The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-03-15
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.

From our Correspondents

WAsHINGToN, March IL, 1895
Ii l. fortunate for the country that
the present administration Is free from
iiugoi>m. II It were not there would
bc "A certainty of an immediate tariff
war between the United States and the
countries that have followed the lead
of Germany in excluding American
cattle and meat, prutcsScdlN on hYgien-
ic grounds, aud grave danger If war of
a mere uurderous nature. Although
Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle have
been confined to their homes toy sick
ness for the greater part of the last
week they have not escaped the pres
sure brought To bear ON them hy the
jingo>ts, to retAllatc upon those ma
tious- Germany, France, Belgium. the
Netherlands and Denmark by impos-
ing the ten per cent. additional duty
authorized 10y law upon all imports
brought to the United States in vessels
sailing under the flag % nation that
dlscriulluuteS against American pro-
ducts. This may eventually tie done,
hut there are several reasons why the
administration has no desire To d. il
unless compel ed by circumstances
First, il Is believed that European
combination has been formed for the
express purpose of trying 10 force a
tom VT in order To cripple the rap
lutA growing forcing trade of the Uni
the States; second, the Treasury Is in
no condition To lose The revenue which
must necessarily he lost by a tariff war
with the count ries named; third, the
struggling business interests of this
country could i'll afford al this time
the entire loss of those countries, which
would almost certainly follow retalIa-
ton on the part of this country, and
lastly, these countries all declare that
they are not discriminating, but are
only actuated 10y desire To preserve
the health Of their citizens. Secretary
Gresham believes in eXhau>tiug diplo-
matte remedies before resorting t. lie.
talatlOn; but if retaliation l. lesprtrd
To il will be carried oui thoroughly
and in the end we shall not he losers.
The Republican editors who have
jumped on Secretary Gresham because
of his reported efforts t. yet the gov
ernmept of Great Britain To settle i'll
boundary dispute with Venezuela 10y
arbitration have simply shown their
ignorance. Every administration since
that of President Arthur mas eudeav-
ored To bring about this arbitration,
and in keeping up the effort Secretary
Gresham is not Introduce, any thing
new, but merely endorsing a policy
which has been endorsed 10y four of
his predecessors-Frelinghu1eu, Bay
ard, Blaine aud Foster-audSwhich j.
crtditable 10 him in every respect
There Is common sense IN the CON
GLIDING words OF a statement made 10y
Assistant Secretary Quits Of the Treas
ury, denying the SENSATIONAL state
ments seut out from Washington about
the Treasury being embarrassed by
reason of decay in The delivery of the
gold purchased by the late issue Of
hoGd>. Those wold> winch follow are
especially commended to those Demo-
Gratis who are fond OF getting their
news from Repu alicaIs OF assistant Re
publican papers: "tue prosperity of
The county viii Toe greatly fastened
when sonic effective metnDd l. formed
OF checking these alarming articles
written 10y newspaper correspondents
Aud new sgatherers who are willing 10
sacrifice the truth and their conscience
III they have anA-to create a cheap
sensation, and play upon the feelings
ol an alteeuy oNtfW rUugnt public
Chairman Savers, OF the House APP
preparations Committee, closes his
analysis OF the appropriations made 10y
tue tptN-thtrd Luugres> With the fol-
lowing: 40 have checked the beu-
NAL billion dollar pace set by the
tltty-tmrd Congress Is AN achievement
IN Itself. TO have done mol ouiy that,
but IL have reduced the appropria.
lions of the Congress below the billion
mark i a triumph vast in lis proper
lions and significant OF return to eco
uumlcu aud honest government
The inst tight IA the ranks of Repub-
leans OF the Flfty-tuurth Congress i
already ON, the principals being Reed
snd Cannon. The TOW began over the
CRISP complimentary Resolution adopt
Ell by the last House. Mr. Cannon
asked Mr.. Reed 10 otter that resolution
ami " hen he declined said he would
do II himself, aud he and. He also
made a iew cutting remarks about
Reeds churllshue,>. Tie low has
grown sIuce then. aud although Reeds
election 10 the Spe kershlp seems as
sured, Cannon i said 10 ue raising ub-
slfuctious thereto. auu 10 Toe not with
out hope that combination can be
formed ~ beat him.
EN->peakvr Crisp, who is silver
mi.u aud one OF tie commissioners
VINO viii 90 II the monetary c0ufer- I
euce, II there be one held, says: Il I
have Teen greatly encouraged 10y re- +
cent Indications Of a change of seuu- f.
meut ia Europe towards silver, aud +
have strong hopes tina, If another cot /
terrnc, shall bee held pr ctical results +
may Ue Obtaiued. | would rejoice TO
SEE The silver question eliminated from
The Presidential campaign"