Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-03-30
81 A YEAR In ADVANCE
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Senator Harris Old Contempt for
Cleveland Renewed.
Gresham Making Himself Extremely
Disagreeable,
From our Regular Correspondence
WASHINGTON, D. c., March "a ,oa

A"o'0" 40 OAVi enely dntl-CleYeland in
MS financial ideas, is accused of having
been persuaded" to promise his vote
and assistance in securing the repeal
OF the Sherman silver law at the next
session of Congress in exchange for the
control OF the Indiana Federal patron
age. Time will tell whether there is
any truth in the accusation, but the
TACT that Senator Voorhees, brother in
law has been given nice diplomatic
! berth, and that he secured the appoint
ment of Burke to be U. S. Marshal in
the face of the opposition of every
prominent original Cleveland Demo-
crat of that State, adds probability
thereto. Such a howl was raised over
these nominations that it was rumored
they would be withdrawn, but Mr..
VOORHEES, stopped it by rushing their
confirmation through the Senate.
A part of the deal by which Roach
came to the Senate from North Dakota
was upset this week by the appoint
ment of a Commissioner of the General
Land office. BY the terms OF the Roach
deal Bartlett Trip, of South Dakota,
was to have had this position, but after
the exposure of Roach's connection
with that bank embezzlement Mr..
Cleveland declined to appoint Tripp,
AMI Senator Villas stepped in and Sc
cured the plum for Wisconsin man,
to the astonishment of everybody else.
Michigan Democrats do not take
kindly to the appointment of Judge
Henry A. Robinson of Detroit, to sue
ceed Statistician Dodge of the Agri-
cultural Department. Judge Robin
son is recent convert, having been
Republican candidate for Congress
four years ago. He is said now to be
an out and out free trader and single
taxer, and his strongest backer is said
to have been Henry George. The Mich
igan Democrats are afraid to kick open
ly lest it injure their chances for pa
tronage, but all the same they are
kicking.
If it be true, as confidently asserted
and generally believed, that j. Pier
pont Morgan, the New York banker,
has gone to Europe under orders from
the administration to negotiate the
sale of a new $50,000,0OO issue of bonds
the administration may as well prepare
to meet storm of denunciation from
every section of this country, for all
who are at all familiar with public
sentimentknow that without regard to
politics it is overwhelmingly opposed
to any increase of the bonded indebt-
edness of the country in time of peace.
When Gen. Harrison was President
great pressure was brought to bear en-
him to consent to an issue of bonds for
the purpose of increasing the gold in
the Treasury, but after carefully con
sidering the matter in all its bearings
he positively refused. If the argument
of those who favor the issue of bonds
be correct, the same tactics -continu-
ing the artificial demand for gold-can
just as easily compel other issues of
bonds to an unlimited amount 1t will
only require that those who wish the
bonds issued shall present Treasury
notes for redemption in gold as fast as
the gold goes into the Treasury.
Senator Harris of Tennessee has quar-
relied with Mr.. Cleveland over the Sc.
lection of a new pension agent at Knox
vile, This is serious detection for
Mr.. Cleveland, as he had been disposed
to count Senator Harris, whose infu-
ence with the Southern Senators is
great, among his friends in the Senate,
Notwithstanding the old quarrel that
kept Mr.. Harris away from the White
House during the last three years of
Mr.. Cleveland's first term. His quar-
rel did not ihjure his standing with the
Democratic Senators, as he was elected
president pro tempare of the Senate
this week.
Senator Gresham is said to be the on.
ly member of the Cabinet who is op,
posed to allowing Republicans in tho
and consular service to re-
tain their positions until their terms
expire. He is reported to have said in
a meeting of the Cabinet when the
matter was under discus ion : IF am
allowed to have my way, there will
not be Republican in either the dip
lomatic or consular service in three
months. believe in turning the last
one of them out at the earliest possible
moment" To the credit of the Presi-
dent be it said that the turn coat'
secretary will not be allowed to have
his way. In fact no member of the
Cabinet is permitted to make the most
insignificant appointment without sub.
mitting it to the President and obtain
ing his consent.
The administration seems to have
been made ashamed of itself by many
of the stories which its mysterious ac-
tions in the Hawaiian affair have given
currency to, and this week an official
statement was given out on the sub
ject. This statement says that ex-Con-
gresham Blount was sent to Hawaii
to investigate the charge of instigating
the resolution which has been made
against U. S. Minister Stevens, and
also to investigate the general financial
condition of the country. 1t is also
stated that Mr.. Stevens isnot to be re-
moved until after Mr.. Blount has made
his report, if at all