The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1891-06-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsmNcroN. June Is, 1891

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There is manifest disposition on the
part Of those wild-eyei gentlemen who
have for 10 these many months making
monkeys of themselves by yelling at
all times and in all sorts of places that
the LIST Of July, 1891, would see the
United States treasury bankrupt, to
change their tune. The Washington
correspondent Of the New York Herald,
who has led the grand chorus of calamity
walters, now says: "The treasury is not
bankrupt, aud the skill aud courage of
Secretary Foster will probably save it
from BANKRUPTCY" This naive admission
from the man who has been loudest in
this prediction of bankruptcy has caused
no little amusement here, where anyone
who had the brains and who cared to
make the necessary investigation might
at any time have fully satisfied himself
from the official figures that there was
not the slightest danger of anything even
approaching national BANKRUPTCY.
Readers of this correspondence need not
be told this, as it has been stated and
re.stated therein that the United States
treasury is all right, and will remain SO
as long as it is under Republican control.
Representative Mills, who is now here
alleged to be engaged in literary work,
but in reality trying to patch up The
big holes in his speakership boom, has at
last discovered that there are times
when man may talk too much, and is
out in statement over his own sigma.
ture saying that all the so.called inter.
views which have been credited to him
are bogus, and saying he has not and
will not express his opinion on the
speakership, further than to say that he
is candidate, and that he has not and
will not express any opinion upon the
merits or dement's Of any candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency, all of shows that Mr.. Mills
is what the boys call badly "rattled."
When Senator Quay was here a few
days ago he told friend that he would
under no circumstances remain at the
head of the national committee during
the next campaign. although he was
ready and willing to render the party all
the assistance he could both before and
during the campaign.
Secretary Foster has decided, as it
was thought from the beginning he
would, to sustain Chief Meredith, Of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, in his
controversy with the Knights of Labor,
in spite Of the pictorial tactics of the
leaders of that organization. A full in.
vestigaton of the charges made against
Captain Meredith resulted in showing
them to be entirely without foundation,
and the seven Knights of Labor who
were discharged have been in.
formed that they will not be
re.instated, but if SO disposed can make
application for new appointments, tax
ing the usual examination and theii
chances along with the other applicants,
Secretary Foster is o dificuit man Il
bulldoze, as the two members Of the X
of L. national executive committee have
now discovered. Threats are never
good arguments. ~
The Presidents appointments to the
new private land claims court is com
mended on all sides. Every one of thu
five judges, three Republicans and two
Democrats, has had experience upon thu
bench. The new. judges are j. NJ. Reet
) of Iowa, w. f. Stone of Colorado, H. G
Sluss of Kansas, T. @. Fuller of Nortl
Carolina and w. w. Murray of Ten
nessee.
Secretary Noble returned to duty to
day much improved in health. Secre
tary Foster has gone to Ohio to take par
in the State convention that will nomi
nate the next governor of that common
: wealth. REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.