Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-03-31

"us Republican rRIschoods Re-
Ha'di"E HIs poIicy Isis roursc
tn srudins "a Commission 60 gIa-
whiI - wise one Business Confi.
ds"Cc t"cFrssing.
Boom "ur Regular Corrrspondcnce.l
NA-mNGroN. u. G. March II, 1893.
senator Gorman, who was chairman
II the caucus committee that made
tho senate committee assignments,
aui thcrclore IN n position to know
whereof he speaks, said, am reliably
informed. personal friend There
h1- been lot of nonsense talked and
lHintcd about the positions upon the
prominent Senate committees having
been putposcly arranged by the caucus
committee So ~ To bc antagonistic to
the frc-ldrnt There is absolutely no
foundation for any such statements.
lho n--ignmchts of the old Senators
wore made according TO the we'll
known Trcocdcnts which have govern
ri such assignments ever since | have
t'tn member uf the Senate, and for
many wears before. and OF the new
onrs according TO the best judgment
Of the committee" Although Senator
uorman did not intend his remarks
ior publication, II is but justice TO him
aud the members Of the committee
that they should hc made public.
Ims caucus committee had no author
ny tu sny that this or that Democratic
senator should not have committee
positions to which they were entitled
ht seniority. because of their views
upun thi. ~ that question, and had it
attempted such thing its work would
have been rCpudiatcd 10y the caucus,
which had To- approve its report before
u vent into effect. II Il only in Re-
Fuhl,can papers that there is any an
tagunism between President Cleveland
aud the Democratic Senators. No adj.
miui-tfatiun ever assumed Office with
q more harmonious party at its back
than the present, and neither the
lrsidrnt nor any prominent Demo.
ctat ~ Congress expects or sees any
Indication to disturb the present
pheasant relations between the Presi.
dent and the party. in and out OF
Congress Statements TO the con.
tfafy. II run down, will he found in
every ease Ia have originated either
With a Republican or journalistic
sensation monger.
Certainly no one can raise any
reasonable objection to the rule made
hy President Cleveland that no person
should bo sent ~ u. :. Consul TO an
important commercial place who il
not . thorough business man. II will
not be necessary TO go outside the
Democratic party TO find capable bust
ness men 10 I'll every consulshir
maintained by the Government.
Democrats should be extremely
careful about accepting as true state
ments concerning the intentions oil
President Cleveland which appear in
Republican papers. A little consider.
alton will convince them OF the i'm.
probability OF Republican editors and
correspondents being taken into the
confidence of Mr.. Cleveland. A case
IN point was the sending broadcast by
Republican correspondents, q few
days ago, Of the positive statement
that Mr.. Cleveland had said that
Democratic editors need not apply for
office. rs he had made up his mind not
to appoint them. Now, Mr.. Cleveland
never said any such thing, and the
nearest approach 10 a foundation the
story had was the Presidents jocular
remark 10 Congressman that editors
must take their chances with other
applicants. In order TO impress the
falsity Of this statement upon Demo
Gratis. Mr.. Cleveland took especial care
that the first nomination OF post
master sent 20 the Senate by him
should he that OF a Democratic editor
MIR Robert u. Brown, OF Mead Vile,
Ia.
u there hal been any doubt of the
si-'lom of sending a commission to
Hawaii. which has been done by the
administration, it would have been
dis-ipnted 10y the talk Of the Hawaiian
Commissioners after they learned that
"A commission would be sent to make
an investigation. II is evident that
they fear tho result OF that investiga-
ton; consequently the suspicion
which has existed for sometime in the
minds Of few people. that the whole
business has been conducted upon a
ono-sidcd basis, is increasing very
rapidly. Honest ard straightforward
people never object TO the most rigid
investigation of their acts. 1t is
always the other sort of fellow who
draws himself up and asks "Do you
mean 10 cast aspersions upon my
honor. sir2' The President only wants
what the people want, about this
Hawaiian business-the whole truth,
and nothing but the truth, and ex.
Congressman Blount is just the man
10 get it.
The best evidence of the confidence
OF the business men OF the country i'll
the Democratic administration is fur
nished 10y the steady increase of gold
ia the Treasury, which began with the
swearing in OF Democratic officials and
has continued right along ever since.
Now that the crowd left here by the
has almost entirely gone,
the President and the members of his
cabinet will have more time to devote
to their official duties, and the result