The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-02-23
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The true Significance Of Psesldent-elcct
lCievsland 'sscabinet selections, all hnttwo
! sf which have been announced, is begin
d,aingst be fully realized f,y the politicians,
ard II is not pleasing to those Of lissown.
party who are on record as having opposed
his nominations. This is the way q Demo-.
ticratic Senator who was friendly 70 Hill
before The Chicago convention, but after
wards took "a very active part Tin Tie CAM
Ipaign, expresses himself: II consider
[tKat notice has been. served upon the
party that it is TO be a Cleveland admin-
l:istratioIl, In fact as well us in name, aud
THAT none but original Cleveland;.mcn
need apply for patronage. With Gresham
ct the head of the State Department ,sall
but Cleveland men will certainty be shut
out of diplomatic places; we may get a
few crumbs from Carlisle, my old COLI
league; BissefF will see to it that the Hill
men are kept out Of helittle post Offices
Fin New York, rs we'll as' in the other.
states; Lamont will naturally runs the
War Department in the interested, his
friend; HokeeS Smith will do the same with
the Interior Department, while Morton, of
Nebraska, is too we'll known as a Clevet,
land worshiper to leave any doubt Of what
{ he will do with The Agricultural Depart
ment. Do not understand me as kicking,
or as being sore head. i havc always
commended that a President had perfect
right to organize his cabinet to suit him
sell, and I do not blame Mr.. Cleveland
for exercising that right; / am only tell
ing you what the cabinet, as SO far select
ed, means to those Democrats who OPP
posed Mr. Cleveland s nominations, because
if will save lots Of disappointment to hive
it generally Known 80
The western men do not like even a
little bit the selection of Hoke' Smith, Of
Georgia, to be Secretary ofthe Interior.
They think, and make no bones Of saying,
that u western man should, have; been put
in the place, because that department lras
to deal with so many matters affecting
that section. However, the opposition is
like that to Judge Jackson, whose nomi-
nation to the Supreme Court was con-
fsf o.
firmed by the Senate without dissenting
voice. az ta as
There arc two sides TO everything, but
the Queens side of the late. Hawaiian
revolution was very tardy in getting to
Washington, SO tardy in fact that now it
is here there is little probability of its
being a factor III determining what. shall
be done by this government, although the
opponents Of the ratification Of the an
nexation treaty sent to the Senate last
week by President Harrison are trying to
use it as an.argument to let the treaty go
over to the next session. fhe impression
is, however, that considerably more -tlan;
the necessary two-thirds of the Senate
are in favor of prompt ratification of the
treaty, and that it will lie ratified, unless;
filibustcrng tactics are adopted~to pre-.
vent a vote being taken. i.tf -
It is now regarded RS certain that there
will he no financial legislation at this
session, except the MISUNDERSTANDING.
the Secretary Of the Treasury'to issue )
per, cent. bonds to run for FIVE years, up
to $5O,0O0,0G0 where lie thinks such
action necessary 70 keep up the gold
reserve fund, which has just been adopted
by the Senate. Those in position to
know say this administration has fully
determined to issue no bonds. IL is not
generally known, but all the same it is q.
fact, that under the laws rs they now are
the Secretary Of the Treasury could issue
A, Az and 5percent. bonds at his PLEASURE
and the President has no authority to
prevent it, however much he, might lebc
opposed to it. That explains why those
who are interested in having bonds issued
have been trying to scare the Secretary of
the Treasury into issuing them; they knew
lie had the sole authority. BY the way, if
the true inwardness of whut has been
done in the financial world for the last
ninety days towards affecting legislation
and the policy of the Treasury Depart
ment is. ever made publictit. will be such u
story of rapacity that it will cause every
patriotic American to blush with shame.
Several sharp debates have taken place
over the Appropriation bills-one oftiiem
in the House actually leading to- an ;ex--
change of blows between to mem hers7v;
whichiare just now occupying eFgreater
portion of the attention of Congress. The
Pension bill Was passed. by the House
without any of the radical amendments to
|'the Pension laws proposed By me. COM
mittee, and the amendments to the Legs
lative and Executive bill, extending: to
eight hours day the time of the govern
ment clerks and reducing their annual
leave to fifteen days, which were passed
by the House, have been struck ont Of the
lbill by the Senate committee.
One Of the most interesting government
}exhibits at tire Worlds Fair VIII he. the
mammoth globc TO be sent blythe General
Land Office. tits an exact model Of the