Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-07-16
Washington Letter.
FIom our Regular Correspondent
Washington, July 10, 1891.

Secretary Foster IS still receiving con-
CALCULATIONS for having changed the
form OF the Treasury Statement so as
to conform to a common sense and
plain business principles by giving the
actual condition Of the cash in the Treas
ury in such manner that it can be IN
derstood by all. OF course there is q
class Of democrats who would willingly
see the credit of the country ruined and
its Treasury bankrupt if thereby they
could score a political point for their
/ party; to this class the change is not
satisfactory; they are stu calling the
Treasury bankrupt in the face of the
fact that it has $50. 900 in available
cash to meet any demand that may be
made upon it. MIR. Foster has, how
ever. in his possession documentary
| proof that prominent democratic bust
ness men in the great trade centres APP
prove of and endorse the change. as
being one for the better.
The question of what will be done with
the Gillian insurgent steamer Itata is
being very much discussed by Govern
ment officials, and, as from the fist,
there is a wide difference of opinion,
some thinking that the vessel is bound
to be released by the court and that she
never should have been taken after she
got out of American waters. while 9TH
ers are confident that the court will de-
eide that the Navy department was
right in chasing and bringing her back.
The Chilians, both the Balmaceda gov
| eminent and the insurgents, who claim
to be the constitutional government of
that country, are represented here by
eminent counsel prepared to outwit each
other if possible.
There are many republicans here who
are not ardent admirers of Senator
Quay, but in the attack which has been
made on him by q lot of Philadelphia
Mugwumps who voted twice for Cleye
land and the same number of times for
the present democratic governor ofPenn-
sylvania, there isn't republican here
as far as known who does not side with
Quay. To "kick" is the privilege of
every citizen, but when a man during
two national campaigns throws his intlu
ence and casts his vote against the Pres
idential nominees of his party, as nine
tenths of the signers IF the attack on
Senator Quay are said to have done. he
certainly has no right to dictate what
the party he abandoned shall OF shall
not do. 1t has been generally under
stood from statements made by Mr..
Quay's friends that be would retire
from the head of the national committee
before the beginning of the Presidential
campaign, therefore the present attack
upon him is simply regarded as an at
tempt to furnish the opponents of the
republican party with political ammu-
milton.
Ex-Representative Perkins, of Kan
sas, who is now in Washington on bust
ness, does not give very cheerful state
ment of the condition of things in his
State. He says: when we were af-
tlicted with the grasshopper, the drouth
and other plaques we had the sympathy
of the people at large, but since we have
endorsed the Farmers Alliance by elect
ing its men to Congress the public has
lost confidence in us as State; money
is scarce and 1t is almost impossible to
borrow it. The money that has been in
the market has been withdrawn. The
leaders of the Alliance have declared
for what is practically hat money and
the reputation of debts. Mrs. Lease.
one Of their champions, is going about
organizing societies to prevent the fore
closure of mortgages and the collection
of debts. while Senator PETER has pub
licly said that the people of Kansas are
too much involved to pay their debts.
My successor is coming to Congress to
secure legislation on q platform that
declares the residents of cities are sup
ported by the Farmers, and that it
would be cheaper TO keep them in the
poorhouses than as tradesmen in the
cities. In all the State, save few
cities N the mineral belt, there is not a
nail being driven or sh:ng,e being put
on All Improvement has stopped and
the intelligen. farmer Is beginning to
realize that instead of helping them, the
Alliance has added TO their evils and
precipitated additional misfortunes upon
I them. .
Mr.. w. K Miller. of Ohio. who re-
sides in Maj. McKinleY's old Congress
ional district is here on business, and
says of the campaign in that State: