The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-03-23
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

Special Correspondence to The Republican. ]
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Mich. 10. 1878.
Organs and friends of the exclusive
gold standard are, as might have
been expected, decidedly uncompli-
mentary towards Secretary Evarts
in their comments on his circular
letter to our foreign representatives
instructing them as to their course to
influence an early meeting of the in
ternational conference provided for
under the reconciliation act. His
offense is in the statement made, sub
stantially, that the heavy vote in IA
vor of reconciliation, must be ac-
cepted as definitely fixing the policy
of the Government in favor of the
double standard. 1t is claimed that
Mr.. Evarts has gone out OF his way
to officially endorse as a permanent
feature of our future fiscal system,
what can only be regarded as an ex-
pertinent that it was with precisely
that understanding many voted for
reconciliation; and that they will
feel themselves grievously mirepre-
sented by his gratuitous assumption.
1t is claimed that Mr.. Evarts has by
his uncalled for statement, discount
ed so far as possible, all the moral
effects of the Presidential veto
abroad, where we were sadly in need
of every aid to correct a widespread
apprehension that the silver bill was
only the first step deliberately taken
in favor of reputation. But under
the steady decline of gold and the
appreciation of Government securi-
ties here at home, such reasonings
will have little force.
The "hard times" seems to have so
far overcome the alleged National
repugnance to an income tax that its
re'enactment is regarded as almost
certainly assured. The bill agreed to
by the House Ways and Means Com
mittee, exempts all incomes less than
$4,000; from that up to $1,000 the
rate of taxation is fixed at 2 per cent. ;
up to $4,000 8 per cent. and on all
amounts above the latter figures
per cent.
1t is confidently claimed that the
Committee of tariff adjusters will be
able to report its bill by next Friday
Wood denies that the large falling of
in Government receipts is justly at
tributable to his efforts at tariff revi-
sion as asserted by Secretary Sher-
man and others equally well inform
ed. On the contrary he INDUCES in
the most sanguine predictions as to
the plethora of the revenues to result
from the adoption of his bill. But
Woods reputation as statesman OF
broad views and large attachments,
never was so great as to lead to an
unhesitating acceptance of his pro-
phecies on subjects of political econ
omy; and in the absence of any other
cause to account for the deficiencies
of the present fiscal year as compared
with those of last Sherman's views
are those of large majority outside
of Democratic partisans in Congress.
Mr.. Blaine is vigorously backed
by his associates in the position taken
in opposition to the payment of the
fisheries award !; and if able to- sub.
stantiate the intimations as to the
imposition on us of Mr.. Del Fosse as
third referee by artifice and stratagem
on the part of John Bull, ,our Cana.
dian cousins need hardly expect pay.
ment until they agree togive us a
receipt in full.
The Presidents veto of the bill fol
authorizing an extra session OF
Court for the trial of alleged
timber thieves was generally APP.
proved by all, save the latter and
their friends in Congress, because il
was held to have been a most trans
parent scheme to secure their acauit
tai. But judging from what is heard
here he has more than neutralized
all he has effected by Cancellation
in certain sections of the South. be
cause he refused to become virtually
a particeps crinaino to this business o.
robting the Government and should
he dare attempt to execute the laws
against the murderers of our reve
nue. officers in South Carolina and
states further South, he need expec
little but denunciation and abuse
from his pacified "erring brother"
UNDINE.
PAYING OUT GoLD.-Postmas