The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-03-28
WASHINGTON BUDGET
Breezy Letter from Our Rsgu-
lar Correspondent
REPUBLICANS ARE ALARMED
over the Turn Democratic Affairs Are
Taking in Maryland, Etc.

washington, March 2S.--Just now
howl is going up about the new Mary
land election law, by the terms OF
which illiterates of whatever color ar
disfranchised. 1t is charged that it is
Democratic plot to recaptufe the State
from the Republicans and fearful
threats are made that the next Con-
gress will certainly enforce the 14th
Amendment and cut down Maryland's
representation in consequence. All
this in spite of the fact that the new
Maryland law is almost a copy of that
which has been enforced in Massachu-
setts for years and has won universal
commendation for it's workings. It is
semi-oficially announced here that the
Republican managers and the Repub-
lican Congressional Committee have
their eye on Maryland and are viewing
with "undisguised alarm" what isgOing
on there. Chairman Babcock, Of the
Republican Congressional Committee,
says that Congress must pc Influenced
BY the action in Maryland to take ac-
ton reducing the representation Of
Maryland and all other States where
the negro is eliminated aS voter. Mr..
Babcock further deliver3 himself of
a plaintiVe lament over the prospective
advantages to result to the Democratic
party from negro disfIanchisement.
This is the whole story. Not Repub-
lican newspaper and not a Republican
politician anywhere wouH give utter
ance to one sentiment of protest or re-
monstrance but for the apprehension
Of benefit to the Demofratic party.
Possibly the next Cong4ess may en-
sFce the 14th Amendmentt but the
shances are decidedly SSgainst it, as
anee the subject was mobted last year
Il has been found that kuch enforce
nent will cut both ways. III the South
ern States should adopt the system
Prevailing in Connecticut for instance,
where ten Republican white voters
often outweigh five huadred Demo
cTat ones, there might indeed be seri-
ous cause for complaint.
Even Government ofh9ials here are
disposed to criticise the drder applying
General Weyler's methods to the Is
land Of Martinique in the Philippines,
where the concentration lOf all natives
in five garrisoned townsl has been or
dered, all disobeying thb order being
then declared disloyal. 1.-THE severest
kind of warfare" is objected against
them, their property is I'd be destroyed
and the interior Of the ikland is to be
devastated" The inhabitants of the
Island are said to favorl these drastic
measures. The country hbs not forgot
ten what Mr.. Mckinley said Of the
Weyler proceedings: cit ls not civilized
warfare; it is determination. The only
peace it can beget is thkt OF the will
oerness and the gravel Here he Il
now, however, conducting through hii
heutenants the same sort of warfare
crOwding the non-fightink country peo
Pie into few towns and sweeping thu
interior with fire and sword. 1t is thu
peace of the wilderness knd the grave
which he is begetting oyer there. Hi
own words can be taken flor it.
a most astounding bulletin has beer
Issued from the Department Of Stat
IN reference to the appointment OF
Successor to Consul Hay, who hal
Wearied of well doing at Pretoria AM
about to return to the united States
The State Department ishherefore con
Honted with the necessity Of eithe
leaTing the post vacant or Of bein
aOrced to, decide whethef the new con
su shall be accredited tb Dom Paul o
o Edward VII. In this dilemma 1t ha
put forth the following. .extraordinar
statement. eft is the rute to recogniz
Oe tacto administrations and it is pre-
.umed that when a change is made
Our consular representations in Sout
Alrlca the application tor an exeQus
Or will be made to Whatever authorit
happens for the momeRt to be in d
.0cCo possession of the blace to whic
Ae consul is accredited" This is pal
1cularly astounding because it EN-;
aates from the United States, the pit
Aeer OF self-governmend Of human lii
1sy' OF free political institutions
Om nation whose aeat of goverl
4snt has been in possession of &
snemy more than onca and to whi'
= application of this remarkable ru
NOuld at those times Have been fat