Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-06-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, June u, 1895.


dence to-day, the observance of FLAG
Days being more general In Wash
ington than 1t was ever before known
to DO. This IL especially true In the
residence section of the city, nearly
every house showing the stars and
stripes. II the sons Of the American
Revolution and kindred organizations
had never done anything else their
work in encouraging the people to
love and revere our flag would en-
title them to the everlasting thanks
of every patriot The man who truly
loves his country's flag will never
be lacking in patriotism at time OF
need, and It would be worse than
folly to imagine that time OF
need will never come again.
The two meetings of the cabinet
held this week which were probably
the last that will be held for several
months, were largely devoted to a dis
cussion of politics. Mr.. Cleveland
is thoroughly alarmed at the
silver revol t in the democratic
party, although his friends pretend
to make light of it and to think that
1t is.already losing ground. A con-
siderable part OF these discussions
were devoted to the situation In
Ohio. 1t Is now clear that Mr.. Cleve.
land selected Judge Harmon to be
Attorney General with a special view
to its effect upon the Ohio democrats,
and he actually INDUCES in the hope
that the state will 70 democratic this
year. Attorney General Harmon Is a
friend Of Ex- Governor Campbell,
whom Mr.. Cleveland wishes to accept
the democratic nomination for Gov.
this year, and when he returns TO
Ohio to straighten out his private
business he will carry certain conf
Dental messages to Mr.. Campbell,
calculated to start the presidential
bee to buzzing around his head.
Frankness is a virtue which some
times tells more than is intended.
For instance, Representative Wilson,
OF South Carolina, who Is now In
Washington, in discussing the rever-
sal of Judge COTS decision concern.
ing the S. O. registration law, said:
"There Is great need of new consti-
tuition In place of the one fastened
on US by the carpet-baggers in recon-
struction days. 1t is desirable to re-
strict the right of voting in some way
so as to prevent its exercise by the
ignorant and poverty stricken class
es."
Verify, it is difficult to account for
some OF the acts of democratic OFF,
cials, While patriotic Marylanders
are asking contributions for the erec-
ton Of monument to the memory
Of Francis Scott Key. the author of
the Star Spangled Banner" Com
missioner of Pensions Lochren dis.
misses Miss Elizabeth N. Key, q
granddaughter OF Francis Scott Key,
and the sole support of blind moth
er, from petty clerkship In the pen
sion Bureau, and this too, notwith-
standing Miss Keys good record as
an efficient clerk during the fourteen
years she has been in the bureau.
Unless the effort to get Miss Key re-
instated, which is now being made,
shall succeed, her case will prove the
truth OF the adage Republics are
Ungrateful, and should stand as an
everlasting disgrace to the democrat
&c administration which allowed Miss
Key 10 be dismissed by Commissioners
Lochren.
More or less amusement was felt
among the knowing ones In Washing
ton when the interview with ex-Sec-
rotary Whitney, In which he said
he was not candidate for the demo.
cratic nomination, was published.
No one expected Mr.. Whitney to
avow himself candidate for that
nomination more than a year before
the nominating convention meets
He is too smart for that He IL
known to be q very rich man. and
II he announced himself to be can
didate now, he would either have to
allow himself to be victimized by the
army Of impecunious democratic strik-
ers In every state in the Union or
make enemies by refusing to put
up money for them that would make
his nomination impossible. Whitney
will bear watching. He can control
a larger corruption fund than any
man who has any chance Of the dem
ocratic nomination, and II he wants
that nomination he will get It, But,
unless he concludes that his election
can be bought he will not want the
nomination,
Secretary Olney will have an oppor-
tunity to show what sort Of Secre-
tary of State he will make. 1t is GER