The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1895-06-13
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Herald's Correspondent Rather
Captious Relative to Cab
met Appointments,
Ex-Secretary Whitney Charge d
with Presidential Aspira-
tons, which he Denies.
Kentucky Republicans Have
Nerve--They Claim Ability
to Carry the State.

to Carry the State.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., June 10, 1895.
The one thing not surprising about
Mr.. Cleveland's selection of Mr.. hudson
Harmon, OF Ohio, to be Attorney-Gen-
eral in place of Mr.. Olney, who has been
made Secretary of State, is that Mr..
Harmon is a corporation lawyer. Mr..
Cleveland has made considerable money
as corporation lawyer himself, and he
doubtless expects to resume that occu-
patton after March 18th, 1897. which ac-
counts, in measure, for his partially
for corporation LAWYERS. 1t is under
stood that one of Mr.. Cleveland's OBJ
.ects in taking mir. 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-Representative
Conn. of Indiana, an anti-Cleveland
democrat, voiced the opinion of many
democrats when he saia of them: "Both
appointments are characteristic OF the
President. One is the promotion of the
most unpopular man in the cabinet, and
the other the exaltation of compare
lively obscure attorney to one of the
most important offices in the country.
1t goes without saying that there will
be no change in the conduct of either the
State Department or the Attorney-Gen-
erals Office. Possibly, in the absence of
the President, the individuality of Mr..
Olney may make itself manifest, as did
that of Secretary Gresham in the ALI
anca 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 com.
placency of the administration, which,
OF course, distinct,vely 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.
The big democrats are trying to make
the public realize that ex-Secretary Whit
ney is playing his cards, not as an as
sistant to Mr.. Cleveland, but as an
independent candidate for the democratic
presidential nomination. Even Senator
Smith, OF New Jersey, who was.Senator
made upon the administration policy
during the last session of Congress by
the Gorman-Brice combination, seems
to be in the deal. At any rate he has
taken occasion, while In Washington, to
state very positively that Whitney was
out of the nomination; also to give
Whitney lot of "tafy." Some people
are of the opinion that the prominent
antl-CIeyeland democrats are going to
make use of Whitney to beat Cleveland
at his own game, and chat having DO und
him bv promise, which he thought he
was perfectly safe in making, to support
Whitney's candidacy, they are now go
ing to work with the idea ofnominating
Whitney on the first ballot.
Ex-Congressman Cadmus, of New
Jersey, doesn't take rosv view of the
prospect of the democratic party in his
state, although he was a democratic
of the last congress, and a can
didate for reelection. Mr.. Cadmus is
silk manufacturer and believer in pro-
lection. He says, politically the state
is yerv quiet, although there will be an
election for governor this tall. l have
no doubt of the success OF the republican
ticket, and the chances are that the DEM
ocratic nominations will go begging"
The Kentucky republicans are conf
dent of their ability to elect their candi-
date for governor, and hopeful that they
will elect majority of the legislature,
which would mean republican success.
sor to Senator Black burn. They have
written to Washington asking merely to
be let alone, in reply to offers of assist
ance from outside speakers. 1--WE don't
want any outside speakers" writes one
Of them. cor one dollar contributed by
not residing i'll the state. We
have got the democratic party split and
we are going to win, the goyernorship.
and probably the legislature"
The administration is determined that
shall not he returned to the
Senate. IT 1t can possibly prevent it.
Secretary Carlisle, when he returns to
Kentucky this week, will go prepared to
compel every federal employee in the !!
state, including the fourth-class post
masters and the army of internal rev.
enue men connected with the distileries /
to choose between fighting Blackburn
md the loss OF their positions. 1t will
lot be surprising il Secretary Carlisle
becomes an open candidate for the SEN
lite hcinre the c,,m:,li.n t..,st~ II.
dOcsn't ,are particularly about tctur,.-
ny III the senate, because IT., expects To
90 on the heiicl, before This a.laiiiis.ia- .
ion retirss. but he wants i,.si,Ss,t B!ack- !
,uri,. and il he thinks Becoming a can !;
lislsts j. sseewssary 70 do it lie xi!! not
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