Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-01
mas 10 FOUNDATION.
President WIN Not Recognize the
Cuban Insurgents.


Washington, Nov. 30.--A cabinet OFF,
Ger has been found who Is willing TO
make II positive statement about the
assertions OF the sensational press as
to the attitude of the president toward
Spain and Great Britain. Referring to
the statement printed In New YORK
and Philadelphia paper that the
president will recommend that CubGs
revolutionists be recognized as bellig-
erents, he said that the statement IL
without foundation,
This officer is in q position TO know,
and he said that while he could not
tell what the president would say IN
his message on the Cuban question. II
was pretty sure that he would not
make any such recommendation as
that the cubans be recognized as bel
llgerents under the present state of ar
fairs In that island.
He also denied that Secretary Olney
in his much-talked about letter adj
dressed to the British minister OF for
oign affairs, "insisted" ON Great Brit
ain settling the Venezuelan boundary
dispute by arbitration. To have made
such demand, this cabinet official
said. would have been tantamount TO a
declaration of war In case Great Brit
ain refused. or else II would put the
United States In a very humiliating po-
sltiOn.
The president has not right to lin
slst' on anything Of the kind. without
the authority OF congress, ana, while
MIR. Olney's letter was n strong pre-
sentation of the Importance Of settling
the dispute by arbitration. there was
no "lnsistnnce" about II.
These questions will form part of
the dispute. ana Will give the foreign
Office committee an opportunity TO
bring the subject before the house. and
also that OF Hawaii, In the form OF a
report. which will probably contain
some spirited remarks in reference to
the course Of the administration ON for
eign questions.
The members begin to arrive at the
weakness OF the house combine, for
the offices become more apparent, This
combine was formed last spring, the
plan being to secure the pledges OF the
different state delegations In behalf of
Mcdowell for clerk. The essential feat-
urc OF this combine was put in each
instance the member OF the delegation
who promised the support Of his state
to the Eastern candidates OF the
clerkship,
Mr.. Mcdowell was TO have certain Of
fices in the patronage under the clerks
sergcant-at-arms. postmaster, or door
keeper, to pledge the delegations from
their states to this combine movement
were in each instance OF course, the
of Michigan. Nebraska and Missouri
the western states from which the east
crn candidate particularly looks Tot
support: but II happens that In tho
delegations from those states there are
many new members In this house, VINE
are not a party 10 this pledge 10
combine, and who also We're not party
10 the promise OF the combine that theS
should receive their share OF the offices
1t is quite natural that upon 0rriva
here. and nscertaining how matter'
are going they should inquire wher'
they are TO receive their share or th'
patronage. The answer To their In
Uilries Is that they have not been con
sidered. and that the voter of the dele
cations OF their state are to be dellv
cred by the older sitting member
who are TO be paid In Offices.
These new members very naturally
are not pleased at the exhibition of Thu
boss rule. and do not relish tho idei
that there ~ a boss In their delegation
who has the authority to contract TO
the delivery of their votes, and II " ow
ing to tho doubt of the ability Of thes
several state bosses TO deliver the vote
of the solid delegations that the weak
ness OF the combine has become appar
ent.
The fact IL that In number Of tn
western states the new members abHo
lutely decline to recognize the bargain
which was made by the sitting mem
bers of their delegations last spring L
| deliver the vote to the candidate OF tn
combine In some Instances the new
members nre In open revolt and de
clare themselves outright for Hender
son of Illinois for clerk.
1t IL said that the sitting Republican
| members of the Minnesota and tb
| Nebraska delegations have discovere'
| that they not only cannot deliver tn
| solid vote OF the delegations to NC
| powell. but that they find themselve
! the leaders OF minority faction II
| their states The new members refus
10 recognize the validity OF boss rule.