The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-09-17
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, September 13.-Boss Hanna
has all the provcrblal thrift OF the very rich
man. He knows the art of making Others pay
for what he wants for himself, and he is utiliz-
ing it i'll the Ohio campaign. Although there
are no national issues in the Ohio campaign,
the Republican National Committee is taking
All active part in it and is putting up money
literally to help Hanna get that coveted elec-
ton to the Senate. To all inteuts and pur-
poses Boss Hanna and his man Dick, who are
the managers of the Republican campaign i'll
Ohio, control the Republican National Com
mittee and the surplus it had left i'll its treas
ury from the big contributions to the Mckinley
fund, and fears are expressed on the part OF
republicans from other States, who had hoped
TO finger some of that surplus in the Congress
sional cam pagn next year, that it will all be
spent i'll Ohio this year, and some of them do
not hesitate to say that Hanna ought to use
his own money in his efforts to buy his return
to the Senate. Boss Hanna is also making the
Government of the u. s.. assist him to the
extent of many thousands OF dollars by carry
ing through the mails free, under Cungr ssonui
frank, IL bulky volume printed at the Govern
ment Printing Office in the form of the Con
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compilations from public documents rnls
volume as it first appeared, contained extracts
from newspapers and was therefore not frank
able The revised edition, now being sent out
has left out the newspaper extracts.
A new Republican candidate for Senator
Germans seat has added TO republican con
fusion i'll Maryland, and to the growing belief
in the certainty that the Legislature will be
n, afa (,At1-
eral Gary is the new candidate, although the
announcement of his candidacy was prema-
turely made. He has got the Senatorial itch
very bad, and had hoped by the aid of Post
masters aud other followers to have had
thoroughly organized machine i'll every county
of the State before allowing it to become public
that he was Il candidate, but somebody leaked
He refuses now to confirm, deny or in any
way discuss the matter. He probably wants
to lind out Where he is att before committing
himself
Although Attorney General McKenna was
indignantly emphatic in declaring that he did
not intend to consult with Mr.. Mckinley about
the opinion he is 20 give rs to the proper con-
struction TO be placed upon the clause of the
tariff imposing discriminating duties, he did
| that very thing. And he did not even have the
SdIlSIhcIlOu OIL WAllliis ulltn 4hShlhitS
came back from Washington to consult witt.
him, but was, ordered up to Somerset. Pa.
| where Mr. Mckinley was to talk the matter
over. The opinion is still held back, aud II
will be discussed at the Cabinet meeting which
Mr.. Mckinley has called. 1t is probable also
| that the Cabinet will discuss the verbal report
made by Consul General FitZ Lee, who is in
| Washington, on Cuban affairs. 1t is under
MI Nv
Mckinley will 20 away again to remain Il
couple of weeks.
In the opinion OF the SILVER men. now in
Washington, the action of the Bank Oi England
in deciding to hold one-tifth of its reserve in
silver, will not prove any direct benefit TO
silver but they believe it will help silver, IN
directly by increasing public interest in Europ
| i'll the principe of bimctallsm. They think
| that the action on the part of the Bank o
England WAS taken more to conci!iate the
growing silver sentiment in Great Britain than
| as result of the visit of the bime1aiIic COM
mission to England and its conferences with
representatives Of the Government of Great
Britain. Some of the silver men reguard the
whole business as nothing more than trick on
the part OF the gold standard financiers OF
England to make the silver men there and
over here believe that they are gradually
coming around TO bimetulism of their own
accord, in reference to waiting until they ar,
compelled to do so. These gentlemen ar
| firmly of the opinion that England will never
willingly adopt bimetallsm, and that the only
way to get her to do so is TO force it, and tn,
way to force it is for the United States to adop
bimetallism independently in conjunction
with as many European Governments Il: may
desire to Join the move.