The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1893-03-24
Washington Letter.

WAsuINCToN. ID. c.. March IStn, 1870 /
Senator German, who WAS chairman Si 1
the caucus committee that made the sen |
ATE committee assignments, and there
t,r,. j., 81 uosition 10 know whereof ne |
.,s,L,. said ann reliably informed, To |
=, ne,-,naI friend: There has been Il
lot of nonsense talked and printed about !
the nositions upon the prominent senate
committees having been purpoSeiY ar
ranged bv the caucus committee :" as l"
ha ,ntagonistic To the President. There
i absolutely no foundation for any such
settlements. The assignments OF the
old Senators were made according Ia the
we'll known preccdents which have gov
erned such assignments ever since | have
been a member of the Senate, and for
many years before, and of the new ones
according 10 the best judgment OF the
committee Although Senator Cor
man did not intend his remarks for pub
Hcation. ii l. but Justice to- him and the
members of the committee that they
should toe made public. This caucus
committee had no authority To say that
this or that Democratic Senator should
not have committee positions to which
they were entitled 10y seniority, because
OF their views upon this or that question,
and had 1t attempted such "A thing its
work would have been repudiated 10y the
caucus, which had To approve It's report
before it went into effect. 1t Is only in
Republican papers that there II any an
tagonism between President Cleveland
and the Democratic Senators. No ad-
ministrauon ever assumed office with a
more harmonious party at Its back than
the present, and neither the President
nor any prominent Democrat in Con
gresS expects or sees any indication of
anything to disturb the present pleasant
relations between the President and the
party. in and out of Congress. State
ments 10 the contrary, If ran down, will
be found in every case to have originated
either with Republican or a journals
tie sensation monger.
Certainly no one can raise any reason
able objection to the rnle made 10y PreSI-
dent Cleveland that no person should be
sent as L. : consul to an important
commercial place who Is not "A thorough
business man. Ii Will not toe necessary
to 20 outside the Democratic party to
find capable business men to fill every
cOnSulShlp maintained 10y the Govern
ment.
Democrats should Toe extremely careful
about accepting as true statements con
cerning the intentions of President Cleve-
land which appear in Republican papers.
\ little consideration will convince them
of the improbuJiiiGy of Republican edi-
tCrs and correspondents being taken IN
70 the confidence OF Mr.. Cleveland 4
! case in point was the sending broadcast
Toy Republican correspondents Il few
days ago, OF the positive statement that
Mr.. Cleveland had said that Democratic
! editors need not apply for office, as he
had made up his mind not to appoint
them Now Mir. Cleveland never said
any such thing, and the nearest approach
to a foundation the story had WAS the
Presidents jOcuiar remark 10 a Congress
man that editors must take their
! chances with Otherappiicants. In order
to impress the laisity of TINS statement
| upon Democrats Mr.. Cleveland took Is
| pecial care that the first nomination ut a
postmaster sent TO the Senate by him
| should be that of a Democratic editor
/ MIR Robert Brown, of Mcadville, Pa.
If there had been any doubt OF the
wisdom of sending commission 10 Ha-
waii, which has been done 10y the ad
]
! bv tue talk of the Hawaiian Commits
| sioncrS after they learned that commits
| sion would Toe sent To makcan IuyeStiga
! ton. 1t Is evident that they fear the re
| suit of that Investigation, consequently
! the suspicion which has existed for some
! time in the minds of a few people. that
| the whole business has been conducted
| upon a one sided basis. Is increasing very
rapidly, Honest and straight forward
| people never object to the most rigid in
! vcstigation Of their acts. II l. always tn,
other sort Of fellow who draws himself up
| and asks. DO you mean To east aSper
| SONS upon my honor, sirZ' President
! Cleveland only wants what the people
want, about this Hawaiian buSiucss-
the whole truth, and nothing but the
truth, and eX-Congrcssman Biount il
just the man to get it.
The best evidence IF the confidence of
the business men of the country in the
Democratic administration Is furnished
| 10y the steady increase of gold in the
| Treasury, which began with the swearing
in of Democratic officials and has con
tinued right along ever since.
Now that the crowd left here 10y the
Inauguration has almost entirely gone.
the President and the members of hi-
cabinet viii have more time to devote t.
their official duties, and the result will
be Il large number Of appointments in
the very near future. As soon rs all OF
the assistant Sccrctarie- in the various
! departments are nominated and con
tirmed. the applicants for position under
! them viii have a chance To- get theIl
| claims considered.
1t is expected that the CommiSsicner
Of pensions will be appointed before til,
first of April. rs it Is known that Mr.
| Cleveland l. particularly anxious for a
speedy change in that office. NJ