller (who is in prison
! in France under a court martial sentence
believed to be unjus who are stranded at
Port Louis, Mauritius, the State Department
changed front after learning from the news
papers what the public thought of such in
humanity. and directed the U. s. Consul at
the place named to secure transportation for
Mrs. Waller and her children on the French
| steamer which sails for Marseilles France
on Angus, 90 The same power may event
thing for Waller even though he he only II
coiorcd man. He is an American citizen.
1t is regarded as significant that the mani
pulators of the Whitney hoom should have
passed the word around to the Whitney
Democrats not to allow Mr.. Whitney to be
spoken OF as Cleveland candidate without
contradictng it, This means if it means any
thing, that Whitneys managers, who are
among the shrewdest Democrats in tn"
country consider Mr. Cleveland's friendship
detrinIcnt rather than help Another
significant thing was the statement of Il clos"
friend of Senator Hill, that Whitney would
not be able to get the New York delegation
to the nominating convention. He said that
Hill had never forgiven Whitney for nomating
Cleveland in '92, and would use his influence
against him. 1t is well known that Hill con-
trolls this Democratic machinery of New York
but il has heretofore been claimed that he
would support Whitney.