The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-17
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
From our Correspondence


days at his suburban home, only COM
ing in to the White House on Cabinet
days For the first time in many
months the wheels of government are
running without a jar. All the threat
| ening foreign complications have been
peacably Strengthened out, or have
reached a stage at which they are no
longer threatening; and our domestic
affairs are all in u promising condition,
Notwithstanding the extra time put in
by some people in connecting sensa-
tional stories about the condition of
the Treasury, aud the regular weekly
newspaper resignation from the Cabl
net. If this period of quietness lasts
it is probable that the President will
accompany Mrs. Cleveland and the
children when they go to Gray Gables
for the summer.
The Supreme Court has decided the
income tax cases, but the nature of the
decision Will not be known until next
week, unless some enterprlsing news
paper man finds a way to get at il be-
fore it is officially announced, as was
done with the first decision. There are
certain surface indications that Justice
jackson voted to uphold the constitu-
tionaity of the law. His vote was
practically the decision, unles there
has been some changes among the 9TH
er eight justices, who were equally di-
vided as to the constitutionality of the
tax when the first decision was made.
Secretary Carlisle is being deluged
with invitations to make financial
speeches in Kentucky, but he has not
yet finally decided how many speeches
he will be able to make in that State
nor at what places or time they viii
be made. 1t Is probable that he will
go from the Memphis sound money
convention to Kentucky.
Admiral Meade has proven that the
administration had excellent grounds
for fearing to put him in position
where II war with foreign country
might depend entirely upon his dis
cretion, by showing that he has no
discretion. His published interview
while in New York not only shows
him to be man without discretion,
but to he what no army or navy officer
! should bean intensely bitter political
/ partisan. 1t is the opinion of naval Of
| ticials that Admiral Meade's injudicious
and bitter public criticism of the gov
eminent has made him liable to be
tried by court-martial, under article
236 of the Naval regulations, which
prohibits officers communicating, by
interview or otherwise, any comments
or }lticism of any department of the
government. Under that same article
a court-martial is to convene next week
to try Medical Inspector Nershner, up
on charges made by Admiral Meade.
/ The personal popularity of the hot
/ headed, but brave and generous Admit
raj, may be sufficient to keep him from
! being court martialed; but should any
officer of the navy make formal COM
plant against him the President would
| be almost compelled to either order u
! court-Inartial or an examination as to
! the mental responsibility OF Admiral
| Meade. 1t is understood that Secretary
! Herbert has asked him for an eXplana-
i ton.
EX-Congressman Vance, of Ohio,
says of the political situation in his
State: democratic sentiment is pre-
dominately in favor of the nomination
of Ex-Governor Campbell, He is for
sound money, and would make the
best race on account of his personal
popularity and good campaigning
ability, and he would draw both ele-
ments of the party around him, the
silver as well as the sound money men.
OF course, the party is divided on the
silver question, but the leaders are al
most all for sound money, among the
exceptions being Allen q. Thurman,
Jr., chairman of the State executive
committee, and secretary Taylor, but
L., faf.. Il ind hat tltn
big men of the party are for sound
money, and believe that the Democrat
ic State Convention will, on sober sec
ond thought, so declare itself. AS for
the Republicans, they will probably
adopt a resolution referring the whole
matter to the incoming Republican
Congress.
Democrats generally regard the posi-
ton taken by Senator Gray concern
ing the alleged election of Col. Dupont
to be United States Senator by the
Delaware Legislature as the correct
one, and believe with him that the
Senate will not allow him to take his
seat. Even as radical Republican as
Senator MITCHELL, of Oregon, expresses
doubt of Dupont's claim. Senator
Morgan, of Alabama, doesn't believe
that Dupont will be seated, nor that
the United States Senate has any Con-
stitutional right to question the legal
ity of Governor Watson's vote as Sen
ator while acting Governor OF the
State. Senator Morgan also calls at
tention to the fact that only one man
has been allowed during his Senatorial
career to take seat in the Senate with
out first presenting the Governors
certificate of his election. That man
was Roscoe Conkling, but in his case
the certificate had been sent by the
Governor of New York, but was delay
ed in the mails. Dupont will not, it is
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