The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-06-17
wAsHNGroN. D. c.. June 12. 1891.

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Why did Secretary Foster stop making public
the daily statement of the cash balance in the
United States Treasury Was he afraid that the
statement would show deficit instead Of
balance? These are pertinent questions at this
time. The last statement made. several days
ago, showed that the balance had dropped down
to a little over three million dollars. Then
Secretary Foster directed that the making pub
lie of these statements should be abolished. If
he didn't do that because he feared the effect of
these statements on the public. what did he do
it for9 The inference is very plain. MIR. Fos-
ter knows that it is only question of time, and
a very short time at that, before he will have to
pay out money which is not strictly speaking
available. and that these daily balances would
make it plain the day it was done. So he arbi-
trarily decides to have no more statements,
Notwithstanding the right of the people 10 know
at all times the status of their finances; but
what do the rtghSs of the people count for in
the eyes of Mr.. Foster?
Senator Carlisle passed through Washington
this week. but he said he wasn't bothering his
head about politics just now.
Representative Mills. of Texas, is here. He
declines to be interviewed on his prospects OF
being elected Speaker of the House.
1t is a positive pleasure to chronicle the fact
that one of the great Government bureaus-the
Patent O1ice-is being run on sound. common
sense. business principles; but as Commissioner
Mitchell is understood to have tenderod Mr..
Harrison his resignation it is inferable that he
has found it lonesome and prefers to retire. Mr..
Mitchell has made one change that will make
his administration of the Patent Office stand
out like mountain on plain for years to
come. He has ruled that .ex-employes of the
Patent Office, acting as attorneys, shall not be
permitted to appear in cases upon which they
had acted while employees of the office This is
q most righteous decision, and it ends the ca
reer of the over smart fellows, who while Ex-
aminers of the Patent Office have deliberately
rejected thousands of applications entitled to be
granted. SO that they. little later on. as attor
neys might get these inventors as clients and
secure fee for obtaining the patent, thus add
ing to the inventors expense and to their own
profit.
j. NJ. Langston, the negro ex-Congressman,
says the Force bill is to be made the principal
issue of the Presidential campaign. The DEM
ocrats will not ask any easier issue to win on.
= senator PETER says the Peoples party will
fight Cleveland because his financial record.
There are good rea sons for believing that Mr..
Harrison and Senator Quay .have settled upon
i've. and it is said that Quay is getting ready to
even up with those members of his party that
snubbed him when it was thought he was to be
ex-boss.
Not for weeks has there been such stream of
prominent callers at the White House as during
the present week. That something of interest
has been going on in upper republican circles is
certain. and many people believe that it relates
to a general reorganization of the cabinet, but
most persistent hunt has failed to discover any
one who was willing to father such story.
The State department. sent the diplomatic
corps TO Chicago on a special train yesterdao, in
order that its members might have an opportu-
nifty to observe the preparations for the Worlds
Fair. Director General Davis, who has been
here fixing up things of various kinds. left early
enough to be on hand to receive the foreigners
when they arrive at Chicago.
Surely the millennium is coming. since MI.
Harrison has actually put two democrats on the
bench of the Court of private land claims. The
following are the justices of the new court j !.
r. Reed. of Iowa; w. F. Stone. of Colorado; H.
q. Sluss. of Kansas; T. C. Fuller. of North Caro-
lima; and W. w. Murray. of Tennessee, the first
named being Chief Justice. NJ. G. Reynolds of
Missouri and L. W. Colby of Nebraska are the
U. s. Attorneys.