The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1892-08-25
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON Auo 10 100

WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10, '92.
Chairman Garter of the National COM
mittee is as silentin the presence of news
paper men as ever Senator Quay was
when he held the same position. When
he was in Washington this week he alb
solutely refused to be interviewed for
publication, but he told your correspon-
dent that the preliminary work OF the
committee was all in good shape and
that the Republican party was present
ing solid front to the enemy. He also
intimated that while the committee was
not placing any special dependence upon
getting any electoral votes from the
South, believing that Harrison and Red
will be elected without them, it has ex-
cellent reasons for believing that there
will be a break in the ''solid south" next
November. A very pleasant incident of
Mr.. Carriers visit to Washington, and a
surprising one to him, was the presenta-
ton to him by the employees of the
General Land Office, of which he was
Commissioner when elected chairman of
the National committee, OF gold watch
and chain.
1t has truly been said that the demo-
cratic party tfrives best when times ave
bad, and it is probably because they
recognize that fact that some of the
democratic leaders Matched up the scheme
of trying to force gold to premium by
demanding the redemption OF treasury
notes in gold coin, which failed so miser-
ably in New York, early this week.
Treasury officials smile when asked
about the scheme, and say that there is
no danger oil its succeeding Neverthe-
less it shows that the democratic leaders
would be perfectly willing to throw the
country into a financial panic. with all
its accompanying misery, in order to
gain a few votes from the ignorant who
always hold the political party Ill con-
troll of the government responsible for
all financial troubles. 1t is one of the
most disgraceful cases of political Chi
canery in the history of the country and
ought to prove boomerang OF suffi-
cient force to knock the democratic party
out of existence. 1t is by no means the
FIRST time that the democrats have tried
to destroy confidence III our financial
system. Away back when a republican
congress authorized the resumption of
specie payments and a republican adj
mIuistratioI did resume, every proml-
nent democrat upended himself and
howled sit can't be done. But it was
done, just as gold was the other day
paid for those treasury notes presented
at the sub-treasury i'll New York. The
question for every intelligent voter to
ask himself is: Should the party which
has repeatedly attempted to I'M nre the
financial system OF the country and to
participate panic be trusted to control
the country?
The G. A. 4, committee on street
decorations has been allowed $4,000 by
the general committee to spend on its
work, and it has decided upon the cree
ton Of a street arch for each oil the for
ty-four States, across the streets running
into Pennsylvania avenue from the
Capitol TO Washington circle. and one
mammoth memorial arch across Penn
sylvania avenue, just opposite the De-
partment of Justice about midway be-
tween the treasury department and the
White House. This arch will be ninety
five feet high, plain and classic in it's
outlines, and painted to represent white
marble. Near its top will be placed two
heroic figures, twelve feet in height, one
representing soldier as he appeared in
the war and the other grand army
man as he appears today, and between
the two will be a large American shield
and the United States coat-oEarms.
The white Lott, where the reunions
are to be held, has been given a new
name-"Grand Army Place"-which will
probably stick to it. Under that name
it is to be formally dedicated Sept. 18th.
with appropriate ceremonies, to which
the President, Vice President, members
OF the cabinet, justices of the Supreme
Court, members of congress, officers and
members o the Army and Navy, and
militia and G. A. r. officials have been
invited.
The liveliest sort of a rumpus has been
created here by speech delivered at a
democratic ratification meeting held at a
little village in Maryland, just outside Of
the District of Columbia, under the aus
pices of Washing democrats. The speech
in question was violently abusive OF the
members OF the 6. A. r., and was made
by Washington democrat. 1t is only
fair to say that most of the democrats
i'll Washington repudiate the sentiments
expressed by the speaker and try to
smooth the matter over.
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