Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-09-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(ouR REG utAR CORRESPONDENT.

Mr.. Ceveland's "boy comptro.-
ler'' of the currency has been put
ting his foot in it again, it seems,
by expressing financial opinions.
According to current gossip in in
side Democratic. circles, a delega-
ton of influential Democrats from
the south and northwest have been
to see Secretary Carlisle for the
purpose of informing him that
Comptroller Eckels must be muz-
zled during the rest of. tho cam
paign, as his financial opinions
were accepted as those of the adj
ministration and would bring on
an open revolt among the, silver
and infationist Democrats if he
persisted in publicly airing them.
The relations between Secretary
Carlisle and Comptroller Eckels
have never been cordial, as Mr..
Carlisle has never forgotten that
Eckels was appointed. by Mr..
Cleveland without his knowledge,
and Eckels has had the big head
eve, stree his appointment acting
as though he. considered himself
entirely Independent of Secretary
Carlisle and only responsible to Mr.
Cleveland. Notwithstanding these
strained relations it is said that
Secretary Carlisle sent: for Mr..
Eckels to come to his private Office,
and placed the complaint before
him, thinking to win his consent
to what was desired with pleasant
argument. The result Was some
what surprising. Eckels got mad,
and told Carlisle that the financial
opinions he held and made public
at every opportunity were precise
ly those held by Mr. Cleveland
and that he should accept every
invitation that was extended him
to spread themby making address
es before financia lbodies. Carlisle
hasa temper when it is aroused,
and this young man fully aroused
it, and for the next few minutes a
person in the next room might
easily have imagined themselves
listening to Kentucky teamster
arguing with a balky horse. 1t
was probably the worst quarter of
an hour young Eckels ever spent.
1t is said that Eckels is inclined to
curry the quarrel to Buzzards Bay
and to appeal to his, patron to
stand by him. Mr.. Carlisle is
said to be willing to. let it drop,
provided, Eckels does not attempt
to make any more financial ad-
dresses or to get himself interview
ed on financial matters during the
remainder of the campaign; and
that his mind is fully made up, if
he does, to let Cleveland choose
whether his Secretary of the Treas
ury or his comptroller of currency
shall resign.
The few democratic. politicians
in Washington are quite busy
gossiping over the London inter
view in which Representative
is made to say that he
doesn't believe Mr.. Cleveland de-
sires to be a candidate in 1896.
The prevailing sentiment seems to
be that the statement was a feeler
IN Mr.. Cleveland's interest, and it
S pointed out that, Mr.. Cleveland
las had plenty of opportu unities to
personally announce his intention
lot to be- candidate; also, that he
S not in the habit of making an
louncements of such an important
himself-through third
parties. The general belief among
Republicans has for some months
Deen that Mr.. Cleveland was
shaping all his acts with the inten-
ion of again becoming a candi-
late. |
The turning down of Breckin.
idge by the democratic voters of
he 9th Kentucky district was the
,ause of much quiet rejoicing in
Washington, particularly among
he women, most of whom regard
i'm as a moral leper. The one
or more Federal Office
olders who went from Washing
on to help Breckinridge get renomi
ated will be about the sickest men
town when they return.