Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1891-03-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
ESPECIAL CORREsPoNDENcE OF THE MONITOR. /
Washington, ID. c., Feb. %, 81.


of Ex-Governor and ex-Represents
tive Charles Foster of Ohio to be sec
retary Of the treasury, has added ar
other to the long list of peculiarly fiji
ting appointments he has made, ,whic
show him to be the possessor, to a
unusual degree, of the rare faculty o
correctly gauging the merits and abil
tiles of men. The republicans il
congress are, to a man, delighted
and even the democrats find no fault
Everybody recognizes Mr.. Foster
great ability as a thorough going
common sense business man AM
practical financier, and what is fa
more important in the present condi
tion of our financial system everybod,
recognizes his conservatiyeism, ant
everybody is confident that under hi
administration the treasury depart
ment will be conducted along til,
safe lines which made the late Secre
tary Window so popular with th'
business men of the country.
Gov. Foster is no stranger il
Washington. He served with homo
to himself, his state and the repub
lican party in the house of the forty
second, forty-third, forty-fourth anC
forty-fifth congresses, and by fire.
quent visits to International capital h'
has kept up his acquaintance will
the prominent public men of the time
He belongs to that class of sell
made men of which the greatest lead
ers of the republican party, during
the last thirty years have been sucl
striking examples; he is a product Of
one of Americas greatest blessings
the public schools, that God-giveI
system which encourages every studi
Gus boy, aye, and girl too, to lay the
foundation of future greatness Will
as much certainty of future realiza
tion of ambitious hopes as can be pos
sessed by children of the wealthiest
parents.
Even the ultra silver men speak
well of this nomination. They know
that Mr.. Foster does not share theil
views to the extent of free and un-
limited silver coinage, but they know
also that he, like the late Secretary
Window, is a warm friend of silver
and that the real difference between
his opinions and theirs is only one OF
methods for the accomplishment of a
common end-furnishing the country
with a sufficient volume of stable,
honest currency; currency which shall
at all times and under all circum-
stances 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, and 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 fear
ed that they may succeed. They (the
democrats) are resorting TO their usu-
al methods of obstruction. When
they cannot block the legislative
wheels by fillibustering motions they
break a quorum by leaving the House
in body. A quorum of republican
members constantly present is the
only thing that will put a stop to
their foolishness.
That Mr.. Cleveland is, in sporting
parlance, "playing for position" is
the general opinion of the closest po-
litical observers here, and that the
statement published here last week TO
the effect that he had decided not to
be candidate next year was merely
a part of his game to feel the pulse
of his party in order to see what eff
feet his recent silver letter had had
upon his prospects, is equally patent.
He has few friends among the demo-
Gratis in congress, many of whom
have stated in the most positive
that they would not support him, but,
of course these men will change their
opinions if they find that their con-
stituents do not endorse them.
The government departments were
closed on Saturday in honor of the
memory 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 a legal holiday
providing that when it falls on Sun
day it shall be observed on the day
AOAN"AhS'
A very interesting debate has been
going on in the senate for part of
several days on the bill making the
government the endorser of the bonds
of the Nicaragua canal company to
the amount of 100000, 900. The
opponents of the bill seem to have
made the best showing in open ses-
sion, but it is understood that there
are weighty reasons for the passage
of that bill which can not at this time
be made public.
''I could not get my coat on, but Johnson's Ano-
dyne Liniment cured my rheumatic pains"