Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1895-05-18
WILL DEMAND THE DOCUMENTS.
Patriotism a Delaware Sena-
torship-CiviI Service Reform.
from our regular correspondent

land will be compelled by the Senate
to make full explanation of the
somewhat cratic course the admins
tration took in that Nicaraguan bust
ness. This is not guess, but posi-
tive statement of a fact obtained from
trustworthy sources. 1t has been
known from the first that the Repub-
lican Senators would demand this in
formation, but now sufficient num-
Der of Democratic Senators have
pledged their cooperation to make it
certain that resolution calling for all
the documents will be put through
the Senate with a rush. And that
isn't all. 1t is on the program Tor
the Senate to reaffirm the Monroe doc
trine as the people, not the lawyers of
the Cleveland Gresham stripe, have
always understood it-European
hands off American governments; and
there is little doubt that the Republi-
can House will promptly adopt the
same. Whether the administration
will be allowed to go with the tacit
rebuke carried by Congressional re-
affirmation Of the Monroe doctrine
will depend upon the nature of the
explanation it sends with the Nicara-
guam correspondence.
The gallant old tar, Admiral Meade,
after forty years of service in the
Navy of which any man might be
proud, has been SO nagged by the
present administration that he has
asked to be retired from active serv-
ice; and, smarting, under the petty
insults which have been heaped upon
him, he so far forgot himself as to
publicly express his opinion of the
administration, and that opinion was
far from complimentary. This has
greatly exasperated Mr. Cleveland,
and Secretary Herbert, who has de-
manded an explanation or denial
from Admiral Meade, holding out the
threat of court-martial for violation
of naval regulations if the Admiral
declines. Admiral Meade was I'M
questionably wrong in expressing his
opinion, but he was also very human.
Brave men seldom stand logging ST
lently, whatever the consequences of
resentment may be.
The conclusion Of the long wrangle
over the Senatorship in Delaware has
attracted considerable attention in
Washington, because of its possible
bearing on the question Of whether
the Senate shall or shall not be reor-
ganized when Cong ess meets. The
general impression is that the Demo
cratic acting Governor of Delaware
was wrong in claiming the right to
exercise at one and the same time the
functions of Senator and Governor,
and that his vote in the last ballot for
Senator was illegal. Accepting that
view of the case Col. Dupont will be
admitted to the Senate as successor to
Mr.. Higgins. Senator Sherman said
on the subject: "Mr. Dupont will, in
my Judgment. be seated-assuming
that Governor Watson, when he cast
his vote as Senator, was then the
Governor of the State of Delaware. "
In other words, Mr.. Sherman doesn t
see how one II an can be State Sem
ator and at the same time Governor
of State. Do you?
Although Mr.. Cleveland makes
great claims as to his devotion to civil
service reform, the Civil Service Re.
form Associs ton, of Washington, al
its annual meeting. which was ad
dressed by Comptroller of Curr auey
Eckels, unanimously adopted report
made by its secretary which contained
statements calculated to raise doubts
as to the sincerity of Mr.. Cleveland S
claims in that direction. This was
particularly true of that portion of the
report dealing with Recorder of Deeds
Taylor, whose violations of the civil
service law were SO notorious thit the
Civil Service Commission recommend.
ed, in report made to The President
that he be dismissed from office. The
report. which was unanilnc usly adopt
ed, says; "At the direction of the
executive committee of Tie associa,
ton | inquired into the charges
against Taylor and learned that most
of them, If not all, were well founded
and so reported to the committee.
A committee of the association
in an interview with the President
towards the close of the winter. urged
immediate consideration of the re
port and recommendations of the Civil
Service Commission, which were made
to him last August So far as i:
known, however, the case has not YET
been disposed of 1t is much to BIZ
regretted that in this and other cases
where charges of violations IF the
civil service law have been nfsde By
the officials who administer tire Law
there has not followed an immediate
consideration of them by theext cutiv'
authority, and where sustained tina
swift ,punishm ent has not been metec
out to the offenders.
The Supreme Court has rea, he'd
decision on the income tax cas- IS, blu
this time there was no leak and II .edeci
sion will not be made public un Ill mex
week. The impression was genera
up to the time the decision was reach
ed that Justice Jackson woul vot
against the constitution nality of th
tax, but several things. unim portan
in themselves, have occurred whic
have caused reversal of opir ion AM
a majority now appear to bell eve tina
he votes the other way A Ii tile pa