Crawford avalanche., 1891-07-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. q, July 10, 81.

pain buSiness pFiuciptes, uy kiVtuk tuc
actual con dition of the cash In
the Treasury Dept, Ia such man
ner that it can be understood by
all. Of course. there h n class of dem-
orrats who would willingly see the
credit of the country ruined aud its
Treasury bankrupt II thereby they
could score political point for their
party; To- this class the change is not
satisfactory; they are still calling the
Treasury bankrupt In the face of the
fact that it has $3.50. 600, 900 in availa-
bic cash TO meet any demand that
may be made upon 1t. Mr.. Foster has,
however. in his possession, documen-
tarv proof that prominent democratic
business Inen in the great trade CEN
ters approve of and indorse the
change, as being one for the better.
The question of what will he done
with the Chilian insurgent steamer
Itata. Is beiIg very much discussed by
Government officials. and, as from the
first. there is a very wide difference of
opinion, some thinking that the vessel
IL bound to be released by the Court,
and that she should never have been
taken after she got ont of American
waters, while others are confident that
the Court will decide that the Navy
department was right in chasing and
bringing her back. The Chilians, both
the Balamaceda government and the
insurgents, who claim TO be the consti.
tutional government of that country,
are represented here by eminent coun-
sci prepared to outwit each other II
possible.
There are many republicans here
who are not ardent admirers of Sena-
tor Quay. but in the attack which was
made upon him by lot of Philadel-
phia Mugwumps who voted for Cleve-
land and the same Lumber of tunes
for the present democratic governor,
known who does not side with Quay.
To ''kick" is the privilege of every cit
izen. but when man during two Ma
tional campaigns throws his influence
and casts his vote against the Presi-
Dental nominees of his party, as nine
tenths of the signers of the malicious
attack on Senator Quay are said to
have done, he certainly has no right
ai-.ata what the party he abandon
ed shall or shall not uv. II. h,s hoao
generally understood from statements
inade by Mr. Quay's friends that he
would retire from the head of the Ma
tional Committee before the beginning
of the Presidential campaign, there
fore the present attack upon him is
simply regarded as an attempt to fur
nish the opponents of the republican
party with political ammunition.
Ex-Representative Perkins, OF Kan
sas, who is now in Washington on bus
iness, does not give very cheerful
statement of the condition of things
in bis state. He says: ''when we were
afflicted 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 electing its men to Con-
gress, the public has lost confidence
in us az n state; money is scarce and it
ali.ost impossible to borrow It. The
money that has been in the market has
bean. .withdrawsl--,Thssl ssles.dersu OF aha
Alliance have declared for what is
practically fiat money and the repudi-
alton of debts. Mrs. Lease, one of
their champions, Is going about organ
izing societies to prevent the foreclos-
ure 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.
Ny successor is coming to Congress to
secure legislation on platform that
declares the residents of cities are sup
ported by farmers, and that it wonId
be cheaper to keep them in the poor
houses than as tradesmen in the cities.
In all the State, save few cities in
the mineral belt. there is not nail be-
ing driven or shingle being put on.
All Improvement has stopped and the
intelligent farmer is beginning TO real
ize that instead Of helping them, the
Alliance has added to their evils and
precipitated additional misfortunes up
on them"
Mr.. w. X. Miller, Of Ohio, who re-
sides In Mnj. McKinley's old Congress
sional district is hers on business, and
says of the campaign in that State
Zone thing about McKinley's candi-
dacy is that there are no explanations
to make, no fixing up of bad records.
You know right where TO find him on
every subject. The people of Ohio
are now understanding the tariff bet
ter, and are realizing the deception
practised upon them by the democrat
ic press. A reaction has set in. and
there is no uncertainty about the sue
cess of the republican ticket in OHIO
this year; the only thing that is in
doubt is the size of the republican ma
jority." Mr.. Miller's language is about
the same of that Of every Ohio repub-