Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WAHuNoioS, March 10, i503.-Tbe
President Of this United States has
already won two consecutive falls In
his great, hut unequal, calch.as.oalch-
can, wrestling match with the OIL GO
seeking element Of hiB party, and un.
less his Wind or backbone shout sud.
denly fail him bis nnal victory II
certain. The first fall Was won before
the office seekers got n good grip, by
the announcement that no successors
TO plliclals holding four year commits
fions would be appointed before those
commissions expire 1, aud tho second,
which was back.bfoaker, by the an.
nouuccmoEt that none Of those who
held office during the last Cleveland
administration would DO reappointed.
Both OF these strokes made the Presi-
dent few personal enemies who,
while prevented by their own loud
praise u Mr.. Cleveland Ia the near
pas, from making an open attack upon
him, will take pleasure In ripping him
up this back on tho sly when the op-
por,unily occurs. But they al.o
gataed him many friends, az boldnoss
and courage always DO for any man,
whether ho DO President or private
oltizrn.
Tho Democratic editors who charged
Mr.. Harrison with suJsidizins the
press by appointing editors to office
nave had their arguments turned
against themselves by President Cleve-
land, aud given nv reason for not
appointing Democratic editors to office.
Mr. Cleveland also took occasion to
say that ho was not pleased with the
idea prevalent among editors OF small
papers, that the OIL ce OF postmaster IN
their town belonged TO them. IL this
thing keeps up n good many men will
soon he aaking themselves, "Where
atG | Az"
Wills Prefident Cleveland has been
having everything his own way at the
White House, things have been
exactly reversed ut the Capitol, where
the senators " his party have been
engaged In arranging the slate for the
Reorganization Of the Senate commit
tees, IN accordance with the change
Of majority In that body. The
ono committee In which Mr..
Cleveland was more deeply In.
teresled than ali others was
that ON finance, which will have 90
deal with all OF the financial anil
tarliI bills that may reach tho Senate
OF the Flfty.third Congress. The
senior Democrat member OF that com.
mittee In the last Congress was Senator
Voorhees,, and according Ia senatorial
precedent he WIS entitled 10 the chair.
manship OF the committee In tho
present Congress; but his financial
Views being directly and apparently
unalterably opposed 10 those OF
President Cleveland program was
arranged by the Presldenps friends,
and approved by him, TO preventlMr.
Voorhees, becoming chairman OF the
committee, and also 10 90 arrange the
membership OF the committee that the
silver men would DO In a minority.
This program was completely ignored,
and not only was Mr.. Voorhees, made
chairman OF the committee, but a
majority Of Its members are pronounc.
ed silver men. This assignment which
was made by the caucus committee has
yet to he ratified by the Democratic
senatOrial caucus, but OF that there Il
no doubt. So II may be put down rs
certain that Mr.. Cleveland will not DO |
able TO dictate financial legislation TO |
tho Fiity.third Congress.
Secretary Herbert says: al do not |
believe Ia Diminishing u working man i
from the public service simply on the
ground OF his politics." He also says
that he will continue In force tho civil
service rules for navy yard employees,
which created such CONJUNCTION when
Issued by Secretary Tracy In the tirst
year II the Harrison administration.
Verify, the expected apoils OF the spoils.
man are rapidly vanishing.
IL IL not believed here that President
Cleveland Withdrew the treaty for the
Of Hawaii from tho Senate
because he was opposed to annexation.
The idea seems to be that he did not
like the indefniteness Of several
clauses In tho treaty, and that he has
already directed Secretary Gresham 10
negotiate new one. 4 good many
believe, however, that this viii not be
lonu until commission shall have
visited Hawaii aud obtained certain
desired Information az 10 the wishes Of
Inc native Hawaiiaus, etc, This com.
mission could go and return before the
present extra session adJourns, II, US
now thought, the Senate shall remain
In session until about the last Of April.
The present administration ia lust Us
much opposed apparently to the issue
Il bonds as was the last one, ana
although the solicitor.general has
,lyen an opinion that the use OF the
,old reserve TO redeem the treasury
notes would be legal, It will DO neither,
Except ~ last resort TO prevent gold
going to- premium. Just at present
hero IN u cessation In the demand for
gold, and the free gOld-that IL, gold in
he treasury over and above the $780,
100000 reserve lund, Is steadily in
and not "a few people believe
hat toe furry Is over for tho present,
nut that twi be renewed by the sane
nllItn 'es when Congress gets together
.gain, aud tor the saniu purpose-the
optal Of the purchasing clause OF the
Sherman silver law.