Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
IsPEoIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR.
WASHINGTON. June 10. 1895.

Washington, June 10, 1895.
The one thing not surprising about
Mr.. CIeveland's selection of Mr.. Jud
son Harmon, of Ohio, to be Attorney
General in place of Mr.. Olney, who
has been made Secretary of State, is
that Mr.. Harmon is a corporation law
yer. Mr.. Cleveland has made con-
siderable money as a corporatian law
yer himself, and he doubtless expects
to resume that occupation after
March 18th, 1897, which accounts, in a
measure, for his partially for corpo-
ration lawyers. 1t is understood that
one of Mr.. Cleveland's objects in TAX
ing Mr.. Harmon into the cabinet is
the hope of placating Senator Brice,
who has not been friendly towards
the administration since the tariff
fight in the Senate.
The Cuckoo democrats praise the
new appointments, but eX- Represent
ative Conn, of Indiana, an anti Cleve =
land democrat, voiced the opinion of
many democrats when he said of
acteristic of the President. One is the
promotion of the most unpopular
man in the cabinet, and the other the
exaltation of comparatively obscure
attorney to one of the most important
offices in the country. 1t goes with
out saying that there will be no
change in the conduct of either the
State Department or the Attorney
Generals Office. & Possibly, in the alb
sence of the President, the individual
ity of Mr.. Olney may make itself
manifest, as did that of Secretary
Gresham in the Alliance affair, while
the President was duck hunting. But
it may be expected that trusts will
thrive and jingoes will howl without
in the least disturbing the complacen-
cy of the administration, which, of
course, distinctly and exclusively
means President Cleveland.'' After
all the personality of the cabinet
means nothing, as they are all merely
clerks to carry out Mr.. Cleveland's
orders.
Ex- Congressman Cadmus, of New
Jersey, doesn't take a rosy view of
the prospect of the democratic party
in his state, although he was a dem
ocratic member of the last congress,
and candidate for re- election. Mr..
Cadmus is a silk manufacturer and
believer in protection. He says ''poli-
cally the state is very quiet, although
there will be an election for governor
this fall. l have no doubt on the sue
cess of the republican ticket, and the
chances are that the democratic nom
nations will go begging"
The Kentucky Republicans are
confident of their ability to elect their
candidate for governor, and hopeful
that they will elect majority of the
legislature, which would mean re-
publican successor to Senator Black
burn. They have written to Wash
ington merely to be let alone, in re-
ply to offers of assistance from out
outside speakers writes one of
Them" or one dollar contributed by
anybody not residing in the state. We
have got the democratic party split
and we are going to win, the COVER
norship certain, and probably the leg
islature." The administration is de-
termined that Blackburn shall not be
returned to the Senate, if it can pos
sibly prevent it. Secretary Carlisle
when he returns to Kentucky this
week will go prepared to compel
every Federal employe in the state,
including the fourth class postmasters
and the army of internal revenue men
connected with the big distilleries to
choose between fighting Blackburn
and the loss of their positions. 1t will
not be surprising if Secretary Carlisle
becomes an open candidate for the
Senate before the campaign closes.
He doesn't care particularly about re-
turning to the Senate, because he ex-
poets to go on the bench before this
administration retires, but he wants
to beat Blackburn, and if he thinks
becoming a candidate necessary to do
it will not hesitate.