The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1895-03-28
POLITICS AT WASHINGTON

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ought to blush fer shame
every time they think about de-
manding the recall of Mr.. Thurs
ton, the Hawaiian minister. It's
but another added to the long list
of unmanly acts with which Ha-
wall has been delt by this admins
tration. 1t is Simply childish for
Secretary Gresham to pretend that
the recall was asked for because
Minister Thurston gave informa-
ton to the newspapers about Ha-
waiian matters before he gave it to
the Department of State. That is
merely an excuse. Thurston's
real offence has been that he was
always wide awake to pr vent any
misrepresentation of Hawaiian al
fairs being accepted by the Amer
lean people, anu was consequently
constantly opposed to the admins
tration and its policy. Secretary
Gresham does not consider giving
diplomatic advance Information to
the newspapers any crime when
it can be made to serve his own
purpose. 1t has been scarcely a
week since he gave the newspapers
his dispatch to Minister Taylor,
demanding an apology of Spain for
those shots from Spanish gunboat
at a U. S. mail steamer, before it
bad been cabled to Spain. He not
only gave out the dispatch, but
compelled those who used it to do
so under a Madrid date line so as to
leave the impression that it was
given out in Madrid and not in
Westinghouse senseless bit of de-
ception which was at once discOv-
eren and exposed.
1t will be remembered that Mr.
Cleveland promises Congress in u
Special message, that he would
keep it advised concerning our re.
latiOns with Hawaii. Yet in the
face of that promise a communica.
ton asking that Minister Thurston
be recalled was sent to the Hawa-
ian government, on Feby. 2ls elev'
j en- days before the adjourhfsEssspJ
Congress and not one word was
said to Congress about it. 1t is moi
surprising that Senator Frye
should say cit looks to me like
very small piece of business"
They are telling story in Wash
ington at the expense of Exon
gresham Bryan, of Nebraska, tina
hits off Mr.. Bryan's ruling trai
good enough to be true, If it isn't
According to the story, a boob
agent induced Mr.. Bryan to buy {
copy of the Century Cyclopedia o
names, nby telling him that thu
book contained the name and biog
raphy of every man, living ant
dead, who ever made a marked i'm
preston upon the affairs of thu
world. A few days after the bool
was delivered Bryan sent for thu
book agent and said to him: "You
sold me that book under false pre-
tences." II beg pardon, but yol
are Mistaken" replied the saavt
book agent. Mr., Bryan begun t
lose his temper and snapped out
"Didn't you tell me that the bool
contained the name and biograph!
of every man, living and dead, WHIT
has made an impression upon TIT
worlds affairs? ?" eyes sir; and i
does" at does nothing of the sort
my name isn't in it," "Why
should it he?" retorted the bool
agent.
Although the Senate rejected tn,
nomination of Alfred ID. Tinsley t,
be postmaster at Sioux Falls Soutl
Dakota, the home of Senator Petit
grew, by more than three quartz
vote ~ to 10 Mr.. Cleveland thi
week signed Tinsley's commission
as postmaster. Evidently MI
Cleveland likes to be jumped OF
by the Senate, and he will certainI,
again get jumped on about this ap
pointment, when Congress meet
again.
Sibley and the new silver part,
are already reported to be on tn,
verge of divorce. Siblev is rich
but he is also shrewd-that's on,
reason why he's rich-and thos,
who had an idea that thay woult
be allowed to have the run of tn,
Sibley money-bags in return fo
having suggested him as a Presi
dental candidate have already dis
covered how badly mistaken they
were. In other words, Mr.. Sibley
declines to put up money for moon
shide, and in consequence the pro
motors of the silver party no longer
even pretend to believe that Sibley