Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-08-04
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Whsn Prssidesa CIsvslard sslscsed
fos the poss;Iss Of Secretary Of ths
Mary Q youna and comparatively IN
known resident sf Nee York City, pso-
pie Wondered What the selection meant.
There did not appear TO BE- any over
vkelmisa dsu and for the services of
Mr.. Whitney. He bad DO olsius upoo
the party or the country vh,sh dszAna-
ed rseognition. Him expsEieRse bad
not bssu sneh 81 10 especially 81 him
far TIE euntfoI Of the Navy Department.
He vas sinpiy young sew York bosi
mess man Of ai,Gat the average ability
and popularity and h is safe 70 saw that
not one-tsnfh Of the ystsrs Of tia coan
Try had % modh ~ heard bis came be
fore be vas disclosed 10 connection
wish Mr. CIsvsaand's Cabinet sp. ONT
nents. Ye. be vas seiectsd for the 20
sitios sisb0ugli hts selection made u
necessary that two menbefs Of she Cab
inst be taken from the same state.
There Gas soEnsthing unaccountsble
about the sppotntmsnf. bat the mystery
vas cleared as,sF when IL became IN
dsrs,ood tina. Mr.. Whisssy was ol0s-ly
connected with the standard OIL Com
psny.
That wondered corporation, shich
had started on the smsiIes; scale, bse
rapidly becoms one Of tia most power
ful mouopelies IN The United States. Is
had mingled vittI nsost eoTrupt inhu.
snos in shs politics Of half . dszsn
States. IL was sbIs TO dictate IeRisIa
ton 70 The lawmakers Of 80 sreat q
Commonwealth % Pennsylvania. II
had become 20 powerful a. 30 BE- able ic
crush with the greatest ease any Oppo
sition which vas offered 10 any Of It's
schemes. Il already owned the leRisia'
tares Of two or three States Il had
iuss succeeded In placing Henry y,
Payne Ia the United States Senate
oussing for that paFsoss 50 able man
~ 0sorae II. Pbndlston- Whit go
more nat nral tkan that IL should wan
representation 10 the Cabinss ais1
Thsrs are many occasions On which !
member Of the Cabiiist can DO Of Rrsa
uss 10 q monopoly and even II no suci
occasion should arise. there 10 no haru
In possessing q member. So the Stand
ard Oil Company, or more properly tn
younger nemt,eTs Of the Payne fsmil.
whs attend 10 the politieal Interests o
the concern, daSidstl upon seoariug
portfolio. They had given largely 4
the Democrats campaign fund aaG
wers In Q position 10 demand fsvors
They east about for u man 70 repsessn
then a. The Paiaaeflt's oouneil board
and their eh0ios fell upon Mr.. Whitney
Who vas not osly an employee Of thi
company and largely Interested In it
bat was also son ip-law Of seuato
Payne. He was lust The man they want
ed /; the wires were quietly set In mosiol
and Mr.. whitney siipped from bis offic
In Nsw York ~ his slsat in the Cabine
withont the least jar er disturbance.
The work siaal done 80 easily that
judging from present Appearances, th
Standard OIL naan hive determined d
play for stiil higher stake. There ar
many indications that there 10 . deter
minaiion 10 land youse Mr.. Whitney II
the presidential chair, eyeglasses an'
all. No sooner had he become sstilss
- Secretary Of the Navy, than he beasI
systematic efloEt 10 keep his name be
fore the public. He commenced DOM
thinRs Of ell tprts, some wiss an,
proper. and soins un,Fise and impreper
The polphin affair was enc Of tbs larR
ell Advertisements. To DO sase, it In
cluded the necessity Of bounding poo
Joan Roach dos'n 70 rain, bat 10 KEEP
ths people taking about sscretAr,
whitney for several mouths, and tha
wss ali that be desired.
The Dolphin affair vas only part o.
Mr. whisney's great plan. May othei
sensational noFsB have been made, ans
a the whole the Secretary Of the Nav
has sscoeeded irl making himself th'
bsss advertised man 10 the aoun,ry, 1
isimposslble Vi pick up paper withen
fading half q column 90 mere of teIs
graphic news slgpoted 20 him. Some
times NE news b really interesting ard
sometimes Il Ia mot, but interesting o.
embarrassing, Mr.. Whiiney eeis BIZ
daily advertissmens. How this " 20
csspplished 10 d mystery. II has nsssl
hssn suspssisl thas NE Associated
Press has anytllieg In common with ths
Standard on Company, yss The great
news gathering organization Of ths
esantry systematically exalis Secretary
whitney at tho eIpenss Of svery CthaI
Easmhsr Of she Cabinet Bayard, Man.
ming, vilaa. eli have 10 give var %
Whitney. and ~ foE poor EnaioOs,. sas
scarcely hears his name mslaticneA.
An uninformed stranger upou reading
q nevspapsr woaha at snos jump 90 The
eonclasiou that Nj. whitnsy was sssre.
taRy of War al sell - Of the Navy.
Evea In connection with the funeral Of
General Grant, which h nader he ass.
piess Of the War Department, whit.
ney's name Il mepii0ned three times
~hsrs Esaisstis name h mentioned
oncs.
What President Cleveland thiaks
about al ihis can be imagined. u 10
papsiariy sappis@,d tina. be desires =
rs-slsation a. hha end Of his preasnl
sssna, and u aNast be anplsAsAns fes
HIN 10 wisasss iha anhlssoas siIor.s Of
his Subordinate. li,ill be can do nosh-
ing 70 chsnk tht yeaiae mans aspira-
lions. If Whitney sAoald be rs,saeasad
10 sssise fIem tlAs oslanss. The stand.
ard Oa oompans ssmld Be n,ortAlly
easads'i. and The Standard Oh oors.
psay nssi be ltslps IN god hamcr a
aiay eost. II that corporation sheald
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