The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-09-17
OUR WASHINETON LETTER

WASHINGTON, ID. c., September 18th.
proverbial thrift of the very rich man. He
knows the art of making others pay for
what he wants for himself, and he is util-
iZing it in the Ohio campaign. Although
there are no national issues in the Ohio
campaign, the Republican National Com
mittee is taking an active part in it and Is
putting up money literally to help Hanna
get that coveted election to the Senate.
and his man Dick, who are managers of
the Republican campaign in Ohio, control
the Republican National Committee and
| the surplus it had left in its treasury 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
Congressional campaign next year, that it
will all be spent in 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 Govern
| ment of the United States assist him to the
extent of many thousands of dollars. by
carrying through the mails free, under
Congressional frank, bulky volume,
| printed at the Government Printing Office
in the form of the Congressional Record
| and containing speeches and compilations
from public documents. This volume as
it first appeared, contained extracts from
newspapers and was therefore rot frank
able. The revised edition, now being sent
out, has eft out the newspaper extracts.
\ new Republican candidate for Sena-
tor Germans seat has been added to re-
publican confusion in Maryland, and to
the growing belief in the certainty that the
| legislature will be carried by the demo
Gratis Postmaster General Gary is the
new candidate although the announce
ment of his candidacy was rrematurely
made He has got the Senatorial itch very
bad, and had hoped by the aid of Post
masters and other followers to have had Il
thoroughly organized machine III every
| county of the state before allowing it to
| become public that he was Il candidate
but somebody leaked. He refuses now Ia
confirm, deny or in any way discuss the
matter. He probably wants to find out
where he is at before committing him
self
Although Attorney General Mex emma
was Indignantly emphatic in declaring
that he did not intend to consult with Mr.
Mckinley about the opinion he is to give
as to the proper construction to be placed
upon the clause of the tariff imposing dis
eliminating duties, he did that very thing
And he did not even have the satisfaction
of waitin" until Mr.. Mckinley came back
to Washington to consult with him, but
was ordered up to Somerset Pa, where
Mr.. Mckinley was to talk the matter over
The opinion is still held back, and it will
be discussed at the Cabinet meeting Whcl
Mr. Mckinley has called. 1t is probabl,
also that the Cabinet will discuss the yer
bal report made by Consul General Fit
Lee, who is in Washington, on Cuban af
fairs. 1t is understood that after THU
Cabinet meeting, Mr. Mckinley will &C
away again to remain couple of weeks
In the opinion of the silver men, now il
Washin gton the action of the Bank O
England in deciding to hold onc-tiith %
its reserve in silver, will not prove any