Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-05-30
Political Paragraphs.


From Our Washington Correspondent.
Public Office is family snap in the
eyes of the republican administration
Mr.. Harrison would probably give
something handsome in the way of a
Federal appointment-that wouldn't
cost him anything-to know whether
Mr.. Blaine's ailment was govt or
sulks.
Commissioner Raum says there is
a conspiracy against him. That's
what every criminal says when
brought to trial. The conspiracy in
this case represents the honest people
of the country demanding that a man
above suspicion be put in Raum's
place.
Commissioner of Pensions Raum
will not resign, says a news para
graph. OF course he will not. He
will wait to be kicked out, and up
to the present time Mr.. Harrison has
lacked the backbone to do the kick,
ing, although his friends say that he
would willingly, aye gladly, accept
Raum's resignation.
Those states that are not represent
ed at the Worlds Fair by the fullest
possible exhibit of their products and
attractions will simply be like the
ancient individual that bit off his
nose to spite his face. 1t will be an
opportunity for worldwide adver-
Using at moderate cost that will
not be again given to the present
generation.
Nepotism, which has doneso much
in the past to make the republican
party odious, is again on top at
Washington. Commissioner Raum,
in appointing one son and two dau.
ghters to Office, has only followed a
long line OF republican presidents.
There will be change when we
have democratic administration,
and unless all present indications are
false that time is not far distant.
There is no tariff on credulity;
therefore any one who pleases is at
liberty to believe that Mr.. Harrison
paid $4,000 as the expenses of his re-
cent junket, as has been stated by
those friendly toward him. It's dol
lars to peanuts, however, that those
figures with the ciphers erased would
represent a larger sum than the trip
cost Mr.. Harrison. He is far too
thrifty man to give up six months,
salary for picnic lasting Just five
weeks.
If the administration isn't careful
we shall have war upon our hands,
and it will not be with the puny Chi
liam insurgents, but with powerful
John Bull, who is the possessor of the
strongest navy afoat. Chasing for
eign vessels upon the high seas is a
pastime which should never be in
dulged in as long as there is a doubt
of our right to do so. We do not pro-
fess to be sufficiently well versed in
the intricacies of international law to
say without qualification that the
United States has or has not the right
to seize the Gillian insurgent vessel,
Itata, wherever she may be found;
but as there is an admitted difference
of opinion on the subject among emil
nent international lawyers, it strikes
us that it would have been wisdom
to have taken no chances.
Instead of criminally prosecuting
Green B. Raum, Jr., for malfeasance
in office, he is presented with a
months salary apd allowed to resign.
And the best reason that Assistant
Secretary of the Interior Bussey
could assign for that very queer pro.
ceeding was that Secretary Noble
had directed that it be done "on &C.
count of the financial circumstances
of young Raum and for the sake of
his family" What right had Secre-
tary Noble to give away to this
young man months salary? The
money in the United States Treasury
there isn't any too much of it these
days--belongs to the people and not
to the men who happen for the time
to be at the head of the government
departments. When Secretary Noble
wishes to donate money he should
always be careful to give only that
which belongs to him, or some day
he may find himself on the wrong
side of the prisoners box in crimi~
nal court.