The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-03-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

| WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March Is.
| President Cleveland got back from his
little outing in splendid condition, and he
lost no time in jumping into the pile of
work which had accumulated during his
| absence. One of the first official things he
| did after his return was to familiariZe him
| self with the important diplomatic occur
rences of the last few days, and the next
was to indorse the strong letter sent to
| Spain by Secretary Gresham, demanding
an apology for the firing at the United
States mail steamer Alliance by Spanish
war vessel and the issuance of such orders
by Spain as will make it impossible for a
similar thing to occur in the future: also
serving notice that this government de-
manded and would enforce the right of its
| merchantile vessels to use the regular
| channels OF commerce regardless of their
| nearness to Cuba, without mOlestatiOn from
| Spanish warships Secretary Gresham S
positions in this matter is generally en-
dorsed, although republicans qualify their
| endorsement by saying that if he had wait
ed the apology would have come without
any demand for it. That may be true, but
| it does not lessen the Importance of Secre-
tary Greshams letter. The apology is a
| small matter compared with the notice that
our mail steamers shall not be shut out of
| the use of the regular channels of COM
merce every time Spain declares martial
| law in Cuba because of Il revolt. There is
| some talk Of a severance of diplomatic re-
lations between the United States and
| Spain The Spanish minister has by his
| fOOI-talk criticiZing Secretary Gresham
| through the newspapers, furnished ample
excuse for giving him his passports, but it
will hardly be DONE unless Spain starts the
ball by sending Minister Taylor home.
| Governor Oates of Alabama, was known
! during his extended Congressional career
as a man who always kept in touch with
| the rank and file of the democratic party
| of his section; hence his opinion on the
| financial question in the South is both in
terestins and valuable. He said while in
Washington: in my opinion the south
will not split on the silver question. |
know that great differences exist both in
! in the south and west, but those differences
are very largely the result of Il failure to
understand the financial question. There
| is one thing in connection with this Qurs-
ton that has been seemingly overlooked
| by some people The people of the south
favor silver; but they do not favor single
silver standard.
Those who have an idea thai because
Senator German seldom submits To Il news
paper interview he is unfricndlv to the
new paprr workers of Washington may
have been surprised when he and Mrs
German held Il splendid reception in hon
or of the Gridiron Club, an organization
made up of newspaper men. several nights
ago; but not so with the workers them
selves, who know Senator German for one
of their best friends While he seldom
consents to have his name used in con-
nection with Il political story, he often
gives valuable pointers to the eorrespon-
dents. and rarely declines to answer a
question unless its answer involves some
party plan which he and his associates are
not ready to make public, and no man in
either branch of Congress has more per
sonal friends among the newspaper work
ers, regardless Of politics, than Arthur +.
German.
1t is always Just as well to wait until
fully informed on any matter before eX-
pressing opinions \ case in point is the
opening of the Baltic and North sea canal
by the Emperor of Germany. next June.
When the United States accepted an invi-
tation to send naval vessels to take part in
the opening ceremonies, which are to be
held at kiel Secretary Herbert said he
would send the San Francisco and Marble
head Strai ghtway the friends of naval
officers who wish to go to kicl raised a
howl about the dignity ofthe United States