The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-10-18
FROM THE CAPITOL.
Our Correspondent Talks in a Sage
Manner of Things in General
About Washington.
From our Correspondence


pat in any time familiarizing himself
with current public business, because
during his absence from Washington
reports of all important matters in each
of tie executive departments have
been regularly made to him, just as
they are when he is at the White
House, aud whenever necessary he has
directed what action should be taken.
No official program of the trip to the
Atlanta Exposition has yet been all
nounced, but it is understood that the
President will be accompanied by all
the members of his cabinet, and that
neither Mrs. Cleveland nor any of the
cabinet ladies will go. The party will
be due at the exposition on the 22nd
inst, which is to Be celebrated as Pres
ident's Day.
The United States Supreme Court
reassembled to-day, for the fall session,
! Chief Justice Fuller presiding. There
are 40 cases on the docket, against
SIS at the opening of last years fall
session. If any of the learned Justices
know anything of the Presidents ill.,
tentions as to the existing vacancy in
their ranks they are not talkiug about
1t where any newspaper men can hear
them.
Much interest was expressed in
Washington over the rumor that the
managers of the proposed Corbett-Fitz-
simmons fight were figuring Oh the
use OF government reservation in
Arkansas for that exhibition. The
government has spoken in no uncer-
tain tone, through Secretaries Lamont
and Smith and Attorney-General Har-
mon, and II the sluggers do not heed
they will regret their Observation-Disclosures.
No prize fight will be allowed upon
any government reservation in Arkau-
sas, or upon any other spot of ground
over which the U. S. government has
direct control, and, if necessary to pre-
vent it, or to arrest the participators,
the government stands ready to call
out the army. But nobody in Wash
lngton thinks anything of that sort
will he necessary. Neither the fight
ers nor their managers will be foolish
enough to defy Uncle Sam.
That money talks" has just been
proven by Washington man who re-
piled to the boastful claims concerning
Kentucky and Maryland which Re-
publlcans have been making, with a
public offer to wager any amount from
500 to $1,000 that the Democrats
elect their ticket in both States; also.
that majority of the Kentucky legis-
lature would be Democratic. This
mans money actually talked so loud
thai it frightened the Republican blow
hards into silence. 1t is unnecessary
to say that betting is something which
nobody ought to do, but at the same
time 1t must be acknowledged that
there are times when an offer to bet.
backed with cash, serves good pur-
pose.
1t is notorious fact that hundreds
OF Republicans in the government SER
vice are open contributors to the cam
paign fund of their party whenever
there is campaign in the State to
which they are credited, but Just as
soon as Democratic State Committee
sends out a circular to the Democrats
from that State who are employed in
Washington, there is howl from Re-
pubiicans and assistant Republicans
that the civil service law is being vio-
lated. The latest howl is now OH, and
and was started because MIR. Ri r..
Baker, Secretary of the Ohio State
Democratic Association of Washing
ton, mailed circular letter to the res
licences of Ohio Democrats now in the
government service, notifying them
that he was prepared to receive con-
trlbutions to aid in defraying the ex-
penses of Governor Campbel's cam
paign. Mr.. Baker isn't scared even
little bit by the howl, of which he
says: Campbell is fighting The money
bags and ringsters who controlled the
last Legislature of Ohio. Everybody
knows he is poor man, and that
money is needed for legitimate cam
paign expenses. AS partisan, repre-
senting a large number of influential
ONO Democrats, and backed by the
Influence and help of leading Demo-
Gratis in Washington from other States.
L propose to continue receiving contri-
buttons, which, am happy to state,
are steadily coming in. 1 am in re-
ceipt of many letters from Democrats
in the government departments who
are Indignant at the idea that thew
cannot contribute their share towards
electIng man of their choice. l find
nothing in the civil service law against
my action, and l have the precedent
before me of the President of the Uni
ted States as Democratic citizen send
ing in his contribution to help his
party.
Hon. Samuel E. Morse of Indiana.
who aided in winning the Democratic
victory in Indianapolis, Mr.. Harri-
sons home, and who enjoys the repu-
tation of being very shrewd political
observer, says: 1.-THE prospects of DEM
ocratic success al our next State cleo
ton are most promising, and, although
the Republicans have an advantage in
their hOld-over Senators, the indlca-
tions for Democratic Legislature are
good. l believe that we will not only
carry Indiana in 1895, but that the
same influences at work there will car
ry the country for the National Demo-
cratic ticket"
The Torch for Revenge.