Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-03-15
WILL NOT Be SEATED.
Governors Not Entitled to
Senatorial Vacancies.
MURMURS OF DISCONTENT
At the Presidents New Departure Re-
garding Office Holders.

WAsHINGTON, March 15.-1he senators
are making inquiries as to how long the
president will require their presence in
extra session. As they have virtually de-
cided that they will not embark In any
other business than the confirmation Of
nominations and the disposition OF the
seats OF the three senators from Wyoming,
Montana and Washington, where the leg
islatures failed to elect, they are not likely
to be detained here later than April I. AL
though there has been no canvass of the
senate concerning these appointed senators,
the indications are THAI they will not be
seated. This action will make no differ.
ence, as the Democrats already have a
clear majority. The senators from Mon
tana and Washington are both Republi-
cans. The Wyoming appointee is Dem
ocrat.
The senate will not divide on party lines
In the settlement of these questions. They
propose to take the broad ground that the
legislatures, having performed their duties
these states have
No Right to Representation.
except reached In conformity with the sri.
preme law of the land. The governors,
therefore, have no power to I'LL the va
cancies. II is now proposed by the senate
to establish a precedent which will govern
the conduct OF that body in similar cases
In the future
As soon as these questions are deter
mined there will be nothing to prevent
adjournment except desire on the part of
the president for them to remain to con-
firm the important appointments which he
intends to make within the present month
From intimations thrown out by the prest
dent, there will not be many changes made
at present. 1t Is probable that at some Of
the larger cities, where there are important
ofiices-as at New York, Philadelphia,
Boston and Baltimore-there may be some
changes; but the rule which the president
has decided to continue of allowing federal
officers to serve out their full terms of four
years will make appointments apparently
slow. All will be reached, however, in due
time
The "Ex's" hre Kicking.
The course laid down by the president
that ex-officeholders are disqualified has
given rise to much feeling and murmurs
Of disconteat and In some cases threats
They say that IL they had supposed that
they were to be placed under the ban OF
exclusion by the new Democratic regime
IL Is doubtful whether Mr.. Cleveland
would have been elected, In this senti-
ment they are under a delusion, as the
presidents course in this and other wise
purposes is commended by the people, who
do not care for offices or officeholders, from
all parts Of the country.
He is only condemned by the men who
have their own axes to grind and the men
who assist In the grinding. The Demo
cratic senator's and members who have
made pledges to their friends, many of
whom were ex-officeholders, that they
would exert their influence in their behalf,
find themselves placed In an awkward po-
sition. The only thing for them to do Is
to bring forward new names, which Is very
gratifying to those who are not expectants.
This new departure In Democratic meth
DDS by President Cleveland, although not
satisfactory to the spoilsmen and politi-
clans, will in the end receive the COM
mendation OF the better class OF the people
of both political parties. The great mass
of the people care very little about who
hold the offices. What they desire Is an
honest administration
Conducted on Business Lines
with as little politics as possible In It.
This holds whether an appointee is a col
lector at a seaport or a postmaster In the
interior.
No one knows this fact better than
President Cleveland himself He had an
opportunity toetudy this fact In his candi-
dacy for the nomination at Chicago.
Neither In the senate nor house during the
last congress were there half dozen per-
sons favorable to Mr.. Cleveland's nomina-
tion. As rule they were decidedly OPP
posed to him. They were for Hill, Cor
man, Gray, Boise. or anyone to beat Cleve-
land. But the people took the matter out
of the hands Of the politicians rs they did
In the case of Mr.. Lincolns second nomi-
nation and overwhelmingly elected him.
Mr.. Cleveland, therefore, can afford to
be independent. He understands the
causes which led to his success, and he
proposes to conduct his admin stration in
accordance with these OBJ legations. In the
meantime the hungry and thirsty Office
eeekprs ara nafrnllinQ the ayenuea and