The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1895-03-20
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON. ID. g., March Is, 1885.
President Cleveland returned to Washing
ton, and Secretary Gresham resumed his
duties after ten days sickness, Just i'll time t
give Spain lesson IN International courtesy,
by forcing her TO her knees as an apOloglsl
for the action OF the commander of a SpanIsl
cruiser who didn't have any better sense THAI
to fire on Il United states mail stea mer i'll tn,
open sea, en- route from Colon to New 1OIk
merely because he had suspicion that there
might be supplies for those engaged i'll III.
Cuban revolt ON that steamer. SenOr Muru
aga, the Spanish Minister, tried to get his
country let down easy by fastening To tn,
Department of State ahead OF the Ofhcla.
notification that the flag of the United States
had been fired upon, and saying thai
Spain would apologize if any offense or in
discretion hau been committed by the com
mander of The Spanish cruiser. That mIu
lister is smart, he Is. He hasn't forgotten tn,
last time Spain had 10 90 down on her MAI
row bones aud III addition to give up gOUC.
Spanish gold for her failure to pay proper
respect to that same United States flag.
Attorney GeneralOlney may or may not bt
personally opposed 10 AN income tax, but j.
he Is OppUseu II is certainly not upon cUnStI
tutlouaI grounds, or he could not have mad,
the great and mastery argument he did this
week, before the supreme Court, in favor o.
the institutional right of Congress to i'm
pose an income tax. Mr.. OinIy Is no orator
III The popular conception of The word, bul
there Was a confluence in the tone il
which he talked III Il PLAIN, matter of fact
straig htfoTWard way, To the Court, showing
that decision against the cOnstltutlOualltN
OF the income tax would reverse no less THAI
five previous decisions OF the Supreme CourI
which WAS tar more convincing to Ordinary
minds than the tricks OF Uratory resorted Il
by some of his opponents. The Supreme
Court IuUk Two wee ks recess today, III order
TO pIepare de ciSiUnS III this and other I'M
poIIaLt cases. Should the decision b,
against the income tax the Treasury woulC
be very much embarrassed on account OF thu
cOnst quent loss OF revenue, and an early
exua session OF Congress might have to b.
called. Already -early $4,000 income tax
has been paid INTO The Treasury.
tx Representative McAIeer came ovel
from Philadelphia this week to invite tht
President. President. several members
of the Cabinet and some prominent gentle
men 10 attend the annual ST. Patrick IS Day
banquet OF the uIbernian Society of that city
an oI IganIZatIOn which antedateS the ReVU
luton. The society WAS formerly known al
the friendly Sons OF st. Patrick. On lit
membership rolls are the names of Gen
Geo " ashlneton, Gen.Anthony Wayne, ,wht
Was al one Tune its president Robert Morris
the great tnanCler, and others OF national
reputation. Its present president is Mayor
Stuart, of Philadelphia. Nearly every Pres
iuent of the U. 5. has been guest Of thls
society.
Secretary Herbert very readily understands
that all u1 our naval officers, and their famI
lies, would like to visit Klel, as the Oticla
guests of the Emperor OF Germany, and takt
part III the ceIe monies, which will doubtless
be elaborate and enjoyable, in connection
with the tUImal opening OF the Baltic ant
North Sea Canal but he also understands
that business alWay S comes before pleasure
and Tor that reason there is no probability
that The great pressure, social ana otherwise
bInIsht 10 bear upon hIm to add other ships
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have been ordered TO attend the canal open
ing, Will be successful. There are more i'm
pultant reasons 1Or keeping our ships else
where.
St nator German celebrated his ffty-seventl
bI tiiday this week, and lew men of forty art
moIe spry. Among the souvenirs OF the oc
caSlUn Was handsome IVOry-handled, gold
mount, q horse whip, presented by one OF hli
" Washington aumIIels who knows the Sena
tors tUnUuess 1Or diving d double team
The Senator and his family will not go tt
Europe, as has been stated, but expect Il
spenu The summer travelling through Calltor
ma, and pIUbabIy extending the trip as TAI
as Alaska, lttulhlnS iii time Tor The Senator
to lake an aCuye pant III the campaign IL
MalS iaLd.
IL Is expected that the new arrival in the
Cleveland family Will put III an appearance
bt1OIe the Close Ot sprlng- The family VII
pICbably IT mann III the W hIle House unu
that ImpOlIaht event, although IL has beel
then ILstI III 10 sPtnu The spIng and early
simmer al Their subuI ban It sdenCe. Blu
What mI lhtI NUuIu care 10 leave the w hllt
House under existing circumstances!