Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondence
WASHINGTON. d. c., June, 81, 100.


WASHINGTON, d. c., June, 81, '95.
Republicans are delighted and Dem.
ocrats are disguised with the proceed
ings of the Republican National League
Convention at Cleveland. The Demo.
Gratis had predicted that the convention
would bring about a big row in the Re-
publican party until they had actually
got to believing it themselves. Their
predictions were but the expression of
their wishes. The men who lead the
Republican party have no idea of
throwing away the National victory
which awaits the party, by fighting
among themselves. The divided con-
dition of the Democratic party is too
good an illustration Of the effect of
party dissensions. 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 will 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 crazy ideas
ever entertained by an ambitious and
egotistic man, that of Mr.. Cleveland,
of his being supported by Republicans
in his candidacy for a third term on a
single standard gold platform, is about
the craziest. There is no longer the
slightest doubt that he does entertain
this idea. A member of the cabinet
this week stated that Mr.. Cleveland ex-
pected to be nominated by the gold
wing of the Democratic party and that
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 Grover Cleveland under
any circumstances or upon any plat.
form.
The discharge Of old sellers 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 nor serious conse.
quences 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 soldiers. except
for u One Of the old soldiers dis.
charged says: II know that the Re.
vised Statutes and civil service rules | n
favor of the Union Soldiers have been
not only ignored in many bureaus Of
the Government service, but especially
defied in the Pension Office. | am sorry
to say that under the present admins.
tration there is no remedy or redress
for a Union Soldier, and the only way
see for the future is to elect only pa.
triotic, honest men as Representatives,
who will dare to force the heads of blu.
reaus to do justice and execute the
law. L, for my part, can not under
stand why the American people tolerate
such inhuman, un-Christian and incon.
sistent treatment of the defenders of the
Union. Anarchism, not socialism and
other isms, will increase on account OF
such actions Of the servants of the PEG.
pie who are put in power to see that the
laws of the country are enforced, but
who, on the contrary, defy the law, re.
tain INSCRIPTIONS chiefs of divisions,
who, perhaps in return for a few drinks
of whisky, or an occasional small loan
protect and uphold worthless and inef.
ficient clerks, and cause the dismissal
of ex'soldiers who are known to be eff.
w. iOopONb ohu Cubibicu Wy
law to retain their positions. Judging
from Secretary Hoke Smit i's haste in
denying q rumor hat he had promised
to reinstate Miss Key, she is out for
good.
1t was annouced this week that Sec.
rotary Carlisle had signed the regula.
tions under which the $4,000 900 appro.
priated to pay deferred sugar bounties
would be paid out. 1t has taken about
four months to prepare these regula.
tions, and those having claims upon
that appropriation would like to know
how much longer they have got to
wait for their money. The money will
probably not be paid out until every
conceivable excuse for delay has been
made use of.
According to the annual report of the
U. S. Civil Service Commission, soon