The morning times., 1896-09-11

1t was stated last night that Mr.. Cleve
land has had reisaued TO The various secre
taries Of his Caffpet lis famous order on
the subject OF CtfeGsiNe paItisafsliip, and
that the secretaries had extended the order
to the heads Of departments and burea us.
A Times reporter called last night ut the
Treasury building tc akoertain il tic tiGer
had been Communicated 10 tie employees
generally but ftese cn duty said that they
had received DO sls;ructions-tiiat is. they
had not received a copy OF tie order.
One OF the dnp1oyes WHO wts seen else
where said tIat he had seen the order.
He said that IL lad been issued soIr-e days
before the Civil Service Commission is
sued its order relating to the assessment
or employees for t-eanpaigD purposes. He
said that the Older had been received Some
days before the runner went around as to
the dismissal OF several Of the heads Of de-
partinrnts and bureaus in the Interior Dee
partrnent. The continuance OF employees
takiDg part in tie campaign after the pro
mitigation Of the Presidents order is taid
to have been the origin of the report that
such employees w ere abont 10 lie dismissed.
PLAYING A WAITING GAME
These drcun,st ances." said an cmploye
IN the PostCffice Department, last night,
Dear Out the beltef that the President
is really to take some action concerning the
offensive partisansbip' OF clerks and other
employees. People do not appear to under
stand that there Is difference between
supportilg the Democratic party aud the
combination td the Democratic and Popu-
listic party.
The latter slougbed off from the Demo-
cratic party largely during the first term
or Mr.. Cleveland, and denounced him and
his party as ass;issins. and all that kind
of thing, while il dealt with the Re-
pubiicatis an lair and open enemy. Had
the Democratic party run the Chica go
convention by Democratic forces and in
fiuences alone. II is possible that Mr..
Cleveland might have taken the view Of
1t that was taken by ex-Secretary Hokc
smith. 1t is plain, however, To the Presi-
dent that Democracy is row resting Its
hopes on a closer communion with the
Populists, and he is only waiting now to
see in what manner the managers of the
Democratic party will treat with tie
Populists, when tbey notify Bryan OF his
nomination by the Peoples party.
II have no doaIbt whatever that when
Mr.. Bryan accepts the nomination OF the
Peoples party and SO mcrges that party
with the Democracy, which he must prac-
tically do OF commit political suicide. you
will hear heads drop IL their owncrs con-
time to support the formal consolidation OF
Democracy and the People S party, which
not only CeNpuHceG OteNtl1lI, Dut CieVc-
landisni, under which ninc-,cnths of those
now in office hold their positions.
STAYING OFF THE INEVITABLE.
1T Is for this reason that the mana gers
OF the Democracy, and particularly Chair
man Jones, has been staving off as long as
possible the formal recognition of the Pop
ulists as an integral part OF the Democratic
body polite. The game at present ap-
pears to lie that Mr. Bryan shall be per
mitted to make a careful reply to Senator
Aliens letter OF notification. which will
satisfy the Populists, but will let the Democ-
racy succeed in sailing under a false flag.
II is scarcely possible, however, that Mr..
Cleveland will fail to interpret Mr. Rryan's
letter OF acceptance clearly to the employees
of his administration.
Senator Faulkner left the city last night
for New York. where hs viii be joined by
Senator Gormap. 1t Is expected that Chair
man Jones Will also be there aud that while
ostensibiy the object or TIE conference ia to
make some new arrangements about the
New York headquarters, the letters OF MI
Bryan TO the PopuIsts is the now all
important matter.
Senator Butler returned to the city yes
terday from North Carolina where he went
on personal business. He sud last ngil,t
that lie h ad nothing to say about his trip.
He is, however. preparing the letter of
notification to Afr, Watson as the Vice
Presidential caDdidate of the People's
party.