Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-03-17

The democratic editors who charged
Mr.. Harrison with subsldizing the press by
appointing editors to Office have had their
arguments turned against themselves by
President Cleveland, and given as rea-
son for not appointing democratic edi-
tors to Office. Mr.. Cleveland also took
occasion to say that he was not pleased
with the idea prevalent among editors OF
small papers, that the Office of postmaster
in their town belonged to them. If this
thing keeps up goad many men will
soon be asking themselves "where am /
at2'
While President Cleveland has been
having every thing his own way at the
White House thinge have been exactly
reversed at the Capitol, where the Ssna-
tors of his party have been engaged in
arranging the slate for the re organize
ton of tire Senate committees, In accoi-
dance with the change of msjoritY in
that BODY. The one committee in which
Mr.. Cleveland was more deeply interested
than all Others was that on finance, which
will have to deal with all of the financial
and tarff bills that may reach the Senate
of the Fifty-thlrd Congress. The senior
democratic member of that committee In
The last Congress was Senator Voorhees,,
and according to Senatorial precedent he
was entitled 20 the chairmshlp of the COM
mittee IN the present Congress; but his
financial views beng directly and ap-
parently unalterably opposed to those OF
President Cleveland programme was ar
ranged by the Presidents friends and
approved by him, to prevent Mr.. voorhees,
becoming chairman of the committee, and
also to so arrange the membership OF the
committee that the silver men would be
in a minority. This programme was COM
pletely ignored, and not only was Mr..
Voorhees, made chairman Of the committee,
but a majority of its members are pro-
nounced silver men. This assignment
which vas made by the caucus committee
has vet to be ratified by the democratic
Senatorial caucus, but of that there Is no
doubt. SO it may be put down as certain
that Mr.. Cleyeland will not be able to
dictate financial legislation to the Fifty
third Congress.
Secretary Herbert says Il do not be-
lieve in dismissing a working man from
the public service simply on the ground
of his politics" He also says that he will
continue IN force the Civil Service Rules
for Navy Yard employees, which created
such a commotion when issued by Secre-
tary Tracy in the first year of the HaT-
rison administration. Verify, the ex-
pected spoils of the spoiismen are rapidly
vanishing.
1t IS not believed here that President
Cleveland withdrew the treaty for the
annexation of Hawaii from the Senate
because lie was opposed to annexation.
The idea seems to be that be did not like
the Indebtedness of several clauses in the
treaty, and that be has already directed
Secretary Gresham to negotiate a new
one. A good many believe, however, that
this will not be done'untl commission
shall have visited Hawaii and obtained
certain desired information as to the
wishes Of the native lIawanans ETC. This
commission could 90 and return before
the present extra session adjoUrns, if, as
new thought, the Senate shall remain IN
session until about the last of April.
The present administration is just as
much opposed apparently to a new issue
of bonds as was the last one, and al
though the solicitor general has given an
opinion that the use Of the gold reserve to
redeem Treasury notes would be legal 1t
will do neither, except as a last resort to
prevent gold going to a premium. Just
at present there is a cessation IN the de-
mand for gold, and the free gold-that II,
gold in the Treasury oyer and above the
800, OOO 900, reserve tand, is steadily IN
creasirg, and not few people believe
that the furry is o7er for the present, but
that it will be renewed by the same IN
fluences when Congress gels together
again, and for the same purpCse-the re-
peal of the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man Silver law.