Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-02-28
WASHINGTON.

Mr.. Harrison has been credited with
being a man who could not be caught
by the brass band brand of Office
seekers, but his nomination of eX-
Gov. ("Calico Charley'') Foster to be
Secretary of the Treasury proves that
he not only can be, but that he has
been caught by the brass band meth
DDS adopted by Foster and his friends
to obtain control of the Treasury de-
partment.
Personally there is nothing decid-
idly Objectionable about Mr.. Foster
except the abnormally big head
which his private financial success
has given him, and which is certain
to be greatly augmented by the new
honor he has just captured. To be a
self made man is highly creditable to
anyone, but to be always telling, by
your manner, as Mr.. Foster does,
how proud you are of the job, is any,
thing else but creditable. Politically
Mr.. Foster is everything that is OBJ
jectionable he is a product of the
Sherman-Hayes-Keifer school, and l
predict that within a year from this
time the Treasury department will
have become what it was under the
Hayes administration, when John
Sherman, now Senator, was at its
head-a thoroughly organized politi~
cal machine personally controlled by
its Secretary.
Between the consideration of ap~
preparation bills the Senate has been
debating the bill providing for the
guaranteeing of $100,0Oe,0O0 OF the
bonds of the Nicaragua canal compa-
ny. Senator Vest made a very
strong speech against it, in which he
called attention to the millions this
Government has sunk in the Pacific
railroads and pointed out the fact
that the passage of this bill would
violate a treaty with England and be
the certain cause of war. Senator
Morgan defended the bill and init
mated that there were special rea'
sons, not made public why it should
be passed. 1t is almost certain tC
pass the Senate, but look out for the
liveliest kind of a circus when il
reaches the House,
Gar Reed grows worse as the time
draws near for him to be uncroWned
he now not only refuses to have ca
pitulation of a vote announced fol
the information Of the House, but hi
orders the clerk to read a skeleton
journal instead of the full journal o
the previous days proceedings, anC
he has members not present entered
therein as being present and refuses
to allow changes to be made wher
attention is called to such palpabl,
errors, and he is supported by thu
vote of every republican. On Satur
day Representative Crisp, who i
credited with being one of tn
most conservative men in the House
stated, as did his colleagues, Clement
and Turner, Of Georgia, Blanchard
of Louisiana, and Wilson of Mis-
souri,, that he was entered upon tn,
journal of the previous day as presen
and not voting, when as matter Q
fact he was not present-he left tn
House with the other democrats 70
the purpose Of breaking a quorum
Failing to get the error corrected MI
!, Crisp said that he wished to call tn
attention of the country to the man
ner in which the presiding Office
made up and falsified the record
This arrangement brought storm {
} applause from the democratic sid
and the galleries. Is it any wonde
that democrats in the House filibus
ter?
The story published here purport
. ing to state by authority that Nj
. Cleveland would under no circum
. stances be a candidate next year ws
8 undoubtedly concocted by an enem
3 of Mr.. Cleveland, and it did net re
quire that gentleman's denial to II
flute it. His position is well undeI
stood here. Of course everybod
knows that he isn't candidate, thu
t is. to say that he isn't seeking II
= nomination-if he was the anti-silvC
;, letter would never have been wri
t ten. That he would refuse the non
8 ination if rendered, no one for m,
h ment believes, unless he though
j, his acceptance would jeopardize Il
a success of the party.
e Today is legal holiday and Il
v departments are all closed. Tuesds
n and Thursday of last week thew we