San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-05-05
The Daily Eight.
FRIDAY, MAY ), 1898
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May |, 1898.

ton has no financial policy, or II
it has the public has not been
taken into its confidence. In using
part of the gold reserve fund to.
redeem treasury notes 1t mas out
followed the policy laid down by
President Harrison and Secretary
Foster. and while it deserves ere
dit for having been sensible
enough to have followed the Re
publican plan of dealing with the
gold problem it should not be cred
tied with having originated that
policy. In fact it has yet Originat-
ed no policy on any subject, unless
the sending of Mr.. BlOunt to Ha-
wall to lower the American flag
can be dignitled by the name OF
policy.
EX-Secretary Rusk was vOlun-
tary witness on Saturday in the
investigation of the Weather
Bureau. He was questioned in re-
gard to several appointments made
by him, and stated that he consld-
cred them good and proper APP
pointments and would make them
again if he were secretary. And as
one of the ladies he appointed for
temporary duty has since received
regular appointment from Secre-
tary Morton it looks as though
"Uncle Jerry" was talking sense,
as he usually does. None Of the
sensations promised have been
brought out by this investigation
which is becoming more farclcal
The Democratic commissioner OF
pensions goes on duty this week,
and much interest is felt in his ac-
tiOns. All sorts of remOrS are cur
rent about his intentions, but as
his acts will soon begin to speak
for themselves | shall wait before
criticising. Judge LOchren is so
highly spoken of by those familiar
with him during and since the war
that it seems only fair to do so.
Only a very few Otfice-seekers re-
manned in Washington after the
departure of the president and his
cabinet-they probably found it
cheaper to put in the time waiting
for the return of the administra
ton elsewhere but there were
some very mad men among those
who did stay, because of the fact
that five of the government de-
partments were left in charge of
Republicans while hungry Demo-
Gratis howled for the places
of these very Republicans.
However, the Republicans left
in charge of those departments did
not attempt to reVOlutiOniZe the
government or to put any of the
department buildings on wheels
and take them away; but that
some of them did enjoy the crazy
antics and language of the kicking
office seekers,whO made exhibitions
of themselves and their disappOint-
ments in public places, your cor
respondent happens to know by
personal knowledge.
Much has been said by Demo-
Gratis about the attempts of the
Republican assistants of the heads
of the departments to retain their
offices under Democratic admin
istratiOn that has no foundation
whatever. AS a matter of fact,
about the first official documents
that were brought to the attention
Of the members Of the cabinet af-
ter they assumed office were the
designations of their Republican
assistants, many of whom have
made business arrangements which
make their remaining in office an
Inconvenience to them. There NAV
be one or two of these men who are
trying to keep their offices, but the
most of them are uSt as anxious
to get their designations accepted
as the Democratic office seekers are
to get appointments, but they can
not, without being discOurteOus
demand that their designations b,
Immediately accepted, and that i!
why they are waiting as patiently
as they can the pleasure of tn,
heads OF the departments.
Political converts have beef
since there were political partie
more Jealous than the old part,
warehouses, and Secretary Ores
ham has proven that he is no ex
ceptiOn to the rule. He has mad
more changes in the importan
positions in the State department
than have been made in any Othe
department, and what makes thi
all the more striking is that it ha
been an unwritten rule of that de
partments since it was establishe
that no changes should take plac
on account of a change in tn
head of that department., with tn