Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-08-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.
YAsHISGTOE. D. c.. August q, 1892.

Chati man Nai tS4 VI the -Ndt4Nhht
committee is as silent in the pres
ence of newspaper men as ever
Senator Quay was when he held
tie same position When he was
in Washington last week he a0so-
lutely refused to be interviewed fo
publication, but he told your cores
pendent that the preliminary work
Of the committee was all in good
shape and that the Republican party
was presenting solid front to the
enemy. He also intimated that
while the committee was not placing
any special dependence upon get.
ting any electoral votes from the
South, believing that Harrison and
Reid will be elected without them,
1t has excellent reasons for believ-
ing that there will be a break in
the "soIid South" next November.
A very pleasant incident of Mr..
Carriers visit to Washington, and a
surprising one to him, was the pre-
sen tation to him bv the employees
Of the general land office, of which
be was commissioner when elected
chairman of the National commit.
tee, Of a gold watch and chain.
1t has truly been said that the
Democratic party thrives best when
times are bad, and it is probably
because they recognize that fact
that some of the Democratic lead
ers hatched up the scheme of trying
to force gold to a premium by
demanding the redemption Of treas.
Ury notes in gold coin, which failed
so miserably in New York, last
week. Treasury officials smile when
asked about the scheme, and say
that there is no danger Of its sue
ceeding. Nevertheless it shows
that the Democratic party leaders
would be perfectly willing to throw
the country into a financial panic,
with all It's accompanying misery,
in order to gain few votes from
the ignorant who always hold the
political party in control of the
government responsible for all
tinan cial troubles. 1t rs one Of the
most disgraceful cases of political
chicanery in the history of the
country and ought to prove a
boomerang of sufficient force to
knock the Democratic party out of
existence. Ii is by no means the
first time that the Democrats have
tried to destroy confidence in our
financial system. Away back when
a Republican congress authorized
the resumption of specie payments
and a Republican administration
did resume, every prominent Demo
crat 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 in New York.
The question for every intelligent
voter to ask himself is: Should the
party which has repeatedly attempt
ed to injure the financial system Of
the country and to precipitate a
panic be trusted to control the coun,
try?
After being unprotected for many |
years work has been begun at old
Fort Washington, few miles be-
low Washington, on the Potomac
river, which will it is expected re-
suit in making it difficult, if not
impossible, for a hostile vessel 10 !
approach the National Capital The
defenses at this important point will !
when completed consist of four , |
inch guns, six 10 inch guns, three
S inch guns, eight 70 inch mortars /
and an extensive system of sub
marine mines. In addition, what
naval officers say will be the most
complete and destructive torpedo
deferses in the world will cover the
bottom of the river in front of
the fort.
The G. \. Il, committee on street
has been allowed 49,
600 by the general committee to
spend ON It's work, and it has de-
ridpd uuon the erection of n street