Wasiilngton.

Correspondence Of the New York Herald


WASurycsroN Doc I I9l
{"newspaper_name": "The New York herald.", "edition": "01", "page": "p4", "byline": ""}
{"character_count": 3977, "word_count": 707, "ccnet_language_score": [0.95660001039505], "ccnet_perplexity": [1624.699951171875], "fasttext_language": ["en"]}
correspondence OF the New York Herald


WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 1916


Interesting Political Morcmeat-Ihe Organisation


cfthe Opposit,onIHc Opposite Banks, &c


The decision Of the Senate Yesterday, ia taking
the power of appointing the standing committees
from the Vice President, has excited considerable
curiosity every where, to the motive, on the part
Of the opposition, tor this movement. Il will b.
seen that MessTs. Benton and Bagby voted with tie
wings, and negatved the proposition to suspend tie
rule OF the Senate 10 make the appointments course
which had been conceded 10 ell other presiding Off
GERS Of that body previous to that time. From the
fact Of Mr. Benton taking sides with the wings no
thing can be more clear than that this movement il
only the first of series Of similar ones against the
Walker influence at theWbite House-an influence
that is yet destined crush Mr. Dallas aspirations
Tor the presidency, il for no other reason ii Fl his
family connection with the Secretary of the rrea.
sury. Those who would be inclined to thnk that
the Vice President coud be made the instrument of
Mr.. Walkers ambitious views, from this crcum-
stance alone entirely mistaken for, if know
any thing OF the Vice Presidents general character
tor problty and fairness, he would be the last man in
The world 10 lend himself 10 be used instrume Mt
OF any man, no matter how high or Influential his
station III lie may be- But, as have said before, il
ls unfortunate tor Mr. Ddass political prospects
that any family connection exists between him and
Dir. Walker, tor, whatever the latter does or NAV
be suspected OF dong, to advance either his pol-
cal or pecunlary interests, the former will
be IN some measure identified with him.


The Benton party, with Blair and Rives, are de-
termlaed on taking a decided stand against the
President, If he keep Mr. Walker three months
longer 40 the Cabinet; out OF II he must 20, else
VT fok may lind himself III as unpleasant posi-
ton as MI i jer oid after coming lnlo power The
Van Buren interest charges Mr. Walker with bslnp
the man that broke down the Globe, and raised up
Mr.
sion, so that the Benton-Van Buren, influence viii
be brought to bear immediately after the holidays
TO change matters at the White House. as they stand
Al this time. Ii is agreed upon by them thar M
Walker must quit the Cabinet, or peace for Polk
viii be given during hIs Presidency Mark this
well. Cunning little Isaac" will have either 10 20
TO Texas, or retire 10 some retired village prac-
lice law, as his influence is dead in Mississippi
the final stroke OF which will be given in the relec-
ton OF his friend, Dr. Gwlnn, Tor Senator from that
state, IN less than month from now.


In looking over the Presidents Message, the fol-
lowing remarkable passage occurs to which wish
community The Secretary OF the Treasury has
~ an cases, @hen II Was practicable, taken colate
RAJ security ior the amount which they hold, by the
pledge oil stocks OF the United States or such of
the states as were IN good credit. Some of the
deposit banks have gwen this descrlption of seen
rity. and others have declined TO do 500 Here is
strange and omlnous disclosure OF the condition in
which the public deposes are at this time some
OF the deposit banks have given security and others
have declined TO do It," Why not, then. select
banks that could and would give this security. and
not leave 1t discretionary with those that now have
the public money TO pay II or not when called upon.
All remember the traffic IN which Reuben M
Whitney was engaged, in the times OF General
Jackson, in selecting banks that paid him the best
bonus for deposltlng the public funds in their vaults
and all remember but TOO vel the explosions that
followed among those irresponsible repositories OF
the revenue, after. May not the same game be
gong on, and may not the like results follow
hide while from this 7 aud on whom will the
responsibility fall On the President No. On