The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-11-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Regular Correspondence of the WIG.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, 1896.

many men elected to the Presidency. This
disease has mary names, but is most
popularity and comprehensibly known as
the ''big head". One Of the indications
showing that Major Mckinley has happily
escaped an attack OF the "bie head" is that
he has engaged Inauguration quarters for
himself and family at the same Washington
hotel in which he and Mrs. Mckinley
made their home during his entire Con-
grrssional career instead Of at the more
fashionable hotel which has been made the
Inauguration or stopping place of the
Presidents elect and their families for
long period. This is little thing in it
self, but it means much. 1t means in
the first place that he considers what was
good enough for Representative Mckinley
is good enough for President elect Nc
Kinley, and it incidentally makes known
to all that his elevation to the highest place
in the gift of the American people has not
caused and will not cause him to forget the
friends he had when he filled the more
modest position Of one of three hundred
odd members of the House. This little in
cident serves to emphasize one of the
strongest traits in Maj. McKinley's char
acter, loyalty to country, loyalty to party
and loyalty to friends trait of which any
man should be proud.
All the indications are that Mr.. Cleve-
land is going to have hard Shedding all
| this winter. The silver Democrats blame
him for Bryan's defeat and they are deter
mined to get all the revenge they can
in every way that they can. Some of
them want to hang up every nomination
sent to the Senate by Mr.. Cleveland, and
that proposition will be made and advo-
Gated at caucus OF silver Senators to he
held as soon as Congress assemblies. Under
the circumstances, the Republican Senators
cannot be expected to aid Mr.. Cleveland in
any fight that he may have with the silver
Senators, even if they would not by help
ing Mr.. Cleveland to get his nominations
confirmed be depriving President Mckinley
and themselves of patronage, There will
depriving President McKinlay and them
selves of patronage. There will be another
and stronger reason for his not getting
any assistance from Republican Senators.
1t is generally understood that Mr.. Cleye-
land will recommend in his annual mess.
age to Congress and will endeavor to get
through at this session internal revenue
legislation which will furnish enough
money to make up the deficit in govern
mcnt revenue. This he will do solely for
the purpose of trying to place obstacles
in the way of tariff legislation on protection
lines by the extra session Of Congress
which Republicans nearly all expect
President Mckinley to call as soon as he
is inauguratcd. 1t is Mr. Cleyclapd's idea
that If the needed revenue can be provided
for by internal revenue taxation at the
present session Of Congress the Ecpubi
cans will be deprived of one Of the strongest
arguments in favor of tariff revision and
that business pressure can then be brought
to bear upon President Mckinley against
calling an extra session. Needless to say
this idea is not shared by Republicans,
who, as rule, believe that President
Mckinley and Republican Congress were
elected to give the country a protective
tariff and restore the prosperity which has
always been enjoyed when our industries
were protected, and that a protection tariff
law which will incidentally furnish the
revenue needed to operate the Government
will be the leading feature OF the Mckinley
administration and of the tifty-ffth Con
gress.
The most pronounced spolsmen among
the Democratic Office holders have suddenly
become the most ardent advocates of the
civil service reform law. Even Logan
Carlisle, Chief Clerk of the Treasury De-
partment, who has been directly instru-
mental in the discharge or reduction of
more Republicans than any other one man
connected with the administration, has
| turned civil service reformer. Logan does
not probably hope to remain in Office him
self but he has a large number Of Demo-
cratic friends whom he had promoted to
places taken from Republicans and who are
drawing salaries in excess of their merits
as clerks whom he hopes to see kept in
Office. But the Republicans who, notwith-
Standing their good record, were reduced
to make higher places for Democrats are
not without influential friends, and while
no Democrats in the classified service are
likely to be dismissed solely for political
reasons, it is extremely probable that many
of them will get copious doses Of salary
reduction early in the coming admiuistra-
ton.
1t is already evident that the attendance
at The Inauguration Of President Mckinley
is going to smash all records. But no
reader of this who has an idea of witness
ing the Inauguration should allow the fear
Of large crowd keep them away. Wash
ington knows how to handle crowd, and
no city is so we'll prepared to do it well and
cheaply. Let everybody come! They can
be assured of comfortable accommodations
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