Milford chronicle., 1893-05-19
Washington Letter.
WAsnlNaroN. MAY Il. 80.


WAsuNeroN, May IS. 1893.
The administration program is at last com
pleied, at least that is what those who usually
speak for the President say. It consists Of
only four beads. and Whatever else it NAY be
is certainly thoroughly democratic. Here
they are First the repeal ofthe federal cleo
ton laws, 50 as TO keep the South solid Ia
both Congressional aud Presidential cleo
tiousi second. the ieryiug Of an income tax,
to Teplsee the moery that will be lost by
lowering the taria on foreign manufactures;
third, The repeal Of the Sherman silver law
aud the tax on stase bank eurrency; fourth, a
complete revisi "a 81 the tarih, lowering tie
duiies materially on everything This pro
gram is the result OF Mr.. Cleveiaud's delib-
Grafton, aud be says that be has no fear Of
the refusal Of Congress to adopt any part Of
it except the tariff bin; be fears that the de-
mand for protection for home manufactures
may be 90 strong that democratic Senators
and Representatives from manufacturing
states viii not support that
Others, however, think that he has been
led into being over sanRuine by the talk Of
Senators aud Members intent upon pleasing
him so they might pick up some crumbs Of
patronage. Il is very certain that an in
COME tax cannot be gotten through Congress
without the hardest sort Of fght, although
ifit be endorsed BY the democratic Senate
and House caucus it win 10 the end. Of
course, be passed. il IS not believed that
bill for the repeal Of the Sherman silver law
can possibly be passed without republican
votes in both Hsuse and Senate. because
that is The one question upon which quite a
numher OF democratic Senators and Repre-
seuialives viii not be bound BY caucus; It
was tried at the last session of CongressiI
and il ia absolutely certain that not a single
republican in either House or Senate will
vote for the bill ifit be yoked to the repeal
Of the tax on the state bank currency, as at
present proposed; they believe too strongly
la honest money to support bill that If en-
acted Into law would give the country an
era Of wild cat money. As to the repeal of
the federal election law, unless the next
House adopts much more stringent rules
against filibustering than the last one did,
the republicans viii defeat the attempt by
6iibustering All Of which makes it plain
that /. Is much easier to arrange a program
for Congress to follow than it will be to
make Congress follow it.
At last the secret is out as to why commis- !
sioner Raum was asked for his resignation |
weeks before his successor was selected As
long as he remained at the head of the Bu.
reau applications for pension were granted
Just as rapidly as they had been since the
new law went into effect, nearly three years
ago. One Of the first things agreed upon
by the new democratic cabinet was that
the number Of original pensions granted
should be largely cut down. and they have
been from the day that Gen Raum left the
bureau, the decrease being about seventy
per cent. And the present understanding in
the bureau is that the average of original
granted must not be more than one
third Of what it was under Gen Raum
That is one kind Of pension reform, but it
viii hardly be popular with needy appli-
cants.
Secretary Carlisle is the most popular
and ile Of the democratic party, because he
deiies the mugwump alleged civil service
and openly gives as his excuse
for asking for the restoration of republican
employees that he wants their places for
democrats.
One Republican has resigned that Secre
lary Carlisle would have been glad to have
retained as q member ofhis staff, but fat
lering offer was made to Mr.. Edward o.
Leeeh, by the wealthy gentlemen, among
.hem ex-Seeretary Whitney, who are to open
she National Union Bank in New York city
On June !, and he has resigned the position
If Director of the Mint to become cashier of
.he new bank. Mr. Leeeh, although compar-
ativeiY young man, has devoted years TO
.he study Of finance, upon which he is justly
regarded as high authority
There is a long story behind the refusal
If fex-Secretary Fairehild to serve as a mem
Der Of the committee appointed by Sscre-
ary Carlisle to investigate the New York
custom House and make report that will
urnish an excuse for the removal Of Repub-
ican employees It is known that Dr.. Fair.
.hild was disappointed because he was not
yivcu place IN the cabinet, aud, according
o a close friend Of his at present in Wash
ngton, he feels that insult has been added
o neglect by appointing him member of
his partisan smelling committee, the sneak
nq work Of which he considers beneath his {
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