The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-04-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From or regalar CorrespondentD
WASHINGTON, Apr. 7th, 1898.

ALIOW UUt {t9utuI COiTBSDDHUPHI.
WASHINGTON, Apr. It'll, 1898.
The newspaper romancers of the
National Capital having become tired
of straining their inventive powers in
describing the result of the ''battle-
royal between Mr. Cleveland and the
democratic Senator'S" battle which
has not began. and is not likely tc he
gin. this week started on another tack
with the inst chapter of new and
exciting romance entitled ,sdissensions
OF the Cubinet,0 which will be run as
serial in republican and sensational
newspapers is long rs the invention
of the authors holds out. OF until
something new and more startling
shall have been evolved from their
think tanks. This first chapter opens
NTH spirited description Of the ill.,
ttntion of Secretaries Carlisle and
Gresham to resign. which is written
witt. ali he skill which has characters
| lZed The hHmtruus "intei.tiuls of Nh.
lsCieveland." written by tie saue au-
| thorS, and it is every bit as true.
Neither Secretary Carlisle nor Secre-
tary Gresham are dissatisfied. Or have
any intention of retiring from the Ca
blnet On the contrary they are, in
common with their colleagues of the
Cabinet, in perfect harmony with
President Cleveland in his determina-
ton to give the country the best and
most successful administration it las
had since the war, and, what is more
| important, Indications of success are
becoming more plentiful every day.
Ir the Secretaries named, or any of
their colleagues, were contemplating
resigning, you may be sure that the
| republican romancers would be the
last men in Washington who would
be taken into their confidence. Ana
nias was a mere novice in the art of
| prevarication when compared with
the correspondents Of republican
newspapers who try to earn their sal
aries by writing what their managing
editors order, instead Of the facts
abOnt Washington news.
No President ever appointed 50
many men under the age Of 40 to res
pOnsible positions as Mr.. Cleveland
has, and his reason is apparent. lie
knows that the labor of carrying out
his plans for the reform and puriflca-
ton of all branches of the public ser
vice will be enormous and that only
men in the prime and vigor of life can
stand it without breaking down.
Unless the Senate adopts resolu-
lion calling for the lacts, it is not pro-
bable that the people will ever know
ljust how extravagant exSecretary Of
State Foster has been in taking his
personal favorites to Paris as attaches
of himself. ostensibly as necessary for
q proper presentation of our case be-
fore the Behring Sea Arbitration Tri-
bunal. President Cleveland although
much shocked at the facts when
brought to his attention by Secretary
Gresham concluded that it was mat
ter in which the National honor, to
say nothing of personal courtesy aud
friendship for his immediate prede-
cessor in :he White House, was too
deeply involved to be made public at
time when an international court of
arbitration is sitting to decide impor
tant questions in which this country
is interested. Much OF the money ex-
pended by Foster will never be ac-
counted tor, as it WAS taken from the
secret fund. always at the disposal of
the Secretary OF State. Although ex-
private secretary Halford is one of
the principal beneficialies of Fosters
layi>hne>>, no one believes that Mi.
Harrison either knew of or sanctioned
anything that was not perfectly right
and proper. Foster as Secretary of
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