The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-09-28
Washington Letter.

Washington Letter.
Washington. d. c. Sept. 21, 1891
\ ouorum of the cabinet have been IN |
Washington this week, but not all at one
time. Secretary Smith was only in town
three days and Secretary Lamont has
inst arrived. Secretaries Gresham and
Herbert have been at their desks all the
week and Secretary Carlisle has not
been able to get even three-day vaca-
ton since congress adjourned. There Is
considerable gossip here over the prOba-
bi!itv of Secretary Lamont being nOmln-
ated for governor of New York by the
Democrats, although he ism saying a
word himself There l. no doubt that
Secretary Lamont would make strong
candidate-perhapS stronger than any
man who has been mentioned IN con
nectiOn with the nomination, except
ex- Secretary Whitney, and the impres-
sion Is that he will not a1ceOt-becauSe,
like Whitney, he would be acceptable to
the two factions into which the party In
New York Il unfortunately divided, he
having managed to keep the good will OF
them ali.-DemOcratS here recognize
the nomination of Mr.. Morton to have
been about the strongest that the Repub-
licans could have made, and they be
Iieve that a very strong Democrat will
be needed to beat him, under existing
circumstances.
Senator Faulkner has decided that he
can be of more benefit TO the party by
giving MS undivided attention to mana
ging the congressional campaign com
mittee. of which ne Is chairman, than
by going on the stump; consequently he
Will make no speeches, but Will remain
constantly at the committee headquar-
ter He sent President Cleveland
copy of the campaign text book, this
week, with the compliments of the COM
mittee.
Although no official announcement
has been made to that effect, and none
Is expected, 1t has been understood for
some time that treasury officials regard
ed women a failure us high grade clerks
in that department; consequently there
was little surprise when 1t was learned
that a considerable percentage of the
hundred odd clerks dismissed thus far in
the reorganization of that department,
now under way in accordance with law
enacted at the last session of congress,
were high grade women clerks. There
are more high grade women clerks
that is women drawing more than 81 200
a year-in the treasury than in any
other department, and, according to
statements of those over them, there are
numerous reasons why men are pre-
ferred to them. 1t is said no more wo-
men Will be appointed to or promoted to
any clerkship above the 81 200 grade in
the treasury department. Although it
-. tlN- Of
who have been dismissed are raising a
great howl as though they had been de
prived of something in.which they had a
proprietary interest and the howl is like
! ly to increase in volume as soon as those
who are trying to get reinstated become
| convinced that they cannot succeed.
Owing largely to the dullness in pO-
| Iitical news, a regular tempest in a
| teapot" has been made out of the re-
| signation Of Mr. O'Rourke, supervising
architect of the treasury, at the request
| of Secretary Carlisle, by the Washing
| ton correspondents. 1t Is a very simple
| case, without any of the elements of
| sensation. Mr. O'Rourke failed to run
| the business of his office as smoothly as
| Secretary Carlisle thought it ought to
be run, rather from lack Of adaptability
| than lack of ability, and his resignation
was asked for, received and accepted.
| That's all.
One Of the best campaign documents
sent out by the Democratic campaign
committee Is a list of the new enterpris-
eS inaugurated and if old ones which
have resumed work since the new tariff
became a law. 1t answers better than
pages Of argument could possibly do the
Republican charge th,t tariff reform
would injure American industries,
Among the prominent spell binders
| VINO We're the occupants of a special car
which left here Wednesday night for
Raleigh, y. c., were the following
| Senators Ransom and Jarvis: Governor
| elect Oates, of Alabama; Hon. Charles
| H. Mansur, assistant comptroller Of the
| treasury; Secretary HOke Smith. Presi-
| dent Black and Secretary Gardner. of
| the national association of Democratic
/ clubs, and Chief Clerk Daniels of the
| interior department. The magnet which
| drew this aggregation Of Democratic tai
| ent to the capital of the tar-heel state Is
! the state convention of Democratic
clubs, which met there Yesterday. NJ.