Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1893-05-25
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent
Washington. Mav IL. 1sg3


ton of extreme political partisanship
that was never surpassed even during
the administration Of that most partisan
President, Andrew Jackson This is
all the more surprising because from
his Judicial training fairness at least
was expected of him. 1t has been the
custom ever since there have been
Medical Boards TO examine applicants
for pensions to make those boards nUn-
partisan by having them composed of
two members of the party in power and
one of the opposition, out this custom
has been overturned by Loehren who
boldly announces his purpose to make
these boards entirely democratic, and
to add insult to injury he has the
audacity to call this rank Injustice to
the republican party and the veterans
reform. Verify, democratic reform
is but another name for partisan
narrow. mindedness.
The administration has no apparent
intention of trying to prevent the Sum
day opening of the Worlds Fair,
Notwithstanding its being direct vio-
lation of law, and it is reported that
as much was intimated to q representa-
tive of the local board of control who
was here some days ago to ascertain
what would be done by the administra-
ton il exposition were opened on Sun
day. This is not question of the
personal prefe rences of the individual
members of the administration. 1t is
against law of the United States TO
open the fair on Sunday, and every
MEMBER of the administration has
sworn TO observe and enforce the law,
and a failure TO do so will be viola
ton of the oaths they took upon ASSUME
ing office. Attorney General Olney,
has given an opinion, at the request of
the Postmaster General, stating that
the opening of tho branch post-office
at the Worlds Fair on Sunday would
be unlawful and it is presumed that
orders will be issued in accordance
with that opinion not to open the post
office on Sunday.
The administration is itself solely
responsible for the unique position it
found itself in when the Chinese exclu-
sion act was declared constitutional by
the Supreme Court. 1t had allowed
those who control the actions of nine
tenths of the Chinese in this country to
know that it expected the law to be
declared unconstitutional, and that it
wes opposed to enforcing it anyway.
W that knowledge it is no wonder
that these people advised the Chinese
not t. register, not that the Chinese 50
largely followed that advice. Had the
Chinese registered, as they probably
all would have done if satisfied that the
authorities intended to enforce the law
the administration would not be in the
present embarrassing position Of Being
unable to carry out the law, even il so
disposed, for lack of funds. There is
only one red9eming feature about the
ituation-nobody here wants the
Chinese already in the country forcibly
driven away; and nobody seems to
expect that Congress will appropriate
the five or six million dollars that
would be necessary to send away those
who did not register.
Much amusement has followed the
refusal of Mr.. Cleveland to appoint a
Georgia editor, backed by ex-Speaker
Crisp. 20 position because the afore-
said editor had once said in his paper
that Mr.. Cleveland was a mugwump.
Il will appoint no man to any Office
Mr.. Cleveland is reported to have said
angrily, who has ever ascused me of
being a rugwump." No man is to be
blamed for objectipg to being called
mugwump, but it had been generally
supposed that Mr.. Cleveland took i
sort Of pleasure in being classed with
them. The amusement is caused by
the knowledge that some of tho very
best places at his disposal have been
given by MIR Cleveland to those who
have openly charged him with mug
wumpery, ex-senator Eustis. of La.
for instance, who is now ambassador to
France, The real reason for the failure
of the Georgia editor TO get the Office
he wanted is believed to have been his
refusal to recognize and bow down to
the greatness of Hoke Smith.
It was long ago predicted in this
correspondence that Representative
Springer would not be at the head Of
the Ways and Means committee Of the
next House, the committee which will
have the very doubtful honor of ratifv-
ing and reporting to the House tile
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