Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-13
Washington Letter.
IRON our Regular Correspondent)

washington, April Z, 1879.
VIII 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 70 one ex-
pected family jais in the admiuisira-
ton before the time usually allotted for
the honey had fairly expired.
These TWO Secretaries are the only men
of proven strength and individuality in
the cabinet, ard the prediction was
freely made, by democrats as well as
by republicans, when they first accep-
ted their positions that il was only q
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 regret 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 possible.
II is well nigh certain that il 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
their present very unpleasant situation.
Indeed, Mrs. Carlisle has not hesitated
to say as much concerning her hus-
band. Secretary Carlisle's pride keeps
his mouth shut; he entered the cabinet
against the wishes and protests of his
strongest and closest friends, and. as
his wife says, sis trying to grin and
bear it.. Secretary Gresham's temper,
which often gets the best of him, is
responsible for the condition of his
mind having become known to some of
his friends, and friends, even the best
Of them. will talk. you know.
Those who thought, or at lesst pre-
tended to think that the names OF Lin
coin and Grant would cause the present
administration to allow Hon. Robert I.
Lincoln to continue as y. S. Minister to
Great Britain and Gel. Fred. ID. Grant
as Minister 10 Austria now know better.
Ex-Secretsry Bayard, who stands and
has always stood for everything that
was opposed to what Lincoln and Grant
stood for, succeeds the first and be-
comes the first American Ambassador,
and Judge Bartlett Trip. of South
Dakota, who first demanded the posit-
ion of U. S. Land Commissioner as a
reward for the part he took in sending
Senator Roach to the U. S. Senate from
North Dakots, the latter. So much for
demo cratic veneration for the names of
Lincoln and Grant.
The fact that Senator German has
not called at the White House since the
present occupant was inangurated has
been the cause of no end of gossip.
According to Mr.. Germans friends he
has not called because he has not been
asked to do so, and will not until he
receives an invitation. Some of Mr..
Cleveland talking friends say that he
has not forgiven the Maryland Senator
/ for his hesitation at the Chicago con-
vention, and that he intends 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
/ the Government Printing office than
any other democratic Senator, and it
was 10 make sure that his prestige in
/ that office would be maintained that he
1 had himself made chairman OF the SEN
ate committee on Printing. Now, if
Mr.. Cleveland's Public Printer attempts
the ignoring process there will be trou-
/ bic right away, ana it will he serious
4 trouble too, see If 1t isn't
1t is now stated that the administra-
I ton is to have financial bill as we'll as
a tariff bill. aud that Alr. j. H. Eckels.
/ of Ottawa, ILL.,, who was this week
nominated for Comptroller Of the Cur
rency, is the man who is 10 prepare it
Mr.. Eckels, who is here, admits that he
Knows nothing about finance, having
/ given all his time to the practice of law,
and members Of the Senate committee
or Finance, to which his nomination
was referred, do not like the idea of a
man without financial experience being
put into such an important position.
although they may make favorable
report, because of the otherwise good
reputstion of Mr.. Eckles.
Gen. Harrison appears to have known
better than some of his critics did what
he was doing when he made Judge
jackson. of Tennessee. Justice OF
the U. S. Supreme COURT This week
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