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Show WASIIIXOTOS LETriJIl. em tTsr Ktpmlnr t-rrsssewfrsf. Wahiinuion, Msroli 13, 1693. Tho President of the United Htatea has already won twu oiiiucutlve falls In his great, but unequal, catob-as-catch-can, wivstliiut nutch with thu olllcu seeking element of his iarly, and un-less un-less his wind or baokboou should ml. denly fall him his final victory Is certain. The first fall waa won before the olllcu seekers got a good grip, by lliu announcement that no sucoussors toe fllclals holding four jear commissions commis-sions would bo appointed beforu thoie commissions oxpltul, nud tho second, which was a hack-breaker, by tho announcement an-nouncement that none ot those who held ullloe during thu last Cleveland administration would bu reappointed, llothol these strokes mado tho President Presi-dent n few ieasnnal enemies who, while prevented by their own loud pral.u (f Mr. Clereland lu tbu near past from making nn open attack upon him, will laku pleaiutu In ripping hllu up lliu back uu thu sly when lliu opportunity op-portunity occurs. Hut they ultu gained him miuy frlunds, aa boldness amlcoutajuulwnya do for any man, whether hu Lu President or ptlvato olllzen. The Democratic editors who charged Mr. Harrlsin vltlt subsidizing thu press by appointing editors tu cilice nave had their urgmiiciile turned og ilnsl themselves by President Cleveland, Cleve-land, uud given us a reason for not appointing Democratic editors lo e filer. Mr. ClevilanJ also took occasion to say Hint lie was not pleased with Iho Idea pruvaleut among editors nf small papers, thai the olll cu of poetmaiter lu their towu belonged to theui. If this thing keeps up a good many men will roan Ui asking themselves, "Where aiu I ai?" , While Prefldeni Cleveland has bien having overylhlug his own way at thu Whltu Iluure, things havu been exactly reversed at the Cipltol, where tho senators of his party have teen engaged lu arranging thu sluto for the reorganization ol the Henutu committees, commit-tees, lu accordance with the change of majority In , that body, Tne ono e-ommltleo lu which Mr. Cleveland waa more deeply lu lerrttid than all others was that ou finance, which will havu to deal with all ol the financial and tarlir bills that may reach tho Heuatu of ttie Flfly.thlrd Congress. Thu senior Democrat member of that committee com-mittee In the last Congress wasBenator Voorheee, and according hi senatorial precedent lie was entitled tu the chair-inaushlp chair-inaushlp ot thu committee In tho present Congress; but his financial views being directly and apparently unalterably opposed to those of President Cleveland a program was arranged by thu President's friends, and approved by him, to preventl.Mr, Voorheea becoming chairman ol Iho couinitttcu, uud alsutoso arraugo thu membership of the committee thatthe silver men would bo In a minority. Tills program was completely Ignored, and not only was Mr. Voorlites made chairman uf the committee, but a msjotlly ol Hi members are pronounced pronounc-ed silver men. This nielcumcut which was mide by thucaucus committee hss yet to hu ratified by the Democratic rcnatorlal caucus, hut ot that there Ii uudoubt. Ho It may bo put down ni certain that Mr. Cleveland will not be able to dictate financial leglslsllouto thu Fifty-third Cougress. Hccretary Herbert sayt: '"I do not behove lu dismissing a working man from the publlo service simply ou llie ground ol his politics." He also says that he will continue lu furco thu olvll service rules for navy yard employes, which cirated such u commotion when Issued by Hecrulary Tracy in the first year si tbu Harrison admlnlstratloo. Verily, the expected spollsof thoepolls-man thoepolls-man aru rupldly vanishing. II Is not believed here that President Cleveland withdrew the treaty for tho annexation of Hawaii from the Henate because he was opposed tu annexation. Thu idea seems to be that be did not like tho Indcflnltenrsi of several clauses In tho treaty, and that he has already directed Hecretary Uretham to negotlatu a nuw uue. A good many bellove, however, that this will not bs donu until n commission shell have visilud Hawaii and obtained certain desired Information as to the wishes of the native Hawaiian, etc. This Cjin-mlsslou Cjin-mlsslou could go and return before the pirseiit extra setslon adjourns, If, us now thought, the Henate shall remain In session until about thu last of April, Thuprrsenladmlulstiutlou Is Justus much opliosed apparently to thu Issue i.f bonds as was thu last one, auj although the solicitor-general has giveu an opinion that thu use of the gold reserve tu redeem the treasury notes would be legal, It will do neither, except as u list resort lo prevent gold gtlngtuu premium. Just at present there Is a cuaialluu In the demand for gold, and the freo gold that le, gold In the treasury over and above the $100,-000,000 $100,-000,000 nservu lurid, Is steadily In-Clearing, In-Clearing, nnd not n fuw people believe lint lie Hurry is over for thu resent, but that It ul Ibe renuwed by the a uru lutlutu 'ea when Congress guts tonelhir ukuIh, aud lor the samu pur se the reptuluf the iiirchaslug cluuto cf tho linetmati illvtr law. |