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The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27
THE GOLD PROBLEM.

There is one simple cause for the trouble
about gold. We are buying too much
abroad and not producing enough at home.
In other words, the balance of trade is
against us. We have to pay in gold for all
the goods we buy abroad in excess of those
that we sell, and, in addition to this, we
must pay immense sums in gold as interest
and dividends upon the hundreds OF mil
lions of capital which the English have
been putting of late years into our rail-
roads, breweries, patent medicines, etc. This
makes great river of gold constantly flow
ing out of the country into the Golfers of
England.
This movement has been greatly intensi-
fed by the simultaneous efforts of nearly
every Government In Europe to heap up an
accumulation of gold. Russia has gathered
into the Imperial Treasury the enormous
sum of S425 ,o0o, 900 in gold. She can have
no other object in this than to prepare for
wsr, since she is making no effort whatever
to put her paper currency on a specie basis.
Austria, on the other hand, who has not
had specie payments since 1897, is making
a strong effort to get her currency on a gold
basis, and is accommodating a fund of SIG,
000,000 in gold for that purpose. The Bank
of France has raised its gold reserve from
l,126,O00,000 francs to 1,709, 000,0 00-or
S341 SEQ, 600. 1t is estimated that the Eng
l:sh banks hold from $3.50, 900, 600 to $780,
O00,000 in gold, and the Germans have about
as much Ain sight" Even little Rumania,
with population of 5,500,03 has hoard
of S11,000,oo0 in gold at Bucharest. The
Swiss Government has ordered ali the reve-
hue officials to send every piece of gold that
comes into their hands to Berne, to be stored
away for use in future emergencies. Italy
has tried in vain to make hoard of gold,
and issued loan for that purpose of 600,
00,000 francs ($120,0G0, 000) in bonds. But
is the balance of trade was strongly against
her, all the gold she bought slipped away
from her, leaving her nothing to show for
the expenditure but the interest on the
bonds.
1t is evident to any thinking man that ali
the measures which are being urged to keep
our gold at home and maintain the reserve
OF SI00,0G000O intact are mere makeshifts
without any permanent value. There is
only one sure, sound way of stopping the
drainage of gold, and that is to sell more to
foreigners than we buy of them-to sell
enough more Of our own products to coun-
terbalance the outflow on account of the
interest and dividends upon foreign capital
invested in the United States
In view Of this it would be suicidal to
reduce the tariff, ard by so doing increase
The volume of imports. This must-or at
least should-make the radical tariff re-
formers pause and indulge in sober refisc-
ton as 70 the result Of their schemes.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27

GREAT BRITAIN is steadily pursuing the
policy Of gaining points of vantage to con-
troll our Pacific Coast as thoroughly as she
structing the most powerful Notifications at
Esquiinault to form base of operations
against the northern portion of the coast
and Alaska, and is negotiating with Mexico
for a coaling station" at Cape San Quentin,
few hundred miles south Of the southern
boundary of California. If she can only get
Hawaii she will have us in box, as far as
the control of the Pacific goes.
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WHAT we have predicted in regard to the
Ambassador mummery is already coming to
pass. The New York San is urging that
the pay of these ornamental gentlemen be
made more commensurate with their dignity
that it at once be raised to s25, 600 year.
with an official residence to be furnished by
the Government. five are going to raise
salaries let us begin by increasing those of
officials who are of some real value and
importance-who hold positions which
involve labor, high ability and great re-
sponsibility. Our higher Judges-and all
Judges for that matter-are worse paid
than any similar class of officials in the
world They have enormous responsibilities,
and upon their integrity depends our whole
social, political and commercial systems. If
any men in the country should be we'll paid
it is they. The Ambassadors who merely
parade and strut and make a great fuss over
doing merely messenger service for the State
Department, get quite enough salary at
present. Their dignity does not depend in
the least upon their pay, but upon the coun-
try they represent The Ambassador of the
United States has more dignity on nothing
a year, than the Ambassador of, say, Ven
ezuela or Portugal has on any salary that
may be given him.
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THANKS To ALL.

The NATIONAL TRIBUNE receives hun
dreds of letters from comrades Endorsing
our course, offering US practical suggestions
praising the quality of the paper, and wish
ing US success and long life-all of which
are most gratefully appreciated. As lack OF
time and space will not permit the Editor
to answer these by mail, he wishes to ac-
knowledge them thus, thanking the COM
rades for their good cheer and encourage
ment.
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Prosecuting Attorney-Now. your Honor, as
we have introduced three witnesses, reliable,
honest farmers, who solemnly swear that they
saw, by the light of the moon, the prisoner
making off with the harness, it seems to me
that nothing more is necessary to insure con-
viction.
Justice elected by the Alliancel-Blamed If
it don't look about that way!
Lawyer for the defense (briskly)-But, your
Honor, I am prepared to introduce the testi-
mony of 10 men. farmers of unimpeachable in-
tegrity, who will swear, that although the moon
was shining brightly, as has been stated by the
opposition, they positively did not SEQ the de-
PENDANT making off with the harness as charged.
Justice-Wal. that puts different face on
the matter. OF course, the testimony of three
men can't stand agin the testimony of 10 men.
Therefore, find the prisoner at the bar not guilty
of nuthin', and yereby dischargs him.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27

WE have never been special admirer of
Smith NJ. Weed, of New York, but now he
arouses our sincere regard. An English
holder of Nicaragua Canal bonds came over
a fortnight ago with scheme for recon-
structing the company. He openly an
nounced through the papers that it was his
intention to depose Warner Miller from the
Presidency, on the ground that he was politi-
cally opposed to President Cleveland, and
that therefore the company would be made
to suffer in its relations with the Govern
ment. He proposed to have Mr.. Weed
elected in his stead, and promised, if this
were DONE to get large investment of Eng
lish capital in the enterprise. Mr.Weed made
known his mind to the Englishman with
the greatest freedom. He said that business
and politics were two distinct things in
America, and he did not believe in mixing
them. Warner MiIler's political opinions
had no bearing on his Presidency of the
Nicaragua Canal Company, and could not
affect the attitude of the President of the
United States toward the enterprise. Mr..
Weed emphatieally declined the Presidency
of the company for himself, and further
more told the Englishman that the Ameri
cans proposed to control the Nicaragua Canal
themselves, and would never submit to the
English capitalists acquiring majority of
the stock. The American stockholders gave
a hearty support to Mr.. Weeds utterauces,
and but one of them appeared at the meet
ing called by the Englishman to consider
the reorganization of the company.
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TRIBUNETS.
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Jay Green back from the city)-Say. Joash
/ seen sutbin' new in tOwn-an octoroon.
Know what an octoroon is?
| Joash Grayneck-Shucks, yes! / seen pic
| tuFe of one once, but couldn't imagine for the
! life of me how anybody'd play on tho darned
thing
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low, in spite of all you have said against him.
He recently wrote us that he had been in hard
circumstances for quite a while, but that he
would pay our bill just as soon as he got
Strengthened out.
Drummer-Dd hs say he expected to DO
Strengthened ont soon ?
Head of Firm-He intimated as much.
Drummer-Wby the internal seouudrel !!
Blank, Of Blankville, is hanchback.
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mDREAm OLE THE AGES"

This magnificent poem, by Mrs. Kate B.
Sherwood, has been published by THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE in superbly illustrated
book, on satin paper, with luxuriously wide
margins, and is receiving the highest praise
from the leading newspapers of the country.
It is beyond question the ablest work of the
gifted authoress, and is destined to have a
wide and lasting popularity. The magma
tive quality of the poem is high and fine,
the conception is truly poetic and the
management of the theme elevated and
artistic. The versifcation is always of the
highest order, and in many places there are
bits which show truest genius and will live
in the current literary quotations of the
future There are frequent passages which
will be recited and sung wherever lofty
expression of patriotism is sought for. The
poem will add immensely to Mrs. Sherwood's
high reputation, and her world of friends in
the GAR. and the W.R.C. will be proud
and glad of her fresh success and in such a
difficult field.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27

TRUE to its English toadyism the New
York Times sees in Minister Stevens only q
plotter and mischiefmaker, and regards
Mr.. Blounts hauling down the flag and
ordering the marines back on the Boston as
eminent craftsmanship. The Times is SO
seryile in its Englshism that it outing
fishes the English.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27

THE Wilmington IN. c. Star is quite
confident that as much as Si00,000,000 q
year could be saved by properly "purging
the pension-roll." As the annual value OF
the pension-roll is only about $116,0Oo,000,
this would be purge which would leave
very few on the roll beside the ex-Confed-
crates who are drawing Mexican War pen
sions
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81 HrLANo C.KIRk

o T. clerk of high position,
Who drops through some unseen hole,
Studies up the erudition
That surrounds the Capitol.
Learns how long it is and wide,
And becomes capital guide.
Spell it withan o, or a,
He's a hustler either way;
Spell it with an a, or o,
There is nothing he don't know
He can tell the exact minute
Whom Columbus reached the shore,
Show the ship and sailors in it
Where they struck OH the East door,
Carried up there by the tide,
Kept there by the Capitol guide.
Spell it with an o, or a,
He knows what he ought to say;
Spell it with an a, or o,
He knows what be ought to know.
When the House meets or the Senate,
He can tell you TO turn;
And will venture to minute
When the Senate will adjourn.
Thus you see the fates allied
Stand in with the Capitol guide.
Spell it with an o, or a,
There you'll find him any day;
Spell it with an a, or o,
Try him aud you'll find it so.
He can tell the numbered inches
OF the ball above the dome,
Why the stranger gets such einches
When he once explains the tome;
Since the Goddess first applied,
And became a Capitol guide.
Spell it with an o, or q,
He will lift your soul away.
Spell it with an a, or o.
He will dissipato your woe.
A more genial fellow never
Undertook to earn his bread,
And you must confess he's clever,
After everything is said.
Very seldom are denied
Statements of the Capitol guide.
Spell it with an o, or a,
lisa dollar either way;
Spell it with an a, or o,
Pay it and he'll let you go.
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won't, eh2"
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with a single glass"
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IT is to the credit of Southern newspapers
that none of them ever disparage their own
have in their hearts they let out in helping
Northern papers abuse Union soldiers.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-04-27

SOME time ago we had occasion TO meet
frequently business man styling himself
Colonel" Inquiring as to his regiment h e
gave one of the most gallant cavalry organi-
cations from Pennsylvania, but spoke quite
disparagingly of its members. Meeting some
Of the regiment afterward and inquiring
about the f." Colonel" they said he was First
Lieutenant early in the history of the regi
ment, who was dismissed for dishonorable
conduct There is always something like
this in the history of a man who runs down
his own regiment or soldiers generally.
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A POSTPONED sETTLEMENr,

Head of firm Ito Drummer)-Bank, of
Blankvile, seems to be an honestly disposed fell
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lvasD At s v.snaron fosT ofras NATTER
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-10-20

The ex-Boulangist Journalist, M. Mermeix,
having been sent by the government on q
mission abroad, Nine. Severine, the lady jour-
nslist objected, pointing out that M. Mermeix
was renegade to his party, having sold Boul-
anger for 30, OOOf, the price which the Govern
ment and the Duchesse Dues gave for his
book, the 'Coulisses du Boulangisme.n Nine
Severine compared him to Judas.
M. Mermeix was bound to take notice of
this. To challenge lady was, of course, i'm
possible, and to attack her was difficult. It
was open to him to fight the editor of the pa
per, but that course was unsatisfactory. An
action at law would be unprofessional. M.
Mermeix has taken the course of appointing,
together with the editor of The Eclair, a Jury
u honor. This jury will give verdict. WHY
not use this means to decide all disputes be-
'ween journalists?
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-10-20
A NICE POINT IN DUELIST CIRCLES.

From the London Daily News
Personal attacks between journalists, saws
our Paris correspondent, are still most inn.
portant feature of French journalism. This il
the reason why duels are SO frequent among
French journalists. A novel case has just oc.
cured, in which journalist, aggrieved by an
article which was, according to French notions,
emphatically case for duel, has been COM
PEELED to seek some other redress, the offending
party Offending in the technical sense) being
woman.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-10-20

The dear woman's eyes filled with tears as
she read it.
George, love, she said, as she came over
and put her arm about his neck, chat is really
the best thing you ever wrote" and George
thought it wasn't half bad himself.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-10-20
A STORY OF LONG AGO.

nSIVhI VT lUNu AdUs
1t was in 1755 when young student, thu
son OF poor parents, struggling against adverse
circumstances, who in later years was to attain
fame as theologian and writer, happy and
frolicsome, with his knapsack on his back
turned his back upon Erlanger, in Bavaria, to
journey home. Although in possession of just
sufficient money to provide the bare necessaries
OF life, he was in the best of humor, and trudged
gaily along the great high road. As he reached
the gates of the little boundary town. Seegrin-
gen-and was about to enter, rough voice ex-
claimed, to his surprise, Halt, Jew Pay your
tax!n
Astounded at the words Peter Hebel for it
was the great theologian in his salad days who
was thus accosted, he became still more amazed
when the questioner added to his first remark
"What! You will cheat MS out of the tax
Wait, and will settle the matter" And
with clenched fists the questioner sprang upon
the student. All his blithe thoughts dis
peBed, and he bewilderedly exclaimed, 81 am
no jew" But in vain was the protest, till at
length to quiet the tax-collector he agreed to
60 with him, and he laughingly said, II under
stand Hebrew and speak it fairly well because
have studied the language, yet lam no Jew =
and to the tax-gatherer's SURPRISE II will 20
with you, but wont pay any Jew tax. Take
me to the magistrate"
Followed by large crowd who flung abusive
epithets at the supposed Jew, the two passed
through the narrow streets to the justice-hous
Here the situation assumed grave form for
the village Judge sentenced him to be fiopped
for non-payment of the tax. The carrying out
Of this punishment he averted by showing his
certificates and his travelling pass
and finally he was discharged without any
apology from the tax-gatherer. Hebel soon 9
left the town which had accorded him so in
hospitable welcome and on gaining neigh a
boring height, looking down upon it, and mus b
ngly said aSeegringen-I will remember p
hee 20 O
Peter Hebel kept his word. In after years c
10 made Seegringen the scene Of all his hum
rous sketches. Whatever was stupid, occurred t
a Seegringen; no incident was ridiculous but Ii
) was located there. Il
His student experience he ever remembered. q
nd it is therefore no wonder that he showed Il
pecial interest in the Jews and all that con- p,
erned them. He did his share to have the b,
dious Jew tax" removed, and lived long st
nough to witness its abrogation. His kind SYM ii
athy for his oppressed German brethren of the m
ewish faith added zest to his learning wit ri
nd piety.-Je,oish World.
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