Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1896-04-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. AprIl Il. SO


Mr., Cleveland has paid sufficient defer
ence to those Cuban resolutions to ask
Spain to accept the mediation of the u. S
in negotiating with the Cuban insurgents
for peace; but, according to current gossip
he doesn't wish Spain TO agree and doesn't
expect it. According to stories whispered
in inside circles, the fine hand of Ex-Sec-
rotary Billy Whitney is playing the game
for Mr. Cleveland, having succeeded in per
suading him that the only salvation of the
Democratic party lies in working up feel
ing towards war with Spain The offer
to mediate is made for the purpose of co1-
vncing the world that the administration
favOrs a peaceable settlement and will only
resort to other methods when Spain refuses
to entertain mediation and to gain time
War is not wanted now; it might be all
over before the meeting of the Democratic
National Convention, MOTTO mention the
November election. 1t is deep game, to
take advantage of the general sympathy of
this country for Cuba to boost up the tot
tering Democratic party, and to go into it
it was necessary for Mr.. Cleveland to go
against his real wishes, as he had been
from the first apparently on the side of
Spain
Unless something unexpected turns up to
prevent Congress is likely to break the
long session record in the date of adjourn
ment. So far as the Houseis concerned, it |
would be easy enough to adjourn by the !
first of May, as there remain only two ap-
preparation bills-fortifcations and general
deticienoies-tO be disposed of, and the first
of those will be passed this week, Unless
the Democratic Senators become obstruc-
tionists just to delay adjournment, it is re-
garded as probable that adjournment will
occur somewhere in the neighborhood of
May 18th.
Senator Cullum denies very emphatically
that he has written or intends to write a
letter Withdrawing his name as a candidate
for the Presidential nomination, and Sena-
tor Quay's friends make the same denial
In his behalf
Secretary Morton is in hot water again,
and unless the men who are making the
charges against him are out of their reck-
onlng he may get badly scalded before he
gets out of it. He and his assistants in the
Department are charged with
having deliberately and intentionally mis-.
facts to Senator Proctor and
Wadsworth, who acted with
Morton as a committee to award
he contract for seeds for free distribution,
n order to get the bid Of a Chicago firm,
which was $4,000 below that of the firm
which secured the contract. thrown out.
they charge that Secretary Morton repre-
iented that the seed submitted as samples
" the Chicago firm were found pool, when Z
IS matter of fact the official records of '
he tests made by the department experts :
hown them to be as gocdiH every respect s
$ those sent by the firm which secafedth b
ontraetI that Secretary Morton5told hlsl =
associates onithe Committed
award that the Chicago firm deeline9sto
ssume responsibility by printing their
anne upon the packages of seeds they pro-
osed furnishing, when that firm had stated
9th orally and in writing that it would cut
S bid $4,000 if allowed to print its name #
nd address on every package. They u
large further that Assistant Secretary
'abley worked against them because they
fused to use a certain patent bag-flling
achine advocated by him. It is a very v
'rious business if these charges can be
lbstantiated, and the men who make them
" they can be.
Public Printer Benedict has had a COLI
on with the Civil Service Commission
ncemlng the eligibili ty for re instatement
certain printers discharged by him afterA
E Government Phi nting Office passed.