The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-01-09

that treaty affects the revenues, is uncon-
stitutional, and injury to the farmers by
the reduction of the tariff on sugar by 90
per cent. is also to be made plea for de-
feating the convention. On the other
hand, Mr. Roosevelt has said that he will
regard the vote on the treaty as test OF
loyalty to himself so that the fight prom
ises to be unusually interesting.
There is much interest in political cir
Giles in the Presidents valiant fight in be-
half of negro postmistress in southern
city which rebels at having any but a
white person in charge of the local post
office. 1t seems that one Minnie M. Cox
was appointed postmistress by President
Harrison and reappointed by President
Mckinley. She recently resigned and
her bondsmen state that she did so because
threatened with personal violence by a
portion of the citizens who are determined
to have white postmaster. Mr.. Roose-
welt has now ordered that the postoffice
zens are sufficiently punished and meekly
submit to being served by the negress
whom he chooses to designate.
A statement comes from Illinois which
is attracting considerable interest in Con-
gressional circles. 1t is that Representa-
tive Hopkins is not as sure of represent
ing that State in the Senate as has been
supposed since the election of last Novem-
Der. 1t is said that Mr. Hopkins opposi-
ton to Speaker Sherman will prove his
undoing and that some other candidate,
of which there are several will prove sue
cessful. The story that Mr.. Hopkins will
fail is not received in Washington with
great credence by the republicans, al
though it is thought that he has acted with
indiscretion, but the democrats say that
there are excellent chances for Hopkins
defeat and they would generally welcome
that defeat as break in the ring which
now dominates Illinois politics.
Already the attention of the democrats
is turning to the possibilities of 1904.
Realizing that the republicans are afraid
to enact any legislation inimical to the
trusts aud that the people are daily grow
ing more urgent in behalf of such legisla-
ton, they argue that the people will turn to
the democratic party for relief in 1904, if a
sufficiently strong mai heads the democra-
tic ticket. Three names are now being gen
orally discussed in this connection, Judge
Parker, of New York, ex-Secretary Olney
and Senator German. Senator Carmack
pins his faith to Judge Parker who might
have been governor of New York this
time had he accepted the nomination. On
the other hand, there are many who would
pass the Judge by because he was unwill-
ing to make the race in his own State
Representative Underwood, of Alabama,
recently told your correspondent that he
favored Mr.. Olney, as a man who had
demonstrated his ability and had served
his party we'll. He said that Mr.. Olney
had always been Irregular" and he believed
that he had the confidence of the people
generally and of the business men of the
country in particular. With regard to
Mr.. Germans chances, doubtless much
depends on the next session of the Senate.
His friends say that he will promptly as
sumo the democratic leadership and will
command so much respect in that position
that he will become the inevitable candi-
date of the party.
1t is rumored that Senator Lodges bill
reducing the tariff on Philippine imports
from Is to 25 per cent. of the Dingley
rates will encounter severe opposition in
the Senate. The sugar trust is firmly op-
posed to such reduction as are the lumber
and other industries, especially the tobacco
growers. The fact that the reduction
would prove of signal advantage to the
islands would count as nothing, of course,
as compared with the personal interests
of these producers.