The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1897-05-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Nav "a. IS

WASHINGTON LETTER.
/ From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington. May "a, 1897.
When it comes to expressing their
sympathy for Cuba, or showing their
confidence in President Mckinley, the
republicans of the House stand with
The President. They know that it IS
not necessary to pass the Senate resOlu
ton declaring that the belligerency of
the Cu5ans should be recognized, in
order to convince the country of their
sympathy for Cuba. They also know
that the adoption of that resolution at
this time would unnecessarily embarass
the President, who is working out
policy that will be of some practical
| benefit to the Cubans, which it is far
| from certain that the recognition of
| belli~erencv would be. This being the
situation, it is not likely that the House
will act upon the beligerencv resolution
or take any other action relating to
Cuba, until President Mckinley has
had time enough to formulate and an
nounce his policy. The real friends of
! Cuba want more than recognition of
/ beligerencv; they want to see the ISL
and independent; and to that end they
are steadfastlv working; meanW hlle,
! the money appropriated by Congress
for the relief of destitute Americans in
| Cuba, is beng used for that purpose by
! the L. s. Consuls. There is no reason
| for any undue haste in taking the next
STEP especially when haste might de-
! feat the very object sought-the ending
of bloodshed in Cuba. President Nc
| Kinney has promised to act in short
! time, and republicans are willing to
accept that promise and wait.
Republican Senators held caucus
! today, in order to smooth down little
! differences az to modes of procedure
! during the tariff debate now open.
| There was a general Interchange of
opinion, and, while there was no at
! tempt to bind anybody, a general un-
derstanding was reached that no time
should be devoted to lengthy speeches
! by Republicans. At the caucus of
| Democratic Senators it was decided to
open their fight on the tariff bin by
moving to strike out the entire internal
revenue section of the bill, in order to
| try to curry favor with the brewing
| interests Republicans do not believe
| the motion Will carry.
The Bryanites are constantly talking
about the increase of free silver senti-
ment III the country and saying that
the result of last November would be
| reversed if there were National cleo
ton held now. OF course everybody
/ knows that sort of talk to be mere bluff
and buster. If proof was needed, it is
! furnished by the fact that the Demo
cratic leader Cf the ilouse-Bailey, of
| Texas-and other prominent Demo
Gratis nave gone into the First Congress
| sional district of Missouri to speak and
work for the election of a Democratic
successor to the late Representative r.
Z. Giles. The silver sentiment is grow
ing so fast in the silver state of Mis-
souri,, that stump speakers of National
|
that the Republicans do not carry a
district that last November elected q
silver Democrat. Facts like this are
more convincing than loud talk, just as
a man is always judged to a larger eX-
tent by his actions than by his words.
President Mckinley has been Sc oc-
cupied with others that he has not had
time to decide what to do about revok-
ing the extensions of the civil service
rules, made by Mr.. Cleveland, but he
has heard the complaint Of many prom
inent Republicans concerning the in
justice of the most of these extensions
and there is very little doubt that when
he takes the question up, some, if not
ALL Of these extensions, will have to go.
Some idea of how some of these extern
sions are regarded by prominent Off
cials, who know hy experience just how
they are working, may be had from the
following vigorous language used by
Assistant Secretary Ryan of the Interior
Departments: The civil service law
has been perverted and dragged into
mire TO serve partisan ends; but even
that is not the worst OF II. \ new adj
ministration has come into power,
pledged to carry out policies which IN
many important respects are directly
contrary TO those of the last administra-
ton, and it finds itself confronted on
the very threshold by an army of Off
cial inCumhcnts hostile, or at the very
least, Indifferent, - its aims and uur-
poscs-an army intrenched behind
: newly devised rules and regulations
which were never contemplated or
dreamed of by the trainers and sup
porters Of the civil service law whose
design was to elevate and improve the
efficiency of the clerical service in the
executive departments of the Govern
mcnt"
: Mr.. Ryan was member of the House
when the civil service bill was passed
: and he voted for it, and still believes in
it, but he thinks the partisan barnacles
put upon ii by Mr.. Cleveland Will have
to be srraped Oft or the country viii be-
come disguised with the entire law.
More evidence eff the partisan working
l of the rules under the last adminlstra-
ton has been submitted to the Senate
Investigating Committee, and number
. of bureau chiefs, including Commits
: sioner of Patents Butterwor;h, have
added their recommendation that the
present rules be modified.
- i
., etc. may not he the direct cause of ".
! pnoid fever, vet we doubt if Or. Ground
- would consider such conditions con
+ ducive t. the general good health Of {
= community. If so. why did he iss-e
: orders every other day to clean up ol