The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-11-02


Mr.. Dickinson Hints Of Treaehery on the
Part of the President
II win be remembered that not many
months before Secretary Gresham broke
down, not TO recover, Don NJ. Dicl<in-
son. member Of the presidents cabinet
during his first administration, and al
ways reputed 10 be his closest personal
friend In politics, delivered speech in
which, In effect. he savagcly attacked
the foreign policy OF the state depart
ment. His call for more vigorous
conduct Of intcrnational questions was
so loud, SO well fortified and so wide In
itsscope that IL compelled general atten.
ton. BY some 1t was accepted as an
indication that large section Of the
presidents party were weary OF .he
bungling at Hawaii and OF failure on
the part OF the administration To up
hold, morally aud physically, the fair
name and real strength OF this country.
Once more Mr.. Dickinson has APP
pearcd as the apparent critic OF the aj-
ministration. He wants more direct
and eifectual course Ia relation to
Cuba.
What gives the Cuban ideas OF Mr..
Dickinson gravity Is Mr.. Diclsinson's
explanation of the real motive OF his
assault on the state department while
Secretary Gresham was at its head.
Mr.. Dickinson, according 90 William Il.
Curtis. delivered that speech with the
presidents knowledge and approval.
That is TO say, Grover Cleveland, presi-
dent of the United States, entered into
an intrigue with man of his own party
but not in his cabinet 20 assail in public
man who was in his cabinet, his own
subordinate. Walter Q. Gresham.
1t is scarcely possible that Mr.. Dick
inson realizes the bascncss of the posi-
ton in which his assertion places Presi-
dent Cleveland. 1t was in his power ut
any time 70 ask for Mr. Greshnm's res
Equation. Was he afraid 20 do 80? In
personal and political cowardicc did he
condescend to conspire against the
peace and honor of one OF his own Of
fetal family? IL Secretary Gresham
knew of the intrigue against him, with
the president, his chief, as its inspirer,
1t is not strange that, harried by con-
grcss, Knocked for the miserable blum
dering at Honolulu. surrounded by AS
sociates all political, and many of them
personal strangers to him, he siclSened
and died. Oficial mortality OF Mr..
Cleveland's cabinets has been painfully
striking. Mr. Dickinson himself hav-
ing had one term OF intimate official
connection with the strong personality
in the white house, could not be per-
suaded TO have n second.
Since. according to Mr.. Dickinson,
the assault on Gresham's management
Of the state department was with tho
presidents knowledge and approval.
Secretary Olney may wcll be pardoned
for raising his eyebrows when he reads
Mr. Diclunson's opinions about the duty
of the United States To Cuba IL is a
suggestive coincidence that, just when
Mr. Dicxinson's voice calls for help for
Cuba, IL Is given out that Mr.. Cleveland
and Secretary olney are about TO take
some step in recognition of universal
American opinion on the subject.
For President Cleveland's sake, IL
may well be hoped that Mr. Dickinson
win modify his apparent accusation OF
trcachery by Mr.. Cleveland to Walter
O. Gresham, who sacrificed all his am.
bition for Mr.. Cleveland's benefit.-Chi-
cago Times Herald.