The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-03-20
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.
MCKINLEY : INTELLECT.

Shut-in mental horizon as MCKINLEY. The
volume of his speeches and addresses put
forth Il couple Of years ago, in the interest
of his candidacy, ought of itself to
make his candidacy impossible, To elect
Il man President capable of saying of the
Chicago Exposition that it was. in its
highest sense, the hallelujah of the uni
verse for the triumph of civil liberty.
would be as Cardinal Vaughan has said of
the recent Life of Cardinal Manning,
almost a crime In the same volume the
judgment was expressed of General Logan
('Black Jack that his success in both
careers military and legislative) is almost
unrivaled in the history of men, To
place an intellect equal to that in posi-
ton where it would have to pass upon the
most difficult questions of personal char
acter and public policy, would be to put
premium upon stupidity and invite ma
tional calamity.
MARCH WEATHER.
The New York Tribune says: Two years
ago, when March was decidedly spring
like, and April quite the reverse, some one
brightly remarked that the order OF the
months had been changed, and that they
had come, that year, January, February
April March There has been no suggeS-
ton of that order this year. On the other
hand. we seem to be having the bulk OF our
winter in what is popularity supposed to be
the first month of spring. 1t Is true that
we have had one thunderstorm, but that
no more indicates the end of winter than
a single swallow makes summer 1t Is
an easy thing to jump to the conclusion
that the seasons are hanging their charac-
ter and that both winter and spring are
coming later than they did aforetime. That,
I, At, ,,l, l1-,, 1ny,
course Of scientific observation, and as We
have iutimated, we have to 90 back no fur
ther than the year 1894 to find March a
thorough spring month But assuredly it
will for the present have to take its place
in the category of winter, if Sunday s
snowstorm, coming within less than Il
week of the vernal equinOX-be taken as
witness
KENTUCKYS DISGRACE.
The Philadelphia Times of Tuesday says:
The disgraceful proceedings in connection
with the deadlock in the Kentucky Legis-
lature over the election of United States
Senator eliminated yesterday in a procla-
nation by Governor Bradley ordering a
detachment of the State militia to take
possession to the approaches to the State
House. There was no rioting, no tightin
and no ballot at which any considerable
number of members voted, and as the Leg
islature will adjourn to-day it is hardly
possible, certainly not probable, that any
election will occur.
The responsibility for the disgraceful
wrangle which has eliminated i'll the mil
itary occupation of the legislative cham
bers of Kentucky is about equally divided
between the two political parties. Meth
er party had clear majority on joint bal
lot and the attempt to make Republican
majority by unseating Democratic mem
bers of the House was met by unseating
Republican members in the Senate. Then
the Blackburn adherents undertook to
elect their candidate by the aid of mob
rule, and the Republican Governor check
mated the mob with the militia. From
start to finish the most violent and revolu-
tionary methods have been employed by
both sides.
1t is probable that the Kentucky Legis-
lature will expire by limitation to-daywith-
out having elected a successor to Senator
Blackburn and the whole issue be remand
ed to the people. If by any chance or
trick an election should take place before
adjournment to-day the choice will com
mand no popular respect because of the
violence and defiance of all decent rules
of parliamentary procedure which have
characterized the entire session. The Ken
lucky Legislature has disgraced not only
Kentucky, but the whole country, and has
! done all in its power to destroy respect
for popular government among the people.
The people of Kentucky owe it to them
selves and to the whole country as well, to
rebuke the shameful lawlessness which has
| characterized the session of its egislature
lust closing bv retiring its revolutionary
M hprS of both nartjpS and plnrtIOU a
Legislature composed of men who have a
| decent respect for the opinions of civilized
mankind
WHY MCKINLEY WILL BE NOMINATED.
The New York World says: Here are
some of the reasons why it is safe to pre-
dict that William Mckinley will be NOM
mated for President by the Republican
Convention at St. Louis:
1. Because he is the only national candi-
date, the only candidate representing a
national idea and national issue.
He stands for the aggressive radical
sentiment of the Republican party.
His name is liked with a single idea, and
no matter how mediocre or talentless he
may really be, the popular imagination
sees in him the champion Of a great issue
the father of protection.
3 Because no one else Mentioned for
the candidacy is linked in the popular
mind with a national policy, a national
idea, a national sentiment or national
measure.
3. Because he is Western candidate
and has behind him the cnormuS sectional
pressure of Western sentiment, without
the aid of which no Republican has ever
been elected President. In fact the Republic
have fhnSpp but West % p
men for their candidates, except in the
case of Blaine, and he was beaten. Ere
mont in 1856, Lincoln in 1860 and 1864,
Grant in 1863 and 1872, Hays in 1876,
Garfield in 1880, and Harrison in 1888
were all Western candidates.
4. Because the opposing candidates
have none of them any strength outside
of their own State or section. Morton
has only New York. Allison has nothing
but Iowa. Reed has only New England.
All combined are impOtent against unit
ed West and South.
J. Because last but not least the very
fact that Mr. Mckinley is opposed by the
two most powerful bosses in the East,
Platt and Quay, and the two most odious,
despotic political machines is bound to
create reaction in his favor; bound to
give him the sympathy of the masses, who
hate bosses, bound to help him in the
end
We predict that William Mckinley of
Ohio will be nominated.
WHAT ARE 10000 MEN DOING.
The Philadelphia Press says: Minister
De LONE tries to prove too much in his
letter to Secretary Olncy on the Cuban in
surrection.
If the insurgents are mere wandering
bands why are 100000 men, twice Shcr-
man IS army, needed to hold space small
er than North Carolina: If the 100000
Spanish troops in Cuba are III the presence
of such mere wandering array of small
bands why are not these bands wiped out:
Cuba is not large. No point is over 80
miles from the sea. Spain commands the
sea. If these are only little bands of rid
ers why do not 10000 men sweep them
out2
Spain has been fighting over a year.
Over $4,000, 600 by Spanish authoity has
been spent In all. the island has had
10000 men, troops and volunteers, in it.