Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-11-06
From our regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, ID. G., Oct. 27. 1890

saw to-day what most sincerely hope
will never again be seen--an eX President
of the United States-Mr Cleveland-mak-
ing an argument before the L. S. Supreme
Court, upon the bench of which sat two
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Lamar-who were appointed by him. Un-
derstand, | do not wish to even imply that
the two Justices referred to would know
ingly allow the fact that they owed their
places to Mr.. Cleveland, as President,
prejudice their minds in favor of the case
represented by Mr.. Cleveland the lawyer,
but, there is something In the situation
which jars discordantly upon ones ideas
of the fitness of things Mr. Cleveland
never had a case before the Supreme Court
before he was President, and he never
would have appeared in that court but for
the fact of his having been President, and
the suspicion naturally arises that his
client, in employing him, hoped to gain
some advantages through his prominence
and his relation with the two men he had
placed upon the bench. 1t may be unjust
probably is-but it will not down, and
trust that no other e1- President, who has
appointed part of its membership, will
ever again make an argument before the
Supreme Court. 1t would not be bad
idea for Congress TO pass law on the sub
ject, although it might be supposed that
the natural judgment and good taste Of
our cX-Presidents should be sufficient
Mr. Cleveland is member Of firm, sever
al members of which are far better adyo-
Gates than he Is Why couldn't one of
them have made this argument? Simply
because il was the X-President and not
the lawyer that was wanted. Let US have
no more Of it, say T.
The Republican Congressional campaign
committee Is apparently confident of con
trolling the next House by working ma
jority, notwithstanding Democratic shot
guns in the South and outrageous gerry
Wandering in the northern states which ac-
Cidcntally have Democratic legislatures
The committee very sensibly refuses 10
make public a list Of the districts it cx-
poets the Republicans TO carry, because it
has 10 desire to furnish the Democrats
with Information.
Civil Service commissioner Roosevelt in
stating officially that all federal olicc
holders who violated the civil service law
As to receiving or making contributions
for political purposes would be prosecuted,
gave the Democrats an excellent oppor-
tunity to prove some Of their wild state
ments about Government employees being
compelled to contribute to the Republican
fund, but they have not taken
advantage of it, for the very good reason
that there has been no violation of law,
except in the Imagination of excited and |
Democrats who seeing them
selves beaten are trying to explain their |
defeat by yelling Doodle" party which |
starts a campaign a the Democrats did /
this one, with the avowcd intention of /.
taking BY legal frauds, in the shape of leg
i>lative gcrrymanders, ~ districts and by |
Illegal frauds->uppreSsed yotes-30 more |
to which it is not Justly entitled, does not |
show up well rs an accuser.
The President and his cabinet will take .
part In the unveiIing Of the Statue to the /
brave men who lost their lives on the Jean
nette Arctic expedition, erected in the /
grounds Of the Naval Academy at Annapo-
liz, Maryland, Thursday. The statue was
erected by act of Congress.
Superintendent Porter Of the census bu-
reau has returned. He says there will be
no recount of the population Of New York .
city, Secretary Noble is Of the Same opn- .
ion. They ought to know
The attempt of the Democrats to make .
a little late political capital by claiming
that the Mckinley tariff law was void, be-
cause the clause relating to the reduction
in the tobacco tax was not cngrosscd in |
the copy Of the bill which the President /
place, Representative Bayne, who was one .
of the conferees on the bill, says the to- .
baccO clause was Intentionally left out,
as it was not to 20 into effect until Janu- /
ary |, next; and in the next place its be .
ing left out could not possibly affect the .
rest Of the blll. 1t is common for errors .
Of omission to occur in engrossing long .
bills and it eXcites no comment here. If .
the omission is important it is corrected
by joint resolution of Congress, otherwise /
nothing is done. "Our friends the en-
emy, will have to try again.