The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-09-22

THE PRINCE GEORGES ENQUIRER UPPER MAkLI}
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER..
WASHINGTON, d. c., September 18th.

WAsHINGToN, d. c., September 18th.
Mr.. EDIToR:-The panic of the admin
istration over the situation in Ohio daily
grows worse, and Mr. Mckinley tells the
Ohio republicans who call on him that the
State must be carried at all hazards. He
sent a trusted personal messenger to New
York to meet Boss Hanna when he ar
rived from Europe and tell him just how
blue things look from the administration
point of view; also to impress upon him
the necessity of taking steps to see that
plenty of money was provided for use in
Ohio. 1t is probably the taking of those
''steps' which caused Boss Hanna to step
in New York, instead of coming direct to
Washington. The matter has been dis
cussed in Cabinet meetings and two mem
bers, Postmaster General Smith and Sec
retary Wilson designated to take the
stump. Mr.. Wilson will speak mostly in
the agric dltural section, his powers of
persuasion among farmers being supposed
to be wonderful, while Mr. Smith will talk
mostly to city and town audiences The
ordering Of the civilian Philippine Com
missioners home was also influenced to
certain extent by the Ohio scare 1t is
hoped to have the next fighting campaign
under way before election day, and the
civilian Commissioners are gotten out of
the way SO that Otis can have no excuse
for not pushing the fighting. SO much
for the republican view of the Ohio cam
paign.
Democratic confidence in success in
Ohio is even greater than the republican
fright. Mr.. Mclean, who is now in Ohio
to remain until after election, is in con
slant communication with his W asi,in.ton
friends. He says he feels absolutely GER
tain of being elected Governor, and he is
not the sort of man to say so without be
lieving it himself From other sources
comes the same sort of news. The demo
Gratis are united and enthusiastically con
tident, while the republicans are divided
into factions, some of which would rather
humiliate Boss Hanna, whom they have
never forgiven for the rough shod manner
in which he kicked them out Of the State
machine to make places for his henchmen,
than to accomplish any other one thing.
There is also much more Ohio republican
opposition to the imrcrialistic policy of
the administration, and especially to the
so far unsuccessful war in the Philippines
than even the democrats supposed existed
until recently. Much of this opposition
is silent and will hardly result in direct
votes for the democratic tick ct, but it will
increase the stay at homes on election
day, which will be the next best thing to
democratic votes.
The object of delegation of Washing
ton negroes, including a preacher and sew
eral eX-otce holders, in calling at the
White House was a reminder of recon-
struction days. They seem possessed of
the idea that Mr.. Mckinley has power to
interfere with the proposed election law
i'll North Carolina, and they wish him to
put clause in his annual message to Con-
gress recommending that the proposed
election law be declared illegal because of
its violation of the 18th amendment Mr.
Mckinley is a strong partison, but he
knows too much to attempt to meet the
wishes OF these negroes even if they were
citizens Of North Carolina, instead of
being meddlers It'll what in no way con
Germs them. The ''nigger" question will
never figure prominently again in Presi-
dental messages or in Congressional leg
islation. If unconstitutional laws are
passed in North Carolina, or in any other
State, the people can get them passed
upon by the proper legal tribunal, without
either the help or hindrance of the Presi-
dent or any official connected with the
executive branch of the government, and
by the people. The Supreme Court of the
United States alone possesses the power
to declare State laws unconstitutional
Ex Senator Joe Blackburn who has
been resting a little in Washington pre-
paratory to returning to the stump, did
not give the story that Col. Bryan would
not speak in Kentucky chance to get
fairly started before he headed it off by
saying: Mr.. Bryan wrote me that he
would be glad to speak in Kentucky and
| would leave the details to me. There was
no promise of any number of speeches,
| nor were any definite arran gements agreed
upon. | have written him that we will be
ready for him any time after the first Of
| October, and by that time, from present
| indications the boiling movement in Ken
! lucky will have dwindled away into moth
! ingness and Mr.. Bryan will have a solid
democratic party in front of him.
The Naval officials responsible for as
| signing Admiral Schley to the command
of the South Atlantic Squadron, the most
undesirable flag command in the Navy,
| evidently fe. little bit ashamed. as they
took the trouble to give out statements
about the Intention of the Department to
increase the number of vessels in the
squadron, the Importance of the command
IN case of war with Central or South
America, etc The real object is probably
to get Schiey out of reach of inQuisitve
Cong essional Committees.
DREYFUS TOBE PARDONED.
The pardon cf Captain Drevfus is in
tended by the French Government, says
tho NH, T;,.,u np1 a., .,,r;t,