New-York tribune., 1895-06-12
HARMON IN OLNEY'S PLACE.
THE NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL TAKES
THE OATH OF OFFICE.
corp1A1J.y WELCOMED BY THE MEMBERS OF THF
CABINET-HE is CIVIL. SERVICE RE-
FORMER AND HAS VIEWS on
TIE SILVER QUESTION.
TIE SILVER QUESTION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1

washington. June ll-Judson Harmon, the
new Attorney General. arrived In this city early
this morning and drove to the Arlington Hotel.
Afterward he vent 10 the state Department.
where he took the oath Of office as head or the
Department Of Justice before Justice Harlan or
the Supreme Court Justice Harlan Is an old
friend Of the new official. Those present dur
ing tho ceremony besides Secretary Oney, were
Assistant Secretary Uhl. x. NJ. Lardis the late
Secretary Grcsham's private secretary. ana j..
Walter Blaadford. who has been Mr.. Olney's
secretary for the last two years and who Will
soon succeed MIR Lands IN the State Depart
mcnt.
After taking the oath. Mr. Harmon accom-
panied by Secretary Omev. walked over to the
White House to the Cabinet meeting, where he
was formally introduced to his associates In the
Cabinet by Mr. Olney. Attornev-Generai Har-
mon was cordially welcomed by all the MEM
bers of the Cabinet, especially 10y Secretary Car
us,e who WAS the only Cabinet officer previous
L. acouainted with him After the Cabinet meet
ing the new Attorney General. with Secretary
Oney drove to the Department OF Justice. where
Mr. Olney introduced Mr.. Harmon 70 Solicitor
General Conrad and the other chief officials or
the Department Mr. Harmon spent the after
noon In receiving the officials and newspaper
men who called. He made favorable impress
sion all he met.
The new Attorney General Is tall athletic
looking man. imposing in carriage and appear
ance. He is smooth-shaven with the exception
Of grayish mustach-. IT is understood that
Judge Harmon is n genuine believer In Clvil Ser
vice Reform principles. and will max" no changes
IN the clerical force at the Department OF JUS
lice beyond the selection Of new private sec
retary HIS family will spend the summer a;
In
will not take house in Washington until next
fall Judge Harmon signalized his appearance
in Washington by unbosoming himself in
frankly pleasing though not extremely signifi-
cant interview with local reporter. In IL he
said:
II I succeed in dischargng the duties of my new
Office, shall certainly Ike IT, II DO not. Ger;
talny saa. S npo man 70 he apponed to an 6ce If
iSr'aoe he does 21 no, MI W it sasfaeor 10 not think
no, be willing 10 try. though. The most that !
know about the duties Of he office is throGgA my my
succeeded me on the bench OF the Superior Court;
ana whom following TO- The PspaIlmfn' o0f 0f
which any lawyer would be glad to have
On the currency question Judge Harmon said:
have negative belief. rather than a positive
good as anybody eise's dollar. and with that quail
1cation do not care vha, 1t Is ds oi XIV SYt IN IN
talk about the free coinage Of silver: The only way
we float the silver We now have is D. attachlns an
anplied greenback 10 every silver dollar, or. IN
other words. by the Government promising TO re- re-
deem II with gold dollar. II necessary TO Keep the
two equal OF course, there is a very narrow NM,
TO the Governments ability ia 10 90 mai ,ssre wac
free and unlimited coinage Of silver the Covert
msnt could no; keep the two metals on party
very long, and the result would be-. by the Jaw
of money that has been settled from the time thai
man r has had money the gold would all disappear
and there would be only silver basis II the
situation should change IT might be that silver ana
gold would be of equal steadine9s In value 30 that
both might in measure al eas' e eT w. M caas n
in the history of the world that silver mgh. % a.
some time have more OF the necessary qualities OF
money than gold: Of that nobody can say bnt II
has and; therefore i canno, De ,h u'eg ,d a.
money without a limit and side by side WIN goin
How soon the situation may change NOBODY can
tell.
When asked If he favored holding an interna-
tional monetary conference Mr.. Harmon replied
Yes But we cannot tell exactly how an interna-
t.onal agreement might affect IT, 1t would 10 cer.
tain extent but until Governments can cohtroI tne
laws of trade there IS limit TO tEe erect wh'cn
international agreements could have over money