The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-03-20

from our regular Corresponds

1 WASHINGTON, ID. G.. Mar, 13, 1896.
| Secretary Oluey, the only member
| of the Cleveland Cabinet who possesses
the slightest bit of individuality, is re-
ported to be about to resign because
of what Mr.. Cleveland said about the
statement given out by him, defining
the attitude of the administration to-
ward Cuba and saying in effect that
no notice would be taken of the con-
Icurrent resolutions adopted by Con-
tgress, declaring that the belligerency
Iof the Cubans should be recognized,
and that the United States should in
ltervene, 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 II am in
no way responsible for it, nor in any
way related to it," Now, although
Secretary Olney's name vas not sign
ed to that statement and did not oc-
cur therein, it is well-known to
number of persons that it was written
by him; also that it correctly repre-
lsented the attitude of the administra-
tion, 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 going to pocket such snub; hence
| his resignation is predicted.
i II 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 division.
There is no doubt about where Sen
atOr Cannon, of Utah, stands on the
Cuban question. In the course of u
few remarks made by him at the in
stallation of officers of the Department
of the Potomac G. A. r., he said:
! every American citizen holds in his
hand some portion of the rights and
Liberties of the people of this world.
, We should so conserve our powers and
we should 80 use them that when Am
erica shall say Cuba thou are 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 ILL.,, says he is in
the field for the republican nomina
ton for President and expects to re-
main there until the St. Louis con-
vention names the candidate, regard
less Of the instructions for Mckinley
in some of the Illinois districts. Mr..
Cullom says he could have had quite
number of delegates instructed for
him, but that he has from the first OPP
posed instructing the delegates for
anybody, believing that an uninstruct-
ed delegation would WELD more in
luence in the National Convention.
A member of the Huntington Pa
cifc Railroads lobby is credited with
having said that Huntington now has
meaning Congressmen--in
such shape that he is certain of pre-
venting legislation that would result
in a foreclosure sale of the roads by the
u. S. Government, and hopeful of get
ting his own pet misunderstanding
the Indebtedness for 100 years at 2 per
cent-through. So many propositions
are being advanced for the settlement
of the Indebtedness of those roads to
the government that it is impossible
for any man to say what will eventu
) ally be done, but unless many Senators
and Representatives vote very differ
emily from the way in which they now
talk there isn't much show for Hunt
ington's bill. Huntington's manifest
intention to confuse instead of enlight-
en- the Senate Committee, in the hear
ings which have been given him, has
injured his bill in the eyes of a number
in both Senate and House who might
have been won to its support. These
men think that he has shown that he
+ deserves no favors from the govern
ment.
RI A strong effort is being made by ad-
: ministration democrats to get the
|, Carlisle boom on the road. 1t has
y been O. KID by Wall Street and MIR.
q Cleveland is said to be agreeable.
Still it doesn't 60. Secretary Carlisle
D was once popular with his democratic
+ colleagues in Congress, but he isn't
: now. The silver democrats don't want
j him, because they accuse him OF being
0 a renegade, and the anti-silver element
. lin the Senate, composed OF such dem
/ Iocrats Of German, Brice, Hill and
9 Smith, will not move finger to help
! him, because they regard him as mere
llv a Cleveland dummy. In TACT,
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