The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-10-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
lFrom Our Regular Correspondent

| WASHINGTON, d. c. Ocr. IL, 1885,
President Cleveland will make a short
stay in Washington, as he is due at the
Atlanta Exposition next week. When
he returns from Atlanta he will settle
down to the winters work, and he
will find plenty of it ON hand. In ad-
dition to other important work which
he must take up, he will have only q
little more than month within which
to write his annual message to Con-
gress, and it will probably be one of
the most difficult messages he has ever
had to write The message, although
addressed to Congress, will really be
written to the country, as nobody
knows any better than the President
that nothing short of overwhelming
public sentiment will be sufficient to
make the republican Congress accept
his recommendations as to legislation,
however wise they may be.
When man makes gigantic ass
Of himself the best thing he car do is
to keep quiet about II. Some men
don't know enough to do this. One of
them is Lord Sackville West, who was
British Minister to the United States
until given his passport, in 1888, by
Secretary Bayard, who acted under
the instructions Of President Cleveland,
for having allowed himself to be trap
ped into writing letter to be used as
arepublican campaign document. That
Sackville should be sore is natural.
But in raking up the whole business
in a pamphlet published for distribu-
ton among his friends he has not vim
dicated himself; he has only confirmed
the previously held opinion of him.
and shown that the years which have
passed since his humiliating departure
from America have added nothing to
his discretion. The dime museum
manager who offered him an engage
ment then would be glad to give him
double the money now; and asa freak
he. would unquesaionably draw well.
" Hon. Amos Cummings, able news
paper man, Tammany democrat, and
all around good fellow, spent day in
Washington this week. Every body in
Washington will be glad when Amos
couies back to Congress, and. judging
from what he says, there is little doubt
of his coming. This is the way he puts
it: my nomination for Congress to
fill the vacancy in one of the New York
districts Is, of course, subject OF
satisfaction to me. feel complimented,
and, further, feel confident of being
elected. There seems to be no doubt
of democratic success in the city of
New York; Roosevelt has made sure
Of that. It now looks as If the demo
cracy would carry the district in
which run, as we'll as the city Of New
York. by fair majority"
KentuCkians who come to Washing |
ton all talk one way about the result
of the present campaign. Mr.. w. N.
Cox, of Louisville, says: ut takes no
prophet to tell what the result will be.
Hardin will be elected governor by
Is, 900 majority, and this is conserv-
ative estimate. Senator Blackburn is
as good as reelected to succeed him
self. He is still making speeches, but
he might as well put stop to his or
atory, for enough votes to elect him
have already been secured"
Perhaps it is merely coincidence,
but all the same it is worthy of more
han passing notice that the arrival
II the new Hawaiian minister, Mr..
Castle, in Washington, was very close
v followed by sensational story
.bout the alleged designs which japan
las upon Hawaii, and the fears of the
present Hawaiian government that
hose designs will be realized and the
stands be gobbled up by Japan. Last
ear it was England that was fright
ming the government of Hawaii.
there is just about as much danger
rom japan now as there was from
England last year. Doubtless either
r roth countries would be glad to
ave the islands. but in view of the
ery positive declaration of Congress,
hat no foreign interference with
laval would be tolerated by the
Tuited States, it is not probable that
ither of them has seriously entertain
4 any designs upon the islands. II.
$ many believe, these stories are set
float by those in the employ of tie
resent Hawaiian government for the