The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-17

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| WASHINGTON, Nov. Is, 1913.
Iofiey0 me Nsrt Adm,n,stratiop-An Erroneous
Financial Stafcment-The Secretary of the Treu-
swys Report--Distinguishe ArT,ruls-The De-
nocrdttc Candidate fr '52-Ths Union and the
Taylor Men-Recorry of Another Diamond
So Old ththy'-- Ueiier legally Goy.rnor of Ohio.
after all Passage TO Salt Rir1, &c.
A great deal of idle speculation is being INDUCED
IN as TO what line OF policy Gen. Taylor will adopt
Some contend he will urge the adoption Of mo.
dfed tariff; others, that he will adviss the aboll
ton OF the subtreasurles, &c and, in an endeavor
to show that he will become partizan, they 90 80
tar as to assert that the letter which he addressed
10 person IN New Jersey, in which he says, SCI
have uniformly declined yielding to similar re-
questS, IN the beilei that my opinions, even If i
were President OF the United States would bt.
neither important nor necessary" was mutated.
and, IN reality, only referred to the unimportancc
OF explaining his opinions to the individual who
MADE made me INQUIRY. General Taylor may well ex-
claim, heaven save me from my friends In add
uon 10 The absurdlty OF such a construction as ia
endeavored to be attached to the letter in question
as wen as me gross want of courtesy it would dis
play, II Is EVIDENT from all the Generals cores
pondence, that he views the Executive az a sena.
rate and distinct branch of the government which
has no right 10 influence seek to direct. IN nnv
way, the deliberations of the Legislative n anch, and
y, n II
violation Of the constitution. The endeavor Of
certain editors to make It appear that whilst
General Taylor wrote one way, he in reality meant
quite different thing, IS to accuse him of du-
plchy-of double deallny-a charge which even
the strongest democratic papers do not pretend to
make. The inaugural message of 1919, will. in
our opinion, contain neither suggestions nor dlrec-
ll1ns as to what particular measures should be
adopted. a such things will be left to Congress,
and the result will be that, whilst the people will
learn to look to their representatives for the carry
ing out OF partlzan measures, the Executive will Be
regarded as the great head of the govern ment
and not mere tool REPRESENTING merely faction
a statement Is going the rounds, emana,ng, we
believe, from the Ne.o York Express, protessin g to
give a view OF the financial state Of the country
for the current year. 1t asserts that there IL de-
fciency in the receipts over the disbursements OF
$l9,43l ,8A, to supply which, "Congress will au-
thorize the Secretary OF the Treasury to borrow
the sum alter the first of January, 1919" This
statement is altogether erroneous-there will lbe
no deficiency, and consequently no application
made Tor another loan, as we learn upon I'M
doubted authority. The Secretary's report which
VIII De before the country IN little over two
weeks, will show the real state of our finances,
and IN the meantime we cannot imagine what adj
vantage 1t can be to any party to publish mere
que ss-work tables, especially when they are 30 far
wide OF the truth.
Washington Is beginning to fill up. We notice
that Senators Douglass, of Indiana, Foote, Miss,
and Johnson, La. have arrived. General Scott
Is also In town. but has not attracted special at
tention.
The Union regales its readers frequently ,now-a-
days, with the quotation, "Stll our Pilot lives"
This is grand mistake. The ship survives,
doubtless, but the pilot (Cass) has been thrown
General w. O. Butler shall be the democratic can
dIdate for So The democratic party never run a
horse which has once been distanced. There is
always prestige of defeat about such candidates.
Gas r'de Clay,) which 1t is hard to get over. By
the way, 1t Is currently reported that Mr. Ritchie
is to be presented by the Taylor with an ele-
CANT gold snuff box (not the one stolen lately)
electing General Taylor. There can be no doubt
but that the organ" by his insane abuse of the
President. elect, did more than any other man m
the United States to insure his success. The de-
mocrats assert that the venerable padre was Sc
crety IN favor OF Tayors election all along, as, in
case OF Cass being successful, he we'll kne W he
would have to walk the plank, to make room for
n1Stal Inst,uI1eht Oh greater callbre. Now, he
Will be permitted to grind his dulcet sounds with
lmpunity.
Another diamond has been found in the case,
belonging to the gold snuff box, stolen from the
patent office; this makes fourteen diamonds
which have been found altogether. The case
which contained the vauables has become a
much greater object of curiosity now that 1t has
been emptied than 1t was before, and Is visited by
Il Is said that arrangements are being made to
bring on sold Whitley" so as to BIZ present on
the 18th or 9Th OF March. The old horse will
lorm no unimportant part of the spectacle on that
occasion.
gentleman, just arrived from Ohio, states that
It is the intention Of the democratic party In that
state, to lns.aI Weller as Governor, IN conse-
the election Of Ford It appears that, by the pre-
sent constitution, it is necessary that the cities of
Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus, should re-
e,ster their votes previous to the election This
clause OF the constitution was not complied with
and WelleI's friends contend that all the votes Of
those cities are consequently void, and that Ford
IS legally in a considerable minority. There will
be some queer doings In Ohio yet
Circulars have been sent to most of the officials
here, stating that fine steamboat has been char
tered by Captain Cass. VIII together with pilot
Thomas Richie, will be prepared to take passen-
gers On voyage up Salt River, tree of charge, ON
the fourth of March next. The noise and confu-
In the day of starting, as circu INSTANCES put il
completely out Of the power of the captain to de-
lay. This bit of fun, of course, emanated from
the Jackson association.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 16, lS48