The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Our Correspondent Talks IN
General About Wash
ington.
(Cnumun'catedl.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Is. 1899.

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ton over the situation in Ohio
daily grows worse, and Mr.. Nc.
Kinley tells the Chic Repuoli-
cans who call on him that the
State must be carried at all haz-
ards. He sent a trusted personal
messenger to New York TO meet
Boss Hanna when he arrived
from Europe to 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 stop in New York, in
stead of coming direct to Wash
ington. The matter has been dis
cussed in cabinet meetings and
two members, Postmaster Gen.
eral Smith and Secretary Wilson
designated to take the stump.
Mr.. Wilson will speak mostly in
the agricultural sections, his
! powers of persuasion among far.
mers are supposed to be wonderful,
while Mr.. Smith will talk mostly
to city and town audiences. The
ordering of the Civilian Philip
pine Commissioners home was
also Influenced to a certain ex-
tent by the Ohio scare. 1t is
hoped to have the next fighting
campaign under way before cleo.
ton day, and the Civilian Com.
missioners are gotten out of the
way so that Otis can have no ex.
cuse for not pushing the fighting.
So much for the Republican view
/ Ol Tie OnlO campaign.
Democratic confidence in sue.
cess in Ohio is even greater than
the Republican fright. Mr.. Nc
Lean, who is now in Ohio to re.
main after the election, is in
constant communication with his
Washington friends. He says he
feels absolutely sure of being
elected Governor, and he is not
the sort of man to say so with
out believing it himself. From
other sources comes the same
sort OF news. The Democrats are
united and enthusiastically con-
fident, 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 bench
men, than to accomplish any
other one thing. There is also
much more Ohio Republican op.
position to the imperialis5ic pol
icy of the administration, and es
pecially to the so far unsuccess-
full war in the Philippines, than
even the Democrats supposed ex-
listed until recently. Much of
this opposition is silent, and will
hardly result in direct votes for
the Democratic ticket, but it will
increase the stay at homes on
election day, which will be the
next best thing to Democratic.
The object of delegation of
Washington negroes, including a
preacher and several ex.office.
holders, in calling at the White
House, was a reminder of the re.
construction days. They seem
possessed of the idea that Mr..
Mckinley has power to interfere
with the proposed election law in
North Carolina, and they wish
him to put a clause in his annual
message to Congress, recommend.
ing that the proposed election
law be declared illegal because of
its violation of the 10Th amend.
ment. Mr.. Mckinley is a strong
partisan, but he knows too much
to attempt to meet the wishes of
these negroes, even if they were
citizens of North Carolina, in.
stead of being meddlers with
what in no way concerns them.
The "nigger" question will never
figure prominently again in Presi.
dental messages or in Congress.
sional legislation. If unconstitu.
tlonal 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 hin
, drance of the President or an,
official connected with the execu
tive branch of the government
! and the DEGREES of the court will
, be obeyed by the people. TIL,
5 Supreme Court of the United
States alone possesses the powe
| to declare State laws unconstitu
tional