The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1893-07-28
WARRINGTON LETTER

WASHINGTON, july 24.-lhe old
story, started in the first month of the
administration, about there being a
disagreement between President Cleve.
land and Secretary Carlisle as to the
financial policy Of the administration
has been revived and given a new
dress, it being stated now that the
President intends to use the vacancy
in the Supreme Court to get rid OF
Secretary Carlisle Your correspon-
dent can state on the authority of one
who knows whereof he speaks that
there isn't the slightest friction be-
tween the President and Secretary
Carlisle on the contrary, their rela-
tons have constantly grown closer as
each came to fully understand the
mind and disposition of the other,
both having found unexpected traits
in the other to admire. Secretary
Carlisle rightly declines to dignity the
story by denying it. 1t is easy to &C
count for the temperance of the
story at this time. Exciting political
news is very scarce-the calm before
the storm is now on and it was con-
sidered by the revamper of the story
that Sec. Carlisle's appointment to the
vacancy in the Supreme Court was
possible, if not very probable, and in
case he should be appointed he (the
writer) could claim credit for having
had exclusive advance official infor-
nation, and if he wasn't appointed the
story would soon be forgotten any
way.
Speaking Of that Supreme Court
vacancy, l have just had talk with
a gentleman who Is as close to Presi-
dent Cleveland personally as any man
in the world on the rumor which has
at various times connected the name
OF three members of the cabinet with
the vacancy. He said: at is very
easy for me to tell you why I feel GER
tain that Mr.. Cleveland will not break
into his cabinet TO fill that vacancy,
although Secretaries Gresham and
Carlisle and Attorney General Olney,
all OF whom have been mentioned,
would either of them make a model
Justice on the bench of the greatest
Court in the world. But that doesn't
enter into the case at all. 1t should
be remembered that Mr.. Cleveland
spent about four months in selecting
the members of his cabinet, and that
each member was selected with special
reference to the work that Mr.. Cleve.
land expected that particular depart.
ment over which he presides to do to.
wards making his administration a
success. Now then, is it a reasonable
supposltion that before the new mach.
inery has fairly got to going Mr.. Cleve-
land would even entertain the idea of
changing any one of the men he had
so carefully selected to another posi-
tion, however much honor there might
be for the individual in the change 4?
! think not. l should much sooner
expect to see the Senate invaded than
the cabinet, to fill this vacancy"
Commissioner Lochren isn't worry-
ing over the fuss that is being made
because of the suspension of the pen
sion of Justice Charles d. Long, of the
Supreme Court of Michigan. He says
he has no apology to make and that
Judge Long in making application for
his pension alleged that he was totally
helpless, and that he is now drawing a
salary OF $1,000 year, which shows
that he is a long ways from being total
ly helpless, and that the case is a
proper one for investigation.
Secretary Carlisle nailed another
misstatement when he said that neither
himself nor any official of the'Treasury
Department was engaged in the pre-.
paration OF tariff bill, and that Meth.
er he nor the President had ever con.
templated such a thing. Treasury
officials are preparing information on