The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1903-10-16
OUR WASHINGTON LETTEI
WARRINGTON, D. c., October 9Th, 100:

OUR WASHINGTON LETT FIR.
WARRINGTON, D. c., October 9Th, 1908.
Mr.. ED1roR-Political circles here are
discussing tho presidential boom of Will
liam R. Hearst. of New York. For several
months he has been making q special
effort to obtain the next democratic nomi-
nation for president. His extensive press
bureau and experienced agents are boom
ing his candidacy in every party of the
country, but especially in labor circles
and in the South. where Hearst's name is
now mentioned as frequently as that of
German. Representative Griggs, of Geor
gia, who is chairman Of the democratic
congressional campaign committee, has
become enthusiastic supporter of Hearst
as has also the secretary of the committee,
Mr.. Charles Edwards. Hearst is himself
president of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs. One of his favorite
methods Is to send political agents to the
meetings of labor organizations and after
working up enthusiasm in his behalf to
have the same expressed in resolutions
which aEe afterwards distributed in
pamphlets. Last August such . meet
ing was held here and it is now being de-
scribed as - vast antitrust mass meeting
held under the auspicies of organized
labor at which Mr.. Hearst was nominated
for President by reclamation and amid
scenes of enthusiasm, He makes great
point of his attack upon the trusts and
in . pamphlet circulated by the Hearst
League of New York ID found the follow
ing summary of his qualifications for the
Office of chief executive. "Rich enough
to satisfy honest wealth that he will be q
conservator of legitimate business inter-
ests. he is=the acknowledged champion Of
the masses. Jeffersonian enough for the
most exacting democrat; honest enough
to be beyond the reach of corruption;
patriot enough to consider the country as
\ whole. Western enough to be born in
the west and eastern enough to conduct q
great enterprise in the metropolis. Poll
tician enough ito tobtain the greatest
popular Endorsement at the polls ever
given any one in New York state. Young
enough to be progressive yet old enough
to have exceeded Bryan's age when the
latter was nominated in 1896 and Roose-
velt's age when Roosevelt was nominated
in 1900. Phiianthl opic enough to endow
seats of learning, sell coal at cost to the
freezing poor and give away hot coffee
and sandwiches nightly to New York's
homeless and starving in the winter time.'
At the coming session Of Congress Mr..
Hearst will take his seat in the House as
the representative of the eleventh New
York district. He is determined to be a
candidate and some of his supporters de-
clare that il he does not receive the demo-
cratic nomination he will place himself at
the head of an Independent labor
party.
It is we'll known that the republicans
are hopelessly divided on the question of
currency legislation land it now seems
certain that they will get out otth diff
Guilty by appointing~a joint committee
which will examine the needs of currency
leeislation and submit recommendations
to Congress. Representative Hill, of
Connecticut, the ranking member of the
last House Committee on Banking and
Currency. has discussed tho plan and
declares that many republicans are in
favor Of it. While they do not believe
that Congress is likely to accept the rec
concentrations of the committee without
reviewing tho whole subject, they point
out that it 10 better to lave the present
differences fought out in committee. than
on the door Of Congress, and also that it
will postpone this embarrassing question
until after the presidential campaign.
Having thus postponed tariff revision and
financial legislation the republicans hope
to enter the campaign without any signs
of lack of harmony in the party. Mean
while Secretary Shaw continues to pro.
vide against money stringency by de-
posting treasury money in tho national
banks and by redeeming government
bonds before they are due. In this man.
ner he has placed over twenty millions
in circulation. The republicans hope
that the Secretary can thus satisfy those
powerful interests which would other
wise clsmor for currency legislation.
Owing to the recent visit to the White
House Of several cranks, one of whom
had to be disarmed by the wstchmen,
there has been . renewal of the discussion
of furnishing the President with q mill
tsrY guard. It is believed that the men,
bers of the Presidents cabinet will advo-
cate some such measure during the next
session of Congress, as the present Sc
cret service men are detailed by the
Treasury Department without specific
authority and are regarded rs q kind of
mskeshift. 1t is pointed out that the in
sufialency Of the Presidents guard has
been demonstrated by the fact that the