The Ottawa free trader., 1889-07-27
yhs OTTAWA Sree Grader.
Current Events.

Current Events.
No "inlouity" of the democratic admin
istration of the Treasury by Secretary Fair
child was more bitterly denounced last TALL
by republican speakers, from JAS u. Blaine
down 70 the smallest o! small Try country
stumpers in the rural districts, than the
"outrage" of loaning the surplus 10 pet
banksn throughout the country. Mr. Blaine
went so far In his miserable misrepresen-
tation of the matter as to assert that under
an honest republican administration a
Secretary who would do such thing would
be impeached; and Mr. Harrison, himself,
following In Mr.. Blaine's lead, said that
"the surplus should be used solely for the
purchase OF bonds;" that "the people and
not the banks should have the advantage
of It's use by stopping interest on the pub
lie debt" Secretary Fairchild, In his
great New York speech, effectually pune
tured the gaudy bubble Mr. Blaine had
blown for the occasion, showing the lastly
of his statements, the legality and real ne
cessity of the deposits throughout the
country for business uses OF the money by
the people, the ialsity Of the charge that
the meney had been loaned to political
friends, and the absurtllty Of the claims OF
Mr.. Blaine of amazing profits by the pet
banks" which are, In fact, 30 small that
few banks care for the deposits at all.
Still however, the howl against the pet
banks continued to the end Of the chapter,
and Mr.. Window became Secretary OF the
Treasury. Did he withdraw the deposits
from the "pet banks"-politlcal friends OF
Cleveland and Fairchild? Not at all,
though the amount has been somewhat re-
duced; aud AZ for an impeachment, why
Mr.. Window is actually taking credit TO
himself for following 80 closely the line OF
policy begun by Mr.. Fairchild. In speak
lag of the financial situation 0n which he
sees nothing alnrming), Mr.. Window, on
Friday last, said: "The surplus now
amounts, in round numbers, to $4,000, 900,
of which $45 100000 including the cur
rent balances, are In the hands Of the
banks and $l4,000,000 are In the treasury.
The money In the banks is about the same
as when Mr.. Fairchild was secretary. Ii
has been reduced somewhat, but not very
mnch. so you see that the great
bulk of the surplus Is In the hands of the
banks, 70 be used by the people" He fur
ther made the "frightful statement" that
he did not intend to increase the purchase
of silver beyond the limit made compul-
sorry by law-another of the "vicicus Ideas"
Df Mr.. Fa!rchild.
The notion that the Sunday saloon Is
part and parcel of Estate of nature in all
great cities, which cannot be interfered
with, has been somewhat rudely jOstled by
the record In Cincinnati for the past few
weeks, and more particularly on last Sun
day, when II was found that the Sunday
saloon could easily be dispensed with.
The law directing the police In Cincinnati
Is an improvement on our own, for the
police are under the control of the Police
Commissioners, non-partisan body ap-
pointed by the Governor and officers can.
not be arbitrarily discharged by the mayor
or anyone else; they hold during good be-
havi0r. On complaint of the Law and Or
der League the Commissioners ordered the
mayor 10 enforce the Sunday law; and he
went at 1t, his police arrestlng all violators
of the Sunday act on sight, hauling them
Ia patrol wagons to the lock up like any
other offender, to walt for hearing on Mon
day. And not only had the saloons to go,
but t1e groceries and butcher shops had to
close by eight, being allowed only to de.
liver orders placed the night before, but
not to sell on Sunday, and milk and Ice
wagons we're off the streets by 8 o'clock.
The fact Is: the town rested on Sunday, no
business of any kind being transacted af-
ter q. IN. at the latest Necessary labor"
Is permitted; and tie question Is what Is
necessary labor? Thi- Is wide question;
but police Judge of the town on Tuesday
rendered decision which establishes some
of the ground at least. A dealer In Ice
cream had been arrested and he plead
guilty. The plea was accepted as de-
murrer, when he was discharged, his hon
or saying that the use Of Ice cream had
giown to such an extent that 1t WAS no
longer 10 be classed as luxury, and In the
liberal view the court was inclined to take
of the statute, its sale on Sunday could
easily be regarded as a necessity. Ger
talnly," said his honor, mo man was ever
melted by eating Ice cream to go home
and beat his wife and break up the furni-
ture, and have no sympathy with the eff
forts Of saloon men to make the law against
them odious by pushing the enforcement
of the common labor law"
Where there Is a great deal of smoke,
there Is, as rule, at least a little fire.
There has been great deal of smoke
around Corporal Tanner'r chair In the
Pension office. While 1t has been charged
as smudge of a democratic attempt to
smoke Mr. Tanner out, II has been 80 long
continued, and is growing 80 much thicker
day by day, that ) cretary Noble finds 1t
necessary to know what Is the matter. Be-
sides the stories of improper relations be.
tween Tanner and the agents, of upseemly
grabs by employees Of the Office, by new
ratings, approved by the Commissioner,
which mas given them large increases In
monthly rates, as well as liberal back pay,
Mr.. Roosevelt, Of the civil service com
mission, says the rules of that body have
been outrageously ignored in the Office.
On Monday last, therefore, Secretary No.
BILE appointed a commission of men of
lower rank to investigate the Office and
make report. The lines are, In fact, tight
ening about him. II Is not In the least
likely that anything rejecting on Mr.. Tan.
ner's personal honor or integrity will be
found; but there Is as little doubt that he
Will be found to be grossly incompetent to
NIL the place-a man whose incompetency,
r.