Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1895-06-27
DoINGS AT WASHINGTON.
Washington. June p. 1896.

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Republicans are delighted and
democrats are Disguised with the nro.
ceedings OF the Republican National
League convention at Cleveland. The
democrats had predicted that the eon-
yention would bring about a bio row
IN the republican party until they had
actually got TO believing it themselves
Their predictions were but the expires
sions OF their wishes. The men who
ivad the republican party have no
idea Of throwing away the National
victory which awaits the party. bv
ighting among themselves. The di-
vlded condition of the democratic
party is too good an illustration of the
effect Of party dissentions. Even if
there were republican leaders who
favored a fight within the party for
some cherished idea about which
there are differences Of opinion. their
common sense would teach them that
this Is no time TO make it. AT the
proper time the Republican party viii
settle all questions in dispute. and
settle them right, as they have done
with other important questions in the
past.
Well. well! OF all the ideas ever en-
tertained by an ambitious and egotis-
tic man, that of Mr.. Cleveland. of his
being supported by the republicans in
his candidacy for a third term on a
single standard gold platform, is the
craziest. THERE'S 81 no longer the Slight
est doubt that he does entertain this
idea, A member OF the cabinet this
week stated that Mr.. Cleveland ex-
peeted to be nominated by the gold
wing Of the democratic party, ard mat
he expected his candidacy to be en-
dorsed by eastern republicans and the
great monied interests of the country.
Think Of republicans being expected to
vote for Cover Cleveland, under any
circumstances or upon any platform.
The discharge of old soldiers from
the Pension Office has aroused quite
as much indignation as the discharge
Of the granddaughter of the author of
the star Spangled Banner and it
may be fraught with more serious con-
sequences for those responsible for
them. There was no law against the
discharge of Miss Key, but there is a
law against the discharge of old sol
diers except for cause. One of the old
soldiers discharged says:C..l know
that the revised statutes and civil SER
vice rules in favor OF the Union sol
diers have not only been ignored in my
bureau of the government service, but
especially defied in the Pension Office.
| am sorry that under the present adj
ministratlon there is no remedy or re-
dress for a Union soldier, and the only
way / see for the future is to elect only
patriotic, honest men as representa-
tlves, who will dare to face the heads
OF bureaus TO do justice and C
the law. /, for my part, cannot un-
derstand why the American people toll
crate such inhuman, un-Christian and
inconsistent treatment of the defend
ers of the Union. A~narchism, not So
cialism and other isms will increase
on account of such actions of the SER
OF the people, who are put in
power To see that the laws Of the
country are enforced, but who, on
the contrary, defy the law, retain un-
scrupulous chiefs of divisions, who.
perhaps in return for a few drinks of
whiskey, or an occasional small loan,
protect and uphold worthless and in
efficient clerks, and cause the dismiss
sal OF e~x-soldiers who are known to
be efficient in every respect and en-
titled by law to retain their positions.
Judging from Secretary Hoke Smiths
haste in denying a umor that he had
promised TO reinstate Miss keys she
is IA for good.
1t vas announced last week that
Secretary Carlisle had signed the re-
gulations under which the So, 900, 900
appropriated to pay deferred sugar
bountles would be paid out. 1t has
taken about four months to prepare
these regulations, and those having
claims upon the appropriation would
like to know how much longer they
have got to wait for their money.
The money will probably no be paid
u until every conceivable excuse for
delay has been made use of.
According to the annual report Of
the L. 5. Civil Service commission,
Don to be made public, the number
OF civil service employees OF the
country now reaches, in round num-
bers 200, 600, of which about me
fourth are in classified service. In
the unelassifed service are %, 900
laborers. 5000 who are appointed by
the President with the advice and
consent of the Senate 1900 who are
connected with Congress, and 1866
employed in the judicial branch of
the government. According to the
same report, this country pays its
minor officials larger and its promi-
nent officials smaller salaries than
European nations pay for a similar
service.