The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-11-13
IvFon our Regular corsspoadsnt.I
WASHINGTON LETTER.

~ivSs ~. w NOV ., 1850.
The Cabinet officers are secludine
themselves as much % possible for the
purpose Of preparing their annual re-
ports. II is certain that the Adminie.
tration viii take very positive Rrounds
lon financial questions. Mr.. Manning.
and the U. g. Treasurer, Mr.. Jordan. AZ.
Ipects to show in bis report that cas- .O0O. t.
OO0 have already been lost IN the attem NJ
!o force silver into circulation. IL II
held that it 10 not good financierinr n
reduce the National debt which bears
interest OF only three per cent. when the
current rate is six per cent.
| treasurer Jordan II . man OF very pro-
nounced views, and has very plain wav
Iof stating them. He says II Thurman
had stuck 10 the greenback. be wouId
lnow De President Of the Uuited States.
Senator Sherman, Mr.. Jordan declares.
would not dare to make such . state
ment on the floor Of the Senate a. he
made in his Petersburg speech. II he
we're to advise such thing n the Sen-
ate - the application OF silver currency
% tne liquidation Of the public debt, Il
wonia XIII him forever, politically. and
send him back to private life like Thur
man was sent back when he changed bis
base on finance Sherman, be says, blames
the Administration for not doing -
thing which be himself would not dare 4
TO advocate.
Ar. Jordan IL the first Treasurer Who
has any reputation a. writer on finance.
! am told that be has spent four or
nve hours day for the last six weeka ,
on his annual report The gas is seen
blazing brightly In his room at the ,
treasury as late a. two O'Clock m the ,
morning. He sleeps there as ex-Treas- ,
lrer Spinner used to do, and that was I
ne way 10 which Gen. Spinner came 20 /
De called the watch dog Of the Treas. I
iry." (
II was an able retort that a citizen Of 7
Washington who had been disappointed
2 getting local Office, made to Senator Z
sherman. II have always told vou.S
AID the Senator Of bloody shirt pro- q
Iivity, that tho Democrats do not I
now how to run this government. :
hey will leave our Republican friends e
until their being put out will do the d
'emocrat'c party no good. Only the
republicans know how 10 run the GOV. q
rnment" The disappointed Office hold b
spoke up Dravely for the Admins II
alton. Said be: aMr. Cleveland and
Is associates know how to run the gov :,
'nment. but not their party. Thev Are Il
mining the Government TO-DAY 4 the q
kpense Of their party. The difference D
etween the two parties Is that the Re- d
ublicans ran the government solely ~ B
ie interests Of ftheir party"
lou may not hear much said ahout n
e Agricultural Department OF the Gov re
'nmenf, since Commissioner Colman Cd
y taken charge Of IT, He IL q practical at
well Is theoretical farmer. and basl
ade great improvements in its organ-l
alton and work in all directions. His
namental predecessor. who mis-ap-
led the funds OF the Department. An. -
'unced some time ago that IL the Gov 10
ninent thought be owed II $4,000 he NJ
,uld pay that sum into the Treasury. oe
was given TO understand that The ID.
'vernment thought those figures 80
out the right size. Still DR.. Loring In'
nld not think the Government meant. 10
and did not come forward with alac- est
y, thereupon suit was entered against PEI
. 10 Boston for that amount. sks
G. A. 8.