The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-12-29
Mr.. GRESHAM TO CO.
That's Why Cleveland Has Gone Oh
Cunning for Ducks.
HAWAIIAN POLICY THE REASON.
Gresham 10 DO tho Right Thing--G res
ham Msy De Made supreme Court
Justice.
Special to The News.

New YORK, Dec. 29.-The Press Wash
ington special says: The mysterious de-
parture of the President, via the back
door OF the White House, for a ducking
expedition on the lower Potomac, has been
followed by most sensational rumors as to
coming changes in the cabinet. Ii Is said
that the game for which the president Is
cunning Is not ducks, bat one OF his fellow
passengers and that the victim of his
diplomatic shot is to be the renegade Re-
publican, Secretary Gresham.
This statement is based upon a reported
conversation between Secretary Carlisle
and Democratic senator. 1t may, of
course, be denied, but The Press corre-
spondent has inside and confidential au-
thority for saying that Mr.. Carlisle did
state TO a senator that the purpose of the
presidential ducking expedition was to
break the news to Secretary Gresham
that his Hawaiian policy has made his
further continuance in the cabinet incom-
patible with the success OF the Cleveland
administration.
Gresham the Victim.
At the very outset of the Hawaiian COM
L,plication, which has proven so disastrous
to the Cleveland administration, the srg-
gestion was made in these dispatches that
Mr.. Cleveland might in time find it con-
venient to unload the obloquy of his
policy of infamy upon his secretary of
state and disavow all responsibility.
This the president has already at
tempted to do by referring
the whole question to congress in
his special message on Hawaii. Unable
to escape the responsibility in this way,
Mr.. Cleveland, it is said, has now in
formed Secretary Gres ham that his
Hawaiian policy cannot be enforced and
that the popular revolt against it is so
strong as to require new secretary of
state. Fs1--,s-
1t Is also said that when Secretary Gres-
ham submitted his report upon Hawaii,
based upon the ex-parte testimony gath
cred by "Paramount" Blount, in accord
ance with previous instructions, Presi-
dent Cleveland said to Secretary Gresham
in effect
81 know nothing about this. You arc
my secretary of state and rely upon you.
IL you, after your experience as lawyer
and judge, pronounce this testimony of
Blount's correct, then go ahead. You
ought to be able to estimate its value cor
rectly."
Deluded by Pate
Led astray by his personal hatred of the
last administration Mr.. Gresham gave his
unqualified Endorsement to the Bloun. re-
port, which has since been SO completely
upset by x-Minister Stevens and Others.
This is the plea which Mr.. Cleveland is
likely to set up before his Mugwump
worshipers for the contemplated removal
of Mr.. Gresham from the Cabinet. This
story, which is here published prema-
turely, is accompanied by an interesting
speculation. 1t is not believed that Mr..
Cleveland would dare to dismiss Secretary
Gresham from the Cabinet without giving
him some other public position OF dignity
and emolument
1t is suggested that the confirmation of
Mr.. Hornblower of New York as associate
justice OF the supreme court has been so
long delayed in the senate that its ulti-
mate defeat is probable. In such event the
president could nominate Mr.. Gresham to
the supreme bench, thus ridding his cabi-
net OF dead weight and at the same
time comforting upon Mr.. Gresham an av-
enue OF escape with honor.