Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1894-11-28
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linn 10 do 80. 'if. NicFe!;snii
ought 10 rejoice that Japan ref'ls-
cd Bis offer. The refusal saves
him from anrc>I;t.al'.ont that would
have been decidedly diSa"reeabIe,
and might have been worse. fer
Congress might have interposcd
its authority to prevent his carry
inr ont bis offer had it been
accepted.
Judge Robinson. of Goltt~hcro.
y. e.. one of the six members Of
the state Supreme Court elected
on the fusion ticket. is in Wash
incton. partly on business and
partly to rest. Speaking Of the
Do!itical revolution il his State. he
said: The break in the solid
,o;e'h is, in my opinion. Ecrn1a-
nen'. | have always been Il Re
publican. :3HI am proud to see the
grand Old party making lieadvay
in the south. tcr think. it will be
The LcSt thing in the world for
the prosperity Of the south
that IL citizens should divide
politically. a. they do in
other sections Of the country.
Although the tri,;1ni ii over Dem
ocracv WA; won th;; time BY f,lS-
ion. my belief i that hereafter
t',er" VIII be clean. square fight
in North Carolina bctwecn Demo
Gratis and Republicans. The newly
elected legislature will rc;'ca! the
present unjust election laws, and
in Tie future onr elections will be
conducted on a hi~her plane.
.5udo" Robinson think. that Mar
ion Butler is sure Of being elected
to the full term in thr Senate and
that NanceS unexpircd term will
be filled by one Of the half dozen
Republicans whose candidacy has
been announced.
How any man with a normal
supply of >el respect can remain
in Mr.. C!rycIand's cabinet Is cllc
Of those things which 10 nsan can
!;nd ont. He dneSn': trc;;t the
members Of his official family with
half the respect that the average
head Of Il big business enterprise
does his lie'ltenants. In f;sci, he
doesn't treat them with any re~,,:oct
at all at times. There isn't a single
member OF the cabinet who has
not been severely snubie>) :,> Mir.
Cleveland. and the SI:'lbi:inr i'a- in
every ca" been done Il. such 4
manner that others have known If
i This week he cave the entire
rahinc, Il ~n,,',hin@. by hot co:ning
in from his country residence 10
attend the regular cabinet meeting.
1T which the members of the cab
met remained fcr more t!.a'l two
hours for his wouIl-hc rovai high
Ness to appear. lie didn't a.Tcar,
Dor did he even take the truunie 10
telephone to the White I;ou~e eN-
l'la!nin@ his absence. although
there was y private Wire IT Iii,
disposal. + it any wo,l'!rr that
! Mr.. Cleveland l. sometimes spoken
Of Is being hisconr;enu~ and l,nnr-
| ISL! priyatn Secretary iEnrhcr
tried to shield Mr.. Cleveland by
saying that he received trIe; ;,hnne
message early in the morning say
| inc that Mr.. cleveland would net
come in. hut that he forgot to
notify the members Of the cabinet.
Commandcr-i n-chicf La"lcr, OF
the C. \. r.. has been in Wash
inwton several days cnga~cd in
carrying out the policy adopted At
late national cn";nipmcnt. At Pitts
h;reh. Of trying to gct Justice
done to the soldiers and soldier :
widows who have been dismissed
from office in defiance of law. lie
has a long li-t OF violations of The
law. most Of which occurred in t;it
Treasury and Interior departments
Secretaries Carlisle and Holzs
Smith having shown what appear:
to have been an absolute dcfianc.
Of the law. This list he desires te
place in Mr.. C!cvc!and's owl
hands. He is determined that i
shall not be pi@eon-hoIcd by some
subordinate. if he can prevent it.