Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-11-11
TWO STATE SECRETS
Why Secretary Gresham Took
a Place in the Cabinet.
Hos the Secretary Of State Blocked
the Silver Compromise.
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wAsgEyGr'sS. D C--Sev. sa.-ySrecsal -
X = "a eg~a seeres IL thix cs.y ihAs s<cre-
tsry t5Essa4zl has proved 70 be tie strang-
est nsera%r & E-rss5sasxt Cssve.zrsl's cab
t-aes. HIS sS4eetian Ea- sscrr.4ry Of state xzs
criticised EoEe than that ef sav osAsr
Eae-h=r & tie executive ecEceii bsczase
Si=. Gresham As2 - rseentIy e-~a a Re-
raalieaa- Souse tacfs eonee-nLsg the rz--
ker 4 an4ea Jgalze Gresham was tngre-si
"a eE-sr the cal net have newer b--r1 px1b-
lzsaa& and are EntEFesEsz< az this time
A 1sss4z the aasstile ot Decesab@r last Jus3-s
ssrssAaEs wss u Srs YORK "a prsrate bsss5-
less azd c24s-zt 70 - Mr Cleveland -5.zz-
ply 10 psy b. rsspee-z- TIE .wc zen had
asy~r nsey, and mutual zdnzi-aEi0n- s1neSre
all VAN, ~ eEes sqrzsx Ep between
sa=n8- E1t Hr GRESHAM hsd 10 IDEA Of
essInes ssksd to ta&s -eAt Is the ezbl1e.
Il tacg- . bea he matter vas mentiooei 10
kin2 bT ozs e his intimate friends. he sasi
Mr.. Cseye.zu9 essal<i noz afford 10 of7=r
hias place a Ehe cabinet. and he eeald
ros afford IN aee%ps Il saeh an offer were
r.ad-
Jzdxa Gr--Ean WIS 0t the same mind
few vr~&s lAteg when lrtter from Mr.
Cleveland askjnz hIza 10 te secretary az
state was p.lzoszl n bis hands. That leEtzr
ass dated Jz1. =. aad on the SANE dag !.
reached Chicago Don Dickta-on arrived
taer~ 70 arge J4d-et5reshaal To Accept Oa
the II 4 February judge Gresham .e1t 4
ls;irf 70 Slr. ClegsisE.d declining tke honor,
doss4g 80 "A sssch positive, hlRns terras that
lie aEd nls trisrs1s-, wizh y on1a lie aAsi es1..-
sasEe4. supposed the matter was settled
TAey ia uet tank any orla=r Interpretation
coal4 De placed apsR the litter tAAu that
TIE wr.tsT Il u had considered well AMI
loEz and had fG!ly determined wnaz d.
woGld 10
How Cleveland seearrd GRESHAM
BEs it j. nos IL Mr. Cleveland . natzre to
give y az tie srst retszsS- E'ersi,te1acE l.
o1e q h.s sts,5z zeSt traits lie bad set his
heart On having Mr. Gresham for bis .szcra-
tary a. STATE and - Te<ErzesI 70 tle charge
Il 3 Characteristic uz2L1eF. lie u.usE have
received J5zai.se Gresham letter q deciIsa-
ticu On the 5th * FEBRUARY. On tie esh
he sen5 70 Mr. Gresham telegram sbosIt
- words il ieagth- i was rsrn&rka
trlagrGHs- IEls rEgre.ssan. Il c-ssi you.
Aasl lie country herds yosl- VIII yOa heei
cur CALI was it, kerEoEe. Such SAN
Uens - tsi- Jus.se g Tes1s-n cuazld E1s re
sis-. Surprised a. be was sE tae rsce3ps q
tire r7es-ssg;g-- ais Judgment told hin fate
was =cr1u xsr than nan : vii. AID tlz-
thexs vas nothing for hin. 70 DO but 10
yiela. TIE aeLt day he sent tsi=zranl 20
lE- Cleveland zccsYt.ng his offer. and the
s.asfsr wzs settk>d-
\ crisis in the siver Fight
II was Iucky for Mr., Cleveiand ghe. lie
ses.t that ars=EE ;els--rzrEl - Jndgc Grest.-
am srd tEat ha v-aS able 10 prevail upoa
tae jGd-z 20 acceCt OTherriss Prts;sie-t
C'evela1d wquh hare mex wifh Gefea: in
,1e greatest bs4rsie n his aeI-z iris1ratioa
Up 70 tnls ,s1ss--she cort-ss for uucoudl-
si0nAl rpPecl q tise Sherman law. Il = one
of the secrets q Ike receas can p4iga ,Azt
buE f5r the iatsryga,.on AID sr.ergy Of
Secretary Greshzra the compromise wozld
have beea passed, AID TIE administration
E0Gid 10 gbAt extent have Suffered . hE-
raiii2t51z dsfeAt.
The coua promise had besn arranged On
SATURDAY after cprtsrezees bez weels fAsr1-
oeTztic ssn4:0rz and Secretary Carlisle
Silver ssnaIofs and rep@ai ssisztors al brii
f57e or stI of the Democrats. Lad signed
their names u IL S1t half si1Isn rnsa 10
al WasAinEtra dsuated sbas is would be
intrcsi1ceI n s.a1day aud - promptly
V.as-es52 The baf5ie vas over. every ore
thssEhs. and tee enEspro-s - would WIN
Tae EArrin< fzcs1ous IA tie senate bad
a-rVssi 10 II, and the administrator bsd.
rtrossEh SECRETARY Carlisle. gwen t4es- coz
sent This coEtlaEe1 70 te the situation
UNTIL SCIdsT eveE5Hz.
Gresham On the wxrpeth.
4. I
DOT taken an actlve part 10 the ocateSt-
The car pai2n had b@en ie1t ia the hssds
q -ecrztayy Carlisle 20 whom Is naturally
belonged To write truly TIE history Of
tbs gu-uora1.e cpats-t 3s = necessary to
say tEa5 f5r ;ae spaes q tro weeks the Al
rniais,-7a:ieS Vas n favor q a ci1sn 2rvEnis--
It ra7 willia% 80 have tire pe-t0d # par-
cisazs- eE:s8Ge,l a ysar or - Il authority =
is-us Anlds sr4s Givea In an amendment
-.-cretar5es .svi5-l.- Gresham sad lamont
al favored tGs-. The P-esitien;. while carv-
fully sro53iHZ 4nT po%ltiTe deei2rasio. 20
;la&z efFec- wz- ~i'Eag - approve this
nasaix Il ~ -meDt-
Bat Gnrlnx the lars two weeks of the
struggle ia tie .suate ner question
sr---s II Vas tie question whether tee
IA ,svity bad the right ald -5s power g.
ru8e While certain ozEer nssT8herz qf TIE
eaE5n<s cs.atia1ssi favorable 70 eg-nY-o-
MIS-. Secretary CiFs-hafn turned szaiEse
e srsi t.4e, ,sr-,I ON pru=ajse ~zz sE.rreus.eF
of s14 majority szsi e the CREST principle
q majority rizhtz He -asi Ills bad b.
cfA,rse 3 greater question s1zTs repeal irself.
an. tia. tee people had cone 40 70 re
EzTli l.
How the Com promise " as Killed