The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1901-11-15

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER..
WASHINGTON, ID. c., November 18th.


and the echoes of Tuesdays elections had
rot died away when those returning from
New York brought news of Il conference
between Hon David b. Hill and dele
CATION from the five burroughs of Greater
New York, with John c. Sherhan at its
head. The democrats here say that in the |
triumph of victory over Richard Croker |
and Edward Murphy, who was defeated |
in the mayoralty race in Troy, N Y, MIR. |
Hill will be content to let bvgones be by |
cones and forget all the Snubs he has re-
ceived in times past. 1t is confidently |
predicted that MI Hill will be factor in |
the ne ut National Democratic Convention. |
1t is evident that Mr.. Low. who was |
elected on q decidedly heterogeneous plat |
form, will have little chance of re- election, |
irrespective of the kind of government he |
gives the city 1t is only ON rare occa-
sions that the people of New York will |
make sufficient eXertion to accomplish the |
defeat of the disciplined army of Tammany |
Hall, and it is predicted that Tammany |
will be heard from two years hence.
President Roosevelt is receiving some |
very candid advice these days. Immedi |
atcly they got the election off their hands, |
Senator Hanna, General Grosvenor, Hon |
Serano E. Payne Gov. Stone, of Pennsyl |
vania, and many others came to Washing |
ton to lay down the law in regard to reci |
prccity and tariff legislation. All of these
gentlemen are frank to say that they are
absolutely opposed to all tariff revision.
They lelitve, or claim To believe. that IT, e
few lei ublican gains in the election just
past indicate that The people are entire'v
satisfied with things as they are and that
they desire the republican party to make
no changes Even Gen. Grosvenor makes
this spt cious argument, completely ignor
ing the fact that the Ohio platform posi-
lively pr, missed legislation which would
relieve the people of the present oppl,s-
sion of the trusts, and that the entire cam
pasn that led to the election Of Gov. Nash
was based on promises Of similar legisla-
ton.
AS was to be expected, the republicans
are all or, ing fraud with regard to the
Maryland election, undoubtedly actuated
more from their dread of the return of
Arthur P. German to the Senate than from
any disappointment that the State did not
give their party Il ajority. AS a matter
of fact, there were some errors that crept
into the ballots of few districts, but the
sentiment of the State is far too pro-
nouncei to permit of any doubt as to the
real wishes of the people.
President Roosevelt cast boom into
the republican ranks this week when he
named Robert G. Houston for the ColIec-
| torship of the port of Wilmington. This
| is the most lucrative appointment in the
State of Delaware and its control was
practically essential to the supremacy of
| Mr.. j. Edward Addicks, Gas Addcks"
as he is commonly known. Addicks has
exerted sufficient influence in the Della
| ware legislation to prevent the selection
of United States Senator and has made
| strenuous efforts to break into the Senate
| himself. 1t is said that his campaign has
cost him not less than a million dollars.
| Senator Hanna has always supported his
| ambitions and during Mr.. McKinley's in
| cumbency the administration at least re-
Trained from taking any part in the State
| fight As result, DR.. William II. Cooper,
| a hold over democrat, has held the collec-
| torship until the present time. very
cursory examination of Mr.. Addicks'
methods sutficed to decide the President,
and, notwithstanding Hanna's pleading
for his millionaire friend, with whom he
could doubtless sympathize, he appointed
Mr.. Houston on the recommendation of
| Representative Ball, the only representa-
tive Delaware now has in Congress. 1t is
believed that the Presidents action will
result in the disintegration of the Addicks
| faction and that Delaware will hereafter
have its normal representation inCongress.
| Commissioner of Pensions Evars has
issued his annual report, and, although it
is well and carefully prepared paper, it
| contains some incontrovertible facts as to
the injustice that is being done to the
people Of the United States by the present
pension laws. Commissioner Evans very
fearlessly denounces the pension attor-
neys, of whom the number is twenty thou
sand, notwithstanding the fact that only
the succession of Mr.. Roosevelt saved from
them his official scalp. He points out
that the present law encourages IAN army
of attorneys, solicitors and dummers,
practically licensed by the government,
with the promise of $25 for each CLAIM
| allowed" And he goes on to say that
mo blame or criticism shou d be attached
to the soldiers who are importuned and
persuaded that it is their duty to file
claims whether disabled or not" Although
the Civil War lasted four years and TIE
casualties were frightful and the Spanish
| War lasted four months and the casualties
were comparatively few, three years after
the Spanish war twenty per cent Of the
soldiers engaged have filed claims for pen
| sion, while in 1872, seven years after the
close of the civil war, only six per cent.
of the soldiers engaged in that war had
done SO.
The death of the famous Earl Lii Hung
Chang is matter of sincere regret in
Washington, for though he was regarded
as very willy politician it was recognized
that he represented the more progressive
faction in China and it was believed that
his influence could always be counted on
to protect treaties and those foreigners
who happened to be within the limits of
the Empire. The latest news in regard
to his death is that his demise was imme-
diately precipi.ated by "A terrible rage into
which he flew while in consultation with
NJ. Paul Lessar, the Russian Minister to
China. Mr.. Rockhill, who was special
commissioner to China for the United
States, gives it as his opinion that Yuan
Shi Kai, who has been selected to succeed
Earl Lii, is the best man that Guild have
been chosen for the position.