Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-01-06
The Presidents Appointments.

What will be the fate of President
Cleveland's recent appointments to
office? This question is the subject of
a dispatch to The Philadelphia Led
ger from it's well-informed. Washing
ton correspondent. These appoint
ments fall into two classes-those
made to fill vacancies caused by death
or resignation, and those made to
fill vacancies caused by the removal
OF free silver men for "pernicious &C.
tiYity" in politics. Arrangements
have been made by the silver senator's
to prevent favorable action upon ap-
polntments OF both classes. No &C
ton has been taken upon the nomi-
nation to Mr.. Francis to the cabinet
position made vacant by the resigna-
ton OF Hoke Smith. Several nomi-
nations to places in the federal
Judiciary have been chung up" in the
Judiciary committee. A similar fate
has overtaken nominations which
have been made in the recess to posi-
lions In the Postoffice department.
This treatment Of the presidents
nominations to office is due, in every
instance, to objection from a free
silver Democratic senator.
Two plans OF defeating the president
are under discussion. One is to keep
the appointments chung up" in the
various committees, leaving the va
cancies to be filled by Mr.. Mckinley
The other is to reject the appoint
ments in executive session, thus Civ
ing Mr.. Cleveland an opportunity to
send In other limitations. Toe sill
yer senator's ttr1 determined to follow
one plan or The other. They are
bent upon preventing what Senator
Jones, OF Arkansas, calls executive
reward of treachery"
In the numerous cases where OBJ
lection is made by a free silver Demo-
cratic senator from the state to
which the appointee belongs, senator
ial courtesy calls for rejection of the
appOlntee, If vote is taken in the
senate, or for consent to the post
ponement Of action, if the nomina-
ton is to be shelved in committee.
Several Republican senators are like
ly, however, to disregard senatorial
courtesy. They are unwilling to en-
ter into an alliance with the free sill
yer Democrats against Mr. Cleveland
They believe that gratitude toward
the sound money Democrats who
helped in the election of Mr.. Nc Kin
ley should be of sufficient influence
upon Republicans to make them vote
to confirm any appointment made by
Mr.. Cleveland, unless serious charges
have been made and proved against
the person appointed. These Repub-
leans are in the right. They are not
numerous enough to secure the con-
tirmation of Mr.. Cleveland's ap-
pointees in the face of opposition
from the silver majority of the senate,
but they are strong enough to show
that the Republican party has no
intention of doing anything so silly
as to cooperate with the silver men
IN gratifying petty spite against the
sound money Democrats It's prob
ably true that Mr.. Cleveland has
been vigilant to detect "pernicious
activity" among silver men, and {
little blind to the political activity
of gold Democrats. But this discrim
ination, though inconsistent with
| the principles to which Mr. Cleveland
has more than once professed hi:
allegiance, is something which Repub
| lican senators can afford to disre
| gard. milwaukee Sentinel.
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