The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-10
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. c., January s.


Nh. EDJroR: President Cleveland is like
" to get much more SatlfactiOn out of the
work Of the Venezuelan Boundary Com
mission, which Is being highly commend
ed bv everybody. than out of the result of
the political stheming that is now being
done by republican senators. Instead of
irving to help the National finances out OF
the hole into which they have been put by
the adherance on the part Of the admins
tration to laws enacted by previous repub-
iican Congresses the republican Senators
are spending all their time trying to put
President Cleveland and Secretary Car
Isle INTO Il hole regardless of its effect up
on the business of the country or the tinan
Ces of the government. This is playing
with fire with vengeance, but 1t Is none
the less true. There isn't the slightest
probability that the Senaue will offer the
administration any financial Legislation
that President Cleveland could consistent
" accept and while pretending to the con-
trarv republican senators are purposely
delaying action showing what their inten-
tions are, hoping that President Cleveland
will become impatient and issue more
bonds under that old law. Then they will
swear that if Mr.. Cleveland had waited
they would have legiSiattd so as to have
saved the peoples money. and more of the
same sort of rot. And they expect this
sort of thing to 30 down with the intelli-
gent people of the country 1t is possible
| to admire an open and honorable oppo-
nent, but not such trickery as i now be-
ing indulg in by the opponents of the
administration. From the fir>t President
Cleveland has been open and above board
in his dealings with Congress and the coun-
try on this subject. He told them plainly
that unless Congress provided some other
way to maintain the public credit, he would
do so by issuing more bonds. But he will
not Issue those bonds until he considers
the danger line reached.
Nothing more manly has been done up
on the floor of the Senate for Il long time
than Senator Hills defense of Secretary
Carlisle when Senator Teller charged Sec
rotary Carlisle with being incompetent
or dishonest" and other republican Sena-
tors Joined in the abuse of the Secretary
of the Treasury. Senator Hill said: I'm
beetle, incompetent, dishonest, is what we
hear. John c. Carlisle incompetent. One
OF the greatest public men that this coun-
try has ever produced. John G. Carlisle
dishonest. And yet, thirty years in public
life and poor man to-day living on his
salary. lmbecile, dishonest, is what we
hear Missed across the Senate. Senator
Hill added force to his strong language by
saying that if anyone had suffered at the
hands of Secretary Carlisle it was himself
and colleague (Senator Murphvl They
had been ignored in the Federal appoint
ments in their own state. But he added
that he was thankful that he was broad
minded enough to recognize the unt1ag
ging patriotism and devotion of Secretary
Carlisle to the country and his ability in
meeting the requirements of the occasions.
And he closed by reminding the Senate
that Secretary Carlisle was now seeking
to act while his critics stood picking flaws
on this thing and that and pichcrin 9 in the
face of an emergency. Senator Hill made
many new friends by those few words. 1t
is natural American trait to admire manli-
ness
1t is Il fortunate thing that many of the
bills introduced never get any further than
being printed. For instance Representa-
tive Clark, OF Iowa, has introduced bill
which, if enacted into a law, would in less
than twenty-four hours put premium on
gold and bring on a money panic. This
bill prohibits the further redemption of
greenbacks and Treasury notes with gold
until the gold reserve exceeds Sl0o,0o0-
coo, and also prohibits the reissue of green
backs except in exchange for gold
Hon. Rufus W. Peckham, of New York,
made his debut to-day full tiedged As
soclate Justice of the United States Su-
preme Court. His coming out gown was
of heavy black silk, made in the regulation
way, and he wore it Just rs though wear
ING gowns had ALWAYS been an everyday
affair with him. Justice Peckham is no
stranger to his colleagues on the bench,
who regard him a> a decided acquisition
both on account Of his great legal ability