The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-01-26
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., January 22nd.

ASHlNGTON, -. <, january END.
MIR. EDITOR: Bryan's visit to
Washington brought about a general in
tcrchange of democratic opinions, which
resulted in showing beyond question, that
silver, trusts and imperialism will be the
foremost issues in this years campaign.
While willing to talk freely on most sub
iectS, Col. Bryan will not express an opin-
ion on where the democratic convention
should be held. or who should be the can
diGate for Vice President. He said of i'm
reriaiiSm Il am opposed to imperialism
am opposed to the permanent retention
of the Philippines. | believe that this
government should at once declare its in
tention to give independence to the Filipi
hos or the same terms that independence
has been promised to the Cubans. l am
not opposed to all expansion. Each pro-
posed annexation should be settled on its
own merits. | have tried to distinguish
between the peaceful extension of a re-
public and the change of a republic into
an empire" OF his attitude toward trusts
Col. Bryan said: Il propose that Federal
license shall be required of every corpora
ton organized in any State before it is
allowed to do business outside of that
State. While this license would permit
corporation, SO far as the Federal govern
ment is concerned, to do business outside
should not impair the right of any State
to impose any restriction, even to the
point of prohibition, as the people deem
necessary for their protection. The State
and Federal remedies should be concur
rent. 1t would not be safe to take from
the State any power which it now has to
protect its people from outside corpora
tons, even though State protection is not
complete, because, if the Safe remedy
were taken away, the people of the State
would be entirely helpless in case the mo-
nopolics were able to exert Il controlling
influence over the action of Congress.
These remedies could he cXcrted without
a constitutional amendment" Republic II
mischief makers, or rather would b. mis-
chief makers, were responsible for the
sensational stories sent out from Wash
ington, alleging that Col. Bryan and
Chairman Jones had quarreled over what
should be the policy of the democratic
party. There was absolutely no founda-
ton for the stories. The two men are in
perfect accord politically. and on the most
friendly personal terms. While il Wash
ington Col. Bryan took family dinner
with Senator Jones, and Senator Jones
was one of the party of prominent demo
Gratis who accompanied Col. Bryan to Bal
timore Saturday night and listened to his
able speech on the attitude of the demo-
cratic party towards the public questions
of the hour.
Now that the administration has de-
clared for free trade with Porto Rico, and
Representative Payne, of New York, h,>
introduced bill, drawn under Mr.. Nc
kinley's instructions, providing therefor,
all of the wearers of the Mckinley collar
will have to fall in line and support it, re-
CARELESS of their records as protectionists.
This will be bitter pill for many republi-
cans, but there is nothing in sight to indi-
cate that any considerable number of them
will have the sand to vote against the bill
Already they are beginning to ask if the
Mckinley program includes free trade
with the Philippines.
Representative Ball, of Texas, took oc-
casion, while the Pension Appropriation
bill, which was passed, was under discus
sion in the House, to give the imperialists,
who are trying to make it appear that any
opponent to the war III the Philippines is
a traitor to the United States government,
some sharp raps by quoting the language
of Abraham Lincoln who was a member
of the House at the beginning of the Mex
lean war, and who made a speech demand
ing information of the President about
the beginning of that war, compared with
which most of the spe,cAe made by demo
Gratis against the Philippine war are ex
tremely mild
Mr.. Norman E. Mack, the Buffalo demo
cratic editor, who is now visiting Wash
ington, is credited with knowing New
York politics thoroughly. He says that
with the exception of few corporation
and trust lawyers the party in that State
is in line With Col. Bryan, and expresses
the belief that the recent financial trans
actions of the Treasury Department have
materially aided the democratic cause,
and that the State will elect democratic
governor and presidential electors next
November.
The administration rather too pro-
nounced sympathy with Great Britain's
war on the Beers is getting it into hot
water. Senator Hale declared in IA speech
in the Senate that he believed nine Ameri-
cans out of every ten svmpathiZed with
the Beers in their struggle for liberty, and
the Senate adopted Senator Aliens reso-
luton asking why the State Department
refused recognition t. a properly accred
tied representative If the TranSvaal re-
public. And the trouble is just be ginning
At a big meeting last night. at which there
was some scorching talk, which must have
made Mr.. Mckinley squirm if he read to-
days Washington papers, the principal
speakers were Senators Hale, Allen and
Mason, and Rel resentatves Bailey, De
Almond, Su'zer, LeGtz, Lamb, Champ
Clarke and Gordon.
c. \ Snow & Co Patent Lawyers, o.
positc the United State Patent Office,
Washington, ID. G.. VIII" have actual
clients in every city and town of the
United States and Canada, report that
never before in their - years practice has
he work of the Office been so we'll up to
date. They claim that patents can now
be procured in less than half the time
formerly required.
In the presence of an immense audience
including the President, his Cabinet, lead
ing officials of the Government and promi
ncnt citizens of Washington. commander