The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
To tie Telegraph Courier:
July 10th 1891:

Secretary Foster is still receiving
congratulations for having changed
the form Of the Treasury Statement
SO as to conform to common sense
and plain business principles by Civ
ing the actual condition of the cash
in the Treasury in such manner
that it can be understood by all.
OF course there is class Of demo
Gratis who would willingly see the
credit Of the corntry ruired and its
Treasury bankrupt il thereby they
could score a political point for their
party; TO this class the change is not
satisfactory; they are still calling the
Treasury bankruptin the face Of the
fact that it has SI5o, 600, 900 in avail
able cash to meet any demand that
may be made upon it, Mr.. Foster
has, however, in his possession docu-
mentary proof that prominent demo
cratic business men in the great
trade centres approve Of and enoorse
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 Government officials, and, as
from the first, there is a wide differ
ence 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 others were
confident that the court will decide
that the Navy department was right
in chasing and bringing her back.
The Chilians, 5oth the BalmaCeda
government and the insurgents, who
claim to be the constitutional gov
eminent Of that country, are repre-
sented here by eminent counsel pre-
pared to outwit each other If posi-
bic.
There are many republicans here
who are not ardent admirers Of Sen
ator Quay, but in the attack which
has been made on him by lot of
Philadelphia Mugwumps who voted
twice for Cleveland and the same
number of times for the present
democratic governor of Pennsylva-
MIA, there isn't republican here as
far as we know who does not side
with Quay. To kick" is the priv
ilege of every citizen, but when a
man during two national campaigns
throws his influence and casts his
vote against the Presidential nomi- !
nees of his party, as nlne-tenths Of
the signers of the attack on Senator
Quay are said to have done, he GER
tainly has no right to dictate what
the party he abandoned shall or shall
not do. 1t has been generally under
stood from statements made by Mr..
Quays friends that he would retire
from the head of the national com
mittee before the beginning of the
Presidential campaign, therefore the
present attack upon him is simply
regarded as an attempt to furnish
the opponents of the republican
party with political ammunition.
Ex-Representative Perkins, Of
Kansas, who is now in Washington
on business, does not give very
cheerful statement Of the condition
of things in his State He says:
We were afflicted with the grass
hopper, the drouth and other
plaques, We had the sympathy of
the people at large, but since we
have endorsed the Farmers Alliance
by electing its men to Congress the
public has lost confidence in US as
State; money is scarce and it is al
most impossible to borrow it. TIE
money that has been in the market
has been withdrawn The leaders
of the Alliance have declared Tor
what is practically fiat money and