Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-02
WASHINGTON.

into more trouble than all the rest
Of the administration together. The
idea seems to be getting into peoples
heads that he is good deal like the
man on the jury who got mad because
the other eleven obstinate fellows
kept him away from his wife all
night. Another idea that is making
friends among the working republic
cans, is to bring about state of
things which will enable Mr.. Noble
to appreciate the feelings of man
who receives a kick from the Presi-
dental boot. In plain words,
movement has been started
among republicans, to drive Noble
out of the Cabinet, and from certain
things, l am inclined to believe that
it will eventually succeed, but not
without desperate fight on the part
of the Secretary. Here's an extract
from letter received by Mr.. Noble
from a New York republican, who
in resigning the office of Special Ex-
aminer of the pension Office, used lam
guage that caused Mr.. Noble to re-
fuse to accept the resignation and to
remove the writer:
81 am free to say, personally you
are puppet, officially, sycophant,
and individually coward and crav-
en-. l simply desire to say that l
will place my letter and all my relaN
tons with you before the President.
If he sustains you, as l suppose he
will, l shall be only confirmed in the
general conclusion that he has select
ed you, and some others of your cali
Der, to misrepresent the men who
made it possible for Benjamin Harri-
son to insult the nation by putting
you in a place which neither your
services or character could justify, and
which your whole personality is
proof positive that violence to
every sense of decency and proprieN
ty, was attended by your selection.
Representative Mills, whose name
became a household word through
its connection with the democratic
tariff bill during the last Congress,
has taken quarters here for the sea-
son. He has entirely recovered his
health, which came near breaking
down from overwork last winter.
Mr.. Mills will not have a tariff bill
during the Fifty-frst Congress, but
he proposes to see that the republic
cans do not pass one with obnoxious
features.
All of the immense power welded
by the administration is to be brought
to bear upon Congress this winter for
the purpose of getting rid of the sur
plus. One of the first schemes to be
pushed is that of Government aid for
several lines of steamships which are
to run to South and Central Ameri.
can ports, and which, in return for
a liberal subsidy, are to realize Secre.
tary Blaine's Utopian ideas regard.
ing the commerce of those countries.
This idea of Government subsidies tC
private individuals or corporations,
has always been antagonized by the
democratic party, and see no reason
for suppoSing that the democratic
leaders will allow any such measure
to pass the House.
Swell society circles are torn up be-
cause the new Chinese minister has
announced that he will take no part
in the winters entertainments. This
is all the more disappointing because
the former minister made the ole
"SteWart Castle" a center for all tina
numerous class of diplomat-worship
ing WashingtOnians. The new min
lister has his wife with him, and a
she is the first high caste Chinese wo
man ever to visit this country, HI
probably fears to turn her loose il
Washington society.
The last meeting Of the cabinet wa
very long and stormy. The Presi
dent submitted a rough draft of hi
first message to Congress, and tn,
members of his official family tool
turns in jumping on it with both feet
The thing has of course been KEEP
very quiet, but such matters Away
get out in some way or other AC
cording to the informant of your cor
respondent, Secretaries Blaine ant
Window were the principle "kick
ers." Mr.. Window objected to tn
financial part Of message as outlined
= and Mr.. Blaine had decided ohieC
lions to the stand taken on certaiI
matters within the province of tn
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