The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-03-05
WASHINGTON ErTER.


the treasury has added another 10 The long
list Of peculiarly fitting appointments he
has made, which shows him to bethe pos
SCISSOR, to an unusual degree, Of the rare
faculty OF correctly guaging the merits
and abilities Of men. The Republicans
in Congress are, to man, delighted, and
even the Democrats can find no fault
Everybody r,cognz,I Mr. Fosters
great ability as a thorough going, com.
nonsense bu mess man and practical
fnancier, and what is far MI re impor.
tant in the present condition Of our
financial system, everyb dy recognizes
his conservatism, aud everybody is con-
tident that under his administration tie
treasury department will be conducted
along the safe lines which made the late
Secretary Window so rOpu ar With the
business men Of the country.
Governor Foster is 10 stranger in
Washington. He served with honor to
himself, his State and the Republican
party in the House Of the Forty second,
Forty third, Forty fourth aud Forty
fifth Congresses, aud by frequent visits
to the national capital he has kept up
his acquaintance with the prominent pub
lie men OF the time.
He belongs to that class Of self-made
men Of which the greatest leaders Of the
Republican party. during the last thirty
years, have been such striking examples;
he is product of ons of Americas great.
est blessings the public schools, that
God.given system which enables every
studious boy, aye, and 81 to, to lay the
foundation of future grcatne with as
much certainty of future realization of
ambitious hopes as cln be possessed by
children OF the wcalth' st parents.
Even the ultra silver men speak we'll
of this nomination. They know that
Mr.. Foster does not share their views to
the extent of free and unlimited silver
coinage, but they know al o that he, like
the late Secretary Window, is warm
friend Of silver, ard that the real differ
ence between his opinions and theirs is
one Of methods fer the accomplishment
of common furnishing the coun-
try with sufficient volume of stable,
honest currency; currency which shall at
all times and under all circums tapces be
worth 100 cents on the dollar, alike to
debtor and creditor
1t is daily becoming more apparent
that the Democrats in the House are
bent upon forcing the calling Of an extra
session, if they can, ard unless all Of the
Republican absentees there are still
nearly dozen of them--can be brought
here and kept here until the close of the
session, it is feared that they may sue.
coed. They (the Dsmocrats are resort.
ing to their usual methods of obstruc-
ton. When they cannot block the legis-
lative wheels by flibustering motions
they break quorum by leaving the
House in body. A quorum of Repub-
lican members constantly present is the
only thing that will put stop to this
foolishness
That Mr.. Cleveland is, in sporting
parlanca, playing for position, is the
general opinion of the closest political
observers here, and that the statement
published here last week to the effect
that he had decided not to be a candi.
date next year was merely art of his
game to feel the pulse of his party in
order to see VIII ciTect his recent silver
letter had had upon his prospects, is
equally patent He has few friends
among the Democrats in Congress, many
of whom have state in the most positive
terms that they would not support him,
but Of course these men viii change their
opinions ii they find that their consti-
tuents do not endorse them.
There is no longer any doubt about
the fate of the free coinage bill, at this
session. 1t has been reported adversely
to the House by the committee on coin.
oge, and its most ardent friends have
practically abandoned hope of its being
voted upon, and they are very bitter
against some of the Democratic leaders,
whom they charge with having been
stampeded by Clsveland's letter. The
fact has leaked cut, too, that Senator
German and number uf his political
colleagues in the Senate intended from
the first that the bill should die in the
House, and that they only played part,
for political effect, in voting for it in the
Senate.
The government depal tmcnts were
closed on Saturday in honor Of General
Sherman, whose funeral occurred on that
day, and they are closed to-day in honor
of George Washington's birthday, the
law making that day legal holiday pro-
viding that when it falls on Sunday it
shall be observed on the day following.
A very interesting debate has been GO
ing on in the Senate for part Of several
days on the bill making the government
the endorser Of the loads If the Nicara.
qua canal company To The amount of
500, 100000. The opponents of the bill
Seem to have made the best show in
open session, but it is understood that
there are weighty reasons for the passage
of the bill which cannot at this time be
made public.
A Bottle Of Trib should be in every
household.
MANY yelra mr. lcl II, have uiven r.