Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-05-26
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GPt SHAM LEADS DEMOCRATIC
REFORM

GFt SHAM LEADS IN DEMOCRATIC
REFORM
thc r"tttieRI GuIIIotinc In Motion
democratic pension Bonrds-
she Chinese question r. Indian
Sands to Ife 0pcncd To Settlement
offensive PartIsanship" Cause
TOR usmo,ai.
,-uIvcroN. u. G., Nav Is, 1898.
Men and brethren. hear We all
lh- lmini.lraIion i going to be
Democratic. in fact ~ well ~ in name.
The overwhelming verdict OF the peo-
plyI. 10 bee obevcd and no Republican
o. 90 be- left in place Of responsibility.
The pace towards this goal has not
hc'u prrcipitate. hat it has been and
will be- steady and sure until it is
reached. Secretary Gresham took the
lead. aud there isn't more than one or
tNu Republicans left in important no
-ltluu~ ~ the State Department.
secretary Carlisle is a good second,
and II will not bc long before all Of
the chiefs uf divisions of the Treasury
Department will Ice Democrats. Sec
rotary smith has hcgun To call for the
icIguations Of the Republican chiefs
ut divisions in the Interior Depart
mrnt and he proposes TO keep it up
until they are all ont. Secretary Nor
ton has not been behind in proportion
To- the size OF his department. Post
master General Bissell has had to
devote 50 much time to the selection
.ot postmasters that he hasn't made
very many changes in his department,
hut lac will. a. will Attorney General
Olncy aud Secretaries Lamont and
Herbert
Judge iochrcn believes he will kill
one of the principal roots Of the
pension evil by making the Medical
boards which examine applicants for
pensions entirely Democratic, instead
ri allowing one Republican on each
board OF three "a has boon done
Speaking Of this change he is quoted
~ saying cone Of the things the
Democrats have committed them
selves to do j. To sift as far as possible
the Rubbish which has been drifting
into ihi. pension ccsspool. The party
has committed itself To reform in this
matter. and there is not better way to
make start than 10y having only
Democrats on these boards" / do
not state it asa fact that President
Cleveland has approved this action Of
Judge Lochrcn, but it is hardly proba-
Tile that such "A radical change would
have been announced by him unless
Il had been previously approved by the
President.
Much more or less silly talk has
been INDUCED in this week about the |
probability uf war with China be- |
cause ui the Supreme Court having !
declared the Gcary law constitutional. |
Nccdlc-- tn say neither the President |
nor Secretary Gresham have the re-
mutc-t idea that there will lie any
serious trouble with China. The |
chinese minister told Secretary Gresh-
am that his government would not |
take any retaliatory steps. and that it !
would, ~ far as possible, protect |
Americans IN China from any attack
which the ignorant natives might be
disposed Ia make upon them. The |
Uoary law will be- enforced hy the adj |
IL IA great an extent as
possible with the means at its com.
mand. but the lack of n sufficient ap-
preparation TO pay for their Transport
tatiun makes II probable that no
Chinese will he returned To- China
until Congress shall have decided |
whether II will appropriate the large
amount that will be needed-S6, 0O0,-
IN 10 the estimate-tO send the more
than 100000 who failed to register in
accordance with the Geary act back
To- China, or modify the law so rs to
allow those who are now in the United |
States to remain. Many Congressman /
Who voted for the Geary act have an.
nounced their willingness To vote for
an amendment "a allow the Chinese !
nov here Ia stay. in preference TO APP
prupriating the money necessary to |
send them to China.
The official contract bv which the |
Cherokee Indians surrender their in !
ierest IN the Cherokee Strip" To tho |
I. Government was signed this |
week 10y Secretary Smith and the rep-
rcscntaiivcs Of the Cherokee nation.
The contract provides for the reten-
ton hy the Government Of 81 geo 900 |
Ia safely the claims Of the Delawares. |
Shawnccs. and the Freedmen. There
are yet To he received and approved
tha instructions for making the
seventy allotments To Cherokees re-
-iling ~ the strip, which under the
recent opinion Of the Attorney Gen
cfal, will have To bc made by the
Chcrokees from the 40 applicants.
The General Land Office will, rs soon
A. these allotmcnts are made, prepare
instructions To intending settlers,
which are not expected 10 differ from
those issued when Oklohoma was
opened. aud divide the strip into
counties. etc. Officials now fix July
10, ~ the date OF the opening of the
strip
President Cleveland has let it be
very plainly understood this week that
the rule Of allowing Federal officials
10 serve n term of four years is not
intendod TO keep Republicans in office
who have used their official positions
solely to aid their party. Prove that
the man you name has been an often
-ive partisan said he to q Senator
and several Representatives who had
called 10 ask for the removal of
Republican official. land | will re-
move him as soon "a can find a good
Democratic successor" Dem.
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