Middletown transcript., 1893-06-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1893. Sen
ator Voorhees, is probably as well versed |
in political trickery as any man in the
United States. Although supposed to
stand for everything that is anti
Cleveland, particularly on the financial
question, he has controlled more Presi--
Dental patronage up TO date than any
other single member of the Senate.
That's why SO many people say that he
has bargained away his vote on the
silver quest ion, at the coming session
of Congress, for patronage; but of
that your correspondent does not in
tend to express an opinion; the record
of Mr.. Voorhees, is well known, and if
he goes back on it when Congress meets
the public can draw its own conclu-
sions. So long as he can get Offices for
his constituents it is not probabable
that they will bother themselves about
little thing like somersault on the
financial question.
But it was of little poll ical trick
cry in which he is just now engaged
that started to tell. OF course every
newspaper reader is familiar with the
| high handed doings of Postmaster
Donham at Terre Haute, Ind, in dis
missing all the Republican letter car
riers as soon as he took charge Of his
office, against the rules of the post
Office department as well as the civil
service law. Civil Service Commits
sioner Roosevelt went out there and
made a personal investigation and his
report is dead against the postmaster,
although it has not yet been approved
by the other commissioners, but it un-
qnestionably will be. Now that par
ticular postmaster is one of Vorhees'
henchmen and Voorhees, got here as
soon as Commissioner Roosevelt did, 4
determined to prevent his being pun
ished or dismissed. In order to
strengthen himself with Mr.. Cleye-.
lladd, whose weakness he has long ago
learned, he had himself interviewed as
soon as he arrived in Washington and
filed a half column with the most
fulsome fattery Of the wisdom and
craftsmanship of the President. He.
calculates by this bit of humbuggery
to pull the wool over the Presidents
eyes and prevent any action being
taken on the report of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt can't begin to match the
Senator for thickness, but be is all the
same hard fighter and is determined
| that Douham shall be punished, and if
he isn't look out for row.
Secretary Hoke Smith has repealed
an order that was isued by General
| Raum and Assistant Secretary Bussey.
| construiBg DISABILITY not of service
origin, p which he hopes will keep the
veterans out of from SIS, ,O00,0O to
$40, 100000 year. Under the con-
struction which Secretary Smith has
decided shall be put upon the pension
act of 1890, j mans disability not of
service origin'' will have to be suffi-
cient to prevent his earning support
by manual labor before he will be al
lowed apension.
Attorney General Olney, has accord
ing to a story current here, been sat
down upon by Mr.. Cleveland. Mr..
Olney was determined to make the
fight Of his life to compel the Worlds
Fair people to obey the law as to SEn-
day closing, but Secretary Gresham
told Mr.. Cleveland that it would make
the administration very unpopular in
the West, where the people were practi-
cally unanimous in favor of Sunday
opening, if any extraordinary efforts
were made by the Attorney General to
compel it to close. Then the Attorney
General was told that he must do
nothing more than he.was compelled
to do in the matter. He objected to
] the interference with his plans, but he
was quickly made to understand who
was bossing the machine, just as his
colleagues had.been before him, and he
suddenly concluded to make visit to
Boston, leaving the District Attorney
at Chicago to make his fight for Sunday
closing alone, and without even the
moral support of the administration.
| Hon. Robert T. Lincoln, who has
proved his ability as an, executive
officer, and as diplomatic, by four
years. service in the cabinet and by
four years service as United States
Minister to Great Britain, is in Wash
J ington for the purpose of making his
final report to the department of State.
He will resume his connection with
the Chicago law firm from which he
retired four years ago to accept the
position he has'lately vacated. While
firmly of the opinion that the Republi-
can party will on account of its undy-
ing principles soon be restored to power
Mr.. Lincoln declines to talk politics
at this time, because he says he is for
the present not of politics and must
devote his time to money making, as
he spent while residing in London just
: $40, 900 more than his salary. Secre.
tary Gresham accompanied Mr.. Lincoln
when be called at the White House to
pay his respects to the President.
. Solicitor General Aldrich retired
Saturday, to return to his private prac.
4 tice in Chicago. He leaves a record
that any lawyer in the United States
might be proud of without laying him.