The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1900-10-19
Washington Letter.
From our regular Correspondent,

rEOm OuT regular CORRESPONDENTS
WASHINGTON, October 15.-The entire ad-
min istrat:op, from Mckinley down, Is playing
partisan politics for all it knows how, and the
public business is getting on in any way it
Can. The White House has been turned into q
political headquarters with the President FILL
ing the duties of Lieutenant to Boss Hanna.
Anything 20 keep the Republicans in power is
the basis of all the White House consultations
and conferences. That even single votes are
not being overlooked was shown by the official
order sent from Washington for the imme-
date dismissal Of a woman clerk in the In
dianapolis Postoftice, who got married the
other day. and the appointment OF a voter in
her place. Besides the political work that
members " the administration are doing in
Washington, the following prominent officials
and this ID only partial list, are on the stump
for Mckinley. with their salaries being paid
by the tax. payers while their official work is
being neglected: Postmaster General Smith,
Secretary Gage, Secretary Wilson, Attorney
General Gaiges, Solicitor General Richards,
Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow,
Assistant Secretary Meikleiohn, Commissioner
Of Pensions. Evans and Director of the Mint,
Roberts. In addition to these there is an
army of smaller officials in the field speaking
or pulling wires to influence voters, and the
people are footing all the bills.
Republican speakers and writer's are not
likely to exploit the returns for the month
of September from the postoffices of the fifty
largest ctFes in the country. just received and
tabulated. so prove the increasing prosperity
of the country, for the simple reason that
fourteen out of the fifty shows smaller re-
ceipts than they had in September of last year.
Indicating that the pinnacle of the temporary
prosperity made by the war with Spain, big
crops and other conditions which put money
in circulation, has been passed and that the
business of the country is now on the down.
grade, as Democrats have predicted it would
be as soon as the natural reaction set in.
Senator wellington passed through WASH
ington on his return from q speaking tour in
| the West, lsnd Northwest. In reply to ques-
tions as tS6he campaign outlook, he said: In
my Judgment, Bryan will be elected. think
the Middle West will go for him, and that
when theaAectoral college is polled, he will get
the neees2s9y number of votes. have not the
slightest dpubt that Mr. Bryan will carry Mary
| land. TIE sentiment In the State, and have
sounded sseAoroughly, is greatly In favor Of
the .Demts 3petic candidate. There are hundreds
| and HUNDREDS of old-time Republicans who
| will leavs the party and vote the Democratic
| ticket On the other hand, there will not be a
| handful Of Democrats who will fail to stand by
| their partS's nominee. l think that Bryan's
| majority in my native State will be anywhere
/ from 900 to 10000"
| More government clerks will 20 home to
| vote this year, than have done SO since the
/ days when Zach Chandler bossed the Repub-
| lican maehine and made them do as he pleased.
| Clerks will register and vote who have not
| done so for twenty years or more. Every
government clerk residing in State consid-
/ cred anyways close has received a circular
letter from the Republican bosses of his State,
telling him that IL he tails to register and vote,
his name will be handed to the Republican
State Committee. which is merely another way
of telling him that If he fails to vote, he will
loose his Job. The heads of the government
departments are doing their part to help along
the exodus of voters, at the expense of the
taxpayers of the country, by allowing it to be
known that the clerks will be paid fer the
time lost In going home to register and vote,
and will not have the time deducted from
their annual leave.
The starting of Boss Hanna upon stumping
tour of the Northwest shows who Is bossinR
the Republican campaign, as 1t is we'll known
that Mr.. Mckinley did all he could to stop the
speech-msking of Hanna, because of bis
knowledge that it was hurting him badly.
Late advces from Illinois put that State il
the sure Democratic column. A poll of the
State completed by the Democrats severa
days ago, gives Bryan a majority of from
10000 to 5000 outside the city Of Chicago
which hes been practically conceded to the
, Democrats by tine Republicans from the be
ginning of the campaign.
When it was teegraphed to Washington {
few days ago, that Teddy had, In speech a
Milwaukee made the positive promise thai
the war tax on beer would be repealed by thu
Republican Congress at the coming session, 1
l was thought that he had been talking merel!
} to make votes among the brewing interests Of
the locality. hut it is now almost certainl!
known that he spoke by the card, and tina
Poss Hanna has made d decker with hi!
brewers. whereby in return for big campaign
contributions and their influence, he PROMISE
! that the beer tau would be repealed at tn
1 next session @; Congress. Tcddy's only breal
hwas In publicly stating what Hanna woui'
: probably htfvs preferred being kept quie
until after election.