The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1893-05-24
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GInsnI sIdsiIaW Asa4EG FoE May IL. isss
,Msa and hrsshrdh. hear ys air2 TBRt tRahinis-
tEatiop is goigg to eshR faasAi well
Is n name. The overwhelming yefssaict ysfsai Of the
beopis is 10 Be obeped. and no .repnbfican is to
BAIFdf8 nj u phEe 6f res p6hsibhity. Fhe lpace |
towards thfnenhaIhas AbGBeDnl pisAte. but I
tt has bsep and Eil be steadN ap1 1asa4e until it
Is reached. Secretary Gresham tq9Kt theIlead.
and there isn't more than one or two, republi- |
ceazs lersf an porsAnS soeitf6ns fn the State
.DhH0 0tp&anMevadd reeafE Gastisae II ag66d Sec
end and it ERillia kshauaaAs of the
Chiefs OF divisions Of the Treasury Department
w1Il be dempcystsa Secretary Smith has begun
% IcaAS for the designations of the republican
chiefs Of divisions in the Interior Department
and he proposesto keep it up until they are all
1zsaA. seeEafafy Morton has not tbeen behind In
ekronok sibnsto the size of his department.. POST
dn125S General Bissell has had to devote so
1hNCh time to the selection of postmasters that
he hasn't made very many changes in his de-
partment. but he will, as will Attorney Gener al
olney and Secretaries Lamont and Herbert
Judge LochTen believes he will kill one of the
roots of the pension evil by making the Medical
Boards which examine applicants for pensions
entirely democratic. instead of allowing one
republican on each board of three. as has been
done. Speaking of this change he is quoted ae
saying: sOne of the things the democrats have
committed themselves to lido is to sift as far as
possible the rubbish which has been driftin
into this pension cesspool. The party has COM
mitted itself to reform in this matter, and there
is no better way to make start than by hav1n
only democrats on these boards. +" do not state
1t as fact that President Cleveland has ap-
proved this action of Judge Lochren, but 1t is
hardly probable that such a radical change
1,xr1, hi milo Ill
had been previously approved by the President
Much more or less silly talk has been indulg-
ed in this week about the probability of war
with Chinu because of the Supreme Court hav-
ing declared the Geary law constitutional
Needless to say neither the President nor Sec
retary Gre sham have the remotest idea that
there will be any serious trouble with China
The Chinese minister told Secretary Gresham
tn at his govern ment would not take any retail
atory steps, and that it would as far as possible
protect Americans in China from any attack
which the ignorant natives might be disposed
to make upon them The Geary law will be en-
forced by the administration to IS great an ex'
tent as possible with the means at its command,
bat the lack of q sufficient appropriation to pay
for their transportation makes it probable that
no Chinese will be returned to China until Com
gress shall have decided whether it will appro.
.he estima ate-t to send the more than iU0. 900 who
failed to register in accordance with the Geary
act back to china. or modify the law SO as te
allow those who are now in the United States
10 remain. Many Congressman who voted fol
the Geary act have announced their willing
ness to vote for an amendment to allow the
Chinese now here TO stay. in preference to ap'
propriating the money necessary to send them
to China.
The official contract by which the Cherokee
Indians surrender their interest in the "Chero
kee Strip" to the U 5. Government was signed
this week by Secretary Smith and the repre-
senfatives of the Cherokee nation The con.
tract provides for the retention by the govern
ment of 81 100000 to satisfy the claims of thu
Delawares. shawnees. and the Freedmen. Their
are yet to be received and approved the instruc-
tions for making the seventy allotments tt
Cherokees residing in the strip, which. unde
the recent opinion Of the Attorney General
will have TO be made by the Cherokees from the
40 applicants. The General Land Office will
as soon as these allotments are made, prepar
instructions 10 intending settlers. which ar
NOT expected to differ from those issued whei
oklohoma wins opened, and divide the strip in
to counties. etc. Officials now fix July IS. as tn
date of the opening of the strip.
President Cleveland has let 1T be very plai nj
understood this week that the rule of allowin
Federal officials to serve term or four years i
mot intended to keep republicans in Office VIII
have used their official positions solely to ali
their party. /" Prove that the man you nam
has been an offensive partisan.'' said he to
Senator and several Representatives swho hat
called to ask for the removal of q republical
O1iicial, and / will remove him as soon as
can ind q good democratic successor"