Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1893-01-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
written and compiled for the HERALD


is made by more than one shrewd observer
of things political, who Is without per-
soual interest in the matter, that Mr..
Cleveland will ind himself compelled to
conciliate Senator Hill. Circumstances
have undoubtedly played right into Hills
hand of late. Mr.. Cleyeland's recent dec
laration that the original Cleveland men
would be the trst provided for under his
was trump card tor Hill ;
It NAV enable him to humble Mr.. Cleve-
land very early in his administration.
Senator Hill will control Il 9 votes Of
four democratic senstors-Morgan and
Pugh, of Alabama, Murphy and his own
from the start, in any fight that he may
desire to make on Mr.. Cleyeland's nomi-
nations, and there are seven or eight
other democrats among them Daniels, OF
Virginia; Vest, of Missouri. and V0rheeF,
of Indiana, who will join him unless they
are allowed to control the federal patron
age of their respective states. So strong
does Hill feel himself to be that he has
through ex.Secretary Whitney conveyed
the intimation to Mr.. Cleveland that be
does not prorose to allow the confirmation
of any mug-wump as a member OF his
Cabinet. Mr. Cleveland's friends regard
this as great impudence on the part OF
Hill, but they have to acknowledge that
the probabilities favor his being able to
carry ont his threat, unless the republi-
cans help Mr., Cleveland out, and nobody
can give any good reason tor their doing
that
There is a probability that there may
he some populst members Of the next
Senate who will refuse to sell themselves
to the democrats on the plan proposed by
Senator German and greedily snapped up
bv such populists as Jerry Simpson. In
that event even though the republicans
fall short of a clear majority Of the Senate
they NAV by reason of a deadlock retain
control of its organization. At any rate
a caucus of republican Senators has de-
cded to fight the democ rats on that line.
If there were only the tariff and financial
matters to BE acted on the average re-
publican Senator would be OF the opinion
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 demo
cratic party by repeating the laws pro-
vidlng fer federal supervision of National
elections, now the only obstacle to I'M
limited democratic frauds on the ballot
box, has aroused TIE republicans to the
impending danger.
The President in extending the Civil
Service law to embrace the letter carriers
at all free delivery offices, made the last
extension he intends to make. No ont
will deny that il was Just and propel
thing to do, for the letter carriers are
among the hardest worked employees o
the Government and certainly ought tC
be able to feel secure in their POSITION
Some apprehension is felt, however, tina
the Civil Service Commission will not b'
able to hold examinations and make NJ
eliglble lists liz halt Of the free delivery
offices before the administration changes
and until these lists are prepared the ap
pointments will be made at the pleasure
of the Post Master.
Secretary Foster says the statement Of
the condition of the Treasury at the clos
of business on the 31st Of December
which was called for by the House Way
and Means Committee by authority OF
resolution adopted by the House just be
fore the recess, will be ready this week,
and that it will contain every item OF in
formation in possession of the Treasur!
Department that can possibly be OF an.
service to the Committee.
Whenever a member Of Congress WsLe
to secure a little cheap notoriety he make
an attack upon that poor, defenseles
thin. known as the District of Columbia
the residents of which have neither volt
nor representation in or out of Congress
One of the notoliety hunters was Repre-
sentative Otis, of Kansas, who while thu
District Appropriation was under dis
cussion in the House moved an amend
ment providing that instead of thegenera
government paying one-half of the tota
amount appropriated it pay only one
fourth and the District OF Columbia three
fourths, and strange as it may appear Il
those who understand the rank lnjustic'
of the proposition, which was characteriz
ed by Representative Henderson of lows
as one of the most unjust he ever knew tc
be made in Congress. thirty members OF
the House voted with him for the amend
ment. Representative De Almond, Of
Missouri, was worse yet be wanted the
District to pay it all. The bill was final
" PASSED by the House without any such
tom fool amendments.