The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-02-18
ABOUT THE BUSIN ESS
4 Charge That Gresham Is Still
Wanting
To Be the President Of the |. ). in the
Year of 1896.
SOMETHING ABOUT SOUTH DAKOTA
what VIII Re Done in the Matter Of
stopping the Cholera In This
Country Next Year.

w ASHINb IONjH ~. ~ 4 l"INNJ
democrats in congress are asking each
other now what political significance lies
buried under the selection Of Judge
Gresham for the premiership OF Mr..
CIeveland's cabinet. They cannot bring
themselves to believe that the judge was
chosen solely with respect to his ma
tural or acquired abilities for the posi-
ton. Judge Gresham, as everybody
who has kept pace with his life knows,
is unfamiliar with the duties of secretary
Of state. He may be a good lawyer and
fill with satisfaction the position he has
so long occupied upon the district
and circuit benches Of the United States
courts, but no one has ever accused him
of possessing any skill in diplomacy or
learning in international law.
On the contrary, he is blunt, agrees
i've and open in his procedure and ac-
complishments. While he might make
a good secretary Of the interior or post
master general, no one but Mr.. Cleve.
land, it seems, would have thought of
him as secretary Of state, a position re-
curing not only a wide range of learn
ing in domestic and international law
and procedure, but skill as a diplomat
and a s"uavity of manner which would
give power and popularity in handling
men.
These democrats in congress who are
familiar with the life and abilities of
Judge Gresham say they find no great
development Of character of this class,
and that therefore there must be some
underlying secret which suggested to Mr.
Cleveland his selection for this delicate
position. The theory most advanced in the
way of explanation is that Mr.. Gresham
is to be President Cleveland's political
lcgatee that the incoming president has
selected Mr.. Gresham with a view to
training him for the campaign of 1896
And it may be added that this cxplana-
ton is not gratifying to the old line dem
ocrats AS was stated in these dis
patches last week it means a refOrma
ton Of democratic lines and the Topping
off Of those who have contributed most
to party success in the past. They are
to be relegated for newly made party
men, and a mugwump is to be trained by
Mr.. Cleveland for future leadership.
This morning the senate committee on
Judiciary agreed to report with favorable
recommendation the nomination of
Judge Jackson to succeed the late Jus
tice Lamar on the supreme court bench
Of the United States. The minority
withdrew ali opposition and agreed not
to ~antagOnize confirmation, which is ex-
pected within a day or two. Chairman
lloar Of the judiciary committee had a
conference with the president upon the
subject last week, and after the meeting
of the committee to day expressed the
opinion that a nomination to fill the va
canCY created on the circuit bench by
Judge JaCkson's promotion would not
be filled under this administration This
result Of the opposition to Jackson's con
tirmation was anticipated a week ago in
these dispatches and the probable cause
for the sudden disappearance of the
democratic obstacles in the way of con
tirmation.
For some time the South Dakota dele
gates in congress have been wonderingI
why it was that the money appropriated
a year ago for the establishment of In.
dian schools at Chamberlain and Rapid
City had not been expended, but was
permitted to lie in the treasury when
everybody in their state demanded that
the schools be established. Ii has lust
been discovered that Dr.. Dorchester. the
superintendent OF Indian schools, has
opposed the establishment Of these
schools and that be has proven some
what larger than the powers Of congress.
Senators Pettigrew and Representative
Flicker will probably round up" the OBJ
stacle in 4 way that will be interesting.
Surgeon General Wyman of the marine
hospital service is taking active steps
against the invasion OF cholera next
spring. The sundry civil appropriation
bill. which passed the house and will
mass tho senate prociilol1y - -, $500