The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-09-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 6. 1897

! new lHluS Ill connection WlUH SJdle
campaigns, but it is expected that the
results in several states this fall will
show that it is a good thing and will
hereafter continue right along. 1t is
certain that the documents now be-
ing circulated by the National Com
mittee can be handled with more adj
vantage in Washington than any
where else, and in is needless to say
| that the machinery of the National
easier and more thorough than it
would otherwise be. The National
Committee is not having anything to
do with managing the state cam
paigns; it is merely looking after
the proper distribution of literature
bearing upon the national policy OF
the Republican party, leaving the
management exclusively to the state
committees.
President Mckinley is back in
Washington, but will only stay a few
| days. There are several more or less
pressing matters which he wished to
be discussed by the Cabinet and dis
| posed of, and he also wished to have
a talk with Consul General Lee Who
is also in Washington, about matters
in Cuba. AS soon as these things are
done he will go away again for a
short time. While it has not been
definitely settled where he will go, it
is probable that he will go to New
England and that he will stay about
two weeks. He is looking very well,
| but he laughingly remarked that he
had not succeeded in getting much
rest while away from Washington. He
! is tOogOOd naturedtO refuse to see peo-
pie who call on him or to refuse we'll
meant courtesies extended to him.
That's why he finds it difficult to get
rest, either in or out of Washington.
The business of the Post Office De-
partment is an infallible indicator of
! the business of the country. The bus
mess of 30 of the largest post Offices of
the country has been found by long
experience to fairly represent the bus
mess of the entire department, and
the business of those 30 offices was s
per cent. greater in August of this
year than in August of last year, and
! five per cent. greater than in July.
The Post Office officials are all ready
to testify that prosperity is right here.
Secretary Wilson having became
satisfied from the success of expert
ments made that the camphor tree
viii thrive in Florida, and that we can
grow enough to supply all the cam
phor we use, has arranged to have the
tree thoroughly introduced in that
state, through the department of Agri-
culture He also intends to specially
encourage the growth of the English
walnut tree, which he thinks viii
do well anywhere south of the PotO-
mac river There is longer any doubt
in making the Department of Agricul-
ture practically assist the farmers of
the country, by pointing out to them
fesaible means of increasing their in
comes.
Secretary Gage has gone so far as
he has authority to go in his efforts
to save those who are rashly trying
to push into the gold regions Of Alas
ka from the starvation he has become
satisfied, from trustworthy reports
sent him, awaits them when they
reach there. Agents of the Treasury
Department have been instructed to
stretch every law and regulation to
its extreme limit TO keep men away
from the hlondike until next Spring;
also to use their powers Of persuasion
upon the gold hunters and to show
them official communications showing
the utter indequacy Of the supply of
food on hand to feed those who are
already in the hlondikc regions dur
ing the coming long and hard winter
Although this country has no reas-
on to expect trouble with Spain, or
with any other power, it is not milk
ly that the unsettled condition Of af
fairs in Cuba had something to do
with the decision of the Navy Depart
ment to keep the North Atlantic
squadron, which has recently been
through very successful season of
sea drill, target practice, etc, together
all winter and to keep the vessels
composing the squadron in the best
seagoing condition. The squadron
will this week rendezvous at Fort
Monroe, and will later go to New
York. The fact that this government
has this strong squadron of fighting
ships ready to proceed to sea at q
days notice, will, of itself, have a
good effect upon our foreign relations
with all countries, and the men and
ships will get better practice together
than they could get with each ship
going it alone.
OF Interest to Fruit Growers.
There is a law in this state which
prohibits nurseries from bringing or
sending their stock into the state