The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-11-15
WASHINGTON LETTER.

turn Of Arthur p. German to thi
Senate. He is an able and expe
rienced man and one who has th,
interests of the party at heart. H,
will prove a valuable addition tC
the Democratic side Of the Senate
and to the leaders of his party
which win respect his advice on al
important issues.
An evidence of the existence of
the high degree of brotherIy love
which exists in the War and Navy
Departments was given yesterday
morning when the General COM
manding the Army, Miles, and the
Admiral of the Navy, Dewey, both
absented themselves from the we'd
ding of Adiutant- General Corbin
and Miss Edythe Patten. Both
had received invitations, but they
sent regrets. Another conspicuous
absence was Lieutenant Colonel
Heistand, who, it will be remem-
bered, is related to the late Presi-
dent. Presumably, that little hemp
affair will account for it, as | un-
understand that Colonel Heistand
was not invited, but disclosures of
the Senate's investigating commit
tee were hardly such as to warrant
SO direct a snub.
The scarcity of Washington news
which now exists and will until
Congress convenes is resulting in
the sending out, by some Of the
Washington correspondents, Of the
most extraordinary canards. The
latest is the report that the Presi-
dent is going to appoint o Demo
crat to the Cabinet. President
Roosevelt is original and deter
mined in his ideas and methods but
he would as soon think of appoint
ing a Comanche Indian to the
Cabinet and the appointment would
be about as appropriate. The
Cabinet acts as a board Of advisers
and it IS almost needless to say that
no Democrat of any standing would
be willing to place himself in a.
position where his loyalty to his
chief would be constantly at vari-
ance with his loyalty to his party.
The position would be altogether
too delicate and equivocal.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt,
accompanied by Secretary Cortel
you, Assistant Secretary Loeb and
Pinckney, the White House stew
ard, left Washington for New
York on a special train on Monday.
Mrs. Roosevelt remained in New
York, the guest of the Presidents
aunt, while the President proceed
ed to Oyster Bay and cast his
ballot. Mr.. Loeb and Pinckney
cast their ballots at the same place
and Secretary Cortelyou voted at
Hampstead, l.. /.
| am told at the Navy Depart
ment that the announcement that
Admiral Crowninshield, or Captain
Crowninshield, as he soon will be, |
will be given command Of the
European station has brought a |
hornets nest about Secretary |
Longs ears and that be is being
leluged with protests from people
Ill over the country who are |
admirers Of Admiral Schley and
would, therefore, object to any
hing in the nature Of a promotion
Tor Crowninshield. The Secretary |
Is at loss to know what to do in
ihe matter and he is equally 10th /
o consult the President There is
40 precedent for the Secretary Of |
he Navy's explaining to private
sitizens the reasons for the promo
ions that he sees fit to make, but,
IN the other hand, to ignore 4 pro-
,est from sources SO widespread
certainly seems like bad politics.
William Dudley Foulke, the re-
;ently appointed Civil Service
Commissioner, has gone to work
,n the question Of pensions, or
'ome substitute therefore, for
Iuperannuated clerks in the gov
srnment service. He has, he be-
ieves, looked into the matter
:arefully and has reached The con.
fusion that the only practical so-
ution Of the question il theempIoy- I
nent Of tho services Of some
londed endowment comnanx. Hnl.