Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-06-15
WASHINGTON LETTER
From Our Regular Correspondent

The administration has not been in
office quite three months yet, but SO
great has beer the strain upon the
strength of nerves OF its members,
caused by the laborious work OF re-
bennington paper-the whole govern
ment, that they have already began
TO indulge in little vacations for their
Individual pleasure. Mr.. Cleveland
was so overrun with official cares that
he could not accept the invitation ex-
tended him by the G. A. X. to attend
the Memorial day exercises at Airing
ton, but he started on the afternoon
OF that same day for a weeks salt
water fishing. Secretary Carlislefonnd
time between dismissals OF Republican
officials in the treasury to spend a
portion of the week in Maryland as
the guest OF Senator Gibson. Secre'
tary Morton, having about concluded
his task of getting rid OF every promi-
nent Republican official attached to
the agricultural department, is in
Nebraska recuperating. p. NJ. T..
Bissell, who finds the reforming OF the
postoflice department a much more
exasperating task than he counted
upon, trusted to luck that no Hill
Democrat would slip into a p~ostofice
while he was away, and took a run up
to Buffalo to see whether anybody
had been attempting to reform h
game OF penocle since he came away.
Attorney General Olney, just to show
how deep his interest was in the legal
proceedings for the pretended purpose
OF compelling the Sunday closing OF
the Worlds Fair, took a trip to Bos-
ton. incidentally he doubtless took
occasion to n his stock OF mug
wump frigidity, which has been largely
drawn upon to cool the h~ot-headed
southern Democrats who have &C.
casionally managed to get past the
sentinel ut his door and into his pri-
waite Office. This is certainly an early
beginning of the holiday season and
indicates a regular boom for the va
cation business a little later on.
Senator Allison is being highly COM
mended by Republicans for having
said that he would not serve as a del
egate to the International Monetary
conference, which is to meet again
next November, because it will be the
duty of every Republican in congress
to be in his seat when the Fifty-third
congress meets and begins the work OF
tearing down thecarefully constructed
fabric which has given the United
States thirty years OF prosperity never
equalled by any nation, in accordance
with the Democratic program. Sena-
tor Allison thinks that Gov. Boies
will be renominated for governor OF
Iowa by the Democrats, and that he
Will be defeated by the Republican
nominee, the Peoples party being no
longer a factor in that state.
Owing to the peculiar methods in
PRODUCED by the present administra-
ton nothing but routine business can
be transacted in the government de-
partments during the absence OF the
president, as no member of the cabi-
net is allowed to make the most in
significant appointment or decide any
question of public interest until the
presidents approval has been secured
and it is refused oftener than it is
given after it is asked for. The late
Justice Lamar, when he was Cleve-
lands first secretary of the interior,
used to say: 1--WE are the school boys
and Grover is the teacher" Wonder
what he would say if he were a men,
Der OF the present cabinet, which is
tyranized over to a much greater ex-
tent than was the one OF which he was
a member.
A private letter from Honolulu says
Minister Blount has intimated to Ha-
waiians that Mr.. Cleveland would
recommend to congress that n pro-
tectorate be established by the U. S.
over that country.
1t is now stated that the extra ses
sion OF congress will not be called I'M
til October. Perhaps if the Demo
cratic senators and representatives
do not show more signs of getting
together than are now apparent be-
fore October it may not be called at
all.
Judge Lochren's proposition a clean
sweep OF every Republican employed
outside OF the classified service in the
pension office has been approved by
Secretary Hoke Smith and o. KID by
Mr.. Cleveland, so the Republicans will
have to go As fast as their Democratic
successors a beagreed upon.
Like master, like man." Secretary
Carlisle this week announced his in
tention to shut out the public and to
see no callers, except those who are
able to satisfy the sentinel who guards
his office door of the Importance OF
their business.
DIR. Briggs is n heritic Atleast that
is the verdict of a majority of the
Presbyterian General Assembly, which
concluded the memorable trial last
week.