The National tribune., 1891-01-08

achieved by my sprightly contemporary, Kate
Field with her Washington, a trim little weekly.
She is woman with ideas OF her own-an in
exhaustible quantity Of them-and she has not
the slightest hesitation about expressing any
OF them IN lively, tronchant English. Every
article she writes makes hit, and consequently
her paper has made a popular hit She has
reduced the price TO cents week, to bring
It within the range Of a larger number Of
readers,
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"Ifs all nonsense" said Secretary Noble,
when asked him IL he was not going 20 in
teriere with the proposed gobbling up of the
Cherokee Strip by a syndicate of spectators.
"Theres no truth whatever In the story
don't believe that any offer Of S35oOo,OOO, or
any smaller amount, has been made for the
land. Nobody's got chat much money to put
into the land, and II they had they wouldn't
do e. aud II they would they wouldn't be
allowed 10. The Government would not allow
the Indians to sell the land, because it is not
theirs TO SELL They have the right Of using it,
but that is all. There's nothing whatever to
the report"
From what can gather from talks with the
Republican Representatives it is very likely
that the resolution to investigate whether any
members Of the House or Senate were in the
ring which profted largely by the passage Of
the Silver bill will pass with little trouble.
They really want to find out who, If anybody,
has been using his position to eli his pockets,
and how much personal greed is at the bottom
OF the cry for silver legislation. il is under
stood that az the last meeting Of the Committee
on Rules Maj. Mckinley expressed himself
strongly IN favor Of investigation, and Speaker
Reed was equally outsPoken, with the saving
clause that before an investigation was ordered
il must he shown that there was more in the
mslter than the gossip OF a sensational CORE
Epondcnt Nor will Cannon, the other Repub-
lcau member Of the committee, be at all less
anxious for an investigation the moment he is
sure there is really someshing TO investigate.
s#a
strong suspicion that the Silver Boom is
being crsftily worked up by ring Of specula-
tors has invaded the White House. The Presi-
dent aud Secretary Window have been warmly
in favor OF silver as every one knows In his
FIRST report the Secretary outlined plan for
absorbing all the silver in the country. More
recently, he and the President have been
openly in favor Of a bin for buying outright
al the surplus silveT-estimated TO be - 100000
ounces. But upon closer exam ination Ii was
found that the whole Of this was IN the hands
OF a little ring Of Wall street spectators, who
would receive all the benefits Of the enhance
An fsr al Fl,, F,rtd
Secretary to halt, aud the former was furnished
with list Of public men Of both parties, who,
ID was said, were large holders Of the script Of
the {" Silver pool aud the profits Of which are
contingent upon the passage Of the desired
legislation. Their work is 10 help mold public
opinion in favor OF such legislation, Senator
Stewart il understood 10 admit that such pool
Is in existence, but says that the leading advo.
Gates Of silver, in and out Of Congress, have nc
connection whatever with it.
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You may call me a Gold-bug IL You Ike, ,
Eaid a New York banker 20 me- but you will
at least give me credit Tor having some com
nonsense about financial matters, and TO bs
Ebie 10 express the same. Now, ] ask you, ia
all fairness, How IN the world can il benefit
the common people Of this country TO have The
Silver Bin passed. II Il makes silver as good
as gold, they will be no better of because then
IL viii be as hard for them to get a silvel
dollar as il is now TO get gold one Farmer
cau't dig mp silver dollars from their heldi
any more than they can gold ones, nor me
chanlcs hammer them out from their work
benches. The only fellows who win be benefited
will be q few mine owners and silver specula
tors who don't seem 20 be suffering from pow
erty just now. On tho other hand, il il flli
the country up with lot Of silver dollar
which arc only worth 20 cents each. nObod,
will be benefited bat the aforesaid mine ownen
and spectators. II farmer who il now sell
ing bis wheat for rs cents bushel gets a silve
dollar Tor q bushcl, and finds that dollar won
buy any more than be has been getting for Il
cents, I can't for the life OF me see how he 4
any better or il il true that II be Is OWN
somebody 500 be can pay il Of with 100 silye
dollars hich only cost him So, aud in this wa,
Is might be Of assistance 10 the dccpy-indebtct
farmers oil the newer portions uf the country
but it must be remembered that We are nearl
all creditors just MS much as We are debtors
The biggest creditor class la this country al
the working people. There Is constantly NOR
owing 10 them than 10 everybody else CON
biued. The millions Of men who work Cor
week or month before pay day, aud the me
WHO have little savings in tho banks, are "a
great creditor class. There are fully u 000. Ol
people ia this country who work for wage
salaries OF their equivalents. IL we averag
their earnings 81 SO week, we shall find ths
there Is due them every Saturday night IN
enormous sum Of Sl20000O00, or nearly half
billion dollars al the end Of d month. If D
some trick Of legislation you make Il p0ssib
for employers to pay them Of IN dollars onl
worth 55 ccuts you swiudle each man out
quarter Of what he has earned. or $50. 600 o,
iOr the whole number each week, or MORE thn
8 billion and half dollars in q year. til
would 20 into the pockets OF the employers.
is he poor people who always suffer IN the
disturbances Of the currency. The rich TAI
care OF themselves, and the poor are sacrifice
Tie best security for the poor man 10 doll
that haE xed and interchangeable value. IN,
hc knows just what he Is getting for his ia,
work, just az be knows that a pound Of ms
must weigh 10 ounces and yard Of clio
measure 80 inches That's what / call {
common sense o. money"
TIE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF kMEE
ICh
hiss been in session Ia Washington during 4
past week, and q number Of interesting nan,
were read. The following officers were elccIo