Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Special Correspondence
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 10, '05.

houiNulON, ~ W., Ley. 10, 10,
The members of the cabinet are not
as thick skinned as their master. They
have become ratified at the public
criticism Of Mr.. Cleveland neglect of
important public business to go on a
hunting iunket at public expense-he
is drawing a salary for doing nothing,
and is besides using a Government yes.
sel-and have frantically implored
him by telegraph to return to Washing.
ington and stop the criticism. Score.
tary Carlisle's annual report is ready
for transmission to Congress, and al.
though the law provides that this re-
port shall be made to Congress, and
not to the President, he is afraid to
send it to Congress until it has been
edited by Mr.. Cleveland. And Score.
tary Olney is afraid to open his mouth
about Lord Salisbury communication
until Mr.. Cleveland has instructed
him as to what he shall say.
Itisnow considered doubtful whether
the caucus committee which is arrang-
ing the Republican membership of the
Senate committees will complete the
task before the holiday recess 1t is
not an easy job by any means.
Representative Grout, of Vermont,
has introduced a bill that ought to be.
come a law, inasmuch as it probably
represents the views of nine tenths of
those who live in places where there
are fourth class postmasters. The bill
provides that all fourth class post
masters shall be elected by q majority
vote of those who receive mail at their
postoffice, and directs that the Post.
master General shall appoint only those
who are so elected. Those who have
lived in places where men objection.
able to almost all their neighbors have
been appointed postmaster ran fully
appreciate this idea.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, made an
able speech this week on the Monroe
doctrine, concluding with these manly
and patriotic words: 1--WE have reached
the time when it becomes our bounden
duty to say to the world, with dignity
and tirmness, that thus far, but no fur.
ther, shall foreign systems of govern .
ment be permitted to approach. Our
doctrine is the protection of American
interests, and our motto is America for
Americans. We do not claim that the
world is ours. but we will insist on our
right to be consulted upon affairs per-
tanning to the American continents.
Let us build so strongly and speak so
plainly that the way of the futuIe FIX
ecutives, Prime Ministers and Ambas.
sailors of our country nall be undoubt.
ed. Let il be so clear that no states.
man of the future can find, as Mr.. Cal
houn did in the Senate, any ingenius
theory to weaken its force and value.
Let it be SO certain and emphatic that
no Secretary of State can hereafter be.
come a willing party to a treaty yield
ing a share of the control and snper.
vision of any ~inter-oceanic canal to
any European country, as in the Clay
ton-Bulwer treaty. And let it be so
straight and practical that no Ameri.
can Ambassador to the British court
shall feel Mt liberty to question the
policy of his W government or posi-
bly, apologize for the Declaration of In
dependence and the Monroe doctrine
The result of the adoption by the
House of Representative Barrett's i'm
parchment resolution, directing the
Committee on Foreign Affairs to in
vestigate two speeches made by Ambas.
sidor Bayard-one in August and the
other in November-in which he char.
acterized Republicans as socialists be.
cause of their belief in the policy of
protection, and otherwise abused
America, will not be the Impeachment
of Mr., Bayard, but it is almost certain
to be a sharp censure from the House,
unless it can be shown that he was not
correctly reported by the English pa.
pers. Mr.. Barrett's resolution would
have been introduced if the Democrats
had not adopted the policy of object,
ing to every resolution offered in the
House. Mr.. Barrett's Massachusetts
colleague, Representative Mccall, of
fered a resolution merely asking
whether the President had taken any
steps to ascertain whether Ambassador
Bayard had used the language attribu
ted to him, and when that was OBJ
jected to by Mr.. Crisp Mr.. Barrett go
mad and raised n question of privilege
which was sustained by Speaker Reed
and offered his impeachment resolu
ton.
Those Republicans who are not com
mitted to any particular man as tn,
Presidential nominee of the party thinl
the National Committee did a very is,
thing in selecting st. Louis as the con
v%ention city whether true or not doe
3 not matter, but it is certain that tn,
names of each of the other cities con
testing for the honor had gotten asso
: ciated with some particular candidate
and the selection of either of them
wnnld have cnnsed the immersion [,