Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-06-09
a CHANGE OF POLICY.
The President Converts the sera
Into nm AIIx

Into AN Ally.
There has been a remarkable change
since the 18th of March in the relations
that have existed for the last II years
between the senate and the executive.
Mr.. Cleveland began the fight at the be-
ginning OF his first administration.
There had been harmony since the time
of Andrew johnson until he assumed
that the president of the United States
was endowed with supreme power.
which the senate disputed During his
first administration President Cleveland
was continually scoldng the senate.
and the senate habituallv refused to
comply with his recommendations.
During that term he vetoed more legis-
lation and the senate rejected more
nominations than during the entire pre-
'ious history of the government.
In Mr.. Clevelands second term the
situation was even worse than during
his first term. Senators stopped going
10 the white house almost entirely Mr.
Gray, Of Delaware, Mr. Villas, of Wis
consin, Gen. Palmer, OF Illinois. Mr..
Gallery, of Louisiana, and two or three
more would sometimes 90, but a num-
Der of men in the senate had not crossed
the white house threshold for nearly
four years, until Mr.. Mckinley came TO
reside there. The president had abso-
lutely no influence in legislation. no at
tention was paid to his recommended
tons, and the knowledge that he was
particularly anxious To have bill
passed would be an obstacle To its pas
sage. At least dozen votes ON the
tfr 9, 10 10.
ratification of the arbitration treaty for
fear Mr. Cleveland might get "a little
glory out of it. and the difference be-
tween the senate and the administra-
ton on the Cuban question has been
largely due to the same caUe-,. There
was determination in certain quarters
TO force the president to recognize the
insurgents, simply because it was
known that he did not think il eNpcdi-
mt TO do so. The senators found 1T all
most impossible TO get information
from the white house or the state de
partment, although they frequently
passed resolutions calling for it.
Now all is changed President Nc
kinlcy has taken the senate into his
confidence on all questions. He IS not
continents, but will not send in "A nom
nation without the approval of the
senator's from the state the nomination
is made from, even though il be a per-
sonal friend. He has made good many
appointments from Ohio. but none of
them were made without consulting
Senator Foraker and Mr.. Hanna. Presi-
dent Cleveland never thought of doing
such thing.
There has been similar change of
policy in regard to information in the
executive department. The secret
archives of the state department have
been opened to all the members of the
committee on foreign relations. and the
president has been trying to persuade
the senate to agree with him on a Cuban
policy that will he satisfactory to both
Whether he succeeds or not is doubtful
Some of the senators who have been
most active in the Cuban agitation are
not actuatcd 10y the most unsclfish mo-
tives. There IS a good deal of bun
combc' involved. and the Cuban revolu-
ton has been a convenient text to cN-
hort from for political purposes. The
president is a practical man, and he
Mil do nothing i'm the Cuban matter that
is not prompted by n desire 10 produce
practical result. His candor has how
ever. inspired the most cordial feelings.
and there is not man on the floor of
the senate who does not express a
friendly sentiment toward the "coor-
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