Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1893-03-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.


ting themselves in a position to get
even with Mr.. Cleveland if he refuses
to give them what they consider their
share of the patronage. While it is
the makeup of the committee on
finance that is most talked about, be-
cause it will have charge of the tariff
and all financial bills, there is not a
single important committee that is
not dominated by senator's known to
hold views directly opposed to those
of Mr.. Cleveland on a number of SUBJ
jects; and among gDemocrats'thet threat
has been frequently made that Mr..
Cleveland would be thwarted in every
attempt he makes to secure legislation
unless he recognizes the '.influence" of
the senator's to a much greater extent
than he has yet shown any disposi-
tion to do.
1t would be folly to say that Mr..
Cleveland enjoyed being dosed with
his own medicine; he doesn't. But be-
ing a fighter of the most obstinate
sort it is not probable that he will al
low himself to be easily conquered by
the senator's. The impression is that
he will hold the senator's responsible
for this affront to him a chance to see
how they like being entirely without
inansnce in the distribution of federal
patronage. Ii they refuse to confirm
his nominations he will simply allow
the Republican incumbents to remain
in Office, thus placing the responsibility
for the failure of the Democrats to get
the offices upon the senator's. A DEM
ocratic senator, friendly to Mr.. Cleve-
land, in a conversation with a per-
sonal friend, made the prediction that
before half his term had expired Mr..
Cleveland will be openly depending
upon the Republican senator's for sup
port. One thing is certain the Repub-
lican senator's do not propose to al
low themselves to be used by either
side to whack the other over the head.
They will as q rule act as unit and
vote for what they regard as the best
for the country, regardless of whether
it be on the side of Mr.. Cleveland or OF
his opponents.
Secretary Carlisle's order directing
that no news concerning the national
finances be given out by any one ex-
cept himself is anything else but popu-
lar with the newspaper men, who have
heretofore been able to get any infor-
nation they wanted by simply going
to the head of the division or bureau
in charge of that particular matter,
while now they must take their chances
of being able to get at the secretary.
Had a Republican secretary issued
such an order there would have been
a Democratic howl about star-cham-
ber methods from one end of the coun-
try to the other.
Private Secretary Thurber has not
made a good impression on the news
paper correspondents whose business
calls them to the white house fire.
quently, and if he does not change his
method of treating them as though
they were so many messenger boys, he
will wish he had, unless he dies very
soon.
Last weeks rule shutting out Demo.
cratic editors has been so far modi'
fed as to allow their applications for
office to go in with the rest, the under
standing being that the fact of man
being Democratic editor shall not be
used against his appointment, nol
shall it count anything in his favor
In other words his application will bt
considered without regard to the ser
vice he may have rendered through
his paper to the party, and where thu
appointing power has no personal fla
vorite he may even be appointed.
"Nepotism" has been quietly
dropped from the Democratic vocabu
larry since the sons OF Vice Presiden
Stevenson, Secretary Carlisle and Gov
Gray, the new minister to Mexico
have been provided with governmen
, positions by their respective fathers
Hypocrisy is worse crime than nepo
tism, but there are people who do no
seem to know it.
Senator Roach's trouble with th
Washington bank of which he wa
cashier before he went to Dakota
which was mentioned in this CORES
: pondence when he was first elected t
: the senate, is making things very vi
!. pleasant for him here, and may resul
: in his having to leave the senate
= There is much talk among senator
n about not associating with him an
e quite a number of them think it the
e duty to expel him, but u majorit
> seems to favor leaving the matter wit
North Dakota, not believing that Tn
,citizens of that state will allow then
J. selves to be represented in the Unite
States senate by a man who only e
: caped prosecution and punishmer
t for embezzlement because the none
= embezzled was returned to the ban
e from which it was taken. In view
i this feeling there has been some rath'
plain talk about Roach having bee
d made chairman of the select comm
:. tee to investigate trespasses upon i
, dian lands by the Democratic caucu
Blounf's Extraordinary Power.
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