The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-15

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WASHINGTON. June !. 1eoo.
President Cleveland surprised . great
many people when he rendered the Sec
retaryship Of State to Attorney General
Olney, but there was nothing surprising
about it to those who are familiar with
the workings Of tho administration. On
the contrary. it appears to them to have
been tho logical thing to do. Attorney
General Olney il thoroughly familiar
with the foreign policy Of tho govern
mont. Indeed, IL IL not stretching the
truth to say that he had hand in the
formulation5of that policy, a. he was in
constant consultation with President
Cleveland and the late Secretary Gresham
whenever any important move was con-
templated. What then was more natur-
al than that he should be selected to I'll
the vacancyf He il thoroughly familiar
with all the unfinished negotiations now
pending with the various countries, more
90 than an able outsider could possibly
become sitter months of study. II is al
together probable that Mr.. Olney would
have preferred remaining at the head Of
the Department of Justice had he con-
sidered it merely AZ question Of per-
Secretary Carlisle will return to Ken.
lucky to deliver tho speech which was
postponed on account of Secretary
Gresham's death, and it IL possible that
he may while there make other speeches.
The news from Kentucky il not atogeth-
or pleasing to Democrats who desire the
success Of the party. The Republicans
Of the State arc said to be enthusiastic
over their prospects, of success. which
would not exist If the Democrats were
united az they ought to be. Th0r0 have
been several conferences Of prominent
Democrats to discuss ways and means
for bringing the Democrats together, not
only in Kentucky but in other States
where there seems to be disposition to
think there are enough Democrats 70
form two parties. !.
Gen. A. L. New. of Denver. who is col
lector of internal revenue for the District
composed of the States OF Colorado and
Wyoming, and who IL one Of the most
popular Democrats of his section, ID iu
Washington on Official business. Speak
ing of the political situation he said:
If Colorado keeps on increasing her gold
output in the same ratio that she has Of
late, / wouldn't be surprised to eee her
classed ss . single gold Statf within five
years. The discoveries Of the yellow
metal ut Leadville and Cripple Greek
have been astonishing, and the people
are gradually ceasing to talk about the
demonstration of silver. /, doubt very
seriously whether the Democrats could
carry the State in the Presidential cleo
ton for free silver candidate"
The opinion IL general among Demo-
Gratis who come from New York and
Brooklyn that the voters in those towns
have had quite enough of the profession.
al reformers and will restore the control
to the Democrats 1T the next election.
Mr.. w. III. Belford, of the latter city.
says: "In Brooklyn there is deep dis
gust at the way things are run. On Sun
days the whisky shops are in full blast,
yet it IL impossible for Z man to get
shaved. The conditions are ripe for q
return of the Democrats in power on
both sides of the East river. and If they
put up good candidates they win win
without any trouble"
"Look out for . big row at Cleveland.
remarked prominent Republican who
occasionally gives q newspaper man q
pointer. He was referring to the Nation
al convention of tho Republican Nation
al League, which begins three days
session at Cleveland, Ohio, On tho 10th
| inst. And we'll might he say look out fog
| q big row. Ono is certainly brewing, and
nothing but the most careful manage
ment can avoid it. It has been clear fos
some time that an attempt would be
made to commit the convention on the
silver question; also to ne Il to boom one
of the quartette Of leading assirants foE
| the Republican Presidential nomination
Unless both Of thea attempts can be
sidetracled fight that may result In
splitting the Republican party seems in
evitable.
President Cleveland this week 70.
moved frcm oGElce Mr.. Charles b. Morton
Auditor Of the Treasury for the Navy
Department. No o(dcial explanation haa
been made, but It is underwood that tho
removal was in part brought about BY let
ters written by Mr.. Morton IN which the
names Of President Cleveland and 6ecre
| tary Carlisle were used in adisrespectfu
manner. It 10 probable also that Q long
line of difficulties which Mr.. Nor
ton has had with naval officials, about
which Secretary Herbert had compliance
to the President had something to viii
| it; likewise some deals reported to hav'
been made by Mr.. Morton in connection
With Federal Offices in Maine.