The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-02-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.


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wASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular correspondent
Washington, Feb. II, 1898.
Mr.. Cleveland's cabinet, as so far an
nounced, is much more pleasing tn repub-
Leans than to democrats, and the
selections indicate that the democratic
party proper is to be consulted even
less from March 4th, 1898, than It was
during Mr.. Cleveland's other admins
tration. He appears to feel under no
obligations to the machine element,
either tor his nomination or his election,
and the statement has been frequently
made during the last TWO or three days
| by observanr men, that Mr.. Cleveland
was ambitious of founding a new politi-
cal party, more republican than demo
cratic in its tendencies. Such prominent
democrats as Senators German and
Brice acknowledge that they have not
even been asked their opinion by Mr..
Cleveland concerning the membership of
the cabinet. consequently there is al
ready feeling of resentment in the sen-
ate against him, and Senator Hills add
ing fuel to the flames in every way he
can. The democratic talk is mostly
aimed at Gresham, but tie truth of the
matter is that the selection of Dan La
mont to be secretary of war and of ex-
partner Bissell to be postmaster genera
gives as little satisfaction as that OF
Gresham to be secretary of state. They
are regarded as personal and not politi-
cal selections. Carlisle as secretary OF
the treasury is the only one of the four
members OF the cabinet already selected
who can truly he said to meet the OK.
pectations of the democrats in congress
That this feeling of emnity tt Mr.. Cleve.
land exists is plain to all, but your cor.
respondent does not think, reports to
} the contrary notwithstanding, that 1t
: will be carried to the extent of opposing
the confirmation of any of the cabinet
nominations, although nothing would
be more to the liking of Senator Hill;
but Senator Hill is too shrewd politi.
clan to butt his head against brick
. wall. Unless he has positive assurances
from sufficient number of senators to
make it certain that he can defeat the
nominations it is not probable that he
will openly oppose them.
Senator Sherman says he does not
favor an issue of bonds unless it becomes
absolutely necessary in order to keep uI
the gold reserve in the treasury. His bill
authorizing the secretary of the treasury
to issue $5O.OOO,OOO in FIVE year three
= per cent. bonds for the purpose of re-
: plenishing the gold reserve which has
been favoraDly reported, is simply to
, save some money for the government i
5 bonds have to be issued. No new law is
needed to issue bonds, but bonds issued
: under present laws would have to bear
I not less than 4 per cent. and to run for q
! long tenn of years; hence Senator Sher
E mans bill. The President is so strongly
e opposed to an issue of bonds that it is
certain nothing short of the Unrest fnan
: cIal straits would cause him to allow il
| while he remains in Office, and Secretary
: Foster says he sees nothing in the situa
:. ton to require it at this time.
The President having forwarded the
treaty for the annexation of Hawaii to
the senate, accompanied by message
recommending itsimmediate ratification
has gone to MARYLAND TOR two or three
days duck shooting. TWAS first thought
that it would be best to accomplish an
nexation by an act of congress, but
owing to the short time remaining Of
the session and the belief that prompt
) action was necessary it was concluded
to do it by treaty, which only needs the
ratification of the senate and the formal
acceptance of the Hawaiian government
to become binding on both countries
The treaty is a very short one. 1t pro
vides that the. provisional government
OF Hawaii shall remain in charge of that
Y country until congress shall provide by
z legislation new government. 1t also
provides that it must be ratified by the
Hawaiian government within sixty
days after it is received at Honolulu
Besides the message and the treaty the
President sent to the senate mass o.
correspondence relating to Hawaii and
the policy of the United States in dealing
Herewith in the past. The President
assured himself before taking this action
that the senate would ratify the treaty
and Secretary of State Foster says he
expects to sign the official copy of it
after its ratification for the commission.
ers to take back with them before he
sails for Europe, and he is. booked to
leave on the 25th inst.
The proposed amendments to the pen.
sionlaws were voted down by the house
just as had been expected from the time
the committee decided to offer them
Representative Boutelle of Maine, made
a scorching speech against them, which
at times had very irritating effect upon
those " no favored the amendments.
Rose Kingsley, Marion HarIand; NJ
E. M. Davis, Frederick A. Ober, ANNE
: Sawyer Downs, Cora Stuart Wheeler
Molly Elliot Seawell. William o. Stod.
i dard, John B. Tabb and Nora A. Smith
! are among the writers in che March
Wide Awake. and Joseph Pennell, Henry
/ Bacon, Prank 7. Merrill Maria L. Cirk
, and Paul de Longpre among the illus,