Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-06-16
WASHINGTON.
More Trouble in the Cabinet-Blaine
and MeYeigh-The Presidents
Awkward SituatiOn-The
Next House.
Especial to the Plain Dealer.l

Especial 70 the rum beulerl
WASHINGTON, June 10.-The story
about dissentions in the Cabinet has re-
vived again. 1t is now said that Blaine
has announced his ultimatum to the
President that McVeigh must go or he
will go himself. The president is also
said to be deeply displeased with the star
route investigation. 1t was the Presi.
dents desire that the Attorney General
should proceed with caution, and not do
any thing that would injure the party or
the administration, and that the whole
matter should be put off until after the
Ohio election. This desire on the part of
the President, McVeigh has disregarded,
and declares his intention to get at the
bottom of the frauds at once let the con-
sequences be as they may. Blaine is
frightened at this. 1t is no secret among
knowing ones, that Blaine can not bear a
full exposure of the ring methods, and he
knows if McVeigh is allowed to go ahead
he will not be spared. Hence his anxiety
to get McVeigh out. But the President
is more than all worried over the appoint
ment of Gibson to assist in working up
cases. Gibson is a Democrat, an expert
at searching out Republican rascals, and
acquired his reputation in that regard by
his efforts in the Credit Mobilier affair.
He did more than any other man to drag
Garfield into that affair, and all through
the late presidential campaign he was
busy in preparing the documentary evil
dence made use of by the Democrats
against Garfield in the campaign. Now
the administration apparently indorses
the credibility and reliability of Gibson
hu nror11nuiDor him fn Unry civ iIo p
ceases againt the star route ring. 1t is not
strange that Blaine trembles and that
Garfield is boiling mad at this insult but
upon him by McVeigh. There are all
sorts of stories about the unpleasantneSs,
would bounce McVeigh were it not that,
he is afraid to do it, McVeigh knows too
much about the frauds and whether in
the Cabinet or out of it could tell some
unpleasant truths. What the outcome
will be is difficult to tell, but whether Nc
Weigh stays or goes the people are likely
to know the truth about the star route
frauds,
The revival of the story of an alliance
between Democrats and Greenbackers to
capture the House organization next
Congress excites no attention here. UR-
doubtedly secret correspondence and con-
ferences have been held with view to
such a combination. The fact has been
known for several months. There is mo-
doubt either but that some Of the Green
| back members. 4alsat and prQIninenli
I iJeinocf rats are hea4 IN Accord ii tlsfff'
views favoring such coalition and that
they intend to consumate it If possible. u
Strong efforts are to be made to capturel
the districts vacated by Mr.. Frye and
Levi P. Morton, as the loss of even one of
these will leave the Republicans with
only 146 members, or a minority of one,
There is no possibility whatever of their
succeeding in Frye's district, but they
have perhaps some chance of getting a
member in MoYton's place. After all, the
success or failure of the plan depends
upon the action of the Readjuster mem
bers from Virginia and of Smith, of
Brooklyn. Democrats believe that if
Virginia goes Democratic Fullzerson and
Paul will be found among the regular
Democrats in Congress. How Mr.. Smith
will vote nobody seem to know. About
all that can be stated with any positive
ness is that determined effort to organ
ize the House will be made by coalition
of Democrats and Greenbackers il there
is any prospect whatever of success.