Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
PURELY INVENTIONS OF THE
ENEMY.

travagant COmmiSSiOn-The DO
Nothing salary Grabbers Must Go
-Clcveland's Love for the Coun.
try-A Fair Investigations.
(From our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, ID. c., April Z, 1893.
The newspaper romancers of the
National Capital having become tired
of straining their inventive powers in
describing the result of the battle
royal between Mr.. Cleveland and the
Democratic Senators" battle which
has not began and is not likely to
begin, this week started on another
tack with the first chapter OF a new
and exciting romance entitled eds
sensions in the Cabinet" which will
be run as serial in Republican and
sensational newspapers as long as the
invention OF the authors holds out, or
until something new and more start
ling shall have been evolved from
their think tanks. This first chapter
opens with spirited description of
the intention of Secretaries Carlisle
and Gresham to resign, which is
written with all the skill which has
characterized the numerous "inten-
tions of Mr.. Cleveland" written by
the same authors, and it is every bit
as true. Neither Secretary Carlisle
nor Secretary Gresham are dissatisfied,
or have any intention of retiring from
the Cabinet. On the contrary they
are, in common with their colleagues
of the Cabinet, in perfect harmony
with President Cleveland in his deter
mination to give the country the best
and most successful administration it
has had since the war, and, what is
more important, indications of success
are becoming more plentiful every
day. If the Secretaries named, or
any OF their colleagues, were contem-
plating resigning, you may be sure
that the Republican romancers would
be the last men in Washington who
would be taken into their confidence.
Ananias was mere novice in the art
OF prevarication when compared with
the correspondents of Republican
newspapers who try to earn their sala-
ries by writing what their managing
editors order, instead of the facts
about Washington news.
No President ever appointed SO
many men under the age of 40 to re-
sponsible positions as Mr.. Cleveland
has, and his reason is apparent. He
knows that the labor of carrying out
his plans for the reform and purifica-
ton of all branches of the public SER
vice will be enormous and that only
men in the prime and vigor of life can
stand it without breaking down.
Unless the Senate adopts a resolu-
ton calling for the facts, it is not
probable that the people will ever
know just how extravagant ex.Secre-
tary of State Foster has been in taking
his personal favorites to Paris as
attaches of himself, ostensibly as
necessary for proper presentation of
our case before the Behring Sea Arbi.
tration tribunal President Cleveland,
although much shocked at the facts
when brought to his attention by
Secretary Gresham, concluded that it
was matter in which our National
honor, to say nothing of personal
courtesy and friendship for his imme-
diate predecessor in the White House,
was too deeply involved to he made
public at time when an international
court of arbitration is sitting to de-
eide important questions in which
this country is interested. Much of
the money expended by Foster will
never he accounted for, as it was taken
from the secret fund. always at the
disposal of the Secretary of State.
Although ex-private Secretary Halford
is one of the principal benefciaries of
Fosters lavishness, no one believes
that MIR. Harrison either knew of or
sanctioned anything that was not
perfectly right and proper. Foster, as
Secretary of State, issued the orders
that placed the money at his disposal
as U. s. Agent.
The holders of sinecures in the
Government service are all in a dis
turbed state of mind, as they know
that quiet and careful Investigations
are in progress in every one of the de-
partments, and that as fast as they
are reached they will have to 90.
A considerable number OF important
appointments have been made this
week, and so far as can be learned
they gave general satisfaction to DEM
ocrats particularly those in the diplo-
matte and consular service.
President Cleveland still retains his
fondDess for living in the country, and
has leased residence near the one
he purchased during his first term,
and he expects to have his family
settled there by the first of MAY.
Secretary Morton requested Assist
ant Attorney General Colby, Repub-
lican hold-over, to assist chief clerk
Mac Craig, of the Agricultural Depart
ment. in investigating the charges
which have been made against officials
of the Weather Bureau, in order that
no one could say it was to be parti.
san affair. He also ordered that the
investigation should be public and Of
ficially invited all reputable persons
who know anything for or against the
accused officials to come forward and
testify. Secretary Morton's plain and
straightforward way of doing business
is rapidly earning him popularity.
A desperadO. probably craZed by