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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
TRYING TO MOVE THE PRESIDENT

The Washington Star says the Fed
eral Capital has been vacated by the
office-seekers, and that now the Dem
ocratic Senators are there in force, at
tempting to induce the Administra-
ton to pursue line Of policy that
will result, in most party
advantage. They tell the President
and Cabinet officers, that unless the
"rascaIs" are turned out and Demo-
cratic workers put in, the party 10
going to the demnition bow vows
They are not asking for places
for selves nor friends, the policy
being to storm the Administra.
ton, take it, and then
to dictate distribution of places. They
claim to represent the real feeling of
the rank and file of the party, and pro
nounce it as positive that the voters
will not submit to the retention of
men in power under the Democratic
administration, who, under the Repub-
lican, were denounced as dishonest.
These advisers claim to position
above personal interest, and say their
only wish is that the President shall
| not ignore his party interests alto
gether. They are politicians holding
themselves above the office seeking
class and claim that their purpose is
solely to work out the salvation of
the party. TO them the denuncia-
ton of the administration by Senator
Eustis was necessary blow, and,
though from a personal point of view
impolitic, blow that will have its
effect in opening the eyes of the
powers that be to the
real condition of affairs Con-
siderable significance is attached
to conference which occurred be-
tween Mr.. Randall, Chairman Bar
mum and Secretary Manning, Monday
during which Appointment Clerk
Higgins was sent for and consulted
Politicians say that the effort is being
made to reach Cleveland through
Manning, in whose political sagacity
they have the utmost confidence, anG
that the conference was for that pur-
pose. The general question of party
recognition was discussed, ant
the necessity of correcting the impress
sion that the Democrats are to form
no part of this Administration, whicl
they say is widespread was urged
The impression now is that these mel
will have more success In moving tn
President than the advance guard 0
politicians did, and that many change
are to made very soon.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
mate-all combine to make the Herat
Valley the most apt place for halt
before entering the desolate country
between Frirrah and Candahar,"
Folly.
Folly.
Fort Worth Live Stock journal.

Fort Worth Live Stock journal.
In more than one direction in South
Texas of late has a vague rumor
tloated about to the effect that certain
well-known South Texas stockmen
are thought to have had some hand
in aiding and abetting the various
antagonistic quarantine restric-
tionS which have been made
against Texas cattle, especial
ly from South Texas. The idea
given forth in the rumor is that to
further their own purposes some
South Texans haye speculated on what
might have been the great misfortune
of those who were compelled to sell at
any price, and that to secure very low
prices, men of prominence and I'M
do lbted integrity heretofore, would
seek to put their brethren at disad-
vantage.
Where a stockman's interests lie
north of the astounding imagin airy
line, the 81 ,, established by Kansas as
= Il sarantinc line, there may, perhaps,
b. some ground for suspicion in the
| light Of what has since been said and
J dane by sSocknen in the favored Pan
| handle OF THIS State; but when such
invidiQus r!imors bear upon men
whose interests are equally injuriously
aft 3cted, whose interests are greater
than those % many of Jheir neighbors,
but who, beirg willing to take the
usual risk OF buying and sending cat
tie north ward become buyers them
selves and let loose money which
would not otherwise be circulated
they are cheered in their good work
by the insinuation that they have
aided in bringing about the barriers
placed against the South Texas cattle
Such insinuations show what folly
impotent envy can lead to.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
tives from an Egypt and seek a land
congenial TO their tastes.
PRorECrO GATE OVER PANAMA.

And now it Is told, that the United
States Government has IN ne treaty
with Colombia in regard to the secu-
rity Of transit across the Isthmus.
This treaty is said to confer On the
United States GJvernn3nt certain
right of guardianship Of all transit
either by rail or by canal, across the
Isthmus of Panama, with especial du-
ties of protection to be exercised in
accord with the government of the
United 5. u: ~ OF Colombia. 1t is I'M
derstood that 10y this treaty the Colon
bian and United States governments
will cooper tt4 to maiatain the free
dom Of craa3it against all attack or
obstruction, or attempts to obstruct
it, and it is believed here that the joint
control over the trd2sit route under
this treaty will not only authorize,
but make it the duty of the
United Stat Government to give all
required aid in maintaining the tran
sit routes clea: for commerce, mail and
passengers. 1t has become known al
| Panama that the Tobber, PreStaD, who
burned Colon, having made his escape
has since then seized three steam We s
sells at Porto Bello, with the help OF
which it is feared he may make trou-
be, unless the United States nava
force shall capture him and his vessels
1t is hoped there may be no mistake
about this conclusion. Transit OF
the Isthmus has been too much inter
fered with, and the unsettled condition
of the Colombian Government may b
taken as an Indication that interior
ence will continue. But it must enc
and protectorate is al absolute ne
cessity for this end.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
The Position of the president.

NV York lines (AIugwump).
Cleveland is the first Presidentin
a quarter Of a century who has set ont
with the avowed determination tore--
siSt the notion that he is mere pat
ronage agent of his party. He has
rot undertaken to disregard entirely
thu claims of party in the administra-
ton IF the public service, but he has
distinctly undertaken to subordinate
them to the public interests,
and he has an undoubted purpose to
reduce the area of the operation of the
patronage idea to the narrowest pos
sible limits. Iu doing so he is enti-
tied to the support Of all honest citt-
Zens. He is especially entitled to the
support of his own party, for be is
doing more than any man has done ia
this generation to make useful and
successful career practicable for his
party, by convincing the people that
it is not party of mere office-set kers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Mr.. MeLean's Democratic Day.

Cincinnati Enquirer, Tuesday.
President Cleveland'S course enlists
the Democratic hope and expectation.
lie is proceeding slowly, and has done
nothing TO which the opposition can
take just objection. He is not moved
by the captious criticisms of the Re-
publicans or the impatience OF those
Democrats who believe that
changes should be made in all
the offices at once. The Democrats of
Ohio voted for Mr.. Cleveland as
man capable, honest and well-tried-a
man with The firmness necessary to
command in any office to which he
might be elevated. They have not
been disappointed in him. No one
can say that he made promises dur
ing the campaign which he has not
fulfilled The Democracy of this
State have not been shaken in their
confidence in him, and they regard
his conservative course as a strong
barrier against Republican attack.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
CONCERNING REVENUE COLLECT
ORS.

A question has been raised whether
the removal of internal revenue COL
lectors is legal, and it has been assum-
ed by not few that the Treasurer
must refuse to pay the men put in
place Of suspended collectors. The
matter has been carefully Investigated
by the Solicitor of the Internal Reve-
nue. bureau and he says:
"The section referred to gives to the
President during the recess OF the Sen
ate the power OF suspension and the
designation of another to perform the
duties of the office OF any civil officer
appointed by the President save Unit
ed States judges. By the later
statute of 1877 the salaries of inter
nal revenue collectors were adjusted
at maximum OF Sd, 500, and provis-
ion inserted that no collector should
draw any part of his salary until
confirmed by the Senate, except in
cases of vacancies caused by death or
resignation during the recess of the
Senate. Still later, in 1879, the stat
| ute of 1877 was amended by leaving
out the words 'by death or resigna-
tion,' and no later statute has been
passed affecting the question, so that
at present, if the suspension of
the former incumbent Great.
ed a vacancy. then the Pres
ident has the right of suspension
! of collector with or without cause,
and can designate his successor, who
draws the salary until the Senate re.
fuses to confirm him or until he Is
suspended.
"The United States Supreme Court
| decided that question in the case of
Farden, 9 Otto, page 10. Collector
Winder was suspended under statue of
1870, by Supervisor of Internal Rev
enue for fraud, and died pending the
| investigation of the charges. The Su
preme Court decided that his suSpen-
sion created vacancy, and the person
designated by the President to fill that
vacancy, FardeH, was entitled to the
salary until his successor was appoint
ed, although he was never confirmed
| by the Senate. 1t is true that Wind
er's suspension was not under section
1,76S, Revised Statutes, but was by a
supervisor and for fraud. But if that
suspension created vacancy surely a
suspension by the President, who has
| the right Of suspension with or with
out cause, must also create vacancy.
The same statute, however, which
gives to the President the power of
suspension provides that the person
designated to fill the place of the sus-
pended official can receive his salary
no longer than the expiration of the
| Senate, unless confirmed, and if not
| confirmed the Office shall be in abey.
ance and without salary, fees or emol.
ments."
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
STATE NEWS.

Bolton is making Strenuous efforts
to secure the location of the Baylor
University at that place, and the
Journal says that prominent citizen
of the city has offered an eligible and
sufficiently extensive lot of ground
for it's use, on condition of its location
in Bolton.
A strange disease is affecting a
number of citizens at Henrietta. Tex.
About twenty have taken very sud-
denly, and some are very low. The
physicians are baffied, but think the
disease is caused by tho recent heavy
rains and overfloWs. AS many as
four or five in family are down.
Dublin Telegraph: The man who
wished to SANDER the young ladies of
Comanche, and cast reflection upon
the frequenters of the skating rink.
should not have asked blind man to
circulate such an unjust report. All
who do not favor skating rinHs should
have read, by all means, recent ser
mon by that celebrated divine, Tai
mage, of New York City.
The dwelling of Mr.. w. Miner, of
Ennis, was struck by lightning on
Wednesday morning at l o'clock.
The south gable end was badly shat
tered; the inmates, consisting OF him
self, wife and two children, escaped
without further injury than severe
shock which rendered them insensible
for perhaps an hour. The house Was
unprotected by lightning led
On Thursday morning steam was
raised at the city well and the pump
started to work at the rate OF seventy
five gallons per minute, which was
kept up all day without the slightest
decrease in tie flow. This test fully
demonstrates the fact that the supply
is inexhaustibie, and the water is pro-
nounced by all who have tried 1t to be
as good as it could be desired.
The rumor that two men were killed
at RnrneyYille in the Nation, On the
same day that the killing of the
Rolf brothers, Matthias and Guy, oc-
Cured is incorrect, though a double
shooting scrape did take place in the
of Burneyville, on Mon
day of last week. The first took place
between Gus Shipman and another
man named Hannibal Turner, grow
ing out of an old feud between them
Pleasanton Monitor: In answer to
the question, "How is your corn p the
reply is, 81 believe | have
the best corn in the country" This
opinion yerifies our statement that the
weld of corn in this county this Year
will be greatly in excess of that of any
previous wear. In addition To this,
there is any amount of other small
grain growing and doing well Cot
ton is also in aprosperous condition.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
Commissioner of Agriculture
szcIat.

CIhb
Charles Marvin. in 1.-THE Russians at the
Gates of He at.
1t is one of the oldest cities of the
East and was once one of the richest.
To use the word of Persian geogra-
pher, "the city has been fifty times
taken, fifty times destroyed. and fifty
times it has arisen from its ashes"
Six hundred and sixty years ago it
contained, according to the records of
the period, 1900 retail shops, 5000
public baths, caravanserais and water
mills, $50 school and monaStic inStitu-
tons, and LA 900 occupied houses, and
was yearly visited by caravans from
all parts Of Asia. Our generals
and the generals of Russia value He
rat, not solely on on account of the
city, but on account of the resources
of the district in which il Is situated
resources in corn and b@ef, which, If
swept into any point of the Herat dis
trict, not necessarily TO Herat itself,
would feed an army of at least 100000
men and sustain them during the final
advance upon i6dia. 1t is this great
campaign ground, and not exclusively
the town of Uerat, that is the Key of
India. Ii une lie drawn south of
Herat 100 mites TO Furrah, a second
west 20 miles to KGSan on the Persian
frontier, AID a third 100 miles north,
behind the points occupied by the
Russians, a rough idea may be formed
of district as fertile as England
throughout, and possessing marvellous
mineral resources. This is the canraign
ground, this is the place of arms, which
Kussia wants. in order that she may
be always able to threaten India.
There is no such camping ground any
where between the Caspian and Herat
not witout reason, have the abiest
generals of England and Russia desig-
mated the district the Key of India.
General MacGregor put this plainly
enough in his "Khorassan," in 1873:
"From the fort attached to the village
l had fine view of the valley of Her
at, which in every direction but the
south, one sea of yellow fields and yer
dant trees. Without going further 1t
was easy to see the value of Herat to
recognize the justice of dictum which
termed it the gate OF India. just as
in the minor operations of the capture
of city tho wise commander viii
give his troops a breathe on th~ir
gaining the outer defenses, 50 Diust
every general coming from the west
rest his men awhile in this valley |
And no better place could be found |
for this purpose; abundance of beau!i-
full water, quantities of wheat AID |
barley and rice, endless herds OF cattle |
and sheep, good forage. anda fine cli-
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
MISS CLEVELAND ON TEMPERANCE.

In view of the fact that wine is now
used at the White House it may be
well to see what Miss Elizabeth Cleve-
lard, its present mistress, said about
its use, in the Youths Temperance
Banner, of February IS, 1882. She
wrote:
j. e. Holland wrote in Mrs. Hayes
album these words "Women only can
make wine drinking questionable
and heal the nation of this cu1se."
What did DR.. Holland mean by Wo-
men only? Is it true that women
only can make wine drinking unfash.
ionable and heal the nation of this
curse? You and need to Know this
first, because if only we women can do
this thing, why, its an awful response
bility upon us, each one of US. And if
somebody else can do it, We, like all
the others, would like to give that
somebody else the job. Five years
ago at Washington Mrs. Hayes be-
came mistress of the White House,
and it was for her, and no one else, to
say what the social atmosphere should
be which surrounded her guests; and
be entertained at her house. Well
she did an unheard-Of thing. She
banished wine from all her entertain
ments, with just one exception.
Secretary Evarrs made fuss. He
was mortified. He could not endure
to have lord and lady English. count
and countess French, baron and bar
oness German come to the White
House dinners and have nothing fit
for them to drink-not drop OF poi
son! TWAS utterly queer! So Mrs.
Hayes made one exception in favor of
these great foreign highnesses, and
allowed wine upon her table in their
presence. But only for once. Her
Observation-Disclosures woman that
she is-Smote her for that one little
cowardly compromise with wrong.
She could better endure to have Secre-
tary Evarts and the Smiths ashamed
of her than to be ashamed of heH elf.
So she quietly and forever after prohi-
bited wine from her table, and cheer
fully endured the lifted eyebrows and
shrugged shoulders of the diplomatics,
British, French, Russian-all, and
the little shortlived hiss of fashion
able" society until that hiss turned to
a cheer, and the fashionable society
turned around, like the spaniel 1t is,
and troJted on behind its mistress. 1t
became questionable to serve wine
and to offer winein fashionable society
while Mrs Hayes was in the White
House.
What Mrs. Hayes did in the
White House every woman can do IN
her own home, if she will. If the
girls who read these words will each
of them, all together, use their in
tluence on the side of temperance,
they can make temperance fashion
able where they are. VIII you do
it?
Gen. Grant does manly Thu in
refusing To drink wine, even re
and in all socie 81 It is onlu hg
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

A MOST important religious con-
ference will be held in Hartford
Conn, beginning May II and lasting
three days. The convocation is known
as the American Congress of Church
es, and its object is the promotion of
Christian union and the advancement
of Christianity, by free discussion of
the great moral and social questions
of the day. The congress is to be
composed of prominent delegates from
nearly all the Protestant denomina-
lions. The Governor of Connecticut
is to preside. Presidents Porter, of
Yale, and Robinson, of Brown
Bishops Clark, Harris and Tu tile
and DR.. H. M. Dexter will be among
the essayists, and there will be speak
ers who will represent the Baptists,
Campbellites, ConRre gationalists, Epis-
copalians, Friends, Lutherans, Meth
odists, Presbyterians.' Reformed Dutch
Church, Swedenborgians, Unitarians
and Universalfsts. The move cannot
but be beneficial to the great cause
which the membership represents,
and, although it lacks definite plan,
the fact that 50 many prominent
clergymen are interested, guarantees
their success. 1t will be one of the
most memo rable gatherings that ever
convened in this country, and interest
its proceedings will be general.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14
REPUBLICAN SENATORS ON RE-
MOVALS.

1T Is said the opposition to some of
the presidential appointments by Re-
publican Senators, cannot be taken as
indicating purpose IN the future to
oppose combinations. 1t is told that
in consultation, before the Senate
adjourned, some advocated the pol
icy of opposing all nominations to
take the place of removals. but
there were enough opposing this to
show that they and the Democrats
could defeat such opposition.
One Senator in dignified senatorial
language, said: 81 think the tail
ought to go with the hide. The Dem
ocrats have got the administration
and they ought to have the offices. !"
Other Senators of his party agreed
with him that, as the Democrats are
responsible for the administration of
the executive department of the Gov
eminent, they should be permitted to
select men of their own party
to fill the offices. The fact that
nominations were left over without
action was due to the anxiety of Sem
ators to end the session on the day
fixed for the adjournment. The issuea as
to the right of the Administration to
put Democrats in place of Republicans
in the offices, was not raised. Those
Senator'S who felt inclined to make an
effort to keep Republicans in office,
avoided a square test of their strength.
Even in the Republican caucus they
did not care to bring the question of
political consideration in relation to a
vote. AT the next session of Con-
gress, however, this question will
have to be met, as it stands to reason
the President will make some remov-
ais. Among Democratic Senators
there is no apprehension of contest
over such cases. The Republican
Senators, who hold that tbs Admins
tration should have official agent.
I'M political sympathy with it, have
made no secret OF their views. Some
off them have said to Democratic
friends that it is their intention to
vote right along to confirm nomina-
lions, where the parties selected for
Office are of good character and are
competent. Such assurance has been
given by Republican Senators to the
President and members of his Cabinet.
A Democratic Senator, in speaking of
the Senate's course, with regard to
nominations, said: "As party man,
nothing could please me better than
to have the Republicans take the po-
sition, practically, that because man
is in Office he should not be turned
out. They would be virtually con-
tending in fav@ of life tenures for
ials, and that would be a
stand, Unless @kpa,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

thing should occur TO make great
change in the views and opinions of
Republican SaDatoTS by the meeting
OF Congress, It is pretty sure that the
President VIII have no trouble in the
confirmation of men selected by him
for office"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

Col. T. W. PEARoE, of the Sunset
Road, is said to be in wretched health.
1t is also understood that in his will
he leaves two millions of dollars to
found hospital for the employees of
the great railway which he built and
over which he has so long presided.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

THE tax gatherer is ever present
but protection is ever absent. Organ
lied society is for the sake of mutual
protection, but here we have a social
ed society organization, taking in all
it can get and dispensing nothing
absolutely nothing.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

ENGLISH consols have gone up to
nearly par, having been down below
.95 during the war excitement. Con-
soils are a sort of commercial Their
mometer, showing the opinion of the
sharp business men of England.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-05-14

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL'S de-
nunciation of the Gladstone admins
traticn for its "base and cowardly sur
render Of every point at issue with
Russia, Shows which way some of the
wind currents in England are blowing
They are set dead against the Admin
i3tration; and are going to sweep
something out Of the way-probably
a ministry, il not a crown.