The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-10-28
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 24th.
MIR. EDIToR-The republican bosses are
hot after the republican office holders In
Wasbin rton, both voters and non-voters.
The voters have all been given to under
stand that if they do hot go home and vote
they will be blacklisted, and to remove
their last excuse, the Republican Congress
sional Committee is offering to furnish
them with transportation when they say
they are unable to pay for it themselves.
But this transportation is not to be gilt.
Every voter who avais himself OF the
Committees offer is told that he must
make voluntary" contribution, within
given time to the Committee, of an
amount equal to the est of his railroad
ticket, or take the consequences. Boss
Q avs man is sending letters to Washing
ton to bulldoze the Pennsylvania Office
holders into not only going home to vote
but contributing SIS each to the campaign
fund In his letter asking for the money
campaign is waged, we may lose three or
four Districts Unless the reports made
to EX-Representative Kerr, Secretary OF
the Democratic Congressional Campaign
Committee, are wrong the republicans will
lose those Congressional Districts in Penn
sylvania, regardless of what sort of a cam
paign they wage, and they stand to lose
many districts IN other states as well.
1t is a little bit puzzling why the admin
istration allows time to be wasted by the
Peace Commission, at Paris, in discussing
various propositions of the Spanish Com
missioners concerning our paying or guar
anteeing the payment of any portion of
the Spanish bonds, charged against Cub.
if it be true, as has been claimed right
along, that the American Commissioners
had positive instructions before they left
Washin gton to the effect that this Govern
ment would under no circumstances either
pay or guarantee the payment Of one dol
lar of Spanish bonded Indebtedness of any
kind 1t seems as though even Spanlards
stand that position without wasting nearly
four weeks discussing it, if that really be
the position of the administration.
Young Jim Blaine, who by grace of
pull holds captains commission III the
volunteer service, has gall, if he has moth
ing else. The hole country knows that
he was ordered home from Manila, whittier
he went as Il staff officer, because he was
fonder of into xicants than of duty, and
the opinion has been frankly expressed
by officers that he ought to be court-mar-
tailed and dishonorably dismissed from
the army in the interest of discipline
That being the situation it was thought
that favoritism of the rankest kind was
shown when the War DEPARTMENT ordered
that Capt James g. Blaine should be hon
orally discharged because there was "no
further need for his services" and that
Jim" would jump at the chance of being
let down so easily. Not he. AS soon as
he arrived in Washington. he succeeded
in having the order of the War Depart
ment held up until he could see Mr.. Nc
Kinlev and try to have it Withdrawn en-
trey. Great as "Jim's" pull undoubtedly
is. it is doubtful whether Mr. Mckinley
will consent to his remaining in the army.
Col. Ike HILL whose long connection
with the House has made his Judgment
good on Congressional politics, said 1--WE
have got the republicans sure. Nothing
short of Il miracle can save them. Why
| believe that we will gain four Congress
men right in the Presidents own state"
Col. Hill says that General Grosvenor's
recent offer to bet $4,000 that the demo-
Gratis would not gain Congressional Dis
trict in Ohio was only 4 bluff, and that he
will gladly undertake to make Gen. eros
venor present of 81 900, if he will put
up the money to back his offer.
There is a wide gulf between the civil
service commission and Perry Heath. First
Assistant Postmaster General. Perry
issued notice the other day to all Federal
office holders that there was nothing in the
Civil Service law to prevent their jumping
in and whooping up things for republican
candidates, and that the administration
expected them to do it, or words to that
effect. The Civil Service Commission has
issued a circular to the members of the
seven hundred boards of examiners
throughout the country, warning them
against "pernicious personal activity"
| under penalty of removal from the Boards
! Inasmuch as the members of these Exam
| ming Boards are, in almost every instance,
Federal office holders and that their re-
moval from the boards would not affect
their offices, the penalty is not severe
one by any means
| Mr.. Mckinley knows the correct thing
when he sees it, even if he doesn't always
| do it. He is said to have done some very
vigorous kicking about the eastern politi-
cal tour that Boss Hanna has arranged for
| him, beginning with his appearance at the
| Philadelphia Peace Jubilee ceremonies,
and extending to New York city, and pos
| siblv Boston. 1t is creditable to Mr.. Nc
Kinley that he should have kicked at being
used for such purpose, but the credit he
will get will drop to zero if he makes the
trip after all and it is the understanding
! in Washington that he will. 1t will show
! that he dare not refuse to do what Hanna
directs him to do, even when he knows it
is not right.
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