The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-07-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, July Is. 1895.

little attention to, and has certainly
not made up his mind in any par
ticular policy to be followed when
he becomes Speaker Of the House,
Democratic newspaper published in
Washington has found out all about
it and has taken the public into its
confidence. If there ever was more
gall displayed, even in these days
of "enterprising" newspaper it has
escaped your correspondents atten-
ton, and he devotes his entire time
to trying to keep up with the pro-
cession. 1t is unnecessary to men
ton the programme outlined by
this knowing newspaper further
than to say that it begins with the
absurd statement that the Republi-
cans will be afraid to touch the tariff.
That is false enough, as time will
show, to stamp the whole story as a
Democratic office-made fake. 1t is
the Democrats who are afraid.
One of the certainties Of the next
session Of Congress is that the House
will revise the tariff in number of
important particulars, and 1t is prob
able that the REVISION will be ac-
cepted by the Senate although that
body will not have a Republican
majority. AS Josh Billings used
to say, "Tis better to be ignorant
than to know so darn much that
amt so"
1t has leaked out that Mr.. CleYe-
land would like to remove Am bassa-
dor Eustis for his recent indlscre-
lions in the way Of lingo speeches
and newspaper interviews, but is
afraid that if he does so he will make
Eustis the Democratic candidate
for president. He recognizes that
however indiscreet the ntterances OF
Mr.. Eustis may have been as a dip
lomat his opinions have voiced the
sentiments of many Americans and
that his removal from office for such
an offence would make him very pop
ular. That being the case it is prob
able that Mr.. Eustis will remain IN
Paris, unless he gets mad at being
reprimanded and resigns, as he may
do. 1t has been whispered even
since that London speech that Mr..
Eustis has presidential aspirations.
Oh humbug! one of thy other
names is certainly Hoke Smith. 4
New York newspaper has started a
popular subscription for the benefit
Of Miss Elizabeth Key, grandaugh-
ter of the author of "The Star Span
gled Banner" who was on the first
of July dismissed without cause
from the petty clerical position she
had filled for fourteen years in the
Pension Bureau, and her aged and
invalid mother. Among the Wash
ington contributors to this fund
appears the name of Secretary Hoke
Smith, the man who has it in his
power to restore Miss Key to the
position from which she was so
mercilessly and cruelty dismissed
with his approval, thus enabling her
and her crippled mother to live in
dependently, instead of having to
eat the bread of charity. Mr.. Hoke
Smith would find it difficult to con-
vince any unprecedented person that
any feeling accompanied his dona-
ton to the Key charity fund, it was
merely a conscience contribution.
If he had either feeling for the Keys
or the patriotism which every Ameri-
can should have, he would reinstate
Miss Key and save her the humili-
alton of accepting support for her
self and mother from the newspaper
charity fund donated by the pub
lie.
Agricultural Department officials
cannot brush away the accusation,
that spectators get advance infor-
nation of the departments official
crop report, by referring to them as
cold stories" Old or new, it does
seem strange that certain big spec
ulators should always be able to lay
their bets in the market just before
those reports are issued in a way to