Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-07-12

fenced Training of Diplomats
"Littie BiIIee'' of the Republican
Party.
Regular Correspondence of the STANDARD.
WASHINGTON, July 5, 1879.
Secretary Morton believes that dol
lars and cents talk Democratic econ
omy more cOnvincingly than any
man can, and he lives up TO his belief.
AT the close of his first complete fiscal
year in charge of the Department of
Agriculture he covered into the
Treasury $627, 1l5, which remained
unexpended out of that years APP
preparation. For the fiscal year which
ended last Sunday he had made even
a more pronounced saving. The total
appropriation for last year was about
100000 less than for the previous
fiscal year, yet there remains unex-
pended about 100000.
The removal of Prof. Harrington
from the head OF the Weather Bureau
was not surprising to those who knew
of the relations existing between that
official and his immediate superior in
office, Secretary Morton. He would
have been removed long ago if Secre-
tary Morton had not been disposed to
look over his many acts of insubordi.
nation because of his acknowledged
superior scientific requirements, but
there is limit to all things and that
limit was reached in this case several
weeks ago. President Cleveland asked
for Prof. Harrington's resignation and
when that gentleman declined to sub
nit it he dismissed him. That's all
there is to tell. The attempt of Prof.
Harrington and his personal friends
to create the impression that he was a
martyr to his devotion to the scien-
tific work OF the bureau and that he
was removed because he objected to
the removal OF his skilled subordinates
is too silly even for midsummer.
Capt. Howgate was this week sen-
fenced to eight years in the peniten-
tiary for embezzling government
funds, but he will remain in the
Washington Jail until his appeal has
been passed upon, which will be at the
fall term OF the court.
Senator Hill must be highly pleased
with the movement started by Seere-
tary Olney towards improving our
consular service and making it the
working partner of our commercial
interests that it ought to be, by send
ing out consuls who are better quail
fled for their duties than many who
are now in the service, as it has long
been a subject of great interest to him.
In a speech on the naval appropria-
ton bill, during the last session of
Congress, Senator Hill, while COM
mending the wise expenditure of large
sums of money for the educating and
training of boys to be naval officers,
asked pertinently, "but what are we
doing for educating and training those
who are to be our diplomatic and
consular agents?" Secretary Olney
can count upon earnest support from
Senator Hill, if any Congressional &C.
ton shall be needed to carry out his
ideas for the improvement of the
consular service.
Extremes will certainly meet, if the
scheme, said to have originated with
certain New England opponents OF
Reed, to boom Senator Chandler
e. Little Billee") for the Vice Presi-
dency on the Harrison ticket, shall be
successful. Mr.. Harrison, AS every
body knows, belongs to the silk
stockinged, I-am-holier.than-thou class
OF Republicans. and his strongest card
is his protested piety. while Little
Billee," who has rejoiced in the title
OF chief BLACKBOARD of the Senate ever
since he managed by ways devious and
dark TO break into that organization,
is the champion and pal of that class
OF Republicans which glories in its
wickedness; its ability to pack q con-
vention, wipe on opposition majority
by manipulation Of the ballots cast
in short, its general cussedness. Such
a ticket would harmonic quite as we'll
as one composed of Bob Ingersoll and
DR.. Tslmadge. and would stand just
about as much chance OF being elect.
ed. Little Billee" succeeded in cor.
rupting the voters of New Hampshire
to a sufficient extent to get himself
in the Senate, but he will never sue
coed in becoming Vice President, or
even in getting himself nominated for
that Office. Little Billee" is very
rich, although when he first came to
Washington as minor official of the
government he was dead poor-as
poor as John Sherman was at the be-
ginning of his official career-but he
doesn't turn loose his money willingly
enough to obtain control of q Repub-
lican National Convention. 1t has
never been "come easy and 90 easy"
with his money, although the most of
it came to him without any greater
effort than was required to recognize
the opportunities which came his way.
But it is really ridiculous to treat
seriously the idea of the nomination
of such q man for Vice President.
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