The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1893-02-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. February IL. 1893,

ministration to begin next month the
separation between the wings will be
open and final. The principal cause of
this belief is the wide gulf that exists be-
tween Mr.. Cleveland and the Southern
and Weatern Democrats on the silver
question, gulf which the failure of Mr..
c. to force the repeal by Congress of the
present silver law has widened and made
apparently impossible. Notice has been
publicly served on Mr.. Cleveland by |
Representative Bland, the leader Of the
ther attempts along this line would |
bring about withdrawal of the silver
men from the party. The forcefulness of |
Mr. Cleveland's character is so well |
known here that the general opinion is
that he will continue his fight against
silver by calling an early extra session of
the Fifty. third Congress, unless convinc-
ed that bill for the repeal OF the silver
law would be voted down in either the
House or Senate. In that case he
would postpone calling an extra session
until he had converted" sufficient
number to Garry his point.
The selection OF Judge Walter @.
Gresham, as the head of the cabinet,
which is accepted here as an accomplish
ed fact, will also be factor in bringing
about split in the Democratic party.
As rule the Democrats in Congress de-
cline to publicly discuss this selection,
but privately they are showing their
anger and disappointment. The feeling
among them may be judged by the fact
that Senator German, who is ordinarily
stories printed of him, took special pains
to 20 around among the Washington cor
respondents and contradict the published
rumor that Gresham had been selected
on his advice. With the natural shrewd.
ness of the tactful political wire puller
German lost no time in disavowing his
responsibility for Gresham; he had seen
and noted the effect OF the announcement
of his selection upon his party associates
in Congress
Senator Hill has been quietly sounding
the Democratic Senators to ascertain
how many of them are willing to carry
their opposition to Gresham to the OK
tent of voting against his confirmation as
a member of the Cabinet II he can Sc
cure the pledges Of sufficient number of
Senators to defeat the confirmation he
proposes to do it, although it would be
something never before attempted, as it
has been considered one of the unwritten
laws of the Senate to confirm Cabinet
nominations without question.
Pressure is being brought to bear to
have Seargent.at-arms Yoder of the
House made Commissioner of Pensions,
if the scheme of transferring that bureau
to the War Department and suspending
the pensions of all widows married since
1870; of all men having an income in ex
cess of $500 year, and except for total
incapacity, of all alien non-reaidents,
fails, as it will, the Commissionership
ia merely to be used as stepping stons
to the Democratic nomination for Cover
nor OF Ohio. The claim is made by
Yodsrs friends that his connection with
the U. V. U. will enable him to get the
: votes OF sufficient number of ole
soldiers, heretofore Republicans
, to anchor Ohio permanently in ths
, Democratic column.
: Only few weeks will now elapse be
fore the change of administration vii
4 occur and Mr.. Cleveland will for tn
!. second time be inaugurated as Presidsn
4 of the United States. As the time up
: proaches, public interest in these import
D ant events increases to a very great ex
n tent, and the prospect ia that crow
Z perhaps unprecedented in numbers vii
y be in Washington on the 4th Of March
9 No feature OF the ceremonies is attract
o ing more attention than the inaugurs
a ball, which will be held in the great Per
Q sion Office building, and will be on
|. magnificent scale. The public approac
10 to the building will be from G and FIT
q streets northwest, F street being reser'
Is ed for the President and his party. !
tho ball room a raised stand seatir
~ about 300 persons will likewise be tacitl
"a understood to belong to the Presidel
!. and his intimate friends, though it is n
n. unlikely that many others will crow
n upon it. The ball will open promptly
- s o'clock, and dancing--that is ofici
- danciug--will cease promptly at IL,
= the 4th Of March this year falls on Ss
:, urday. About 10 o'clock the Preside
:. tial party will appear, pass up the ba
~ room, pause to gaze upon the scene, al
~ pass out az they see st. They usual
- spend an hour or so promenading amo
~ the people and receiving those that nj
y be presented TO them. Everything
at connection with the affair, it is state
u will be on strictly democratic plar
no there will be no 'purple canopy" drap
over the Presidents head, nor anythi
on Of that nature--nothing anywhere to
a