The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1896-06-05
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, June lit is not denied by
anybody that President Cleveland's veto of
the River and Harbor bill was in line with
Jeffersoniau Democracy. nor that his veto
message was an entirely truthful and conser-
vatiye arrangement OF that bill and OF the anti
Democratic system upon which it is founded;
yet many Democrats are helping to get u suifi-
cient number of the House and Senate back TO
Washington to pass the bill over the Presi-
dents veto, and it is probable that they will
succeed in doing SO during the present week.
In view of the fact that this bill could not pass
over the Presidents veto without receiving u
considerable number of Democratic votes, il
behooves patriotic Democrats to carefully read
President Cleveland's words: ITO the extent
that the appropriations contained in this bill
are instigated by private interests, and promote
local or individual projects, their allowance
cannot fail to stimulate Il vicious paternalism
and encourage a'sentiment among our people,
already too prevalent, that their attachment to
our government may properly rest upon the
hope and expectation of direct and especial
fuvors, and that the extent TO which they are
realized may furnish an estimate OF the value
of governmental care" That some Demo-
Gratis both in and out of Congress, have been
bitten with the vicious patcrnalism" which
lays aside an old party principal i'll the struggle
to get IL government appropriation is as true
US it it regretable. Mr.. Cleveland scored one
on Congress when he said IN the closing SEN
tence of his veto message that 1.-THE contracts
provided for in this bill would create Obliga-
lions of the L uited States amounting to 500,
OO0,O00 exclusive of the Sl7,0OO,0O0 cash APP
sum- The unfortunate part of this matter Is
the large number of Democrats in Congress
who admit that the President is right but yet
are going to vote against him because the bill
carries appropriations for their States or dis
tricts.
The statement of Chairman Harrity. of the
National Democratic Committee, that he is go
ing to the Chicago Convention with the inten-
ton of supporting the ticket and platform
adopted by that convention, and that he thinks
every delegate ought to enter the convention
with the same intention, has been well received
by Democrats i'll Congress, and as a rule Dem
ocrats, whether for or against silver, endorse
Mr.. Harrity's position, because it is the old,
old Democratic principle of the rule of the ma
jurity. During Mr.. Harrity's stay in Washing
ton he was very emphatic in stating his belief
that there would be no bolt at the Chicago Con-
vention.
The man who tried to start n Presidential
boom for eX-Speakcr Crisp overlooked quite
an obstacle; hr. Crisp was born at Sheffield,
England. That Mr.. Crisp is an American all
the way through, and that his parents were
Americans temporarily i'll England at the time
OF his birth, is all true; but all the same his be-
ing born there will prevent his name ever
adjoining Il Presidential ticket, Notwithstanding
his having the ability TO make IL good Presi-
dent.
Secretary Carlisle lost no time in paying the
sugar bounties i'll accordance with a decision of
the Supreme Court, handed down last week.
The sugar makers who will share in the s., OOO.-
600 appropriated by Congress will get about
So per cent. of their claim, and it is expected
that the money will be paid before the first of
July.
President Cleveland several days ago sent for
several members of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations and laid before them the
Cuban information which lie declined to make
public in response to IL Senate resolution. He
also took them into his confidence, to Il certain
extent, as to the policy which he Intends main
tanning towards Cuba until there shall be rea-
son for IL change, and if he didn't con Iert them
to his way of thinking, he at least convinced
them thai it was useless to bring the matter up
i'll Congress again before adjournment.
Since the news of the result of the Kentucky
contest was received it is the opinion of at least
: Democrats out of every 10 in Congress. re-
gardlcss OF their personal preference, that the
silver Democrats will have q majority in the
Chicago Convention, and will be al lie to dictate
the platform. The more conservative among
them think, however, that the time-honored
wo-thIrds rule will be continued and that it
will be utilized as toner down of extremes.
In other words, that while the silver men will
have Al majority which will enable them to
make any sort of platform they want. they will
not have two-thirds necessary to nominate
candidates.
No adjournment resolution has been adopted
but it is regarded AS certain that adjournment
will take place between this and the 10th of
the month.