The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-06-28

From Our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Morgan, of
Alabama, has accepted an invitation TO head
the party of distinguished Democratic speakers
who are to be sent upon missionary tour of
the West and Northwest by the National Asso-
citation of Democratic Clubs, similar to that
sent out by the same association four years
ago, which was So successful in arousing the
interest of Democrats in club work, which
proved a considerable factor in the Democratic
victory oi %. The party viii leave Washing
ton about August 2lth, GOING VA Buffalo,
New York, drought the Great Lakes to Duluth,
Minnesota, where the first meeting is to be
held The route from there will be through
the Dakotas into Montana, through the elbow
stone Park, Idaho and Washington, the schcd-
ule being so arranged that The. party can take
part in the annual meeting of the democratic
Society of Washington. They will then go
through Oregon and Utah and continue as Tar
west as San Francisco. The homeward hound
trip will take i'll New Mexico, Nevada, Colo
RADIO, Nebraska and Missouri. The party ex-
poets TO be on the road about six weeks.
These missionary tours. under thc auspices
ui the Association 81 democratic clubs. drC
not IN the interest oi any Individual, but solely
of the party. In fact, the Association ot Dem
ocratic Clubs would ind it impossible 10 boom
any individual, as by its constitution 1t only
meets once in every four years and then al
ways after the party has made its Presidential
nomination. 1t bOoms the party, and not the
man.
Secretary Carlisle goes upon his vacation
this week, and as he will spend il as II neiVhbor
of President Cleveland II is probable That Doth
of them will combine little business with
| their recreation. Assistant Secretary Hamlln
will act as Secretary of the Treasury during
| Secretary Carlisle's absence.
Those Democrats who have long had Il desire
| to vote for Honorable William X. Morrison, of
| Illinois. for President, We're deligh with the
| news brought from Illinois by eX-Congressman
| Forman. Mr. Forman thinks the State will be
certain to send solid Morrison delegation to
| the National Convention, and speaking of his
chances he said: Colonel Morrison has great
natural strength as IL candidate He has force
and courage and honesty, and is ola pure, shay
| bark, hickory Democracy which was plentiful
| in the days of Andrew jackson. 1t isn't so
common now, but, when discovered, is Just as
popular as ever. Morrison is Il poor man too !;
his public career hasn't made him rich. he
has armies of friends too, in Missouri, Arkan-
sas, Texas, Alabama-in fact, all through the
South and West. Prominent Southern Demo-
Gratis have declared that the candidate should
| be Western man with war record. Colonel
| Morrison just fills that bill. He was born in
| Illinois his war record is good, and he stands
for a low tariff"
| The Washington jury that convicted Captain
Howgate of robbing the government would
| have been entitled to much more credit had
| the verdict not been accompanied by recon-
mendation to the mercy of the court. The
guilt of the man has never been seriously ques-
| toned by anybody, excepting the twelve jury
men who ut Il previous triil acquitted him.
| why then should the jury ask mercy for him !?
| 1t is equivalent to saying: The evidence was
| so plain that we had 10 convict him; but, as it
| was only government money he stole, please
| don't be too hard on him. Application for u
| new trial has been made and when it is refused,
as it is almost certain to be, an appeal Will DE
taken. The Court of Appeals will not SIT again
until fall. Meanwhile Howgate will have to
go to jail.
Silver bullion is now quoted at 674 cents an
ounce, which is four cents higher than it was
one year ago, and Treasury officials believe
that it will go higher, on account of the Chinese
demand for silver to pay Japan the war in
demnity, which at the present price of silver
will require in the neighborhood of S14S, OOO,-
900 of bullion. The demand for silver to meet
the general expenses of China and Japan in
the later war is estimated to have already re-
duced the available stock of private silver bull
lion in the United States TO considerably less
than 1 900, 900 ounces. The Government has,
OF course much greater amount than that.
but the bullion owned by tho government isn't
in the market and is not likely to be, certainly
not for sometime to come, as Congressional
legislation would have to be secured to sell it,
c. As.