Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-14
WASHINGTON LETTER.

from Our Regular corrci9oafsEL
WAsIuNGTos, March 10, 1909
The first week OF the new admlnistre.
tion'hns been much Ike tho first week
Of other administrations, orowdlug,
hustle and more or less confusion
everywhere. The President and mem
bcrs OF his cabinet have bonn given
time TO do little else than receive the
thousands who have called on them,
some merely to pny their respects and
offer congratulations, Others, probably
q majority, TO put In good word ior
themselves or ifiends who want Office.
The chances OF &. W. Edwards; Of
Wilmington, Delaware, who wns
reported to have been slated for gov
eminent printer, are believed to have
been reduced to the zero point, by the
delegation OF Union printers which
came here early Ia the week and
presented to President Cleveland, In
the name OF organized labor, n proteB,
against his appointment, because Of
his being opposed to labor un Ions and
having himself boon at one time n
"rat" printer.
The silver Democrats are already
accusing President Cleveland OF max.
ing war upon them because OF their
financial opinions, anu some OF MIR.
Cleveland's inJudicious friends are
largely respon.iD.e for the accusation.
They have Told IL everywhere that It
was tho views OF Ex-Governor Camp
bell, OF Ohio, on silver that prevented
his being u member OF the cabinet, and
some OF them do not hesitate TO say
that 1t IL the intention OF the admin
istration to use the patronage At Its
disposal TO make votes ia Cougrcis for
the repeal OF the Sherman silver law;
and others nssert that tue fight that Is
now going ON among tho Democratic
senators to prevent Senator Voorhees,
getting the chairmanship OF tho fin-
nnce committee, to whicn he ~ by all
the rules OF precedence clearly emit.
tied, was instigated by the admInistra-
tion. There may be no truth in these
accusations, but they are made aud
discussed among men who are Ia posi-.
tons to know what they are talking
about. That's why repeat them.
The widow OF General Grant owl
IDENTIFY Ia not superstitious even a little
bit. Having sold her New York
house and maize up her MIND to make
her permanent homo Ia Washington,
and liking the location OF the house In
which MIR. Blaine died, which has
been the Hcsne Of 10 many sad occur
rences, she has made Mrs. Blaine nm
offer for the property. There are lots Of
people In Washington VINO would not
i've in that house II 1t was given to
them.
Some comment has been made on
account OF the manner IN which the
Democratic senators have treated the
Populist senators. Some time ago
when 1t looked as though tho vote OF
the P0pulisls would be necessary TO
control the Senate they were the re-
cipients OF constant attention, but now
the Democrats have enough votes OF
their own, and they did not hesitate TO
slight Senators feiier, Kyle and
Alien by not exlending them
the courtesy OF IN invita-
ton TO attend their caucus. 1t Ia
doubtful whether either OF these gen.
tiemen would have attended the eau
Gus, but they would have appreciated
the courtesy Of an invitation. Senator
Martin Of Kansas attended the Demo-
cratic caucus. He classes himself as a
Democrat with Populist syinpsthies,
aud the Democrats have accepted that
classification.
There Ia u disposition to spoke funD
Mt the host Of Democratic ollice seekers
now In Washington, because OF the fact
that the first man appointed to a
minor position by the Cleveland nd.
ministrntlon was a negro. The negro
In question was appointed doOr.keeper
10 the office OF the Presidents private
secretay. lilo held the same position
during the first Cleveland admiuistra.
ton, anu his reappointment is very
cheering TO tho shack numbers,D as
the applicants who held office under
Mr.. Cleveland before have been jok-
ingly named. They rstort by calling
the new applicants 'tendsr feet,U
The crowd has up TO this time been IN
"a jolly, good humor, but what 1t will
be Inter remains TO be seen.
The Hawaiian business took on n
fresh complication with the arrival OF
Princes kauilanl, this week, but
everybody Is still in the dark as TO the
position Of the new administration
towards Ill avail.
Ifanyone expected any definite In
formation as result OF the invsstiga-
ton made into tho condition Of Tue
treasury, present and prospective, by
the House committee on ways and
means they were badly disappointed
with the two reports presented 10y the
majority and minority OF that com.
mltIee, early this week. 1t would
have been difficult Tor the reports to
have been wider apart in tho conclu.
sions draw, the Democrats express.
ing the belief that the close OF the
fiscal year beginning July /, 1893, will |
find tins treasury $4,000, 900 or S4O,- |
900, 900 In debt, and the Republicans |
that there will neither be deficit nor |
a surplus large enough to cause any
Inconvenience. Between these two |
reporls the uupreludiceu public. which |