The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-01-16
Bright Future Promised
for Secretary Olney.
He Has No Reason Now to
Worry About the Future.
Carlisle Will Have to Make New
Start IN Professional Life.

1
Is great deal Of talk among public men
here concerning the future of the Demo
cratic party. The men who are in position
TO have the best information and Judgment
agree that tho party is likely to come to
some understanding before the next con-
gressonal elections are on, which will OBJ
| yiate the gold and silver war within the
ranks. Just how this is TO be done they do
not appear to know. But that the leaders
of the party are confident harmony will be
brought about in some way Is apparent
from their conversation. This opinion Is
expressed by Democrats who supported
Palmer and Buckner as well as those who
favored Bryan and Sewall So IL is easy to
SEQ that there is at least desire for peace
between the active men of the two factions
whether or not peace can DO actually
brought about is another question.
There Is also considerable gossip in Dem
ocratic circles To tho effect that Secretary
Olney may be the Democratic nominee for
| president in 1900. ehis is looking long
way ahend, but tho gossip is Of interest in
that IL shows the hold Olney has obtained
| upon the respect of the public men Of the
| day. 1t cannot BE- said with truth that Mr..
| Olney Is exactly popular. He has not popu-
| lar ways. He Is plain, blunt, cold blood
| ed man, who goes straight ut his business,
apparently caring little for the conse-
quences as to his popularity among the
people. But there is great admiration for
the doughty secretary Of state who has
brought Lord Salisbury 20 terms, even
among those senator's and representatives
who are not loversSf the administration,
and who were not satisfied with tho man.
ner In which Mr.. Olney arrogated to tho
executive the exclusive right to recognize
the independence of a foreign power
Oiney's Future.
Those who think Olney likely to be a CEN
tral figure in the Democratic politics of the
future point to his great achievements In
securing from Great Britain recognition Of
the Monroe doctrine, the general treaty of
arbitration, and his influence in settling
the Chicago strike in 1894. They say the
secretary has in this way won the admira-
ton OF the masses, who are always in IA
vor OF a vigorous foreign policy and that
he has at the same time gained the conf
dence of the substantial men OF the coun-
try Tor they know fim TO be firm without
being a jingo Mr.. Olney himself cannot
be said to bo ambitious While he would
doubtless be glad to accept the Democratic
ly II II should be accompanied by fair
chance Of election, he Ia too well balanced
to permit an ambition of this sort to OBJ
tain possession of him. He realizes that as
corporation lawyer he is not likely ever
to become very popular man and Is quite
well content to go back to his law practice,
which, / understand nets him about $780,
600 a year.
Mr.. Olney's case Is a good example OF
the wisdom OF making ones way in the
world, of achieving independence before
going into politics or public life. Mr. Oh
ney's future Is assured. He has nothing to
worry about. III his income has been $780,
GOO or s60,O u year i'm the past, 1t may
easily double that for years to come, for he
has gained tremendous personal and pro-
fcssional prestige by his success i'm the
state department.. III he cares little later
on to become a candidate for office or To
engngo in party politics as leader, he will
be free and independents.
Outlook For Secretary Carlisle.
There are members of the cabinet who
have not this comforting assurance on the
eve of their retirement. Secretary Carlisle,
for instance, has his way TO make in pro-
fessional life. He has had no practice for
many years and Is without capital to start
on. OF course no will not lack for clients,
and some very good offers are already
awaiting him, but it :s not like having
made ones success and won ones finan-
cial Independence early in life. Postmas-
ter General Wilson, too, has given the best
of his life to public service, and he will in
all probability go back to college work,
which engaged his attention In earlier |
years IL is said he has already accepted |
an invitation TO become president of Vir- |
ginia college. Ho Is scholarly man, much |
admired Hhd believed fy hts ussuciutes for t
his gontle character and winning ways. |
In college life he will bo at his best. Sec |
retary Herbert is another retiring cabinet |
minister who will have to find some means |
of gaining "a livelihood. he IL poor, too, |
but man Of great ability, and one SO |
highly respected that he will not have any |
difficulty In making his way in private life
10 has become an axiom among public |
men, among those who have had expert
ence, that 10 is wiscst 20 get money before
seeking honors. IL one doesn't believe in
the force Of this, bo has only to come TO
and try it. Men arc handicap.
ped II they try To rise in public life without
a reasonable amount of money behind
them. Thoy cannot accept cabinet appoint
ments without sacrifices such as a poor
man ought not 10 make
Two Massachusetts Men.
know nAmber Of men who drew ont
Of public lfo in Washington deliberately
for the purpose Of acquiring financial in
dependence before re-entering it, One OF
these is ox-GoN ernor Long Of Massachu.
sotts, recently much talked of for place in
tho Mckinley cabinet. He was somo years
lgo "A strong man in tho house and in his
state. But he was poor, and perccving
the disadvantage which he was laboring
under he left congress and devoted himself
10 building M his private fortune, with
he intention of somo day coming back TO
as "A public man. Whether hc
has reached the point where he Is willing
to become member Of the cabinet remains
10 30 seen.
Another instance Of the samo sort Is
'ound in the case Of ex-Congressman Pat
tick Collins, also Of Massachusetts and now
lie American consul general at London.
Mr.. Collins was in high favor with his
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