The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-08-03

WASkAAr<EION LII LEs&.
From Our Regular conespondent.I
! Washington, July %. 1898.
i If Mr.. Cleveland had ever been mem
Der of the senate he would have avoidet
at least one of the more or less humiliat
irg defeats that he will receive at TIL
hands of congress, for then he woult
have known that all ofthe older senator
regardless of politics, stand together il
| favor of one OF the oldest rules of thu
senate-the free and unlimited debate o
all measures-and he would not hav'
made the mistake of asking senator's o
his party to vote tor the adoption OF 6
cloture rule in the senate, request
never made by any other president, ane
which has served to widen the breach
already existing between Mr.. Cleveland
and a number of the democratic sena
tors. No president ever more earnestly
desired the adoption OF some particular
bit OF legislation than Gen. Harrison did
when the federal election bill, having
been passed by the house, was before the
senate; but, having served a term as
senator, he did not make the mistake OF
asking republican senator's to vote for
the adoption of cloture rule, preferring
to see the bill talked to death, as 1t
actually was, rather than to propose a
violation OF one OF the most sacred ira
ditions of the senate. 1t will not be long
before Mr.. Cleveland regrets, il he has
not already done SO, that he made such a
proposition, because it has not even one
chance out of possible one hundred OF
being adopted.
Opinion seems to be very much divided
| among the congressman now in Wash
| ington, as to the result of the announced
intention of the democratic leaders to
| force the house to adopt a cloture rule.
| 1t will be no violation of tradition or
| precedent for the house to adopt such a
| rule, but the opposition to 1T will be
sturdy and determined and while the
probabilities seem to favor its ultimate
| adoption it will not be adopted without
hard and bitter fight being made
| against it. The men who will make
this fight are those known as silver men
| and its result will indicate almost to
! certainty how the house will vote on tb'
silver question.
| A sensation followed the publication
this week. in a local paper, which al
though claiming to be independent il
/ generally known as an administration
! sheet, OF New York special charging
Secretary Lamont with betraying tn
anti snappers and counting Tamman,
for the purpose of protecting the Whit
ney street railway interests, of which h
was in charge before he entered tn
cabinet, and of furthering his own latel
developed ambition to become governo
of New York. It was understood here t
be very broad hint to Mr.. Clevelan
that he must choose between Tamman
and the anti-snappers.
When Col Ainsworth, who is in ehare
Of the record and pension division OF til
war department, which occupied Ford
old theatre at the time of the collapse {
its floors and the killing OF score
clerks, was found guilty by the coroner
Jury Of criminal negligence in connectio
with those deaths il was supposed ths
! he would be suspended from duty, br
) he was not, nor has he been susrende
! since the grand jury formally indicte
| him and three others for manslaughte
, Everybody is talking about the pull
4 he must have to retain his position unde
the circumstances.
Mar. Cleveland will return to Washing
. ton some time next week, but for son
unaccountable reason those who kno
$ prefer to surround his coming wit
:. mystery and decline to say what day
Z will be here, although it is not clear
5 ordinary perception what difference
L can possibly make to anybody wh
I day be arrives, as it has already be-
> i given out that he will see no callers u
til after congress meets. But perhaps
is Mrs. Cleveland that makes the day
- his arrival uncertain. He would We
= naturally desire to be at Gray Cab
when certain expected event tax
- place. Jfthat is the case why not g
- so. 1t is simply nonsense to surrou
II the movements of the president or a
&c other officialin this country with Russi
mystery. Votes are the only weapo
= they have to tear in America.