Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular correspondent
W ashington Feb. IT. 1898.

nOunce,l is nnch more pleasing to re- I
pubicans than to democrats. and /
the selections Indicate that the demo /
cratic party proper is to be consulted /
even less from Marcia !, 1898, than 1t /
was during Mr.. CIevtlands other adj
ministtation. He appears TO feel IN |
Ger 30 obligations to the machine
element either for nomination or his
election and the statement has De- II
frequently made during the last two
or three days by observant men, that
SIR Cleveland Was ambitious on
found = I, new political party more
republicans than democratic iii its
tendencies. Such prominent demo-
Gratis as Senator German and brlce
acknowledge that they nave NOT
even been asked their opinion by MI.
| Cleveland concerning the member
ship of the cabinet consequently there
I is already Il feeling Of resentment III
the Senate against BIN, and Senator
| Hill is adding fuel to the flames every
way he can The democratic talk Is
mostly aimed at Gresham, but the
! truth Of the matter is that the selec-
ton of Dan Lamont TO be Secretary
of !, ar and OF ex-partner BIsscll to
! be Postmaster General gives as little
satisfac ton as that Of Gresham, to
! be Secretary Of State. They are re-
.~art,eh as personal and not political
selections. Carlisle as Secretary Oh
the Treasury is the only one OF the
| four members Of the cabinet already
selected who cal truly be said to meet
the expectations OF the democrats III
| Congress- That this feeling OF enmity,
to .Ir. Cleveland exists is plain to all,
but your correspondent does not
! think, reports to the contrary not
| withstanding that it will be carried
to the extent OF opposing the confirm
alton OF any of the cabinet nomina-
lons although nothing would be
norc to the liking OF Senator lliil but
,AlatO Hill is too shreWd Il poItl-
elan to butt his head against Il brick
! vail. Unless he has positive assul-
ancps from q sufficient number OF
senators to make it certain tnat he
ican defeat the nominations it is not
.tonaUle that he will openly oppose
/ nein.
! senator sherman says he does not
/ aver an issre Of bones unless it be-
comes absolutely necessary III order
80 Keep up the gold reserve i'll The
Treasury, His bi
autn ling the Secretary Of the
re;sary to issue $50, UO0, 900 in five
ear 3 per cent bonds for the purpose
repieHishing the gold reserve which
Il, been Iayortobly reported is simply
20 save some money fol the govern
ieat II bonds have to be issued. No
/ seW law is neet.ed to issue bonds, but
bonds issued under present Laws
1 would have to bear not less than 4
per cent and to run for Il long term
OF years hence Sherman's bill. The
President is SO strongly opposed to
III issue OF bond S that it is certain
j nothing short OF the direst financial
straits would cause him to allow it
while he remains in office and secrc.
tary Foster Says he sees nothing in
the situation t0A require it at this
time
The President having orwarled
The treaty for the annexation Of Haw-
ali to the Senate accompanied by >,
IN essage recommending it's immediate
ratification has gone to Maryland
for two or three days duck shooting.
E 1t was first thought that it
would be best to accomplish allnexa-
ton by an act of Congress but owing
, to the short time remaing Of the SEES
sion and the b alief that prompt act
: ton was necessary it was concluded
) TO 90 il by treaty which only neea,~
the III tification Of tue Senate and the
formal acceptance Of the Hawaiian
government to become become bind
; ing on both countries The treaty
IS u very short one. 1t provides that
The provisional government Of HaW-
, ii shall provide by legislation u new
government. 1t also provides thai
it must be ratified by the Hawaiian
government within sixty days after
it is received at Honolulu. Besides
the message and the treaty the Presi-
dent sent to the Senate Il mass of cor
respondence relating to Hawaii and
the policy Of the United States in
dealing Herewith liz the past The
President assured himself before tax
ing this action that the Senate