The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-04-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. March Goth

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March Goth.
Mr. Observation-Disclosures all the repub-
licans in the House promptly lined up t"
vote down Representative Dockery's very
fair antitrust amendment to the Mckin-
ley tariff bill No 2 that is being railroaded
through the House, providing that when
ever it should be shown to the satisfaction
of the President that there existed a trust
or combination to control the price of any
article on the dLtiable list, the duty on
such article should be suspended, only one
of them has had the nerve to stand up and
| openly defend the trusts. Representative
Walker, of Massachusetts, is the man who
was not only willing to vote for the trusts
but to talk for them. He told the House
that the great trusts reduced the cost of
production, which was true, but when he
added that they also reduced the prices to
the consumer he entered the realm of tic-
ton. He said that trusts were the natu-
rll outcome of higher civilization, and pre-
dicted that all the railroads would eventu-
ally be controlled by one. An attempt is
being made by the democrats to get the
time for debate on the tariff bill extended,
but it is hopeless. The edict has gone
forth that it shall be passed by the House
on Wednesday and as the votes are con-
trolled by Gar Reed, it will be.
In no business conducted by private in
dividuals is the government of the United
States SD directly concerned as in the So
Letting of patents. When an ignorant
client gets the worst of his dealing with
an INSCRIPTIONS and tricky patent solicit
tor he is apt to regard the United States
Patent Office as having had share in the
business. knowing this, intelligent men
in Congress are always on the alert to
head off when possible the tricky schemes
resortcd to by some men who call them
selves solicitors of patents. One of those
schemes is struck at by the bill introduced
by Senator Ha. 5 or,u I'll maxim it unaw-
full for any solicitor of patents to offer an
inventor premium or prize as an induce
ment to him to pay his fee to enter his in
vention in a so-called competition.
Every member of the new Executive
Committee of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs, appointed by President
Chauncey F. Black and directed to meet
in Washington April 18th, for organiza-
ton and a discussion of the program to be
carried out bv the clubs. was a supporter
of the Chicago platform and of BRYAN and
Sewall. They were chosen for that rea
son and the members of the old Executive
Committee who refused to support the
party ticket and platform last year, were
dropped for the same reason. The Assoc
citation is strict party organization and
will not recognize boilers in any way.
The following is the entire executive COM
mittee: Benton McMillin, Tennessee; G.
Fl. Lambert, New Jersey; d. c. Smith,
North Carolina; c. c. Richards, Utah; j.
r. Mclean, Ohio; f. B. Howell, Georgia;
II. d. Money, Mississippi; j c. Dahl
mann, Nebraska; s. NJ. White, California;
E. Murphy, Jr.. New York; l.. L. Jack
son, Maryland ]. l.. Mitchell, Wisconsin:
C. J. Faulkner, West Virginia; w. J.
Stone, Missouri; G. F. Williams, Massa-
chusctts; J. S. Hogy, Texas. and J. c.
Sibley, Pennsylvania. The following is
the full toast to which Mr.. Bryan will
speak at the Washington celebration of
Jefferson's birthday: Thomas Jefferson
We celebrate the anniversary of his birth
not in the spirit of idolatry, but from re-
gard and reverence for his political prin
ciples.'
Representative Champ" Clark, of Mis-
souri,, brought down the House by his re
tort to the assertion of Representative
Cromwell that Jefferson stopped the coin
age of silver and supported protection.
Mr.. Clark said: THAT is an historic lie.
1t is on par with the statement that
Madison was a Federalist. The trouble
is the histories are written by New Eng
land people. There will never be any
truth in history until the Yankees quit
writing history and the Southern people
begin.
Representative Deliver trod on some
sore toes when he said in reply to a re-
publican charge that the democrats were
trying to delay the tariff bill: "On the
contrary, we are very anxious to reach
some of the schedules of this bill before
the final vote is taken. We understan
that there is an incipient revolt over there
among some of the republican members
from the prairie states who want lumber
left on the free list
Representative Griggs, of Georgia, has
offered joint resolution for the amend
ment of the constitution, SO as to give
Congress the power to impose and collect
an income tax.
1t is stated that at the request of ex-
Secretary Carlisle, Claude NJ. johnson is
to keep his place as the Chief of the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing, for Il
time, as reward for the work he did
among the gold democrats in helping to
carry Kentucky for Mckinley.
The republican politicians are after Sec
rotary Bliss because he promoted brother
of the late Gen. Hancock. who is demo-
crat, from a s., 400 to a s., 900 position in
the Pension Office.
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