The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1893-03-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Washington, March II, 1S9


Washington, March II, 1898.
The political event of the week is the
defiance OF Mr.. Cleveland by the anti
Cleveland democratic senators, exhibited
in the reorganization of the senate COM
mittees. There can De no doubt that the
senator's acted with the deliberate inten-
ton OF putting themselves in a position
to get even with Mr.. Cleveland if he re-
fuses to give them what they they con-
slider their share of the patronage. While
it is the makeup OF the committee on
Finance that IS most talked about, be-
cause it will have charge of the tariff and
all financial bills, there is not a single i'm
portant committee that is not domnat
ed by senator's known to hold views
directly opposed to those of Mr.. Cleve-
land on number of subjects; anu among
democrats the threat has been frequently
made that Mr.. Cleveland would be
thwarte1 in every attempt he makes to
secure legislation unless he recognizes the
influence" of the senator's to much
greater extent than he has yet shown
any disposition to do.
1t would be folly to say that Mr..
Cleveland eUoved being dosed with his
own medicine; he doesn't. But being
fighter of the most obstinate sort it is
not probable that ne will allow himself
to beso easily conquered by the senator's.
The impression is that he will give the
senators responsible for this affront to
him chance to see how they like being
entirely without influence In the dlstri-
button of federal patronage, If they re-
fuse to confirm his nominations he will
simply allow the republicans incumbents
to remain in Office, thus placing the re-
sponsibility for the failure of the demo-
cra.s to get the offices npon the senator's.
A democratic senator, friendly to MIR.
Cleveland, in a conversation with per-
sonal friend, made the prediction that
before half of his term has expired Mr..
Cleveland will be openly depending upon
the republican senator's for support.
One thing is certain, the republican sena-
tors do not propose to allow themselves
to be used by either side to whack the
other ovee the head. They will as rule
act IS unit and will vote for what they
regard as the best for the country, re
gardless of whether it be on the side of
Mr.. Cleveland or of his opponents.
Private Secretary Thurber has not,
made good Impression on the news
paper correspondents whose business
calls them to the White House frequent
ly. and il he does not change his method
OF treating them as though they were so
many messenger boys qe will live to wish
he had, unless he dies very soon.
Last weeks rule shutting out demo-
cratic editors has been so tar modified as
to allow their applications for office to
go in with the rest, the understanding
being that the fact of man being
democratic editor shall not be used
aguinst his appointment, nor shall it
count anything in his favor. In other
words his application will be considered
without regard to the service he may
have rendered through his paper to the
party, and where the appointing power
has no personal favorite he may even be
appointed.
"Nepotismi has been quietly dropped
from the democratic vocabulary since
the sons of Vice President Stevenson,
Secsetary Carlisle and Gov. Gray, the
new Minister to Mexico, have been pro.
vided with government positions by
their respective fathers. Hypocrisy is a |
worse crime than nepotism, but there are |
people who do not seem to know it.
Senator Roach's trouble with the
Washington bank of which he was
cashier before he went to Dakota, which |
was mentioned in this correspondence
when he was first elected to the senate,
is making things very unpleasant for him
here, and may result in his having to
leave the senate. There is much talk
among senator's about not associating
with him, and quite number of them
think it their duty to expel him, but a
majority seems to favor leaving the
natter with North Dakota, not beliey-
ng that the citizens of that state will
allow themselves TO be represented in
he United States senate by man who
'nly escaped prosecution and punish
nent for embezzlement because the mon
y embezzled was returned to the bank
rom which it was taken. In view of
his feeling there has been some rather
,lain talk about Roach having been
made chairman of the select committee
o investigate trespasses upon Indian
ands by the democratic caucus.
More activity was witnessed around
he land office this morning than has
een exhibited for long time. The new .
owns opened to market were ISL and
SO in range 30 and townsb;n 16o