Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-03-16
Washington Letter
FnuM Our Rhau!.AE CoRhEsP"NpENT'
n " March lnIl, 1870!

Wasu,NGloN d C. March 18th, 1898.
The President of the United States
has already won two consecutive falls
in h!> great, bnt unequal catch, AZ catch
can wrestling match with the office
seeking element OF his party and unless
his wind or backbone should Suddenly
fail him his final victory is certain.
The first fall was one before the office
seekers got good grip, by the all
nouncement that no successors 10 OF
ticials holding four year commissions
would be- appointed before these commits
sions expired. the second, which WAS a
back breaker, by the announcement
that none Of those who held Office dur,
the last Cleveland admins ration wonld
be reappoi"ted Both Of these strokes
made the President few personal en-
elnies who, while prevented BY thel"
own loud praise Of Mr. Cleveland IN the
near past from making an open attack
upon HIM, will take pleasure IN ripping
him up the back on the sly when the
opportunity occars. But they also
gained him many friends. AS bo'dness
and courage always do for any man.
whether he be Pr, sideut or private cit
lZeI.
The democra,ic editors who charged
Mr.. Harrison with su 'sidlzlng the press
by appointing editors to office have had
their arguments turned against them
selves by President Cleveland, and Civ
as 6 reason IL, not appointing demo
cratic editors 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 VI postm asler in their town be-
longed to them. Fiat settles he Me
chanicsiown P. O.; don't it: If this
thing keeps up good many men Will
seoa be asking themselves "where an |
at
While President Cleveland has been
having everything his own way at the
White House things have been exactly
reversed at the Capitol, where the Sen
a;ors OF his party have been engaged in
arranging tue slate for the re organic.
ton Of the Senate committees, in ac-
cordance with the change Of maj orlty
in that body. The one committee in
which MIR. Cleveland WAS more deeply
interested thaa all others Was that OH
finance, which will have to deal with
all of the financial aud tariff bills that
may reach the Senate of the Fifty
third Congress- The senior dem ocratlc
nembrr Of that committee in the last
Congress was Senator Voorhees, and
according to Senatorial precedent he
was entitled to the Craftsmanship
OF the con- mlttre in the pres.
cnt Congress but his financial views
beng directly and apptre 1t " nnalter
ably opposed to those of Pre'ilent
Cleveland, Il programme was arranged
by the Pres dents friends, and approved
by him, TO prevent Mr.. Voorhees, be
comlug chairman of the comnittee and
also to 80 arrange the membership Of
the committee that the silver men
would be IN a minority THIS pre-
gramme was completely ignored, and
not only was Mr.. VOORHEES, 10 sde chair
IMAM of tne committee, bat IL ma ority of
its members are PRONOUNCED silver men.
This assignment which VAS made by the
caucus cor mttee has yet to be ratified
by the democratic Senatorial cancns,
but Of that there is no doubt. SO it
may be put down as certain that Mr.
Cleveland will not BE- able to dictate
financial leslsIatior to the Fifty third
Congress.
Secretary Herbert says: Il do not
believe in dismissing ii working man
from the public service simply on the
grounl Of his politics. H. also says
that ne will continue in force the Civil
Service k,aas Tor Navy Yard employees.
which created such a commotion when
issued bv Secretary Tracy in the first
wear of tie Harrison administration.
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