Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-01-24

Prom our regular correspondent

Will be felt Tor many day IN this
country; and mayhap in others close
ly related 10 us in business. The first
was the attempt of Great Britain, af
ter having been fairly outwitted in
diplomacy by Mr.. Blaine, to use our
Supreme Court for the purpose of
opposing the executive branch of
our Government, a proceeding I'M
paraleled and without precedent in
the international diplomatic annals
Of the world, and the second Was
the passage Of the free silver coinage
bill a. a substitute for the Senate FL
nancial bill, in spite of the deter
mined efforts Of Senators Sherman,
Allison, Evarts, MorriI, Aidrlch
and others whose financial sagacity
has moulded the the policy Of the
Republican party on money matters
for more than decade.
u was evident several days ago
that silver was on top in the Senate,
and after the speech of Senator In
gals in favor OF free coinage,
which was IN many respects the
ablest aud most brilliant ever delly-
cred by that extraordinarily brilliant
man, no power on earth could have
stemmed the tide. # was all In vain
that Senator German the Democratic
leader, who probably regretted when
too late the part he aud many mem
beers of his party had takenln bringing
about the present situation, attempt
ed to stem the silver food by pro
posing an amendment which would
result in shutting out silver pro
duced in foreign countries. The
die was cast, aud as far As the Sen
ate can compel it TO do so, this
country has thrown down the gaunt-
let to the entire financial world, and
proposes to make silver the equal Of
gold in every respect IN this couu,
try, whatever may be the conse-
quences.
Mr.. Blaine has right to feel
proud Of the sentiment which the
action of the British government, In
attempting to ignore the executive
branch Of this government by APP
pealng to the United States Su-
preme Court for help, has evoked.
II was the one thing needed to solld-
ify American sentiment in support
Of the stand taken by this admins
tration. To-day congress Is prac.
tically a unite in 81 port OF MI
Blaine, whereas there had been q
disposition previously among demo
Gratis to sneer at Mr.. Blaine's meth
DDS Of conducting the Behring Sea
negotiations. The sentiment now
existing among democrats may be
Judged by the action of Representa-
tive Enloe, of Tennessee, who has
introduced a resolution in the House
recltiug the action of the British
government and declaring that this
action is in derogauon of the dig
nifty OF the United States, and pro
Ividing thata copy Of this resolution
shall be sent TO the British govern
meut. General Hooker, one of the
Oldest Democratic members OF the
House committee on foreign affairs
says: "Mr. Blaine will come out all
right. | have great confidence IN
him. | differ with him in politics,
but have great confidence in his abil'
Iity to manage anything he under,
takes"
The House committee ON the
| Worlds Fair have agreed upon re-
port which fayors more care IN the
expen diture of money by the com
mission and a reduction IN the mum
| Der As well as the salaries OF the EN-
ployes. Everything in connection
with the exposition is moving along
nicely and points to q general sue
cess.
Postmaster General Wauamakei
has, at the direction of the President,
| abolished the Post Office at Catha
riue, Alabama, because of the &C
| ton Of some of the citizens Of that
place in driving the Republican
postmaster away from his Office.
Secretary Window has decided,