The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-07-22
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From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, D c.,
July 10. 1895.

than the Presidents latest order
admonishing all Federal Office
holders to take no active part in
politics during the coming cam
paign. The principle which he de-
sires to impress upon the heads of
the Departments and their subor-
dinates is that political action
should be kept free from official
coertion. He does not ask them
to abstain from politics, but he
draws nice lines of distinction.
They are not to misuse their Of
fees for partisan ends.
The order created quite a sur
prise at the Capitol on Thursday,
but our lawmakers were so busily |
engaged in the pressing duties of
legislation that there was not
much discussion of the subject.
There are but few Democrats who
do not sustain the Presidents
ideas, ifpublic expressions be acri-
terion. They say it is in accord
ance with Mr.. Clevelard's previ-
Gus position and demonstrates his
consistency.
Many of the Republican Sena-
ators even give the President cred
it for sincerity, but they express
faithlessness in the power of the
order to change the situation.
They say it will be subjected to a
r very liberal construction during
the campaign, and that it cannot
be enforced because it will fail to
l get the support of high govern
ment officials. This, of course, re-
mains to be seen.
!, The Morrison resolution for dis
:, posing of the surplus in the Trea-
sury passed the House by the over
!, whelming vote of POI to 67, par
/ ty lines not being strictly drawn.
The resolution reads as follows.
"Whenever the surplus in the
! Treasury, including amount held
I for redemption of United States
8 notes, shall exceed the sum of
$100,O00,000, it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the Treasury to
apply such excess, in sums not
II less than ten millions per month
during the existence of any such
surplus or excess, to the payment
of the interest bearing indebted.
: ness of the United States, payable
h at the option of the Government
o In the debate on the surplus
d Representative Mckinley of Ohio
was disposed to mingle some fun
!. Said he, "there is not a single
thing upon which this Democratic
lie party agrees and is in positive ac
e cord except getting Offices; no
n one.n Mr.. Morrison interposed
"and we are getting along only
middling at that" eyes you ar
e getting them very slowly sale
A. Mr.. Mckinley, and the Democrat
laughed with the Republicans.
Many are wondering what vii
d. be the fate of the River and Har
ic Dor bill which has nearly reached
30 a vote on the Senate, and witt
~ which the Senators have been sit
ting up late in the night hoping t.
le get through with it and thereb,
Ie. hasten the final adjournment
err And then they are wondering wha
N will become of it after it goes bac,
for conference to the House Com
mittee, and again when it come
ne from conference into the House
a. Congressman Hatch, of Missouri
. Oleomargarine's implacable foe
will not vote for it when it come
~ back. He said he strained hi
ne conscience to vote for it the frs
be time, but his moral courage wi
", stand by him when. it come
10 around again.
Senator Vest made a Ion
NC speech in which he said he had ha
grave and reverend Senators but
tonhole him and say that if the
u did not get this or that appropris
h ton put in the bill they would b
D. beaten in the next election. ]
was a case of "Help me, Cassius
or l sink" Senators had comeir
to the Chamber and had thei
ks amendments put into the bill, an
IS, they had then stood up with.
an three feet of Mr. Vest, and dc
= nounced the whole scheme as
piece of unconstitutional corrur
ton. Combinations had bee.
III made on the very floor of the Ser
wv ate in relation to this bill. TIL
H. plan "a to help me put in my az
u preparation and 1 will help 70
~ put in yours. He had Senator
come to him and say, "Vest, yo
let were right in your argument cor
a corning the Kentucky river, but
er was in the gang and could nc
bo leave the procession. I had m
part and [ had to let somebod
" else have his part. And it woul
be SO to the end of time.
Commissioner Sparks continue
p his vigorous fight against the Ian
,e- thieves and never stops, his goo
of work to refute the calumnies tha
are heaped upon him. The after
. ton of the land grabbers Shout
~ be called to one fact, however. TIL
tie. General has issued more land pat
ents since his incumbency tina
he any previous commissioner eve
hit passed in the same length Of tim,
ed and his have the merit of bein
in honest.
re- While Republican papers al
re saying that this administration j
de prominently the enemy of tn
N, soldier, they should make a not
at of the fact that COMMISSIONS
n Black has issued I'VE one hundre
and ten thnnSnhd cerfiHcnfnS t