The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-29

Ths situation, as far az regards the
relations OF the president TO congress-,
will be decidedly mixed when that body
meets next week 1t Is the same con-
xress and the same president IS at the
last session. but in the interim considera-
bls has occurred to decidedly change their
relations 70 each other. At the last ses-
sion the Democratic minority. while not
all in accord with the president in his
financial policy. yet. - q rule. recognized
him as the actual representative leader
OF the party. Today three-quarters or
the Democratic members OF both houses
are bitterly hostile TO the president. and
win do anything In their power 70 thwart
his designs
SO outspoken Ii this hostility that the
Democratic senator's who have commit
ted themselves entirely 10 the free silver
cause. are already announcing their In
tention OF combining with the tree silver
Repuo4iGa-zg and Popuiist senators. for
the purpose OF rejecting every single
nomination sent In by the president. ianey
win probably. IL the combination Is ef-
fected. proceed with the rejection or the
nomination Of ex-Goy. Francis OF Mis-
souri, for secretary OF the interior. The
Missouri senator's VIII make personal
matter OF this, and are quite likely 20
succeed Ia defeating confirmation. as they
VIII have the time-honored precedent Of
senatorial courtesy behind them. Cases
ere rare where confirmation Is ever made
against the protest OF both senators from
the state from which the nominee is ap-
pointed The nomination OF ex-Congress-
man Foreman. Of Illinois. as Commissioners
Of internal revenue. and probably that Of
Secretary Herbert for chief justice OF ths
court OF claims, viii probably be fought.
as well as the various appointments made
during the recess for minor positions. par
ticularly those TO I'LL vacancies caused by
removals for offensive partisanship'' In
the support OF Mr.. Bryan. Senator Har-
r.s, of Tennessee, has announced that
every nomination presented 10 the senate
this winter win be rejected.
As the other side 10 the situation. the
Republican majority In the house, and the
Republican senators. with very few ex-
ceptions. are likely TO refrain from an
tagonizing the president in any manner.
With the exception OF the free silver SEN
ators. there are few OF the Republican
members Of congress who viii feel called
upon TO attack the financial policy of the
administration: and there will be few SUBJ
tects over which friction can arise. unless
the Cuban question may take that form.
AS the situation stands. the president win
have to look to his party opponents for aid
in carrying out any recommendations he
may make. or to con1gm his appointees.
From the great majority of his party
friends he can expect nothing but obstruc-
tion or an active hostility. exhibited In the
attempt to deprive him entirely OF his con-
stitutional right to make appointments TO
Office, and this without regard to any
question OF the character and fitness of the
appointees. These obstruction senators
propose to exercise the senatorial veto
power on appointments in as revolution
airy q spirit as would be exhibited by a
president who vetoed every bill which
passed a hostile congress. out OF q per-
verse desire to spite his political opponents
therein.
OF course. the Republican party will
profit slightly by this party warfare. 1t
viii result in leaving to the incoming
president the right OF appointment to
numerous fairly remunerative life posi-
lions on the Federal bench and elsewhere