New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-30
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SILVER AND PENSIONS, TOO.
Mr. CLEVELAND WILL FIGHT THEM BOTH.
THE TARIFF OF SECONDARY INTEREsT-A PROM
INENT DEMOCRAT OUTLINES THE PRES1'
DENT-ELECT'S POLICY.


DEYT-ELECT's POLICY.
prominent Democrat OF this State, who has .
National reputation. had chat with Presdentt
elect Cleveland yesterday in this city, in the coursd
of which Mr.. Cleveland told frankly what he ID
doing. and what his policy would be in re-
spect to Federal appointments.
Mr. Cleveland said this Democrat, us
thinking now more about the repeal OF the Shers
man Silver act and of the settlement Of the silver
problem generally than he is of Cabinet appoint
ments But the Cabinet appointments, as well as all
other Federal appointments will be largely gov.
crned by Mr.. Clevelands ardent desire to stop the
coinage of the present dishonest silver dollar Mr..
Cleveland regards the silver issue the paramount
one now in politics: superior even to the tariff
issue The settlement of the Governments rela>
tion to silver, therefore, win have the precedence
to the settlement of the tariff issue The Sherman
act in his opinion is peril to tie country, ana 10
must be repealed before anything else can be done
with safety. Feeling as kcenly as he does upon
the matter, Mr. Cleveland cannot but observe with
astOnshment the conduct Of certain Democratic
Congressman who after a visit to him for the pur-
pose Of pushing the appointment of certain friends
Of theirs to high Federal Offices. return to Wash.
ingtOn and do their utmost not only to prevene
the repeal of the Sherman Silver act. but even
work ndru 10 pass Tree lHcc0
gentlemen will learn before another year has
passed that Mr. Cleveland does not intend to put
in high Government positions men who viii at
tempt to defeat his policy in respect to silver;
and that he has observed the action of such Dem
ocratic Congressman at Washington, who pretend-
ing to be his friends steadily favor in committees
and the floor of the Senate and House Of
Representatives the free coinage Of silver
What Cabinet appointments has Mr.. Cleveland
thus far decided upon?" asked the Tribune TO
porter
"Only two John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky, fol
Secretary of the Treasury, and Daniel ). La>
mont, of New orl, for Secretary of War. Both
of these appointments in the line of Mr.. Glove
lands policy Of unrelenting hostility TO the So-
cent silver dollar. Mr. Carlisle as Secretary OF
the Treasury of course. will ne called upon es-
pccally TO carry out the President-elects policy
in respect TO silver, but Colonel Lamont can also
be depended upon to enforce Loyalty THIS feature
Of Mr. Clevelands policy. Colonel Lamont,
hear. is placed in the War Department by Mr.
Cleveland with the aim by the latter OF having
a thorough examination of the pension rolls made
and the dishonest receivers of pensions weeded OUT
or course the Pension Bureau is in the Interior De+
partment. but the War Department has certain
books which will enable Colonel Lamont 10 90
this work in a thorough manner. William "
Whitney has said that he thought man mlShe
make a National reputation in the Cabinet who
would 20 over the pension lists and detect tue
fraudulent pensioners. The nation, II" thouSh',
was gladly rayirg pensions to the honest pen'
sinners but was di,contented over the SUSPICION
that many of the claims which had been granted
under former Pension Commissioners, DenocrauS
and Republicans, were fraudulent ~,.
Has Mr.. Cleveland been told by RchaTo Orokes
that Senator Edward Murphy r., and lammaauL
Hall will support his policy OF ADMINISTRATOR
No overtures have been made 10 MT. CIeve.
land by anybody claiming 10 represent january
Hall or Mr. Murphy. That call of Bourke COOK
ran lately upon Mr.. Cleveland was solely Win
rcference to the silver coinage matter: II had N9
relation to State or National politics OF the knd
Won refer TO- Mr. Croker has said to Mr Cleve-
land in the course of casual conversation tWo
or three times since election that Mr. Murphy
would not oppose him. but 1t was droppen oms
in the most incidental way, and not followed
up in any manner" - III, t , ,,rci
ri presume Mr. Cleveland Will make ,argc
number of appointments TO once IN SeM-5"'S ~
State as soon as he is sworn IN as fresuen'
Tpon the contrary, he VIII make very lew
and he will NOT make a large numper OF Up
nointmcnts in tic State the first year OF ny
tdministration It is his desire TO selec! p9sl'
moss men for The Federal offices AT his dis-
nosaI ard of course this work of selection rom
among them will take good deal oil unr uf iar
more so than If he made his seiec'ionS ''' ~
exclusively political class