New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-03
regard to any lien or mortgage upon them. Yours 70
specially, +. D. LEWIS
Harirale. ". Y, Jan 30 1856.
NOT AT WAR WITH TIE PRESIDENT.
REPUBLICANS PROTECTING THE CITIZEN
LITTLE MONTY IN POLITICS.

trrov rup pTcrtAr CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUNE
WAsHINGToN Feb. 2.-Referring to the con-
tcst about TO begin between the President and the
Senate. Senator Wilson. OF Iowa, remarked to day:
Tine Republican Senators are not making war on tho
President. They defending the citizen. The Presi
dent in both an official and unofficial manner has an-
nOunoed that no efficient officer holding for dehnho
period shall be removed during hts term except Tor
cause His partisans all the country as well as
those opposed him have een induced to believe mat
he was sincere the declarations in this respect hence
every officer suspended by the President concludes that
charges have been made against him. In large pro-
portion OF this has been DONE 1t Is natural that
C. ch suspended officer should desire to know the nature
OF tue charges lodeod against him. II ia but just that he
should be informed IN this respect and given an oppor
tunity to answer them. and especially ia this so when
the charges affect his personal or official integrity
Therefore he requests informed He writes to tho
President OF to the head OF tue proper Department for
Information. He gets lie writes to his repre-
sentative to the Senators from his state They ask
for the charges and get The Senate calls for tho
papers and the Department refuses to furnish them The
may determine to Insist and the President may
refuse comply II this should be done by the Senate
It will for the benefit OF the citizen who has been
covery attacked with harges placed the flies OF the
Departments and which In the future may como to Hight
to his hurt he having been denied opportunity to re
flute them. handed justice revolts at this Old
fashioned Anglo Sayon fair play stamps its condemns
ton this disrrputable IaItisan assault on private
character. contest so. far the Senate NAV he
concerned Justice and fair play for the citizen be
he high or be he low"
Few make money In politics. Those who TO are
the exception. The great majority OF public men re-
main pOor-many public lie richer than the! leave
il. cOnspicu example oil this class Is Senator
Cullom. of Illinois. When entered politics.. no SAID
to me the other day. | was worth perhaps $4,000
For twenty years have continuously held ohce'
have city Attorney OF town. sat In the state
legislature been member OF the House OF Representa-
tivcs served Governor for two terms. and am now
Uu' states Senator. I doubt" he concluded laugh
in.i, whether worth to-day as many cents IA
was dollars when began my public twenty years
ago" was told the other day that Congressman Gay
represents the lid District OF Louisiana In the
House. spent 100000 to secure his seat lie Is a
millionaire AMI probably stand the expense lie Is
sugar planter and interested In many imPOItan com
merciil and manufacturing enterprises in Louisiana.
lie s-ewl active and ambitions He has al eye on
Gibson's seat IN the Senate The question naturally
arises Mr. Gay is willing Ia spend 100000 to get to the
House how much will lie pay for seat IN the senate
IL will strike most people who are acquainted with
Louisiana politics big sum To spend In Consres
siOua election down there hut it must be remembered
that the district ia over Shemiugly Republican. over
whelmn .ly IN fact that Governor kcllOgs carried 1t
once against tine regular Democratic nominee and two
rival Republican candidates by handsome majority.
j. g. Price the star Route contractor is Gays son-in-
law.
Colonel Lamont retains hi, fondncss FOR owspapcr
work o: his duties at the White House Is TO read
the exchanges. There sent to the resident daily
over one hundred newspapers They all carefully
examined by the Colonel, who marks with blue pohcl
what lie ratt Ia have FOR future reference 4 clerk
what Is marked aud pastos 1t Ia huge scial-6ook
rls volume Is frequCntlt consulted Loy the President
As Tmr rRIrUNt furnishes u large proportion u the
cI,n, ,Lr nnnk ma duutt ,rnyc- Interesting reading
To Mr. Cleveland Colonel Lam IT REGARDS tins reading
OF the newspapers - relaxation rather IMAM "oih
lie greatly u.