San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-06-09
The Daily Eight.
FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1898.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 5, 1898.

secret, GrONer cleveland wants 10
bea presidential candidate for the
fourth time, and his worshippers
are already advancing the argu-
ment that the unwritten law
against a third term for any presi-
dent does not apply him, because
his first and second terms were not
consecutive. Surely this Cleve-
land worship must be a disease,
for men whose other acts are those
of sane people seem to lose their
wits entirely when his name is
mentioned; they appear to accept
his much-talked of "consecratiOn"
as afact which it is little short of
treason to attempt to argue
against. You may think this but
a bit of summer madness, and so
it may be, but l can assure you
that it isn't your correspondent
who is mOon-struck. He is cam
didate, and every member of his
cabinet, with the possible excep-
ton of Gresham and Carlisle, both
of whom have hopes of their own
to nurse, is committed to his can
didacy. He has dominated the
Democratic party so long that he
feels certain of getting the nomi-
nation again. 1t will then be left
with the people to decide whether
he shall break down all preced-
ents and upset the cherished ira
dition by being again elected.
The gold reserve is again a
source of worry to the administra-
ton, being today lower than ever,
and with all the indications point
ing to still further reduction. The
cabinent held a long session today,
devoting it's entire time to this
matter, but nothing official was
given out, for the best of reasons,
no conclusion having been reached
as to what should be done. The
sentiment Of the cabinet is still
against an issue of bends.
Representative Wilson, Of West
Virginia, who is understood to
have been slated some time ago by
Mr.. Cleveland for the chairman
ship of the House Ways and
Means committee, and who is to
be, according to democratic gossip,
the personal and confidential rep
resentative of the President in the
House, says the West and South
favor an income tax and that he
also favOrs it. He also says that
the ten per cent tax on state bank
currency will be repealed as a con-
ceSsiOn to secure votes for the re-
peal of the Sherman silver law.
Under the circumstances, this is
considered about as authoritative
a statement as if it came direct
from the President himself, as to
the legislation that will be urged
by the administration when Con-
gress gets together, which, by the
way, according to the latest infOr-
nation, will not be until October.
Mr.. Wilson, when asked about the
tariff programme, would commit
himself no further than to say that
"a reduction of the present duties
will be made"
Secretary Carlisle has been very
harshly criticised for one act of his,
and he deserves it too. He has de-
manded the resignation of Major
NJ. j. Bunnell, of New York, chief
of division in the Treasury de-
partment. Under ordinary circum-
stances the average Republican
has had no complaint to make be-
cause of the forced resignation of
Republicans in the departments
it was no more than they expected
and no more than has always taken
place after every change of admin
istratiOn. But this is an eXtraor-
binary circumstance; hence the
adverse criticism. Major Bunnell
was a gallant Union soldier and
lost both of his legs in action.
Some years ago he had a position
under the Senate, but it being very
painful to him to move around he
was made chief of a division in the
treasury, position he held during
Cleveland's first administration
This making war upon a crippled
soldier certainly is not creditable
to either Sec. Carlisle or the adj
ministration, and is strongly at
variance with these words from
Mr.. Cleveland's last letter of &C.
ceptance: "The American people
are generous and grateful, and
they have impressed these charac.
teristics upon their government
Therefore all patriotic citizens must
commend liberal consideration fol
our worthy veteran soldiers" Il
compelling the resignation of q
worthy veteran who gave his legs
to his country in it's hour of neeG