Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-11-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washinoton. oct. 20.

saw IO-udJ Wua1 hlOo1 olhOClClp
hope will never again be seen-an
ex-president of the United States
Mr.. Cleveland making an argument
before the L. S. Supreme court, upon
the bench of which sat two men
Chief Justice Fuller, and Justice
Lamar who were appointed by
him. Understand, do not wish to
even imply that the two Justices re-
ferred to would knowingly allow the
fact that they owned their places to
Mr.. Cleveland, as President, preju-
dice 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
hings. Mr.. Cleveland never had
case before the Supreme Court bofore
he was President, and he never
would have appeared in that court
Oul 1OI OlC VI DAo having bCOh
President, aud the suspicion natur-
tage through his promntviIee"ssa's 'a'i-
relation with the two men he had
placed upon the bench. 1t may De
uniust,-probably is but 1t VIII
not down, and trust that no other
ex-president, who has appointed
nart of its membership will ever
AGAIN make an argument before the
Supreme court. 1t would not De
bad idea for Congress to pass law
on the subject, although it might pe
supposed that the natural Judgement
and good taste of our eN-presloentS
should be sufficient. Mr.. Cleveland
is member of firm, several members
of which are far better advocates
than he is. Why couldn't one OF
them have made this argument!
Simply because it was the ex-Presl-
dent and not the lawyer that was
wanted. Let rs have no more OF 1t,
say |.
The republican Congressional
campaign committee is apparently
confident of controlling the next
House by good working majority
Notwithstanding democratic sho'
ouns in the South and outrageous
communicating in Northern States
which accidently have democratl'
legislatures. The committee very
sensiblv refuses to make public
list of the districts it expects the
republicans to carry, because 1t ha'
no desire to furnish the democrat
information.
Civil Service Commissioner Roose
velt in stating officially that all Fede
raj office holders who violated tn
! civil service law as to receiving 0
, making contributions for politics
r purposes would bo prosecuted, CAV
> the democrats an excellent opportu
: nity to prove some of their wild state
|. ments about Government employees be
l. ing compelled to contribute to tue IL
Il publican campaign fund, but the
d have not taken advantage of it, fC
IL tie very good reason that there ha
% been no violation of law, except
of tae imagination of excited and Ct
v. noralized democrats, who seen
e: themselves beaten are trying to e,
IS pain their defeat by yelling "boodl'
fe Aparty which starts campaign
he tie democrats did this one, with Il
he vowed intention of taking by leg
frauds, in the shape of legislati
,he gerrymanders, 81 districts, and
on illegal frauds-suppress votes
of 80 more OF which it is not justly
ritz titled does not show up well as
osi accuser.
as The President and his cabinet v
on take part in the unveiling OF
All Statue to the brave men who lost tn
lr- lives on the Jeanette Arctic expe
,c- ton erected in the grounds of
Il Naval Academy at Annapolis, Ma
tie land, Thursday. The Statue '
WIS erected by act of Congress.
est Superintendent Porter of the q
i'll sus Bureau has returned. He s.
TX there will be no recount of the po
"a lation of New York City. Secret
/ Noble is of the same opinion. L
he ought to know.
city The attempt of tn democrats
say make littl late ppit cal capital