The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-12
our WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON. March g., 1896

of the Cleveland cabltet who pos
sessps the slightest bit of lndividu-
atty, is reported to be about to
resign because of what Mr.. Cleve-
land said about the statement given
out by him, defining the attitude of
the minIstratiOn towards Cuba
and saying in effect that no notice
would be taken of the concurrent
resolutions adopted by Congress,
declaring that the beligerncy of
the Cubans should be recognized,
and that the United States should
intervene, if necessary, to put an
end to the war. Mr.. Cleveland did
not deny the correctness Of the
statement, but wrote with his own
hand, 81 am in no wav responsible
for it. nor in any way related to it. .
Now, although Secretary Olney's
name was not signed to that state
ment, and did not occur therein, it
is we'll known to a number of per-
sons that it was written by him;
also that it correctly represented
the attitude Of the administration,
as shown in cabinet discussions of
the matter. His connection with
the statement being so we'll known,
it is not expected that Secretary
Olney is gong to pocket such a
snub; hence his resignation is pre-
dicted.
If the Senate agrees with the
House, pensioners will no longer be
paid in person by pension agents,
but will have their checks mailed
to them, the latter body having
agreed to the change without a d.
vision.
There is no doubt about where
Senator Cannon, Of Utah, stands
on the Cuban question. In the
course Of few remarks made by
him at the installation of officers of
the department of the Potomac G.
A. R., he said, every American
citizen holds in his hand some por-
ton of the rights and liberties of
the people of this world. We
should so conserve our powers and
we should so use them that when
America shall say, Cuba thou art
free,' she shall be free. That time
will come, speed it Almighty God,
when the people of the United
States, free themselves, shall make
The world free also"
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, says
he is in the field for the Republican
nomination for President, and ex-
poets to remain there until the st.
Louis convention names the candi-
date, regardless of the instructions
for Mckinley in some of the Hi
nois districts. Mr.. Cullom says he
could have had quite number of
delegates instructed for him, but
that he has from the first opposed
instructing the delegates for any
body, believing that an uninstruc-
ted delegation would WELD more
influence in the National Conven-
ton.
A member of the Huntington
Pacific railroads lobby is credited
with having said that Huntington
now has things, meaning Congress-
men, in such shape that he is GER
tain of preventing Legislation that
would result in a foreclosure sale Of
the roads by the u. S. Government
and hopeful Of getting his own pet
measure, extending the indebted
ness for one hundred years at two
per cent, through. So many prop
ositions are being lvanced for the
settlement of the indebtedness of
these roads to the government that
it is impossible for any man to say
what will eventually be done, but
unless many Senators and Repre-
sentatives vote very differently from
the way IN which they now talk
there isn't much show for Hunting
tons bill. Huntington's manifest
intention to confuse instead of
enlighten the Senate Committee,
in the hearings which have been
given him, has injured his bill in
the eyes of u number in both Senate
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