New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-02-10
THE CRANk's MECCA.
Queer and Amusing Epistles which
Arc Daily Sent to Washington.

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Queer and Amusing Epistles Which
Arc Daily Sent to Washington.
A Washington correspondent of The
Louisville C0urier-Joursal writes: ALI
men in eminent public positions receive
more or less attention from inspired
letter-writers. Speaker Carlisle is no
exception to this rule. To-day he re-
ceived three funny letters. One was
from Philadelphia man. He demand
ed that the speaker should Immediately
pass bill abolishing divorce; making
the granting of divorces By judges a
capital ofense, and abolishing all schools
IN the country excepting those promot-
ing the Roman Catholic faith.
Another was from gent in Boston,
who requested the speaker to send him
Immediately all the silver in the treas
ury and not less than $4,000, 900, 900
in gold and paper besides. He wrote
that he wanted to 60 west and buy three
or four states, and as he figured it out
he would need that amount of money.
The gentleman threatens to come on to
Washington in case the money is not
sent soon, and take an appeal to con-
gress in which case the speaker would
find out whats what in very short
order. An enthusiastic laboring mans
friend in Chicago writes Mr.. Carlisle
that he wishes bill passed forthwith
raising the wages of laboring men to SIS
day and miners wages to $25 day.
The speaker receives many such let
tiers as these. Frequently letters are adj
OIL fo fhn %hn
speaker. There is no conceivable topic
that these queer people do not discuss
and give their views upon. For some
weeks back their main hobby has been
the finances, and what should be done
with the surplus coin in the treasury.
1t may be observed, however, that there
are number of gentlemen in promi-,
nent positions, whom it would be im1
polite to classify as money-eranks, who
are also quite solicitous about this coin
surplus in the governments strong
boxes. and the vigorous expressions
growing out of this soi,c;.,,- nsve
! d !9!sssicss aroused fnore Enthusiastic
thinkers in the same line into their
present state of letter-writing activity.
Probably no subject was ever agitated
in congress which has developed more
letter-writing lunatics than the money
question. One man wants to know why
nothing is ever said nowadays about the
greenbacks when the money question is
up. He has been greenback man all
along, he says, but all of sudden the
bottom has dropped out of his politics.
He wants TO know who has knocked the
stutfing out of the greenback issue, and
also whether all this silence does not
mean a conspiracy to rob the people
somehow by the gold-bugs and bond
robbers. He winds up by calling for an
unlimited issue of greenbacks, and
wants the job of distributing or circulat-
ing themin his section This man lives
in Michigan. {
A letter, pos11marked washington.
proposes to sell high official some
valuable real estate for SS,00OO00 cash.
A minute description is given of the
property. 1t contains so many square
rods and feet, there are so many trees
on it, specifying varieties, and the build
ings are composed Of so many million
bricks. Other funny details are also
given which are not quite legible or
tangible. From the description given,
the property must be the government
asylum for the insane on the heights
opposite Washington The writer says
he nseds the money badly, and suggests
that if the official should buy the prop
erty and afterward become dissatisfied
the remedy would be very simple one.
He, the writer, had the power of put
ting ''spell' upon things, and he
would simply ':prime" the property by
touching it under the proper conditions.
and it would Immediately change its
form and become an ornament for the
sillrt-bosom, OF a ring more precious
than a diamond, and retain the full
value Of the money paid for the prop
erty. 1t is needless to say that this
very plausible proposition is still under
consideration; or at all events has not
yet been replied to.
The ofice-sceker also has his trouble
in the letter-writing party. Secretary
Lamar to-day received letter from Vir-
ginia, evidently written by man of
cultivation, who wishes to serve in the
capacity of "bouncer' for the depart
ment of the interior. The Virginian
wants humble place as an assist
ant to the appointment clerk. He had
read that the secretary's life had been
almost pestered out of him by office
seekers. His plan was for the secretary
to refer these Fostering democrats to
the appointment clerk, and he, as his
able-bodied assistant, would take them
in hand. He writes: Il would get rid
OF 'em and will guarantee that when |
once handle them, it will be the last ap-
pearance of that one inside the depart
ment." The letter was referred to APP
pointment Clerk Hassler without re-
commentator.
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