Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-04-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. April "a, 1898,
rom Our Regular Correspo ndent

From Our Regular Correspondent
What is the financial policy of
the administration, or has it such
a thing. These are questions
that good many people
have asked during the last
week, and they are still unanswer-
ed, and will probel ly remain SO
so for some time to come. That
the cabinet was divided upon the
question of what should be done
when the gold in the Treasury
fell below the S100,Q00,000 held
as a reserve fund is not denied.
Secretaries Carlisle and Gresham
and Attorney General Olney ad-
vising that no more gold be paid
for,what are known as Treasury
notes, viii ch are payable in coin
and Mr.. Cl Cleveland and the rest OF
he cabinet (Sec. Smith and Her
bert were absent) favoring their
continued redemption in gold,
which was done. Whether the
adoption of Sec. Carlisle's idea
would haye resulted in gold going
to premium is a question. The
plan adopted was simply carrying
out what Sec. Foster, when at the
head Of the Treasury, said he
would do if the necessity arose
therefor, rather than issue bonds
The reserve was only impaired one
day, and the treasury now has
sufficient free gold to meet all
the demands expected this week.
Thoughtful people regard the dis
position, which unquestionably
exists, to make the financial ques-
ton sectional, as source of fu-
ture danger. 1t can certainly do
no good to have Sec. Carlisle pos
ing as the champion of the south
and west as against Mr.. Cleveland,
who is claimed to stand for the
east Any financial policy that is
not for the entire United States is
bound in the end to be disastrous
to the administration that faith
ers it. A political party may, as
every intelligent person knows,
succeed in securing power by
claiming in different sections OF
the country to represent different
and opposite ideas, but Nation
al financial policy cannot be con-
Quoted on any sucL basis without
a smash up.
The administration declined to
act upon hint that Max Judd, of
st. Louis, formerly of Austria
would not be acceptable to the
Austrian government as U. $.
Consul General at Vienna, and it
now finds itself confronted with
the positive refusal of that gov
ernment to receive him. 1t can
not leave the place vacant, as was
done in the first Cleveland admin
istration when the Austrians de-
clined to receive the U. S minister
appointed by Mr.. Cleveland, be-
cause large business interests re-
quire the constant presence at
Vienna of an American Consul
General. This is a clear case of
obstinacy, as Mr.. Judd might
easily have been given another
place as soon as it was known that
he was Objectionable to the Aus
trians, which was ss soon as his
nomination was made public.
Few Republicans have any love
for the man who changes his poll
tics for the purpose of retaining
or getting an office. The action
of Postmaster General Bissell in
notifying S. ]. Watt, postmaster
at Columbus, Georgia, who was
originally appointed as q demo
crat by Mr.. Cleveland during his
first administration, re-appointed
four year ago by Gen. Harrison
as q Republican, snd IS now here
seeking another re-Rppoiutment
as Democrat, that he would be
removed as soon as his successor
was selected, gives general salts
faction.
The much talked about decis-
ion of Judge Kicks at Toledo,
Ohio, will this week be brought
before the Supreme court on a
writ of habess corpus for the re-
lease of engineer Lennon. whc
| was sentenced to prison thereur
der. The labor organization Will
be represented by E. w. Harper,
of Indiana. and ex-Congressnan
Hurd, of Ohio.
Christopher Columbus is en toy
tbis week. His distinguished de-