The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-05-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspon1ent.J

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the White House," remarked Repub.
lican Senator, has been entir, ly over
looked. 1t was square backdown and
an abject surrender, 60 far as the minor
Presidential patronage is concerned, to,
the Democratic Senators and Represen.
tatives, Just after Mr., Cleyeland's in.
auguratioh he caused IL to be announced
that he especially desired to hear from
private citizens, and that his policy in
making appointments would be to give
everybody q chance, and not confine
himself to selecting those recommended
by Senators and Representatives. Well,
he heard from the private citizens
thousands of 'em-and he also heard
from the Senators and Representatives,
who saw their prestige at home in danger
of being swept away, and naturally did
not like it. After a careful study OF
the situation, Mr.. Cleveland came to the
conclusion that it was more necessary
that he should have the support of the
Senators and Representatives than that
of the private citizens who want offices
for themselves or friends, so he swallow
ed his pride and issued the ukase, bar.
ring the individual Office seeker out of
the WhiteiHouse; and, excepting those
from the State OF New York, the Demo.
crat who hereafter receives Presiden-
tial appointment will, except in rare
casts, have to have the endorsement of
his Representative and Senators. You
will observe that the Democratic Sena.
tors and Representatives who have been
heard from have to man endorsed the
Presidents action; they know if the
public doesn't, what victory they have
won. The object Of Mr.. Cleveland in
thus surrendering is, of course, plain. He
wishes the Democratic Senators and
Representatives to vote for the repeal of
the Sherman Silver law, and for the ad-
ministration tariff bill. Will they do it?
Well, that is branch of the subject
into which do not care to venture at
present. The vote of Democratic Sen.
ator or Representative is a slippery sort
of thing at best.
Not satisfied with having shamefully
mistreated Minister Stevens, the admin.
istration is now trying to make it appear
that it has ordered him to leave Honolulu,
because of his intrigues in favor of an.
nexation. Fortunately, the facts are at
hand in this case. The first steamer
that left Honolulu after the arrival of
Commissioner Blount brought Minister
Stevens resignation and request that
his successor be Immediately appointed.
He did not wish to remain after he had
been stripped of his authority and
humiliated in the eyes of the residents
of Hawaii. Secretary Gresham request.
ed him to remain at his post until his
successor was appointed, but Mr. Stew.
ems declined to do SO, and notified the
State department that he should sail on
the oath of this month for home. Then
Blount was appointed minister, as he
should have been in the first place, and
tha story started that Nj. Stevens had
been ordered home. The truth is always
better than misstatement, but the
truth very seldom reflects credit upon
Democratic methods.
Secretary Herbert has stirred up lot
of indignation among the Medical In
spectors of the Navy and their friends,
making J. Rufus Tryon Surgeon Cen
eral of the Navy in place of Surgeon
General Browne, who was this week
retired. In order to give DR.. Tryon
this promotion he had to be jumped
over the heads of twepty.eight inspec.
tors who were his seniors in the service,
but Dan Lamont and ex-Secretary
Whitney demanded it, and it was done.
About all Secretary Herbert had to do
with it was to carry out the orders he
had received. 1t should not be forgot
ten that this is reform administration,
which believes that all appointments
should be made on merit only. The
trouble is that its beliefs and its acts do
not dovetail very nicely.
A committee headed by ex-Secretary
Fairchild has been appointed to investi-
gate the New York Custom House and
bring in report that will justify the
clean sweep oi Republican employees
which Secretary Carlisle has already
fully made up his mind to make, hut
lacks the backbone to do without some
excuse TO those who have taken stock in
the pretended devotion of the admins
tration to civil service reform.
The Supreme Court heard arguments
in a case involving the constitutionality
of the Geary Chinese law this week,
and it is expected that decision will
be handed down early next week. II
statements made here have any truth in
them it doesn't make much difference
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