St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-29
Harrison Was Unfortunate in
the Men He Placed in
Office.
Scandals Being Uncovered in
Nearly Every Bureau Of
e the Government.
IA
A Consular Report That Ex-
plains Why Americans Re-
ceive Good Wages.
Secretary Hoke Smith Will
Listen to States as Well
as Settlers.

Special to the Globe
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-The average
Republican, whether in Office or out. or
whether he owes his position TO the ex-
president or not, Is apt to take a tit
when it is even intimated that Gen.
Harrison may be the Republican NOM
inee for the presidency again. This is
the situation in Washington as well as
in many other sections OF the country.
1t is not putting it too strongly to say
that Gen. Harrison was the most unpop-
uar man in the White house in recent
years with his own party as well as the
opposition, and yet. unless the situation
changes very greatly, he will be the
leading candidate before the Republican
national convention of 1895. There is
an active and pushing crowd at work
for him. made up of the men who held
Office by the favor of !he lndianian,
and this means much. especially i'll the
Southern states.
Surrounded by a Bad Lot.
president Harrison was personally
an honest man. If a strong partisan,".
said we'll known Democratic member
of the lower house of Congress the other
day, "but ] do not suppose good man
ever surrounded himself with as cor
rupt a lot of advisers and deputies In
the whole history of the country. There
seems scandal waiting to be uncovered
in nearly every department. The mis-
management OF the pension bureau is
notorious, and the situation there is
worse than has been represented. In
the patent office Commissioner SlmOnds
seems to have been worse than
either Tanner or Raum in the
pension bureau, and he is now
being investigated: Secretary MOrton's
investigation of the weather bureau was
revelation to everybody and showed
terrible condition of affairs; customs
scandal at the New York custom house
is being looked into, and will he found
to imphcate some of the most trusted
officials of the treasury department;
and yet, in spite of all this. think Mr.
Harrison was good man. But he is q
very poor Judge Of men,
Lack of Availables.
At the present time the Republican
party has a dearth of popular leaders.
There are number of able men in the
party, but none of them are available.
'.ron" Reed is as brainy as he is big
and brawny. but he could not be nomi-
mated were the party in ever SO straight
forward circumstances as regards CAN
didates. He has the active opposition
of all the small men In the party, the
Picklers, the Morses and host of other
cranks. whom tine burly Maine congress-
man has not hesitated to criticise UNI
mercifully for their advocacy OF the
various tissues" that have come up
from time to time. Reed is clearly inn
possible, because he is too broad and
able.
Allison, Cullom, Alger and Depew
aresquite as much on the back.number
list as even John Sherman, while there
is no enthusiasm whatever over Nc
Kinley,and his reelection in Ohio, even
.if,it comes, will not help him in the
least. There is talk Of ex-Vice Presi-
dent Morton, but this is the
Most Arrant Nonsense.
In the present condition Of the public
mind not even the Republican leaders
would seriously think Of the New York
money bags. estimable old gentleman as
he is personally. The nomination of
man like Morton will be a confession
of defeat in advance, and will be made.
If at all, for the purpose of giving the
Carriers and the Clarksons large Doodle
fund to misappropriate. Under all con-
ditions, Gen. Harrison is today the most
available candidate of the Republican
party, with every indication favorable
to his retaining the position.