Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-02-21
WAsuINaroN. Feb Il. 1891.

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o.. newspapers have said it did. In tn
first place the views expressed by MI
Cleveland are precisely thuse held b
him and publicly expressed just befur
!" his inauguration ms President in 1885,
so that a rcitcration of them WINS M
n surprise to those acquainted with thr
man. OF course there are difference
. of opinion among democrats in Con
gress as to the wisdom OF having Ia
ken this time to'reiterate them. hut Mr.
Cleyeland's friends point TO the fact
that he did not do so until asked Il
take part in the auti.silvcr meeting
in New York. They say that if he
had not given his opinion in answer
TO TINT invitation he would have been
open to the charge Of cowardice, and
everybody knows that there is nothing
approaching cowardice in Grover
Cleve!ands make up.
Many eminent democratic Senators
and Representatives in their dis
appointment at seeing the last hope of
the passage of the free coinage bill by
the House at this session vanish. as
it did with the publication OF Mr..
Clevcland's %lclrcr, said, upon the spur
Of the moment, things which upon
cool second thoughts they will prob
ably regret. Mr.. Cleveland my or
may not be the nominee of the demo-
cratic party next year, but il docs not
| appear probable to an unprejudiced
mind that his expressing II personal
opinion, which he has well known to
hold, eighteen months before the meet.
ing OF the national convention of the
party would absolutely eliminate him
from the Presidential field. Success
fuI politics." said n democratic Scna.
tor to-day, 'are always practical, aud
if when the convention meets its mem
bcrs shall be of the opinion that Mr..
Cleveland is the strongest man he will
receive the nomination, otherwise not:
and the rank and file of tho party, who
want the man nominated that can win.
not any particular man. will ratify the
choice of the convention. whoever he
may be. A year and a half is a good
while. Let MS all keep cool md meet
the issue when they confront us
Nothing is to be gained, but much can
be lost, by being prccipitate."
Washington, where both men had
many warm friends, was greatly
shocked by tho deaths OF Admiral
Porter and Gen, Sherman. one on Fri.
day and the other on Saturday, and
many kind and loving regrets have
been expressed by all classes. BY Or
der Of Mr.. Harrison all of the depart.
ments will be closed to. marrow,-lhc
va. VI IAuIiIIIuI 1 oTltI . IuuCIul, HuH
1t is expected that Congress will nd
jOurn as n mark of respect. lie will
be buried with military houors at Ar
lingtOn cemetery, in IL spot selected by
himself moi long ago. With the death
OF these two men the las! of The grca:
Union commanders of the civil war
have passed away, and with both OF
them dies the highest rank in their
respective branches Of the service
Admiral of the navy. and General Of
the army.
The enemies of civil service reform,
rs she is run by the present Commits
siOners, came very near succeeding IN
a frank movement in the House, the
of which was to cut of the sup.
plies of the commission by reducing
the appropriation Tor the hire of clcrks.
The movement tailed, but it resulted
in some plain talk about the manner
ia which the commission works TINT
could not have been pleasing to the
commissioners.
There are certain indications of the
approach OF the junkcting season
coming in sight. Mr.. Harrison i, pre-
TO make a thirty day tour of
the Pacific coast in the private car OF
the would he Presidential candidate
of the Farmers Alliance, Senator Stan.
ford, and the Senate, has by resolution
authorized two commitlces-NavM al
fairs and Canadian RELATIONSHIP trav.
el around at Government expense
next summer. Senator Plumb stirred
up the bile of some of the members of
the latter committee by say ing that he
met the committee in California last
fall and felt inclined to present it with
a map SO that it could find out where
Canada was,
The interior department was closed
at noon to day in respect to the mem
DRY OF ex.Sccretary a. II. II. Stuart
whose funeral took place at Staunton,
Virginia.
MI. Harrison has not yet demanded
the resignation of Pension Commits.
siOncr Raum, Notwithstanding his un.
fitness for the Office, which was FULLY
proven, in spite of tho efforts of the
republicans IN The committee 10 shield
him, bv the late investigation.
The Senate has succeeded in tang.
ling up the copyright bill so badly
that it will not get Strengthened out at
this session.
Senator Voorhees,, who has been quite
i'll is slowly getting better. Senator
Hearts condition remains unchanged.
No II appears now to anticipate
an extra session OF Congress this
spring, although Of course il is posi-
BILE. There is a rumor that the rcpub.
licans of the Senate are going to try
to rush the Force bin through during
the closing hours OF the session, but |
don't think there is anything In IL.