Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-04-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.


ed by the shrewdest men in his own
party. Senator German, who may be
said to be at the head of that class,
told gentleman that Mr.. Cleveland's
egotism was just as great as ever, and
that he actually believed he could
again be elected if nominated on a
platform of his own making, so far as
relates to tariff and finance. 1t is
needless to say to the intelligent read
er that Senator German does not be-
ieve Mr.. Cleveland could again be ell
ected upon any platform nor that
he is doing everything he can, and he
can do a great deal in the democratic
party, to block the game Mr.. Cleve-
land is playing for denomination.
The latest scheme to boom Mr.. Cleve-
land is to have him make a speech at
Chicago in the near future it has not
been fully developed yet.
In view of the probability that the
Finance Committee of the Senate may
play very important part in the Fiji
ty-fourth Congress, there is consider
able speculation as to who will be it's
chairman. Under the existing organi-
zation Senator Voorhees, is chairman
of that committee, but, although no
one knows, it is generally expected
that the Senate will be reorganized as
soon as it meets. So general is this
expectation that the republicans have
been discussing the make up of this
committee, and have, informally, of
course, arrived at some conclusions.
Senator Morrill,, of VT, 'the father''
of the Senate, would be(under the usu
al rule the next chairman of the FL
nance committee, but, owing to his
age and the hard work which is likely
to fall to the lot of the head of that
committee, he has indicated his de-
sire to wave his rights in favor of SEN
ator Sherman, who was chairman of
the committee when he retired from
the Senate to become Secretary of the
Treasury under President Hayes, and
it may be considered as settled that
Mr.. Sherman will be chairman, if any
change is made. 1t is probable that
the membership of the committee will
be increased from eleven to thirteen,
and that Senators Cameron, of Pa,
and Platt of Conn.,, will be members,
the former being the choice of the |
silver men for the place vacant by the
retirement of Mcpherson of New Jer-
sey.
Verify, times change. Up to the |
Cleveland regime it was the habit of |
nearly every President to walk about
the streets of Washington, just like
any other citizen wonld do, in search
of little healthful exercise, but the |
memory of the public is short and the |
other day when Mr.. Cleveland actually |
walked from the White House to the |
residence of Secretary Herbert, about |
four squares away, the local papers
made a sensation out of it ; which |
shows the deteriorating effect of hav-
ing President who shuts himself up,
surrounded by sentry boxes and de- |
tectives and is afraid to venture out |
among the people.
Speaking of changes, one that was
very amusing was brought to the at
tention of the public by an overtruth
full speaker at one of the sessions of |
the Southern Methodist Conference |
for the Baltimore district, now sitting
in Washington. Mr.. Cleveland sent |
an invitatation to the members of the |
conference and their families to attend |
special reception at the White |
House. and when it was laid before |
the conference, one of its members |
Rev. j. S. Tongue, Of Charlestown,
w. Va, came near to exciting a riot
by opposing the acceptance Of the in
vitation and calling attention to the
fact that the last time this conference |
met in Washington-in 1S75-it had |
refused a similar invitation from
President Grant, on the ground that |
the conference wished to keep as free
as possible from politics. Notwith-
standing Mr.. Tongues remarks about |
the inconsistency of such action he |
was promptly hooted down and Mr..
Cleveland's invitation accepted. Sen
sible people regardless of their politics |
or their religion, can only laugh at
such silly doings on the part of those
who assume to be leaders and teach
ers of their respective congregations.
1t seems little queer that the ad-
ministration should actually be apo
logizing for the presence of Admiral
Meade's fleet in Central American
waters at this time. 1t may be true
that the presence of the ships is acct
dental, in view of the bulldozing at
titude of England towards Nicaragua;
and instead of feeling disposed to ex