The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINGroN, February go. rs,


can craftsmanship is now being given
the country by the administration in
the manner in which ii is dallying with
the critical financial situation. In.
stead of taking some decided step TO
wards relief Mir. Harrison and Secrc-
tary Foster arc simply doing nothing,
being perfectly satisfied if they can
stave off the crisis until they have
turned the government over to the
democrats, thinking thus to escape re.
sponsibility for any trouble that may
then come. This is worse than COW.
ardly it is criminal. The people of
j this country are not idiots; they will
know where to place tie responsibility
should the inaction of this admnistra-
ton result in anything like financial
panic, which heaven forbid.
! President elect Cleveland has now
announced all the members of his cab
met except the Attorney General and
the Secretary of the Navy. He has
! not pleased all of the democrats in
/ Congress-no President ever did, or
ever will please all of his party in max
ing up a cabinet, but if the dissatis-
faction is any greater than it has been
in the dominant party when every
cabinet for twenty years past has been
announced your correspondent has
{ failed to locate it all. 1t must be re-
membered in considering this matter
! that Mr.. Cleveland has introduced
! something entirely new in politics by
announcing the members of his cabi-
net as fast as they are determined up
on, thus giving the opposition chance
to appear much greater than it really
is, by reason of its being presented to
the public in sections, as it were. The
objection to Judge Gresham, which at
first appeared to be very formidable, is
growing less and less, now that its au.
thors have taken time 10 think of the
! justice OF giving the many thousand
independent votes that were cast for
Mr.. Cleveland's representation in the
cabinet. There is no opposition to
! Carlisle as Secretary of the Treasury
, Blssel as Postmaster General Morton
as Secretary Of Agriculture. or Lamont
as Secretary Of War, and the little op-
! position that has been expressed to
Hoke Smith for Secretary of the In
terror has mostly come from Western
men who think Western man would
have been better than Georgian for
that position. And not single word
has been uttered by anybody against
the fitness of the gentlemen named for
these positions, and after all is not
that the principle object aimed at by
every President in selecting a cabinet.
If Mr.. Cleveland will fill the two re-
naming vacancies with old wheel
horses of democracy your correspond
| ent predicts that the cabinet as
whole will be cordially approved by
ninety-five per cent Of the democratic
party.
Vice President elect Steven3on will
be in Washington this week to remain
until after the Inauguration.
One man paid $500 for one hun
dred seats in the stand which faces
the reviewing stand from which Mr.
Cleveland will review the inaugural
parade. which promises to be the larg-
est ever seen.
The treaty anneXing Hawaii, sent
to the Senate last week, has been ia
vorably reported. 1t is probable, but
not certain, that 1t Will be ratified at
this session. The uncertainty arises
from the belief of some of the Sena-
tors on both sides that it should be
left for the next session.
Not single vote was cast against
the Confirmation Of the nomination of
Judge Jackson to the Supreme Court.
1t is understood that democratic
Senators were assured the vacancy
made by his promotion would not be
filled by Mr.. Harrison.
Senator Vorhees is strongly in favor
of the amendment to the Sundry Civil
Appropriation bill, authorizing the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue :,
per cent. five year bonds, up to $780,
900, 900, whenever in his judgment it
may be desirable to do so, for the
purpose of adding to the gold reserve.
He thinks that the authority will never
need to be exercised, because the
mere fact that it exists will give sta
bility and inspire confidence through
out the world in our finances. The
Senator says there is no connection
between this amendment and the Sill
yer question, Notwithstanding the eff,
forts made by some to make it thus
appear. The amendment, already
adopted by the Senate, will, it is be-
lieved go through the House unless
the opposition shall conclude to talk it
to death.
The Senate voted down the House
amendment to the Sundry Civil Ap.
preparation bill prohibiting the paw