Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-03-23
Washington Letter.

Ex-Governor Gray. of Indiana. to be min
lister TO Mexico-wss the result OF a bar
gain made st the Chicago convention, not,
it is true. by Mr.. Cleveland In person, but
by his personal representative at that con-
yention, Hon. W. c. Whitney, of New
York. The terms Of this bargain were
that Gov. Gray was to withdraw a.
Presidential candidate and throw the
Indiana delegation TO Mr.. Cleveland. and
in return was either to have place in the
cabinet or a first class foreign mission. II
Mr.. Cleveland were nominated and elected.
That bargain has now been carried out by
Mr.. Cleveland, just as any other politician
would have carried ii out, and 1t is about
time there WAS a cessation OF the talk
about his being better than his party.
Mr.. Cleveland's ingenious method Of
knocking the army of office seekers out by
sections. ss it were. shows tina, he Is
a wiser man than when he was President
before. and has furnished no end Of
amusement for those not after once, A.
well as for the ofiice seekers not In the
prescribed sections. First. he disposed
of the sections that were after the Offices
held under four years commissions. by
telling them that no official would be re-
moved until the expiration OF his term,
except for cause. Next he jumped on the
section that held Office under his first adj
ministration. nearly all Of whom were
here ready and willing not to say anxious,
to again affix their autographs to the of
cfal pay roll, BY telling them that none OF
them would receive an appointment. IN
less 1t were in some exceptional case
where special qualifications were demanded
plicant. And his last Knockout was di-
rected at the democratic editors who are
hankering after the Official flesh pots.
His words on this subject are herewith
quoted for the especial benefit OF the
editors of your democratic contempora-
ries who might otherwise make the mis-
take of expecting an Office. Il have been
surprised, said Mr.. Cleveland to q Con
I
est of democratic journalist, Ito notice
the very large number Of newspaper men
who have made application for Office.
remember that during the recent campaign,
and in fact during almost the whole OF
the last administration, the democratic
newspapers charged that in the appoint
ments of Whitelaw Reid. and other journ-
| slists Mr. Harrison was attempting to
subsidize the press. Now, don't you see
| that | should be laying myself open to pre-
cisely the same charges II were TO hon
| or the drafts made on me by newspaper
men: do not like the idea, either, which
the editors Of little democratic papers all
over the country seem to have, that they
are entitled to the office of postmaster in
their town"
Those close to the administration say
that the withdrawal of the Hawaiian an
nexation treaty from the Senate does not
indicate that Mr.. Cleveland is opposed to
annexation. They say that he thinks a
| more satisfactory treaty can be negotiated,
and they predict that the new treaty will
| be negotiated and sent to the Senate be-
| fore the present extra session comes to a
! close. In other words. II these gentlemen
be correct in their statements, the Princi-
I pal objection to the treaty was that it was
negotiated by republican, instead of by
democratic administration.
| The democrats may not be inclined to
favor the makers of "moonshine" whiskey,
but official figures show that Mr.. Cleve,
| lands frst administration collected
$5l ,095 $50 .O4 less from internal revenue
than the administration Of President Ar
thur did, and sll5, 1856 .524.73 less than was
collected during President Harrison's ad
ministration. This was a little queer
wasn't it?
Representative Henderson, Of Iowa
predicts that the Fifty second Congress
will 60 down to posterity as "the know
nothing and do nothing Congress-" and in
dications are plentiful that the Fifty.thirt
Congress, which will be controlled by
democrats in both branches, will rival il no
surpass it in knowing nothing and doin!
nothing.
There has been a red hot, although no
q public fight, over the re- reorganization o
the Senate. II is not entirely over yet
but it has gone far enough to show tina
Mr.. Cleveland has been defeated in hi
attempt to have the committee on financ
made up in the interest of his own fnan
cial ideas and against silver. Senate
Voorhees,, . pronounced silver man, will b
its chairman, and majority Of its mem
; bers will be silver men.