Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-04-20
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

WAsHINGToN, April Is, 1898.
Will Secretaries Gresham and Car
Isle retire from the cabinet? If that
question has been asked once this
week it has been asked ten thousand
times, and the reason is not difficult
to locate, although to tell the truth
no one expected family jars in the ad-
ministration before the time usually
allotted for the honeymoon had ex-
pired. These two secretaries are the
only men OF proven strength and in
dividuality in the cabinet, and the
prediction was freely made. by Demo-
Gratis as well as by Republicans, when
they accepted their present positions
that it was only a question OF time
when they would revolt. Well, they
haven't exactly revolted, but they
have reached that stage of mind which
is next door to open revolt-they re-
gret having joined the cabinet, and
any day one or both of them may
tender their designations, unless they
are treated little more like advisers,
instead of clerks, by Mr.. Cleveland,
and that isn't at all probable. 1t is
well nigh certain that if these two men
could have back the positions they
gave up to enter the cabinet that they
would be very lively in getting out of
ton. Indeed, Mrs. Carlisle has not
hesitated to say As much concerning
her husband. Secretary Carlisle's
ride keeps his mouth shut; he en-
tered the cabinet against the wishes
and protests of his strongest and clos
est friends, and, as his wife says, ''is
trying to grin and bear it." Secre-
tary GreshaDi's temper, which often
gets the best OF him. is responsible for
the condition of his mind having be-
come known to some of his friends,
and friends, even the best OF them,
will talk, you know.
Those who thought, or at least pre-
tended to think, that the names of
Lincoln and Grant would cause the
present administration to allow the
Hon. Robert T. Lincoln to continue
as U. 5. minister to England, and Col.
Fred ID. Grant as minister to Austria
now know better. Ex-Secretary Bay
ard, who stands and has always stood
for everything that was opposed to
what Lincoln and Grant stood for,
succeeds the first and becomes the
first American Ambassador, and Judge
Bartlett Trip, OF South Dakota, who
first demanded the position of U. 5.
land commissioner as a reward for the
part he took in sending Senator Roach
to the u. s. senate from North Da-
kota, the latter. So much for Demo-
cratic venera ton for the names OF
Lincoln and Grant.
| The fact that Senator German has
not called at the white house since the
present occupant was Inaugurated has
been the cause of no end OF gossip.
According to Mr.. Gorman's friends he
has not called because he has not
been asked to do so, and will not un-
til he receives an invitation. Some of
Mr.. Cleveland's talking friends say
that he has not forgotten the Mary
land senator for his hesitation at the
Chicago convention, and that he in
tends to punish him by ignoring him.
By and by this may breed trouble, if
IT isn't fixed up some way. German
has been credited with securing more
appointments in thegovernment print
ing office than any other Democratic
senator, and it was to make sure that
his prestige in that Office would be
maintained that he had himself made
chairman OF the senate committee on
printing. Now. if Mr.. Cleveland's g pub
lie printer attempts the ignoring pro-
cess there will be trouble right away,
and it will be serious trouble too, see
if it isn't.
1t is now stated that the admins
tration is to have financial bill as
well as a tariff bill, and that Mr.. j.
III. Eckels, OF Ottawa, H., who was
this week nominated for comptroller
OF the treasury, is the man who is &c
prepare it. Mr.. Eckels, who is here
admits that he knows nothing about
, finance, having given all his time &c
the practice of law. and members o.
? the senate committee on finance, tc
which his nomination was referred
+ do not like the idea of man without
: financial experience being put into
D such an important position, although
: they may make a favorable report
: because of the otherwise good reputa
G tion OF Mr.. Eckles.
= Gen Harrison appears to hav,
! known better than some of his critics
. did what he was doing when be mad
d Judge Jackson, OF Tennessee, a justic
of the supreme court. This week Jus
tice jackson handed down an opinion
in decision that gave the state
rights doctrine as hard single bloy
p as 1t ever received. The decision wa
n that state courts may try prisone
% brought by a requisit ion from anothe
e than those set forth in the requisitio
II papers; that states do not stan
E. toward each other as independent fol
It elgn nations do, their sovereignty b,
ing limited by the federal lconstitutioI