The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1889-03-28

and julius Goldschmidt OF Wisconsin, to
BE- consul general at Vienna. This is not
long one but it iseverywhere conceded
to be good one
Mrs. Harrison has been quite i'll this
week with a severe cold, but is now much
better, though still confined to her room.
Tie republican senator's and represen-
tatives who have been here since the adj
journment of congress, looking after their
quota of the Offices, are beginning to turn
their faces homeward. The most of them
appear to be satisfied with the outlook,
but of course there are some grumblers.
The nomination of Eugene Schuyler of
New York, to be assistant secretary OF
state, has been withdrawn from the SEN
ate, MI. Schuyler having declined the Office.
The democratic correspondents here,
failing to discover anything to criticize
in the actions of the new administration
up to the present, time, have resorted to
downright lying in order tointerest their
readers. One individual with some
what active and vivid imagination, sent
off a long story purporting to give the
full particulars of how Harrison was try
ing to force Wanamaker out of the cabi-
net; even going to the extent of giving
what was claimed to be copy of tele-
gram from First Assistant Postmaster
General GARRISON to Joseph Medill, editor
of the Chicago Tribune, telling him that
the President wanted to get rid of Wan
amaker and that he (Clarkson) was to
run the department. This lie had very
short life. 1t was promptly crushed by
Postmaster General Wanamaker, First
Assistant Clarkson, and Mr.. Medlll.
A discussion, or perhaps it would be
better to say a general expression of
views, during recent session of the SEN
ate, as to why the salary of congressman
should not he doubled, has caused a good
. deal of discussion here. The senate is i'll
favor OF it by a very large majority, out
whether aority would vote for bill
enacting such law is doubtful. Public
| sentiment here undoubtedly favors such
change; it is argued that no represen-
tative or senator can keep house in this
city for less than $4,000 a year, ara
keep up the style and appearance that is
expected of him. 1t is further argued
that the cost of living in Washington Is
! now much greater than it was when the
present salaries were fixed. But there is
another side to the question, and al
though it's upholders are in the minority
here, they probably have large MAORI
tv of the voters of the country withithem.
They argue that the present salary, $780,
900 a year, is enough, and that the peo-
pie do not send their representatives and
senators to Washington to ape the man.
ners of the European nobility, nor to try
to Guido the coterie of millionaires who
have of late years set the pace for Wash
ington society, but to work. If any of
them finds $4,000 year insufficient to
live on, let him resign the place to more
economical man.
The country is certainly to be congrat-
ulated on the prospect of increased eff
cheney IN our postal service. Postmas-
! ter General Wanamaker and his capable
assistants, GARRISON, Whitefeld and
Hazen are all bending their energies to
accomplish this much desired reform.
One good result is the appointment of
S. Lowrie Bell of Pa. DIS superintendent
of the railway mail service.