The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-11-18
PIPER MA kLBUkUUGH, MARYLAND NOVEMBER Is $685.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,

ASHlNt ION, H. u, NV tIbtI lftH
Mr.. EprroE:-Mr Mckinley has been
getting some very bad advice concerning
the recent race trouble in North and South
Carolina, but he has been wise enough not
to accept it, or at least, not to try to carry
it out. These unwise advisers have been
trying to get Mr.. Mckinley to order Fed
eral troops into both of those States, al
though no request for troops has been re-
ceiyed from the Governor of either He
has been told that the same section of the
United States Revised Statutes, under
which President Cleveland sent Federal
troops into Illinois, during the railroad
riots, gave him the authority to do so re-
gardless of the regularly constituted au-
tEorites of the states. lie has done moth
ing further than to countenance the semi
official statement that it any Federal Off
cial in either state was intcrfered with 4
force of Deputy United States Marshals
would be used to protect them, andin case
of their inability to do 50 that they would
be reinforced by Federal troops. Some of
the men ordered out of both states, among
them white Postmaster from South Caro-
lima, are in Washington trying to pose as
martyrs and to persuade Mr.. Mckinley to
get mixed up in their quarrel; but every
one of them would gladly compromise by
accepting an appointment in Washington.
There may be democrats who are down
cast over the result of the election, but if
so they haven't been seen. All those who
ale talking on the subject express the
opinion that the party made splendid
showing, under the circumstances, and
that reducing the republican majority in
the House almost to the vanishing point,
puts the democrats in a better position to
make a winning fight in 1900 than they
would have been had they captured the
next House With both branches of Con-
eress in their hands the republicans will
be certain to make lots of good democratic
campaign material in the next two years
The outcome of the efforts of Boss
Hanna and other Mckinley boomers to
Jolly TEDDY" Roosevelt into supporting
the claims of Mr.. Mckinley for renomina-
ton in 1900. by promising him that they
will support him in 1904, will be watched
for with interest Before Roosevelt was
ever thought of as Il Rough Rider or as
Governor of New York, Mr.. Mckinley
secured Platt'S promise of support in 1900;
but us Roosevelt only put on the Platt
collar after he had practically made his
nomination for Governor Il certainty, in
order to get Platt's machine to help elect
him, he may, through his power as COVER
nor, be able to prevent Platt controlling
Convention, thus making it impossible for
Platt to deliver the promised votes to Mr.
Mckinley, without his consent What
Roosevelt will do will depend, in the opin-
ion of those who know his disposition
thoroughly, upon what he thinks will bes,
promote his own political interests and
upon what he thinks he can accomplish.
II he gets the idea that he can secure the
nomination himself the jollying of the
friends of Mr.. Mckinley will have no
effect upon him whatever. 1t is whispered
that Hanna intends to tempt Teddy" by
offering to throw Hobart overheard and
make the ticket Mckinley and Roosevelt
administration republicans have already
begun to put out feelers to ascertain what
chance there will be of getting an admin
istration man elected Speaker of the next
House, instead of Gar Reed They are
afraid of Reed, who is known to hold anti
administration views on the expansion
question, and believed to hold them upon
others, but they are also afraid to show
their hand unless certain that enough
votes to control the republican caucus can
be secured. Every republican elected to
the next House is to be carefully sounded
to ascertain whether he would, if the ad-
ministration desired it, vote against nomi-
mating Reed for Speaker. In putting out
those feelers, the name of Representative
Henderson, of Iowa, is suggested as a pcs
sible administration candidate for Speaker,
but care is taken to leave the impression
that no particular candidate would be in
sisted on; they only wish to ascertain
whether it is possible to defeat Reed.
Should Senator Burrows fail to develop
strength enough among the republicans of
the Michigan Legislature to get renomi-
mated, and his failure is expected, Secre
tary Alger, with the combined backing of
Gov. Pingrce and Mr.. Mckinley, will, it
is understood, make rush for the Sena-
torship.
1t is announced that the administration
has sent an ultimatum to Spain, demand
ing immediate action upon the demand of
this government for the Philippines. Just
why that announcement should be made
now, is little bit pulling, but perhaps
those who made it know what they are
doing and why they are doing it.
AccOl ding to those who know, the re-
publican rejoicing over the alleged defeat
of silver in the Congressional campaign is
premature. 1t is predicted that many re-
publicans elected from Western districts
will vote for silver, if it is made necessary
for them to vote either for or against ii
because the sentiment of their states, re-
rardlrSS of uolilicS is for silver