Middletown transcript., 1893-01-14
MUGWuMpS IN THE CABINET.
SENATOR HILL SERVES NOTICE
ON CLEVELAND.

iii UU IL UME D All AH VnDANHAi
SENATOR HILL SERVES NOTICE
ON CLEVELAND.
He VIII Fight All Mugwump Appoints
ments-The Republicans to Make a
Fight In the Senate-C1eveland
will be Compelled to Con-
cilfate Both the New York
Senators.
From Our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON, JAN. II, 1893.
Senator Hill has been power on the
Democratic side of the senate ever since
he became member of that body,
and tie ease with which he ''downed"
Mr.. Cleveland in the New York Sena-
torial fight, now regarded as settled ID
Murplly's favor. has added much to his
presl ige, and the prediction is made by
more than one shrewd observer OF
things political, who is without per-
sonal interest in the matter, that Mr..
Cleveland will find himself compelled
to conciliate Senator Hill. Circum-
stances have undoubtedly played
right into Hills hand of late. Mr..
Cleyeland's recent declaration that the
original Cleveland men would be the
| first men provided for under his admin
| s;ration was a trump card for Hill; 1t
may enable him to humble Mr.. Cleve-
land very early in his administration.
Senator Hill will control the votes OF
four Democratic Senators-Morgan
and Pugh, of Alabama, Murphy and
his own, from the start-in any fight
that he may desire to make on Mr..
| Cleveland's nominations, and there are
seven or eight other Democrats, among
them Daniels of Virginia; Vest, oi
Missouri, and Vorhees, Of Indiana,
who will join him unless they ale al
lowed to control the federal patronage
of their respective States. So strong
does Hill feel himself TO be that he has,
through ex-Secretary Whitney, con-
yeyed the intimation to Mr. Cleveland
that lie does not propose to allow the
confirmation of any mugwump as
member of his Cabinet. Mr.. Cleve-
lands friends regard this as great i'm
prudence on the part of Hill, but they
have to acknowledge that the probable
tiles favor his being able to carry, out
his threat, unless The Republicans
help Nj. Cleveland out, and nobody
can give any good reason for their do
| ing that.
There is probability that there may
be some Populist members of the next
Senate who will refuse TO sell them
selves to the Democrats OH the plan
proposed by Senator German and greed
lily snapped up by such Populists as
Jerry Simpson. In that event, even it
| the Republicans fall short of clear
majority of the Senate, they may, by
reason of dead lock, retain control OF
its organization. At any rate, CAUCUS
| of Republican Senators has decided to
| fight the Democrats OH that line. Ii
there were only the tariff and tinauclal
matters to be acted on, the average Re
publican Senator would be of The opin-
ion that the quickest way to disgust
the country with the Democratic party
| would be to let them have the Senate
along with the rest; but the exposure Of
that scheme to perpetuate the power OF
the Democratic party by repeating the
laws providing for Federal supervision
Of National elections, now ,he only OBJ
stacIe to unlimited Democratic frauds
on the ballot box, has aroused the Re-
publicans to the impending danger.
The President in extending the Civil
| Service law to embrace the letter car
riers at all free delivery offices, made
the last extension he intends 10 make.
No one will deny that it Was just
and proper thing to do, for the letter
carriers are among the hardest worked
employees of the Government, and GER
tainly ought to be able to feel secure in
their position. Some apprehension is
felt, however, that the Civil Service
| Commission will moi be able to hold eX-
aminations and make up eligible lists in
half of the free delivery Offices before
the administration changes, and until
these lists are prepared the appoint
ments will be made at the pleasure Of
the post masters.
Secretary Foster says the statement
of the Treasury ~ the close Of business
on the 31st of December, which was
called for by the House Ways and
Means Committee, 10y the authority of
a resolution adopted by the House just
before the recess, will be ready this
week, aud that it will contain every
item of information in possession of the
Treasury Department that can possibly
be of any service to the Committee.
| Whenever a member of Congress
wishes to secure little cheap notoriety
he makes an attack upon that poor, de-
fenseless thing known as the District
of Columbia, the residents of which
have neither vote nor representation in
or out OF Congress. Que of the MOTOR
iety hunters was Repre- ,entative Otis,
of Kansas, who while the District APP
preparation was under discussion in the
House moved an amendment pruvid-
| inc that instead of the general govern.