New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-30
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.

SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Ex-senator James b. Ensts is not sae only Democrx'
whom hsye encountered with knife drawn and prepared
to plunge Il into the Administration hilt deep. talked
for an hour with swo Democratic members OF Congress
On Thursday. and when told them intended to pub
lish what they said, they perfectly willing. but
was afterward led to promise that world not name
Them will Of them only tiat they represent differ
ent parts OF the country and have always been Demo
Gratis and intensely than they have
been. One 10 Southerner and an ex Confederate whs
the other Is fru this State snd Union service
Both not only free but absolutely their
pressons of contempt for Mr. Cleveland and Cabinet
and AIR. C1evelands policy.
Said the Southerner: at assursd tet there have
been scenes In Mr. Cevclxnd's Cabinet meetings which
womb have broken up in any social business
gathering OF gentlemen The President treats his Cab
met with absolute contempt and n they merely
head clerks. He knows absolutely nothing OF National
or international law. and yet sops consult With
his chosen advisers any consttutionsi question
ever The Cabinet win TO Deces some day u
sequence of the offensive the President Mr.
Cleveland has In fact snubbea every member of his
Cabinet except Bayard Yes, even Manning, VINO is
much the most Disguised man in the CABINET shall
not be surprised to him the first resign for he
has some spirit and manDess."
asked what truth there was In the alleged Stumbling
of Manning by Mr.. Tiilen told in The Troy Tines
great deal than the general public win believe
was the reply; "but the snutbng account of
Cleveland rather than Manning. Manning has done all
e promised Tden- lie put Charles 8. Fairchd in the
Treasury Department to look Mr. dens personal
interests lust old Daniel Pratt put the young
man In as Deputy Attorney General OF NewYork State
10 help Tdens for Governor In 1874. But Mr.
Manning Is unable to do for Mr.. Tilden, and
Mr.. Tilden never forivcs u WORKOUT agent He shoots
him and looks about for younger dog to use."
Said the Northern sent one OF my constituents
to the Navy Yard in Brooklyn the other day. with
note to the right asking his appointment tho
force employed there. And he brought back very
polite message that under orders from somebody not
named he could not appoint anybody any place unless
recommended By tbs Committee of the Congressional
District In which the applicant resided You well
Imagine that this plain inmation that Congressman
don't count with this Administration was highly salts
factory TO f,r II relieves OF any responsibility and
places 1t on some definite person committee. or
courso knew who the committee was II. o. T. But
later on was astonished to learn from o man In my
district who for years has been running Il as leading
member Of the Congressional Committee that list Of
twenty places In the Brooklyn Navy Yard had been sent
to him to be filed up with the OF the right
That f. the way In which Con gressmen ignored
by this Administration" suggested 10 view OF what
both Congressman had said that possibly Mr. Cleveland,
Ia determining along without Senators and Repre-
seDtavcs had also decided 70 abolish The power OF
rmatou by the Senate and the approval OF appropra
ton bills by the House OF Representatives It this
remark which called out that OF tho Southern Senator
which have quoted that Mr.. Cleveland knew nothing
abodt the Constitution aud laws OF the Nation
It hnoed in tho conversation that there
any such correspondence that printed between
President aud somebody unnamed In which the Prcsi
ind M fha
duct OF his alleged correspondent In recommending
candidate In whom he had confidence. The President
never admitted denied that he had such a
spondence and the character OF tho letters Is srpng
against their genuineses In other words the
indignation OF the President feigned and
Issue that apparently never arose.
Among the innovations OF the Mutual Life Insurance
Company OF this city Is the publication OF weekly
newspaper called The Weekly Statement IN which It takes
its poicyhoders 1t were. into confidence. For
instance. I'm last number II records the death OF
twenty threc poifoyholders with total policies OF
$40 200. which they had paid $4,000 and to whose
heirs company has paid S22 162 Rather startling
nguresi Among prominent mon recently deoessed who
held policies In the Mutual Life of NowYork notice
the of Mr. Joseph Lowry late president Of the
Fifth Avenue Bank. and the late Ex-Governor Reuben
T. Fenton. the latter being Insured for $4,000 at
recent date.
wonder II the Cabinet have yet dsrovere what a
grovous injury their forcing OF John Roach 10 discharge
so many workmen In these times Il doing the Demo
cratic party. hear wOrkine everywhere talking OF
tho great good Roach did the abornR classes and the
injury action OF the Navy Department has done the
same classes.
Jacob Hess was saying to O number OF machine Demo-
Gratis the other day that the Democrats In this State
the dilemma OF having to indorse Civil Service reform
their platform without believing in It now and in OPP
position their previous records; while the Republicans
could mako AS strong plank that ssdo "a they
choose to- and Iont to consistency with all previous
declaraiions He did not how the Democrats could
take any other position than defensive while the
Republicans could DO saucily aggressive they |
chose to be- Since said this tho Republican State
Committee has met Hess himself being active proxy
for Scion b. Smith. and has assumed the offensive In |
the coming campaign.
Don't count John Kelly out Of politics until the next
campaign over He Is coming back well and too strong
to be out of the approaching lively scrImmase parcu
larry II Mr. Cooper in It, And hear In all Democratic
they fear that the action OF the Republican
mttee points to Mr. Morton as the Republican candi
date.
was talking with elect Eustls. of louisiana
few days AGO about the condition OF tho Eads etes at
the mouth OF the Mississippi had the idea that they
were practically failures and so expressed myself
Not hit OF It," said the Senator have had occasion
90 to Europe direct from New Orleans for
pas and before Eads placed bis cities have gone out