Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-03-23

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affront to him a chance to see how they
like being entirely without influence IN
the distribution of Federal patronage.
If thew refuse 10 confirm his nomina-
tons lie will simply allow the republi-
can incumbents to remain in office,
thus placing the responsibility for the
failure of the democrats to get the
offices upon the Senators. A democrat
Senator. friendly to Mr., Cleveland, in a
conversation with a personal friend,
made the prediction that before halt Of
his term had expired MIR. Cleveland
will be openly depending upon the re-
publican Senators for Support, One
thing is certain. the republican Senators
do not propose to allow themselves to
be used by either side to whack the
other over the head. They will as a
rule act as unit and will vote for what
they regard as the best for the country,
regardless of neither it be on the side
of Mr. Cleveland or his opponents
Secretary Carl sle's order directing
that no news concerning the national
finances be given out by any one except
himself is anything else but popular
with the newspaper men, who have
heretofore been able to get any infor-
nation they wished by simply going to
the head of the division or bureau in
charge of that particular matter, while
now they must take their chances of
being able to get at the Secretary Had
a republican Secretary issued such an
order there would have been a demo-
cratic howl about star chamber meth
DDS from one end z. the country to the
other.
Private Secretary Thurber has not
made good impression on the news
paper correspondents whose business
calls them to the White House frequent
IL, and if he does not change his method
of treating them as though they were
so many messenger boys he will live to
wish be had, unless he dies very soon.
Las. weeks rule shutting out demo
cratic editors has been so far modified
as TO allow their applications for Office
to 90 in with the rest, the understand.
ing being that the fact of a man being
a democratic editor shall not be used
against his appointment, nor shall it
count anything in his favor. In other
words his application will be considered
without regard to the service he may
have rendered through his paper to the
party. and where the appointing power
has no personal favorite he may even
be appointed.
"Nepotism" has been quietly dropped
from the democratic vocabulary since
the sons of Vice President Stevenson,
Secretary Carlisle and Gov. Gray. the
new minister to Mexico, have been pro-
vided with government positions by
their respective fathers. Hypocrisy is a
worse crime than nepotism, but there
are people who do not seem to know it.
Senator Roach's trouble with the
Washington bank OF which he WAS
cashier before he went to Dakota, which
was mentioned in this correspondence
when he was first elected TO the senate.
is making things very unpleasant for
him here. and may result IN his having
to leave the Senate. There is much
talk among Senators about not associ-
ating with him. and quite n number
think it their duiy TO eXpel him, but a
majority seems to favor leaving the
matter with North Dakota, not believ-
inc that the citizens Of that state will
allow themselves 10 he represented in
the United States Senate by man who
only escaped prosecution and punish
ment for embezzlement because the
money embezzled was returned to the
bank from which it was taken. In view
of this feeling there has been some
rather plain talk about Roach having
been made chairman of the select COM
mittee to Investigate Trespasses upon
Indian Lands by the democratic caucus.