Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-01-13

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on the democratic side of The Sen
ate ever since he became n mem
her of that body, and the ease
with which he "downed" Mr..
Clevei snd In the New York Sens-
ltoriaAtight. DOW regarded al set
He'd II, Murphy's favor, has added
much to his prestige. and the pre-
diction is made by more than
one shrewd observer of things DO
litical, who is without personal
interest in the matter. that MIR.
Cleveland will find himself COM
/ PEELED to coucillete Senator Hill.
Circumstances have undoubtedly
played right into Hills hand of
late. Nj Cleveland's recent dec
laration that the original Cleve-
land men would be the first provi-
ded for under his adm nistration
was trump card for Hill, it may
ans BILE him to humble Mr.. Cleve-
land very early in his administra-
| zion.
Senator Hill will control the
votes of four democratic senators
Morgan and Pueh, of Alabama,
Murphy and his own-from the
start, in any fight that be may de-
sire to make on Mr.. Cleveland's S
nominations. and there are seven
or eight other democrats, among
them Daniels, of Virginia; Vest
of Missouri, and Voorhees,, of Indi-
; ana, who will join him unless they
are allowed to control the federal
patronage Of their respective
ststes. So strong does Hill feel
, himself to be that he has through
: ex-Secretary Whitney conveyed
the Injunction to Mr.. Cleveland
that he does not propose to allow
the confirmation of any mug-wump
: as a member of his Cabinet. Mr..
t Cleveland's friends regard this as
great impudence on the part of
Hill, but they have to acknowledge
that the probabilities favor his
= being able to carry out his threat,
unless the Republicans help Mr..
Cleveland out, and nobody can
+. give atty good reason for their do
t ing that.
There is q probability that there
J may be some populist members OF
he next Senate who will refuse TO
sell themselves to the democrats
on the plan proposed by Senator
German snd greedily snapped up
D by such popullSts as Jerry 5lmp-
t son. In that event even though
O the Republicans fall short of a
clear majority of the Senate they
may by reason OF deadlock re-
= tain control of the organization,
At any rate caucus of Republl-
can Senators has decided to fight
The Democrats on that line. Ii
there were only the tariff and
financial matters to be acted on
: tho average Republican Senator
: would be of the opinion that the
quickest way to disgust the coun-
try with the democratic party
would be to let them have the
i Senate along with the rest; but
= the exposure of that scheme to
q perpetuate the power of the Dem
ocrahc party by repeating the laws
providing for federal supervision
s Of National elections, now the
e only Obstacle to unlimited demo-
: cratic frauds pn the ballot box.
1 has aroused the Republicans to
the impending danger.
The President in extending the
Civil Service law, TO embrace the
/ letter carriers at ali free delivery
t offices, made the last extension he
: intends to make. No one will
, deny that it WAS a just and proper
thing to do, for the letter carriers
) are among the hardest worked
employees Of the government and
certainly ought to be able to feel
2 secure in their position. Some
apprehension is felt however. that
the civil service commission will
not be able to hold examinations
] and make up eligible lists N half
of the free delivery Offices before
t the administration changes, and
until these lists are prepared the
appointments will be made at the
pleasure Of the postmaster.
Whenever member Of congress
wishes to secure little cheap no.
toriety he makes an attack upon
that poor, defenseless thing known
as the District of Columbia, the
Presidents of which have neither
vote nor representation in or out
of Congress. One of the notorie-
Ity hunters was Representative
Otis, of Kansas, who while the
District Appropriation Was under
discussion in the House moved an
amendment providing that instead
of the general government paying
one half OF the total amount ap-
ipropriated it pays only one-fourth,
he District of Coiumbia thee
fourths, and strange as it may ap-
pear to those who understand the
rank injustice of tho proposition,
which was characterized by Rep
resentatiye Henderson of Iowa as
one of the most unjust he ever
knew to be made in congress,