The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-03-24
OUR GOLD MONEY LEAVING.
AND MORE SHIPMENTS TO
FOLLOW.

No Seed For the Destitute People..A |
Prominent Man Espouses Alliance |
Principles--A Lost Bit OF Sarcasm.
q copyrighted by the Reform Press Bu-
reau)
WASHINGTON, D. O.. March %, 1891.
For years past, gold has been regular
ly shipped from the United States to
Europe in large quantities. 1t has been
a custom of the United States Mints to
convert gold coin into bullion for con-
venience in shipping when so desired by
the shippers Last week one million dol
lars in gold coin was presented to the
mint by two New YORK firms to be con-
verted into bars or bullion for shipment
to Europe. By an act of Congress the
Secretary of the Treasury is given dis
cretion in the matter of allowing coin to
be converted into bullion at the mint.
When this million of dollars in gold coin
was presented for that purpose, the Sec
retary, for various reasons declined to
allow the mint to convert it into bullion.
1t was hoped by many that his action
would prevent the expectation of the
gold; but it did not The coin was ship
ped, and will be followed by other large
shipments.
This is an incident which will serve to
show how the amount and volume of
gold can be and is contracted in this
country by constant expectation Of the
metal in coin or in bullion; and it is an
incident which will 60 far toward
showing the necessity of having some
thing more than gold for money stand
ard.
A Contrary Incident.
Another incident, very contrary to the
above occurred last week. A Colorado
firm presented some silver bullion at the
mint for coinage into money. The di-
rector Of the mint refused to coin it, his
action being based on the provisions of
the Bland Silver Bill.
Here are two incidents for considera-
ton and digestion. The Reform Press
Bureau will give in next weeks letter.
as full and clear treatment of the metal
money question as the space of the letter
will admit.
No Seeds for the Drouth Stricken and
Destitute Sections.
Many applications have been received
at Alliance Headquarters in Washing
ton from drouth stricken sections of the
West, for seeds with which to plant
| crops during the coming season. These
| applications are the result of publica-
ton in some western paper that seeds
could be provided by the Alliance. That
publication was an unhappy mistake.
| The Alliance has no command of seed
nor is there any fund with which to buy
them. While the applications were
pouring in, President Polk, N. F. A.
and |. U. wrote to don. Jerry Kusk,
Secretary of Agriculture, asking if the
| government could give the relief needed
The reply of the Secretary was as fol
lows:
"Under the law, two thirds of the
seed for which appropriation is made by
each Congress, are allotted to the Sena
tors and Representatives. in that Con
gress, and are forwarded by this depart
ment under their franks, as they may
direct. From the remaining one-third
the statistical and other correspondent
of the department are first supplied; th'
residue, if any, being reserved to NEE
miscellaneous requests for small quaDti
ties to be used in experimenting. YER,
much regret that it is not in ply powe
to furnish assistance to these sufferin!
people"
And this condition of affairs furthe
illustrates what the last Congress wa
capable Of, viz +: Spending nearly tel
hundred millions Of the peoples none
and making no provision for supplyin
, an absolute necessity to even a few c
: the nations destitute, struggling an
suffering people. What truth Oxer
stern spoke when he said, "You do no
know, my son, with how littls wisdo1
men are governed"
! EspOuses the Principles OF the ALI
ance.
Hon. Geo. G.. Gorham, of California
very prominent and Influential leade
on the Pacific slope, has declared hin
self in favor of the principles of the NJ
r tional Farmers Alliance and Industri:
Union. Mr.. Gorham was the first ma
, who, in bold and manly way, lifte
1 his voice in California against the mon'
;. poly and and avarice of the railway sy
!, tenn on the Pacific slope. He is a ma
q netic and convincing speaker before tt
: people.
Lottery Managers In Scheming Counci
There has been a notable assemblas
8 of the managers and representatives
g the various lottery schemes of the wor
E in this city within the past week. tt
close watch that Postmaster Gener
u Wannamaker has been giving the lott
q ry people, has caused them to council
y to the best manner and way to eva
"a rigid laws recently enacted by Congre
= on this subject. Mr.. Wannamaker sa
a he never intends to let up on them
long as he remains in power, and the Ia
le stands on the statute book.
Or State Organizations.
20 The Iowa State Alliance was organic
l. last week. Proclamations have be-
le issued by President Polk for the organ
al zation of the Ohio State Alliance at c
le lumbus, on April 10th, and for the {
N ganization of New York State ALLAN
lie at Hornellsville on April 22d.
Is A Lost Bit of Sarcasm.
20 A defeated member of Congress of t
~ :. silk stocking order sat in front of a lea
u, ing hotel yesterday, smoking fragra
- cigar, while pedal artist OF the color
OF persuasion performed service OF on tne
~ M. Cs ten-dollar calf skins. mere -"
sn a meditative, wish-I-was- coming ba
st look in the ex- NJ. C's face as he remark