Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-04-27
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington. April 81. 1898

too grave and the questions involved
to weighty TO warrant careless discus
sion. and he thinks it would be indeli.
cate in him TO either criticize the ad-
ministration or to offer any suggestions
of advice as to what ought to he done.
The Senator also said: Il DO not know
Mr.. Carlisle's intentions; have no
means Of knowing them. The democ-
racy is in control. and must be left to
deal with these matters il its own way
Whether it be true or not, as reported
early tins week, that there is serious
difference Of opinion between Mr.
Cleyelanc and Secretary Carlisle about
the issuing Of bonds, it il certaia that
Mr. Carlisle Is as much averse to issu-
inc bonds as Gen. Harrison was IN
der the same circumstances, and
that he will not do so until he
/ regards it as a last resort to prevent
panic. All sorts of stories are current
about the intentions of Secretary Car
Isle, in order to keep the gold in the
Treasury, but none of them have any
very solid foundation. Ia fact. there is
good reason for the belief tina: he has
not himself reached final conclusion
and probably will not unless obliged
by circumstances to do So The situa.
ton is now regarded as much easier
than it was early this week.
Mr.. Cleveland wants to throw over
board all the reciprocity agreements
made by the last administration, and
be will probably do so if public opinion
does not set too strongly against such
a policy. In order to feel public opin-
| ion statement was made this week
that Secretary Gresham had conferred
with the ministers Of all the countries
with which we have such agreements
and that they had all expressed a will
ingness to end the agreements. Moth
ing strange abont that; these agree
meuts were not made for the benefit of
the other countries, and they will
doubtless very gladly withdraw trade
privileges granted to Us. if they can
still continue to receive the benefit of
the clauses Of the Mckinley tariff law
for which we exacted these trade priv
ileges. 1t will require something better
than this 10 reconcile the people Of this
country, without regard to politics, to
the abrogalion of the reciprocity agree
menis now in existence.
Mr.. Cleveland civil service reform
talk at the White House is all very well
in its way, and it unquestionably
peases the mugwumps, but the record
Of the appointment Of fourth-csss post
masters 900 in tho six weeks that
Maxwell has been in oflice-gives a
much clearer idea of the policy Of the
administration. Men are not judged
by their talk. but by their acts.
After appointing twenty five or thirty
more men than Gen. Harrison did up to
this date four years ago, Mr.. Cleveland
has temporarily shut down, presumably
to get rid Of the swarm Of ollice-seekers
The feeling against the lowering of
the American flag in Hawaii is just as
strong rs when the news was
first received, but it is being held in
until the intention of the administration
/ becomes clearer.
Conspicuous among the regular at
tendants at the daily White House
levee are Representatives Springer, of
! Illinois. and Holman, of Indiana, who
were respectively chairmen of the Ways
and Means, and the Appropriation
committees in the last House. They
have both presented constituents for
every sort Of position within the Presi-
dents gift, but if either of them has
succeeded in getting even the most in
significant appointment nobody has
heard about il. Still both of them
turn up smiling at the White House
every day, Just as though they We're
getting everything they asked for. IN.
stead of nothing. Although both of
'hese Congressman would like to get a
few places for their supporters they
have another reason for hanging around
/ MIR. Cleveland. They would like to
get the same chairmauships in the next
House they held in the last, and know
ing that Mr.. Cleveland has declared
against their getting them they are
irving to make him change his mind
by taking advantage Of every opportu-
nifty TO ''tatly' him up and to endorse
his opinions, when they can find out
what they are. Doubtless Mr.. Cleve.
land is laughing at the exhibition these
two democrats are making of them
selves. Just as every body else is doing
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