The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-08-06
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Washington, July 80, 1897 1t
would he difficult to find more diSap-
pointed and disgruntled gang han those
Republicans who hoped for some sort of
appointment up to the hour of Mr.. Nc
Kinley's departure Oh an extended va
cation. They had expected that a large
number of appointments would be made
as soon as congress was out of the way.
but only few were made and some of
them were those whose nominations had
failed tn be acted upon by the senate
He added to their dlsgruntlement by
amending the civil service rules so that
no office holder in tee classified service
can be removed except for ciuse and
upon written charges. and then only af-
ter failure to make a satisfactory defense
He pleased some of the Republican con-
gressmen by excepting from the civil
service rules some of the confidential
employees IN each of the internal revenue
and customs districts. but offended 9th
ers by extending those rules to the
smaller Custom houses that were left out
by Mr.. Cleveland.
b IS Hanna and Mr. Mckinley are
said tn he con the outs" aud the big
IS left Washington without saying
and whom he has been bossiug. There
are different stories as to the cause of the
strained relations, but it is safe to sly
that they will be patched up by the time
Mr. Mckinley gets to Ohio, where he
expects to be during the latter part of
August AS soon as he takes time to
think, Boss Hanna will realize that he
will need Mr. Mckinley in his business
before that Ohio campaign is ended. and
if necessary will pocket a snub or two to
get his active assistance.
Mr.. Mckinley appointed F. V. Pow
deply to be commissioner general of
immigration before he left on his vaca-
ton This appointment was made ne
ceSsary by the failure of the senate to
act upon Powderly's nomination for
this position, and a bargain made before
Mr.. Mckinley's election. 1t has been
hinted by personal friends of Mr. Nc
kinley that he will be rather glad than
otherwise should the senate reject Pow
derly's nomination next winter. 10 Civ
ing him the recess appointment the
bargain that put Po~derlv on II stump
for Nc. kinley has heen lived up to. IL
the senate declines tn let him stay there.
Mr.. Mckinley will have another good
appointment at his disposal.
Representative Prince, of Ill. may
find 1t difficult Il square himself with
the editor of the Republican organ at
Moline. He had endorsed the editor
for the postnastership of the town. and.
according to the rule in vogue at the
post office department, that endorse
ments should have been equivalent to
appointment. But this week Mr. Prince
changed his endorsement from the Re
publican editor to George H Mckinley,
Il newhew of Mr.. Mckinley He says
he was virtually compelled to change
his endorsement, and gives the follow
ing as the conversation that took place
at the White House between himself and
Mr.. Mckinley: Mr.. Mck-'I wish, yCu
would endorse my nephew for the place
Mr. Prince" Mr., P.-"But. Mr.. Presi-
dent, L have already end Orsed Eastman
(the editor), and if L go back on him
now will be held responsible political
iy." Mr.. McK-.'Well, say to them
that you endorsed him at my request" "
Mr.. Prince says there WAS nothing else
for him tn do after that but to endorse
Mr. MckInley's nephew, but he NAV
find that the editor thinks differently, and
If he cannot satisfy him in some way he
nay also find that he has to pay big
price for having obliged the president
a study of Gar Reeds committees of
the house, announced just before ad
tournament, shows that PENNSYLVANIA
md New York, with nIne chairman
ships each, got onet third of the fifty
four chairman of house committees.
while twenty-three states got no chair
nan a: all. The Eastern states got
twenty-e:ght chairmanships. When it
IS remembered that the legislation of
the house is practically in the hands of
the chairman of committees this divi-
sion is significant of the controlling
power.
III proof w-re needed that Mr.. McKin-
ley was virtually compelled by campaign
promises to send that currency commits
lion special message to congress it is cas-
lily furnished by the positive statement
# prominent Republican senators that
10 attempt will he made to push the cur
rency commission bill, which was i,m-
med through tn house, to a vote in the
senate. 1t Ii as further become known
that Speaker Reed would not have al
lowed the bill TO get through the house
mad he not been certain that it was to
be allowed to die in the senate. When
Mr. Mckinley has paid all his cam
palgn debts he may possibly do some
thing because he believes in it, but il
seems that there are still lot of those
debts unpaid.